Paddy Moloney
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Irish uilleann pipes player (1938–2021)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1938-08-01
- Active to
- 2021-10-11
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Paddy Moloney (Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh) (born 1 August 1938; died 11 October 2021) 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 was born in Donnycarney near Dublin. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and at the age of eight he started to learn the Uilleann pipes. He also plays button accordion and bodhrán. In the late 1950s he met Seán Ó Riada and joined his group Ceoltóir
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- The Chieftains
- Given name
- Paddy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Instrument
- tin whistle
- Image
- Paddy Maloney of the Chieftains (214371161) (cropped2).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-08-01
- Commons category
- Paddy Moloney
- name in native language
- Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- member of
- The Chieftains
- date of death
- 2021-10-12
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
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