Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947) is an Irish musician, from a region known for producing talented

flautist The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...

s. As a child, he began playing the

flute The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...

and won the All-Ireland Flute Championship at nineteen. Considered one of the most brilliant Irish musicians, his style that adapts piping techniques to the flute has influenced many contemporary Irish flute players. During the 1970s, Molloy was a member of The Bothy Band and its successor, the re-founded Planxty. He joined

The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...

in 1979, replacing

Michael Tubridy Michael "Mick" Tubridy (born 6 August 1935 at Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish musician, step dancer and structural engineer. Career In November 1962, he was a founder member of the traditional Irish music group, The Chieftains, ...

. Over the course of his career, Molloy has worked with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples, Micheál Ó Súilleabháin and Dónal Lunny. Molloy owns a pub on Bridge Street in Westport,

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where there are regular Irish music sessions.

Discography

;Solo Albums *''Matt Molloy with Donal Lunny'' (1976) *''Molloy, Brady, Peoples'' (1978) *''Contentment Is Wealth'' (1985) *''Heathery Breeze'' (1981) *''Stony Steps'' (1987) *''The Fire Aflame'' (1992) *''Music at Matt Molloy's'' (1993) *''Shadows on Stone'' (1996) *''The West Ocean String Quartet (with Matt Molloy):''The Guiding Moon (2007) *'' Pathway to the Well'' (2007)'' Matt Molloy, John Carty, Arty McGlynn'' * ''Back to the Island'' (2019) ;Contributing artist *'' H-Block (Compilation by Christy Moore)'' (1978 album) *'' The Rough Guide to Irish Music'' (1996)

References

External links

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Matt Molloy's web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, Matt 1947 births 20th-century Irish male musicians 21st-century Irish male musicians Irish male flautists Living people Musicians from County Mayo Musicians from County Roscommon People from Ballaghaderreen The Chieftains members The Bothy Band members Planxty members Claddagh Records artists Green Linnet Records artists 20th-century Irish flautists 21st-century Irish flautists 1970s in Irish music 1980s in Irish music 1990s in Irish music 2000s in Irish music 2010s in Irish music 2020s in Irish music