Matt Molloy's Pub in Bridge Street, Westport

Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon) is an Irish musician, from a region known for producing talented flautists. As a child, he began playing the flute early, and won the All-Ireland Flute Championship at only seventeen years old. Image File history File links Westport_matt_molloys. ... Image File history File links Westport_matt_molloys. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Ballaghaderreen (Bealach an Doirín in Irish) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ... A flautist demonstrates flute-playing technique A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays the flute. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

During the 1970s, Molloy was a member of The Bothy Band and its successor, the re-founded Planxty. He joined The Chieftains in 1979, replacing Michael Tubridy. Over the course of his career, Molloy has worked with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples, Micheál Ó Súilleabháin and Dónal Lunny. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band from the 1970s, one of the most prominent and best-loved from the roots revival of that era. ... Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ... The Chieftains are an Irish musical group founded in 1962, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Irish Chamber Orchestra, or ICO, is a small string orchestra based in the University of Limerick. ... Paul Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. ... Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician. ...

Molloy owns a pub on Bridge Street in Westport, County Mayo where there are regular Irish music sessions.
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ...

Discography

• Matt Molloy (1976)
• Contentment Is Wealth (1985)
• Molloy, Brady, Peoples (1985)
• Stony Steps (1987)
• The Heathery Breeze (1988)
• Matt Molloy with Donal Lunny
• Music at Matt Molloy's (1993)
• Fire Aflame (1994)
• Shadows on Stone (1996)

External link

• Matt Molloy's web site