Paddy Moloney (Irish: Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; born 1 August 1938) is the founder and leader of the Irish musical group The Chieftains and has played on every one of their albums.He was born in Donnycarney in Dublin. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and at the age of eight he started to learn the Uilleann pipes. He also plays button accordion and bodhrán. In the late 1950s he met Seán Ó Riada and joined his group Ceoltóirí Chualann in the early 1960s. Together with Garech de Brun (anglicised to Garech Browne) of Luggala, he founded Claddagh Records in 1959. In 1968 he became a producer for the label and supervised the recording of 45 albums.He has done session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Sting and Stevie Wonder. He is the primary composer and arranger of much of the Chieftains' music, and has composed for films including Treasure Island, The Grey Fox, Braveheart, and Gangs of New York.
[on being asked by Stanley Kubrick to arrange soundtrack music for Barry Lyndon (1975)] I hadn't seen 'A Clockwork Orange' or any of his films, so I said, 'Well that sounds great, Mr. Kubrick. Is there any chance you could call me back on Monday? I'm a little busy at the moment.' And there was this fellow who was a journalist, standing there with his mouth open: "Don't you know who you were talking to?"
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Fact
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See also Derek Bell (I).
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Ceoltóirí Cualann also provided music for the films "Mise Eire" (1959) and "Playboy of the Western World" (1962).
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His mother bought him his first tin whistle (he was six) in Dublin.
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Began playing uilleann pipes at the age of eight.
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Agnes Browne
1999
The Irish in America: Long Journey Home
1998
TV Mini-Series documentary 4 episodes
Two If by Sea
1996
Treasure Island
1990
TV Movie
Three Wishes for Jamie
1987
TV Movie
Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985
TV Movie documentary
The Year of the French
1982
TV Mini-Series
Lovespell
1981
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
Documentary writer: "The Last Rose Of Summer"
The Flynns Journey to Ireland
2004
Documentary writer: "Planxty Burting Live"
Gangs of New York
2002
arranger: "Paddy's Lamentation", "Kerry Slides"
Agnes Browne
1999
arranger: "My Bonnie", "The Last Rose of Summer"
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
writer: "Protected by Angels"
Two If by Sea
1996
writer: "You Love Who You Love"
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1994
TV Series music - 1 episode
Only the Lonely
1991
writer: "MARIE'S WEDDING"
The Grey Fox
1982
arranger: "Sea Image"
Barry Lyndon
1975
"TIN WHISTLES"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Water Horse
2007
composer: additional music / musician: uilleann pipes and tin whistle
The Irish in America: Long Journey Home
1998
TV Mini-Series documentary executive music producer - 4 episodes
Treasure Island
1990
TV Movie musician
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fir Bolg
2016
TV Series
Paddy Moloney
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
CBS News Sunday Morning
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Bandmember (segment "The Chieftains")
Brasil somos nós
2011
Documentary
Himself
Music of Ireland: Welcome to America
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Music of Ireland: Welcome Home
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Legends
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Folk Hibernia
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Dunphy Show
2003
TV Series
Himself
A Capitol Fourth
2003
TV Movie
Himself - The Chieftians
Kelly
2002
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Celtic Tides
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Lo + plus
1997
TV Series
Himself
An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
$1.4 Million
