Matt Molloy

Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947) is an Irish musician, from a region known for producing talented flautists. As a child, he began playing the flute 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.<ref name="Wilson1995">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Matt Molloy's Pub in Bridge Street, Westport

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.<ref name="Smith2011">Template:Cite book</ref> Molloy owns a pub on Bridge Street in Westport, County Mayo where there are regular Irish music sessions.<ref name="Glatt1997">Template:Cite book</ref>

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)

With The Bothy Band

• The Bothy Band (1975) Track listing at Irishtune
• Old Hag You Have Killed Me (1976) Track listing of 1982 reissue at Irishtune
• Out of the Wind – Into the Sun (1977) Track listing of 1985 reissue at Irishtune
• After Hours (Live in Paris) (1979) Track listing of 1984 reissue at Irishtune
• The Best of the Bothy Band (1980) Track listing of 1988 reissue at Irishtune
• The Bothy Band Live in Concert (1994) Track listing at Irishtune<ref name="allmusicdisc"/>

Contributing artist

• H-Block (Compilation by Christy Moore) (1978 album)
• The Rough Guide to Irish Music (1996)

External links

• [https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0597123

 | name/{{#if:{{#invoke:ustring|match|1=0597123|2=^nm}}
   | Template:Trim/
   | nm0597123/
   }}
 | {{#if: {{#property:P345}}
   | name/Template:First word/
   | find?q=%7B%7B%23if%3A+%0A++++++%7C+%7B%7B%7Bname%7D%7D%7D%0A++++++%7C+%5B%5B%3ATemplate%3APAGENAMEBASE%5D%5D%0A++++++%7D%7D&s=nm
   }}
 }}{{#if: 0597123  {{#property:P345}} | {{#switch: 
 | award | awards = awards Awards for | biography | bio = bio Biography for
 }}}} {{#if: 
 | {{{name}}}
 | Template:PAGENAMEBASE
 }}] at IMDb{{#if: 0597123{{#property:P345}}
 | Template:EditAtWikidata
 | Template:Main other

}}{{#switch:{{#invoke:string2|matchAny|^nm.........|^nm.......|nm|.........|source=0597123|plain=false}}

 | 1 | 3 =  Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning
 | 4 = Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning

}}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:IMDb name with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|showblankpositional=1| 1 | 2 | id | name | section }}

• Matt Molloy's web site
• An interview with Matt Molloy