Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've all collaborated with Irish folk band The Chieftains. The band, credited with helping to revive ...

The Chieftains and the Rolling Stones both started in 1962, in Dublin and London, respectively. Both were determined to earn a wider audience for their respective genres, although The Chieftains’ ...

Six times Grammy winners the Chieftains gave a performance at Valley Performing Arts Center on Feb. 22. Paddy Maloney, the founder, is joined with several musicians to showcase the traditional Irish ...

But The Chieftains seem to have discovered the real fountain of youth: staying active, collaborating, and not being afraid of new vistas. The renowned traditional Irish band, which has won six Grammys ...

When you go to a Chieftains show, you need to be prepared for three things: A heaping helping of traditional and contemporary Irish music, some fancy footwork by dancers accompanying the musicians, ...

The Chieftains, arguably the most famous Irish music ensemble, is performing at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre at 8 p.m. Monday, March 10. This is something of a musical coup as this ...

St. Patrick's Day came early to Springfield on Sunday night when the Emerald Isle's chief musical export, The Chieftains, brought their unmistakable traditional Irish sounds to Symphony Hall. The ...

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 ...

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, ...

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In this April 2, 2012 photo, Irish musician Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, holds up a tin whistle at his home in Naples, Fla. Moloney collaborates with musicians, Bon Iver, the Pistol Annies, the ...

NAPLES, Fla.NAPLES, Fla. — When Paddy Moloney started considering possible collaborators for The Chieftains’ 50th anniversary album, he knew the kind of artists he didn’t want: Mick Jagger, Sinead ...