SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- 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 ...

“Paddy Moloney’s amazing drive and single-mindedness knows no limits and his part in the success of The Chieftains can never be underestimated,” John Glatt wrote in the authorized biography of the ...

Paddy Moloney, the founder of the popular Irish folk band the Chieftains, has died at 83. No cause of death was given. His death was announced by the Irish Traditional Music Archive. "Paddy made an ...

In the early 1960s, a group of Dubliners banded together over a shared reverence of traditional Irish music to form The Chieftains. In the intervening 57 years between then and now, The Chieftains’ ...

A pitch from Paddy Maloney’s small tin whistle filled Hancher auditorium, light and fluttery, as his seat was lit by an overhead light on stage. One by one, instruments joined Maloney in his tune, and ...

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 ...

The Chieftains are bringing their music on tour to the US in 2020 with The Irish Goodbye Tour. What is an Irish Goodbye, you may ask? Dictionary.com states that an Irish Goodbye is sneaking out of a ...

For Paddy Moloney, interviews are a rather loopy process. Don't be alarmed, Chieftains fans; I'm not implying that the leader of the Irish band is cracked, crazy or lacking a few crucial brain cells.

3 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere Ireland's honorary musical ambassadors, The Chieftains, will bring the Emerald Isle sound to Scottsdale a few weeks ahead of St. Patrick's Day with ...

are to the world of traditional Irish music as what The Beatles were to rock and roll. And, their claims to fame both began in the early sixties. On Sunday, The Chieftains, who began a new U.S. tour ...

Irish harpist Derek Bell, whose impish sense of humor was often masked behind a staid visage during his 30 years with a traditional Irish music band, the Chieftains, died unexpectedly this week in ...

Paddy Moloney, the Irish folk musician and leader of The Chieftains, has died at the age of 83. A cause of death was not disclosed. In this April 2, 2012 photo, Irish musician Paddy Moloney of the ...