1. Paddy Moloney was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer.
10 Facts About Paddy Moloney
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Paddy Moloney co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums.
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Paddy Moloney was particularly associated with the revival of the uilleann pipes.
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Paddy Moloney's mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and he started to learn the uilleann pipes at the age of eight.
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Paddy Moloney then joined O Riada's group, Ceoltoiri Chualann, in 1960.
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Paddy Moloney did session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger, Gary Moore, Paul McCartney, Sting, Don Henley, and Stevie Wonder.
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Paddy Moloney was married to artist Rita O'Reilly from 1962 until his death in 2021.
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Paddy Moloney died suddenly at a hospital in Dublin on 12 October 2021, at the age of 83.
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Paddy Moloney received the Ohtli Award, Mexico's highest cultural award, on 13 September 2012.
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Paddy Moloney was named a Commander of the Order of Civil Merit in Spain four years later.