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Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83
National Public Radio ^ | October 12, 2021 4:04 PM ET | Andrew Limbong

Posted on 10/15/2021 9:38:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Paddy Moloney, a co-founder of the Irish folk band The Chieftains, died today. He was 83 years old. The news was announced by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. No cause of death was given.

Moloney was a hugely important fixture in the Irish folk music scene. For more than 50 years, Moloney led The Chieftains around the world, popularizing traditional Irish music.

The band also collaborated with countless artists and groups from outside of the folk-music world, including Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Emmylou Harris, and Luciano Pavarotti.

Their last show was an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2020, before the pandemic forced them to cancel the remainder of their “Irish Goodbye” tour.

When it came to music, Moloney was self-taught. He told NPR in a 2002 interview that his mom bought him a tin whistle when he was six years old, and learning that opened the door to other instruments. …

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TOPICS: Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: chieftains; ireland; moloney; obituary; paddymoloney; thechieftains
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To: Steve_Seattle
Griffith herself died two months ago.
21 posted on 10/15/2021 10:48:46 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai
"Griffith herself died two months ago."

Yes, I saw that. I think she was a lefty, but she pretty much kept it out of her music. I play some of her stuff on the jukebox at the local bar. One is a duet of "Gulf Coast Highway" with Willie Nelson. Also, "I Wish It Would Rain" in a live performance.
22 posted on 10/15/2021 10:54:48 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Olog-hai

The best thing about the 1992 movie “Far and Away” (Tom Cruise, Nichole Kidman with Ron Howard directing) was the score. John Williams composed but there was lots of the Chieftains pieces used to very good effect! I am listening to the album now.

Ah Paddy, at age 83 it can hardly be said that we never knew ye BUT you have left us a magnificent legacy! In 1938, it is hardly likely that many outside Irish ancestry heard much of this music unless it came through sea chanties or immigrant folk music. Now, we have a tremendous world-wide catalog from Paddy to Riverdance to Enya to ...!

God Bless and may the wind ever be at your back!


23 posted on 10/15/2021 11:27:11 AM PDT by SES1066 (Ask not what the LEFT can do for you, rather ask what the LEFT is doing to YOU!)
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To: SES1066

Speaking of “Riverdance”, when I saw the band at Carnegie Hall, they had Michael Flatley dancing along to the music. When they played “The Morning Dew”, Flatley’s hard shoes were used to play the part that was played by the bones on the studio record (The Chieftains 4).

Enya Brennan of course had her start as part of Clannad, her family’s band. Her sister Moira is the lead female singer.


24 posted on 10/15/2021 11:33:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: BeauBo

Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer and another one!


25 posted on 10/15/2021 11:58:41 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: stylecouncilor

ping


26 posted on 10/15/2021 1:41:50 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: SES1066
The best thing about the 1992 movie “Far and Away” (Tom Cruise, Nichole Kidman with Ron Howard directing) was the score. John Williams composed but there was lots of the Chieftains pieces used to very good effect! I am listening to the album now.

The soundtrack to Barry Lyndon features some great Chieftains pieces and adds to the atmosphere of the movie.

27 posted on 10/15/2021 1:44:57 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: Sans-Culotte
The soundtrack to Barry Lyndon features some great Chieftains pieces and adds to the atmosphere of the movie.

And let’s not forget Schubert.

28 posted on 10/15/2021 1:48:36 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Olog-hai

I’m Irish. Love the Chieftains.


29 posted on 10/15/2021 3:17:18 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Always like the Clancy Brother meself. ( my ancestors were Irish).


30 posted on 10/16/2021 12:40:21 AM PDT by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: Sirius Lee

I always think of the movie when I hear that Schubert piano trio.


31 posted on 10/16/2021 6:22:16 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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