Paddy and the Rats

The group was founded by Paddy O'Reilly (songwriter, vocals), Vince Murphy (bass) and Joey MacOnkay (electric guitar) in 2008.

Seamus Connelly (drums), Sonny Sullivan (accordion) and Sam McKenzie (fiddle, Irish whistles, bagpipes, mandolin) later joined the group.

The music is Irish and Celtic folk but they combine punk rock, sea shanties, and some Russian, Romani and polka elements.

It was a big hit even outside Hungary, even winning second place in the album of the year poll from Celtic-rock portal.

[3] On January 1, 2022, they announced the death of accordionist Bernie Bellamy (Bernát Babicsek).