The traditional Irish music group the Chieftains have undertaken a staggering number of collaborations over the years -- with everyone from James Galway to the Rolling Stones. Some have worked very ...

New music from Blind Boys of Alabama; A Derek Bell tribute from The Chieftains; Music for a memoir by Black 47; The hopes and fears of pop trio Keane; Songs for Silverman from Ben Folds; The deadpan ...

Paul McCartney, Madonna, Doc Watson and Luciano Pavarotti have at least one thing in common: They've all collaborated with Irish folk band The Chieftains. The band, credited with helping to revive ...

With the 50 t h anniversary of quintessential traditional Irish band The Chieftains looming, founder Paddy Maloney knew a commemorative album needed to be done. But Maloney says he wasn’t particularly ...

During the recording of The Chieftains’ 2010 album “San Patricio,” Paddy Maloney found some uncanny similarities between Mexican and Irish music traditions. It wasn’t just the sounds of traditional ...

History, it’s often been observed, is written by victors, which might explain why an especially compelling chapter of the Mexican-American War remains so infrequently told, at least in the U.S. The ...

Paddy Moloney, the founder and leader of Ireland’s Chieftains, was short in stature, high-pitched in voice, and always bubbling with jokes and laughter. But Moloney, who died Monday at age 83, was a ...

A pitch from Paddy Maloney’s small tin whistle filled Hancher auditorium, light and fluttery, as his seat was lit by an overhead light on stage. One by one, instruments joined Maloney in his tune, and ...

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver in 2009. Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The New Yorker When we polled our readers about the best album of 2011, the Decemberists came in third (with The King Is Dead) ...

The Chieftains — Paddy Moloney, Kevin Conneff and Matt Molloy — will be joined by Jon Pilatzke, Alyth McCormack, Triona Marshall, Tara Breen and Tim Edey. Photo provided Formed in Dublin, Ireland, in ...

As the region gears up for St. Patrick’s Day festivities in March, “legends in the Celtic music realm” will be making a return to the area. The Chieftains will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Eisenhower ...