Matt Molloy: Biography

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• Skip Healy
• The Chieftains
• Planxty
• The Bothy Band
• Seán Keane
• Tommy Peoples

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• Irish Chamber Orchestra

• The Chieftains
• The Bothy Band
• Planxty

• Derek Bell
• Kevin Conneff
• Brian Masterson
• Dónal Lunny
• Paddy Moloney
• Martin Fay
• Seán Keane

Genres:

Classical Music, World & International Music, Irish Music, Celtic Music

Decades Active:

1960's|1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Medium

Cultural Impact

Medium

Popularity

Medium

Ratings Guide

A master of the Sligo tradition of flute and tin whistle playing, Matt Malloy has played a vital role in the evolution of Irish music. A charter member of the Bothy Band, Malloy has continued to bring a modern sensibility to Ireland's traditional music. In addition to recording four memorable solo albums, Malloy has applied the warm, airy tones of his flutes to the music of Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples, Michael O'Suillabhain, Donal Lunny, Planxty, and the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Malloy has been one of two nonDubliners in the Chieftains since 1979.

A native of the small County Rosecommon village of Ballaghadereen, Malloy represents the third generation of flute players in his family. Starting to learn the instrument at the age of eight, he won the AllIreland Flute Championship nine years later. An invitation to join the National Fleadh Cheoil And Oirechta followed shortly afterwards. Moving to Dublin in the early '70s, Malloy quickly established himself as one of the city's leading traditional musicians. When his busy schedule allows, Malloy can be found at the pub that he owns in Westport, County Mayo.

- Craig Harris, All Music Guide