Paddy Moloney: Last News

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Paddy Moloney was an Irish musician who co-founded and led the Grammy-winning group the Chieftains.Bringing traditional Irish music to the worldMoloney played the tin whistle and uilleann pipes since childhood, and in the 1950s, he began playing in groups. He co-founded the Chieftains in 1962, and the band began playing their traditional Irish music.

Irish Traditional Music Archive. However, an official cause of death has not been revealed.“The Irish music community, and indeed the much larger community throughout the world who found such inspiration in his work, will have learnt with great sadness today of the passing of Paddy Moloney, founder and leader of the Chieftains,” said Irish President Michael D.

pic.twitter.com/xKEyF2eUHg— Sir James Galway (@sirjamesgalway) October 12, 2021Michael Higgins, President of Ireland, also paid tribute to Moloney, lauding his role in popularising traditional Irish music around the world.“The Irish music community, and indeed the much larger community throughout the world who found such inspiration in his work, will have learned with great sadness today of the passing of Paddy Moloney,” Higgins wrote.“Paddy, with his extraordinary skills as an instrumentalist, notably the uilleann pipes and bodhrán, was at the forefront of the renaissance of interest in Irish music, bringing a greater appreciation of Irish music and culture internationally.“On behalf of Sabina and myself, and on behalf of the people of