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2026
The Paps
Irish and Celtic folk rock & punk from the north of the Netherlands. Stomping, jumping, and now and then a quiet sing-along.
Set 1: Warm-up
This is what a night with The Paps sounds like
Banjo and mandolin up front, drums that shake the floor and punk in the legs. Three songs in, the whole pub is jumping.
Played at
From the pub round the corner to the festival stage.
- Live Valley Oosterwolde Live Valley in Oosterwolde, Friesland
- Ommer Bissingh Dagen Ommer Bissingh Dagen 2026 - Ommen
- Muziekfestijn Olt Stoutenburght Olt Stoutenburght, Blesdijke
- Lutten Life in Lutten Lutten op Lutten Life Festival
- Besloten Feest Besloten Feest
- Celtic Folk Festival Eelde Celtic Folk Festival in Eelde
- Cafe de Karre, Tuk Ierse Avond in Cafe De Karre, Tuk (Samen met Klompen Mark & Krullen Kees)
- Cafe de Babbel Wolvega 21 Maart Cafe de Babbel Wolvega
- Cafe Calluna in Ommen Cafe Calluna in Ommen (Samen met Brassneck Saints(IRE).
- Cafe ‘t Zumpke in Enter Cafe 't Zumpke in Enter
- Irish Pub Festival Deventer Irish Pub Festival in Deventer - Walhalla, Achter de Muren Zandpoort 20a
- Zaan Folk Festival Zaan Folk Festival - Cafe de Melterij - Wormerveer
Rider
What you're booking
Four seasoned musicians with their own instruments and backline. You sort the venue, we bring the music.
- Line-up
- Vocals, banjo and mandolin, guitar, bass and drums.
- Set length
- Usually two sets of 45 to 50 minutes, or a single 60-minute set. We warm up first, then raise the roof. Every set is tailored to the crowd.
- Sound
- We bring our instruments, amps and drums; the PA and a sound engineer ideally come from the venue. No sound system on site? Then we bring our own PA for an extra fee.
- Space
- At least 4 by 3 metres, ideally 5 by 4, and two power sockets. A stage is nice, but not essential.
- Area
- From the north of the Netherlands across the whole country, and over the border.
- Between songs
- Dutch or English, whichever the room understands best.
What can you book us for?
Marquee & barn party
Straw bales, a packed marquee and the doors flung open. That is where Irish punk belongs.
EnquireSt. Patrick's Day
17 March 2027 falls on a Wednesday. Organisers are booking already, so best not leave it too late.
Book for 17 March
Interval
At the bar with the band
Four musicians from the north. Three had played together for years; the fourth brought Kerry with him.
Johan
Vocals, banjo & mandolinAn Irish beard, a Dutch passport.
Theo
BassThe best-looking man in the band. We're the ones saying so.
Gijs
Guitar & backing vocalsFrom behind the mixing desk to the front of the stage.
Daan
DrumsThe engine room, and the man who gave the band its name.
Set 2: Full tilt
Two hills in County Kerry
The name comes from the Paps of Anu, two rounded hills in County Kerry with a stone cairn on each summit. Daan lived there for years and learnt that a night isn’t over until someone starts singing.
Back in the north he found three musicians who felt the same. Johan, Theo and Gijs were already playing together in Krekedaon. We’ve been The Paps since late 2024: Irish and Celtic folk rock with a punk edge, and in between the stomping, the slower Irish songs that hush a room.
On the road
More info
Where to catch us
More info
20
Mar
2027
2027
Cafe ‘t Zumpke in Enter
Played before
All previous gigs-
Celtic Folk Festival Eelde
April 2026 -
Cafe Calluna in Ommen
March 2026 -
Cafe ‘t Zumpke in Enter
March 2026 -
Irish Pub Festival Deventer
February 2026
No encore
No encore. But there's always a next time.
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