The truly GREAT Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains founder, dies aged 83

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6. Paddy Maloney

Paddy Maloney was an international ambassador of good will through the music of The Chieftains and his engaging personality. Besides all the prolific artists in Ireland, they played with folks from all over the world and music traditions. It seems anybody who was anybody in music, from the biggest names in rock’n’roll to icons of different genres like Pavarotti, Ziggy Marley, Ry Cooder, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Tom Jones, Harlem Gospel Choir, Mike Oldfield, Los Lobos, Paul Simon, Sona Jobarten of Gambia West Africa, Chinese folk musicians at the Great Wall, Mexican mariachi bands, and unknown local players that were welcome to join it at a local pub or social clubs in Ireland, Japan, France, Korea, or anywhere fortunate to have them visit. Paddy Maloney made the world a bit more accessible to everybody.