Founding Chieftain Paddy Moloney, who plays Uilleann pipes and tin whistles, remains the band’s leader 52 years after it began. O’Riada, who died at age 40 in 1971, had reintroduced the world to the ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As leading ambassadors of Ireland's traditional music for half a century, the Chieftains have long been lauded for promoting and nurturing both folk and world music. Now ...

Paddy Moloney, the founder and leader of Ireland’s Chieftains, was short in stature, high-pitched in voice, and always bubbling with jokes and laughter. But Moloney, who died Monday at age 83, was a ...

Known for his mastery of the uilleann pipes, Moloney was an important ambassador of Irish folk music to the wider world. Paddy Moloney, a co-founder of the Irish folk band The Chieftains, died today.

The Chieftains brought their 40th-anniversary show into the Paramount Theater Saturday night, delivering two hours of traditional Irish music with some other things thrown in for good measure.

Paddy Moloney, the legendary tin whistle player and co-founder of the Chieftains, died Monday. He was 83. The Irish music icon’s passing was confirmed by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. However, ...

Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've all collaborated with Irish folk band The Chieftains. The band, credited with helping to revive ...

Paddy Moloney, the founder of the popular Irish folk band the Chieftains, has died at 83. No cause of death was given. His death was announced by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. "Paddy made an ...

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 ...

Over a long career, the Irish folk band has worked with almost everybody, just about everywhere. The Chieftains: For 50 Years, Irish Music For The World The Chieftains: For 50 Years, Irish Music For ...