Paddy Moloney Biography – Paddy Moloney Wiki
Paddy Moloney was an Irish musician, composer, and producer who co-founded and led the Irish musical group The Chieftains and played on every one of their albums. He formed the original lineup for The Chieftains in 1962. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and he began to learn the Uilleann pipes at the age of eight.
In addition to the tin whistle and the Uilleann pipes, he also played button accordion and bodhrán. In the late 1950s, he met Sean O Riada and joined his group Ceoltoiri Chualann in the early 1960s.
Along with Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy, Moloney formed the traditional Irish band The Chieftains in Dublin in November 1962. As the bandleader, he was the primary composer and arranger of much of the Chieftains’ music and composed for films including Treasure Island, The Grey Fox, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, and Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon.
He did session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Sting, Don Henley, and Stevie Wonder.
Together with Garech de Brún (anglicized 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 until 1975.
He was a fluent speaker of the Irish language.
Paddy Moloney Age
He was born on August 1, 1938, in Donnycarney, Ireland, and died on October 11, 2021. He was 83 years.
Paddy Moloney Wife
He was married to artist Rita O’Reilly and the couple had three children. He met his wife when he took a job with Baxendales, a large building firm, where he worked in accounting.
Paddy Moloney Children
He had three children. They are actress and producer Aedin Moloney, Aonghus Moloney, and Padraig Moloney.
Paddy Moloney Family
He was born in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and he began to learn the Uilleann pipes at the age of eight. His love of Irish music came from his parents’ native Co. Laois and the music that surrounded him at home.
Paddy Moloney Death
He died on October 11, 2021, aged 83. His death was confirmed on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.
In a statement, the President said: “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, founder, and leader of the Chieftains.
“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.
“Not only as a consummate musician himself, but as a founder member of Claddagh Records together with Garech de Brún, he brought a love of Irish music not just to the diaspora, but to all those across the world who heard his music and appreciated it for its own sake as it transcended all musical boundaries.”
In a statement on social media, ITMA said: “Uilleann piper, tin whistle player, composer, arranger and leader of The Chieftains, Paddy made an enormous contribution to Irish traditional music, song, and dance.
“What a wonderful musical legacy he has left us.”
Paddy Moloney Cause of Death
The cause of his death has not been stated. He died on October 11, 2021, aged 83.
