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Paddy Moloney ((アイルランド語: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. == Early life == Paddy Moloney was born in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland. His mother bought him a tin whistle when he was six and he started to learn the Uilleann pipes at the age of eight. == Musical career == In addition to the tin whistle and the Uilleann pipes, Paddy Moloney also plays button accordion and bodhrán. === As a band musician === ==== Ceoltóirí Chualann ==== In the late 1950s he met Seán Ó Riada and joined his group Ceoltóirí Chualann in the early 1960s. ==== The Chieftains ==== Along with Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy, Paddy Moloney formed the traditional Irish band The Chieftains in Dublin in November 1962. As the band leader, 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''. === As a session musician === He has done session work for Mike Oldfield, The Muppets, Mick Jagger,〔 Gary Moore(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.18.01/chieftains-0103.html )〕 Paul McCartney, Sting and Stevie Wonder. === As a producer === 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. == Personal life == He is married to artist Rita O'Reilly and has three children, Aonghus Moloney, Padraig Moloney and actress producer Aedin Moloney. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paddy Moloney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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