The Chieftains — Paddy Moloney, Kevin Conneff and Matt Molloy — will be joined by Jon Pilatzke, Alyth McCormack, Triona Marshall, Tara Breen and Tim Edey. Photo provided Formed in Dublin, Ireland, 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. Moloney “made an enormous contribution to Irish traditional music, ...

On Tuesday, February 21, UCSB Arts & Lectures welcomes The Chieftains back to town at the Granada Theatre as they celebrate their 55th anniversary tour. Perhaps no band has been more responsible for ...

The Hollywood Bowl staged "A Celtic Celebration" by taking in not only the Irish, but also the Scots, the Galicians and some stray American, German and English composers. But with the Chieftains as ...

They may be best known for bringing traditional Irish music to an international audience, but during the past 40 years, The Chieftains have also experimented with several divergent genres, including ...

During a tour celebrating 50 years as one of the world's most celebrated traditional Irish bands, The Chieftains stopped by Fraser Studio at Boston's WGBH this week to share some tunes and have a few ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the rivalry between the Democratic and Republican Parties. Ever since 1854, when the implosion of the Whigs paved the way for the birth of the Republican Party ...

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 ...

We're still many months - and a couple of defrostings - away from Irish Fest, but a taste of the late summer tradition is coming to town Friday night. The Chieftains, one of the most legendary names ...

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, ...

When Paddy Moloney formed The Chieftains in 1962, he wanted to take the sounds he loved from his Irish upbringing and share them with the rest of the world. Little did he know things would go so well ...