What is Paddy Moloney?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Paddy Moloney | image = Paddy Moloney.jpg | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|8|1}} | birth_place = [[Donnycarney]], [[Dublin]], Ireland | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|11|1938|08|01|df=yes}} | origin = | genre = [[Traditional Irish music]] | occupation = Musician, composer, producer | instrument = [[Uilleann pipes]], [[tin whistle]], button [[accordion]], [[bodhrán]] | years_active = Early 1960s–2021 | label = With The Chieftains: [[Claddagh Records]], [[Shanachie Records]], [[Mercury Records]], [[RCA Victor]], [[Hear Music]] | associated_acts = [[Ceoltóirí Chualann]], [[The Chieftains]] | website = }} '''Paddy Moloney''' ({{lang-ga|Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh}}; 1 August 1938 – 11 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group [[The Chieftains]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyond Tara's Halls The Nomadic Chieftains Fuel The Boom in Irish Music |first=David |last=Hinckley |date=16 March 1997 |newspaper=The Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/03/16/1997-03-16_beyond_tara_s_halls__the_nom.html }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He died on 11 October 2021, aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/1012/1253247-paddy-moloney-the-chieftains-founder-dies/|title=Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains founder, dies aged 83|first=Sinéad|last=Crowley|work=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=12 October 2021|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ireland-has-lost-a-true-talent-and-advocate-for-traditional-music-warm-tributes-for-legendary-musician-paddy-moloney-83-40941000.html|title=Ireland has lost a 'true talent and advocate for traditional music' – warm tributes f