Paddy moloney carrickfergus5/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Once again rooted in tradition but with ears open. You could tell most of it was “stage business” but they really managed to convey a feeling of love for music of all sorts. We went to see them at the Kennedy Center a few years ago and it was a great show. At times Paddy really managed some pretty miraculous work. It sounded rooted in the past but not confined by it. And no posing, no aran sweaters, no mawkishness. Tue, 12 Oct, 2021 - 13:00 Mike McGrath Bryan The passing has been announced this morning of traditional musician Paddy. However, she did not specify exactly what his cause of death was. Paddy Moloney, founder member of The Chieftains has passed away. The way the timbres blended, the playing styles. Per The New York Times, Paddy's death was confirmed by his daughter, Aedin Moloney, who said that he passed away at a Dublin hospital on Oct. But the sea is wide and I can't swim over And neither have I wings to fly. WHAT THE HELL?!!!! What is THIS? Irish people play this? This is amazing! It had this strange quality of sounding 500 years old and brand new. Carrickfergus - Van Morrison Tweet Traditional, arranged by Van Morrison/Paddy Moloney I wished I had you in Carrickfergus, Only for nights in Ballygrand, I would swim over the deepest ocean, The deepest ocean to be by your side. Then one day a chieftains album appeared. Irish music I thought of as stage-hearty, and falsely sentimental. I disliked them: they seemed corny, and stagey. perennial favorites such as Danny Boy and Carrickfergus, and theres also a. My parents had a couple clancy brothers records. He and Paddy Moloney created all of the arrangements except for Tristan. I was a kid, growing up in a not very musical family. I hope this brings a glimmer of light and laughter at this sad moment of loss. “There you are Brian, now will that do?” he chuckled, and we all burst out laughing.Īnd that’s why I left that as my farewell to him earlier. My flat, overlooking The Irish Sea, was at the end of a cul-de-sac and the driver had to reverse this huge vehicle, and Paddy wouldn’t let me off until right outside my door! “You’re not!” at which he instructed the coach driver to come off the main road and follow the directions I gave. So, we boarded this big coach and headed to Waterloo. ![]() I declined and said I was staying to have a few tunes, which was the norm in those days.Īnyway… (a word so often used by Paddy) … a massive thunderstorm followed by stair rods of rain came on, the craic was ending and the boys asked how I was getting home.Īll the public transport had shut down…way past that time of night.Īnyway…they were staying in Liverpool, and Paddy says “We’ll take you home, you’re not stopping out in the rain.” Keane Kevin Conneff Matt Molloy Paddy Moloney Noel Eccles Steve Cooney. My parents were there, and offered me a lift back after the concert (I lived nearby in Waterloo, North side of Liverpool). Read about Carrickfergus from James Galway & The Chieftainss In Ireland and see. It would have been back in about ’80, and The Chieftains were playing in Southport. I thought you might like a little bit of a story that could only emanate from Paddy’s generosity, his spirit, and, might I add, that twinkle as I posted earlier…
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