Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've all collaborated with Irish folk band The Chieftains. The band, credited with helping to revive ...

New music from Blind Boys of Alabama; A Derek Bell tribute from The Chieftains; Music for a memoir by Black 47; The hopes and fears of pop trio Keane; Songs for Silverman from Ben Folds; The deadpan ...

Paddy Moloney, the legendary tin whistle player and co-founder of the Chieftains, died Monday. He was 83. The Irish music icon’s passing was confirmed by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. However, ...

Paddy Moloney, the founder and leader of Ireland’s Chieftains, was short in stature, high-pitched in voice, and always bubbling with jokes and laughter. But Moloney, who died Monday at age 83, was a ...

The Chieftains, arguably the most famous Irish music ensemble, is performing at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre at 8 p.m. Monday, March 10. This is something of a musical coup as this ...

As leading ambassadors of Ireland's traditional music for half a century, the Chieftains have long been lauded for promoting and nurturing both folk and world music. Now they're tackling the final ...

Paddy Moloney, leader and co-founder of Irish traditional music greats the Chieftains, has died. The news was announced today by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. Moloney was 83. Moloney was a ...

Paddy Moloney, leader of long-running Irish folk band The Chieftains, died on Monday (10/11). He was 83. The Irish Traditional Music Archive broke the news: During a recent interview in ITMA, he spoke ...

The Chieftains brought their 40th-anniversary show into the Paramount Theater Saturday night, delivering two hours of traditional Irish music with some other things thrown in for good measure.

Over a long career, the Irish folk band has worked with almost everybody, just about everywhere. Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've ...

Paddy Moloney, founder of traditional Irish music group, The Chieftains, has died aged 83. Born in 1938, the Dubliner founded the band in 1962 and went on to win six Grammy Awards. He also ...

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