Rip Paddy Moloney, Founder Of The Chieftains.

[sandyRoe]

Could someone do a link to them playing?

[maggiebee]

Oh, that's sad news. RIP Paddy

[elliemay1]

[gness]

RIP Paddy.....favourites of mine. Do you have a request, Sandy?

[maggiebee]

Mr Moloney and The Chieftains worked with a vast range of artists over their long career, making guest appearances with and contributing to albums by Ry Cooder, Marianne Faithful, Mick Jagger, Elvis Costello, and Sinead O'Connor. In 1987 they recorded the acclaimed 1987 album Irish Heartbeat album with Van Morrison.

Mr Moloney, who also played button accordion and bodhrán, was the main composer and arranger of The Chieftains' music and composed for films, including Treasure Island, The Grey Fox, Braveheart, Gangs of New York, and Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.

[sandyRoe]

No, Gness. Anything by them is worth listening to.

[Mamyalynne]

RIP Paddy.

[elliemay1]

[gness]

A short one:

[gness]

A nice long one for you, Sandy. We're off to meet friends for a pint in Murphy's so we will toast this lovely man and I'm sure Sean will have his music playing...x

[gness]

Evening, Sandy...the afternoon turned into a real Irish few hours and we toasted Paddy...x