No Irish group has played such an enduringly significantly role in the awareness
and popularity of Celtic music as The Chieftains, whose success was largely
built around the instrumental brilliance and driving ambition of the group's
uilleann piper, Paddy Moloney. Moloney, Martin Fay, David Fallon, Michael
Tubridy, and Seán Potts formed the Chieftains in 1962 in Dublin, Ireland,
modeling the band's name after John Montague's book Death Of A Chieftain. The
group's self-titled debut album was released two years later, and The Chieftains
continued releasing material in Ireland befor...