What do you get when you mix folk and punk together? Funk? Fol...unk? Polk? Foulnk? Pu...oulk?

No. You get Madra Salach.

Translating from Gaeilge to "Dirty Dog", this Dublin-based six-piece merges raw punk energy with traditional folk grit.

Formed in Dublin’s vibrant indie scene, Madra Salach have rapidly built a reputation for high-octane live shows and uncompromising songwriting. Having supported Fontaines DC and drawing inspiration from heavyweights like The Pogues alongside modern folk revivalists like Lankum and John Francis Flynn, they act as a true punk-folk cocktail: explosive, authentic, and completely intoxicating.

Their single, 'Ribbon Factory', is the ultimate embodiment of that signatures sound. It starts with this pounding folk combined rhythm and ends with ferocious, full-throttle foulnk wig-out.

Ribbon Factory by Madra Salach

'Ribbon Factory' serves as the lead single preceding their debut album Gorta, slated for release in early 2027. If this track is anything to go by, Madra Salach 2027 looks good. For 1000 songs may add it for 2026!