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词条 Paddy Moloney
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Musical career

      As a band musician    Ceoltóirí Chualann    The Chieftains    As a session musician    As a producer  

  3. Personal life

  4. Selected discography

  5. Awards and honours

  6. References

  7. External links

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| image = Paddy Moloney.jpg
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1938|8|1}}
| birth_place = Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland
| origin =
| genre = Traditional Irish music
| occupation = Musician, composer, producer
| instrument = Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán
| years_active = Early 1960s–present
| label = With The Chieftains: Claddagh Records, Shanachie Records, Mercury Records, RCA Victor, Hear Music
| associated_acts = Ceoltóirí Chualann, The Chieftains
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Paddy Moloney ({{lang-ga|Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh}}; born 1 August 1938) is an Irish musician, composer, first cousin (once removed) of Kevin McLoughlin, and producer who is the founder and leader of the Irish musical group The Chieftains[1] and has played on every one of their albums.

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

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, 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,[2] 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.

Personal life

He is married to artist Rita O'Reilly and has three children, Aonghus Moloney, Padraig Moloney, and actress producer Aedin Moloney. He is a fluent speaker of the Irish language.

Selected discography

  • Paddy Moloney and others - The Drones and Chanters: Irish Pipering (1971)
  • Paddy Moloney and Sean Potts - Tin Whistles (1974)
  • Silent Night: A Christmas in Rome (1998)
  • John Montague & Paddy Moloney - The Wild Dog Rose (2011)

Awards and honours

On 13 September 2012, Moloney received Mexico's Ohtli Award, the country's highest cultural award.[3][4]

On 4 August 2018 he was named a Commander of the Spanish Order of The Civil Merit.

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Beyond Tara's Halls The Nomadic Chieftains Fuel The Boom in Irish Music |first=David |last=Hinckley |date=16 March 1997 |newspaper=The Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/03/16/1997-03-16_beyond_tara_s_halls__the_nom.html }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^ Gary Moore{{cite web|title=Celtic Champs Chieftains Take to the Road |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.18.01/chieftains-0103.html|accessdate=2010-12-16}}
3. ^{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Lawrence|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/the-chieftans-founder-paddy-maloney-honoured-with-mexicos-highest-cultural-award-3228635.html|title=The Chieftains' Founder Paddy Maloney Honoured With Mexico’s Highest Cultural Award|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=13 September 2012|accessdate=13 September 2012}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0913/mexico-chieftan-paddy-moloney-award.html|title=Chieftain Founder Paddy Moloney Honoured by Mexican Govt|work=RTÉ News|publisher=RTÉ|date=13 September 2012|accessdate=13 September 2012}}

External links

  • Video Interview 2011 Naples Daily News
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830050830/http://chiffandfipple.com/paddy.html Paddy Moloney Interviewed on Chiff & Fipple]
  • {{Musicbrainz artist|id=604ace11-4af7-4837-8c09-3becc2a822f9|name=Paddy Moloney}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/arts/music/the-chieftains-paddy-moloney-prepares-groups-golden-jubilee.html|title=A Word with Paddy Moloney|date=14 February 2012|work=The New York Times|accessdate=16 February 2012}}
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