The O'Reilly and the Paddy Hats are an Irish- folk punk - group of Gevelsberg In 2011 the Irish folk duo The O'Reillys formed the band The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats, initially consisting of six The band, often referred to only as Paddyhats , has played concerts at the Wacken Open Air , in Russia, Spain, France, Hungary, the Netherlands and SwitzerlandHistoryThe two Gevelsberg musicians Sean and Dwight O'Reilly performed as the Irish folk duo The O'Reillys from 2009 to 2011, mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia An encounter with bassist Paddy and violinist Emily O'Farrell in a Gevelsberg pub solidified the first intentions to found a larger band influenced by rock and punk When finally Dr Bones on drums and Zack O'Hara on electric guitar, both from friendly bands, agreed, The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats were foundedThe name is made up of the name The O'Reillys, taken over by the duo, and the word for the typical Irish flat caps "Paddyhats"In the same year, the Paddyhats founded their own festival, the O'Reilly Festival (then Irish Folk Punk Party) with up to 1000 visitors In 2012 they produced their first demo album Sound of Narrow Streets in the Dialog Studios in Oberhausen
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