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- Born: Aug 01, 1938
- Died: Oct 11, 2021
From Wikipedia:
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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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.
As a band musician
In the late 1950s he met Seán Ó Riada and joined his group Ceoltóirí Chualann in the early 1960s.
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, Gangs of New York, and Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon.
As a session musician
He has done session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Sting, Don Henley, and Stevie Wonder.
As a producer
Together with Garech de Brún (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. […]
Recording sessions Paddy Moloney participated in
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December 8th-9th, 1980 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ebony And Ivory / Rainclouds
Albums, EPs & singles which Paddy Moloney contributed to
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By Paul McCartney • 7" Single
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By Paul McCartney • 12" Single
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Tug Of War - Archive Collection
By Paul McCartney • Official album
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By Paul McCartney • 7" Single
