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Paddy Moloney

1938 - 2021

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Paddy Moloney (Irish: Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; 1 August 1938 – 12 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was particularly associated with the revival of the uilleann pipes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paddy Moloney is the 2,119th most popular musician (down from 1,710th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paddy Moloney ranks 2,119 out of 3,175Before her are Mark Hoppus, Richard Barbieri, Bob Burns, Herman Li, Nick Lowe, and Hilary Hahn. After her are Tom Scholz, Lowell George, Vinnie Moore, Richie Faulkner, Omar Hakim, and Kristen Pfaff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Paddy Moloney ranks 564Before her are Jean Taillandier, Lorraine Crapp, Rolando Serrano, Ryszard Parulski, Keith Greene, and Jimmy Carl Black. After her are Billy Mills, Eugene J. Martin, Herb Elliott, John Dean, Robert Hughes, and Lagumot Harris. Among people deceased in 2021, Paddy Moloney ranks 608Before her are Ron Flowers, Keith Greene, Roberto Hernández, Félix Salinas, Lloyd Price, and Anatoly Chukanov. After her are Udo Zimmermann, Aleksandr Lenyov, Paul Orndorff, Francesc Arnau, Vladimir Shadrin, and Leslie Bricusse.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Paddy Moloney ranks 341 out of 549Before her are George Brent (1904), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), Siobhan Fahey (1958), William Henry Harvey (1811), Katie McGrath (1983), and Michael O'Leary (1961). After her are Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Patricia Collinge (1892), Richard Mulcahy (1886), Christy Moore (1945), Duncan Hamilton (1920), and Derek Daly (1953).

Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Paddy Moloney ranks 11Before her are Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Moya Brennan (1952), Ronnie Drew (1934), and Brian Downey (1951). After her are Sharon Corr (1970), Louis Walsh (1952), Jim Corr (1964), Imelda May (1974), Caroline Corr (1973), and Liam O'Flynn (1945).