Years active Early 1960s–present Name Paddy Moloney | Role Musical Artist | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, composer, producer Labels Associated acts Ceoltoiri Chualann, The Chieftains Music groups The Chieftains (Since 1962), Ceoltoiri Chualann Children Aedin Moloney, Aonghus Moloney, Padraig Moloney Albums Silent Night: A Christma, The Long Black Veil, Voice of Ages, Tears of Stone, Irish Heartbeat | ||
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Paddy Moloney (Irish: Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; born 1 August 1938) is an Irish musician, composer and producer who is the founder and leader of the Irish musical group The Chieftains and has played on every one of their albums.
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- Paddy moloney paddy keenan
- Declan ORourke Friends Raglan Road The Ray DArcy Show RT One
- Early life
- Musical career
- Ceoltir Chualann
- The Chieftains
- As a session musician
- As a producer
- Personal life
- Selected discography
- Awards and honours
- References
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Early life
Paddy Moloney was born in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and he started to learn the Uilleann pipes at the age of eight.
Musical career
In addition to the tin whistle and the Uilleann pipes, Paddy Moloney also plays button accordion and bodhrán.
Ceoltóirí Chualann
In the late 1950s he met Seán Ó Riada and joined his group Ceoltóirí Chualann in the early 1960s.
The Chieftains
Along with Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy, Paddy Moloney formed the traditional Irish band The Chieftains in Dublin in November 1962. As the band leader, he is the primary composer and arranger of much of the Chieftains' music, and has composed for films including Treasure Island, The Grey Fox, Braveheart, and Gangs of New York.
As a session musician
He has done session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Sting and Stevie Wonder.
As a producer
Together with Garech de Brun (anglicised to Garech Browne) of Luggala, he founded Claddagh Records in 1959. In 1968 he became a producer for the label and supervised the recording of 45 albums.
Personal life
He is married to artist Rita O'Reilly and has three children, Aonghus Moloney, Padraig Moloney and actress producer Aedin Moloney.
Selected discography
Awards and honours
On 13 September 2012, Moloney received Mexico's Ohtli Award, the country's highest cultural award.