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Matt Molloy
Person · male · Ireland · Ballaghaderreen · born 1947 · recording since 1976
Irish musician
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Also known as Matt Malloy · マット・モロイ
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Matt Molloy
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2010s
Biography
English biography129 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374880248
Biography
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.
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. Molloy owns a pub called Matt Molloy's on Bridge Street in Westport, County Mayo where there are regular Irish music sessions.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 33:50
1The Boys of the Lough / The Tarbolton2:162Maud Millar / Pol an Madre Uisce1:503The Lament for Stalker Wallace / The Green Gowned Lass2:494The Gold Ring3:115Patsy Touhey's / The Maid Behind the Bar2:086Willie Coleman's / Pull the Knife and Stick It in Again2:057Josie McDermott's / Martin Ainsboro's2:028McDonagh's / Toss the Feathers2:499The New Policeman / The Dunmore Lasses2:1810The Humours of Ballyloughlin2:1411The Templehouse1:1612Travers' Reels1:1613The Groves4:0014The Humours of Drinagh / The Mist on the Mountain2:0415The Bucks of Oranmore1:321985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 43:57
1Gorman's / The Dawn / Mrs. Crehan's Reel2:562McGettrick's / McDonagh's / Tommy Gunn's2:413Gillan's Apples / Up and About in the Morning3:324Kitty in the Lane / Captain Kelly / The Green Mountain3:085Caislean An Oir / The New Century3:096Gooseberry Bush / The Limestone Rock2:387The London Lasses / Farewell to Ireland / The Piper's Despair3:308The Sword in the Hand / The Providence Reel / The Old Bush3:069George White's Favourite / The Virginia Reel2:5410Vincent Campbell's / The Swaggerin' Jig / The Holly Bush3:0811a) Dargai b) The Marquis of Huntley / The Mathematician4:3012The Golden Keyboard / Mayor Harrison's Fedora2:5813Seamus Ennis' Jig / Connie O'Connell's2:3714Dowd's #9 / The First Month of Spring / The Reconciliation3:101986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:24
A1The Moving Cloud2:33A2The Bush in Bloom / Drogheda Bay / Jenny's Chickens3:53A3Heathery Breeze / Long Strand2:20A4Slieve Russell / Jimmy Wards2:56A5Drowsy Maggie2:14A6Silver Slipper / Frieze Britches3:02B1Hare in the Heather2:33B2Idir Deighric 'Gus Breo2:27B3The Contradiction / Yellow Tinker3:06B4Fisherman's Lilt / Ship in Full Sail / Out on the Ocean4:28B5Good Morning to Your Nightcap / Martin Ainsborough's3:28B6Spoil the Dance1:241987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 41:44
1McFadden's Favourite / Sean Maguire's / Jackson's Favourite4:122The Boys of the Town / Jackson's Jig / The Connaughtman's Rambles3:313City of Savannah2:294Primrose Lass / Mullingar Races / John Stenson's3:075The Parting of Friends / Slip Jig / Paddy Ryan's Dream5:286Stony Steps / Michael Dwyer's Favourite / Griffin From the Bridge2:517Mrs Kenny's Barndance2:398Paddy Murphy's Wife / The Gravel Walks / The Musical Priest3:539Jig of Slurs2:5310O Rathaille's Grave3:5311Miss McGuinness / Reel of Mullinavar2:3312Frank Roche's Favourite2:1213Johnny 'Watt' Henry's Favourite / Handsome Sally2:031996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:06
1The Morning Thrush2:372The Crib of Perches / Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire's3:303The Wind in the Woods2:264Garrett Barry's Jig / Paddy Rafferty's Favourite3:215Mulvihill's / Wallop the Spot3:146The Mason's Apron3:317A Fig for a Kiss / Poll Ha'Penny / Merry Sisters4:558Chinese Lake Reflections2:509Music of the Seals11:0210The Banshee3:2511The Sirius Reel / The Humours of Max2:3412The Babbling Brook2:5113The Galway Piper / The Sligo Polka3:0214The Skylark / Finbar Dwyer's2:482019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 46:43
1Spider's Web / Boys of the Town / The Leg of the Duck3:432Colonel Frazier2:543Second Star / Galway Bay3:204The Girl I'll Ne'er Forget2:155Get up Old Woman and Shake Yourself / Anon / Smash the Windows / Sergeant Cahill's3:256Monaghan Jig2:437Spey in Spate / Devil Among the Tailors / Arthur's Seat3:378Lough Mountain / O'Reilly's Greyhound / Pj & Eddie Moloney's3:249The Hut on the Bog / I Wish I Never Saw You / The Ivy Leaf3:0110The Glen of Mayo / The Whistler at the Wake3:3311Eileen O'Brien's Reel / The Low Road to Glin2:5612Paddy's Rambles Through the Field3:2413Pigeon on the Gate1:5114Back to the Island / The Skipper Sean Prendergast2:3615Willie's Fling1:4316Porthole of the Kelp / Streams of Poulaphoca2:18
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pathway to the WellSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 55:301McFadden's Handsome Daughter Set5:45 2Good Morning Nightcap Set4:37 3The Pathway to the Well5:04 4Spoil the Dance Set2:22 5Easter Snow3:21 6Lord McDonald's2:13 7The Plains of Boyle / The Belharbour3:51 8The Humours of Lissadell Set4:28 9McDonagh's Salute4:42 10The Hare in the Heather Set4:12 11Edenderry Medley3:52 12Willie Coleman's / The Goldfield3:08 13Ballinafad / Killavil Post3:02 14The Bloom of Youth Set4:53 | Live | 2007 | |
| 2016 | Out of the AshesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 51:121The Wild Irishman / Grand Spey / Billy Brocker's (reels)3:53 2The Geese in the Bog / King of the Pipers (jigs)4:41 3The Mountain Road / The Doon (reels)2:24 4County Tyrone / Jimmy McGettrick's / The Lady's Cup of Tea (air, fling, reel)4:05 5Humours of Ballinafad / Creel of Turf / Gillian's Apples (jigs)3:07 6Bill Black's / The Kildare Fancy / The Sligo Fancy (hornpipes)4:13 7Francie Campbell's / Out of the Ashes (polkas)2:31 8McDonagh Brothers' Selection (reels)4:00 9Napoleon Crossing the Alps (march)2:04 10Green Fields of Glentown (reel)2:39 11Glendaruel Highlanders / The Dundee Police Pipe Band (6/8 march)2:50 12Twilight in Portroe / Navvy on the Line / Seamus Tansey's (reels)3:34 13James Murray's / Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part / Johnny Henry's No 1 (jigs)3:45 14The Black Haired Lass / Patsy Sean Nancy 1 / Patsy Sean Nancy 2 (reels)2:39 15Battering Ram / Jim Donoghue's (jig, reel)4:47 | Live | 2016 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Matt Molloy head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planxty(band) | — | present | |
| The Bothy Band(band) | — | present | |
| The Bothy Band(band) | — | present | |
| Planxty(band) | — | present | |
| The Chieftains(band) | 1979 | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matt_Molloy.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98aebdb9-8651-4df3-afc5-d5e27bbde7a2discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/98aebdb9-8651-4df3-afc5-d5e27bbde7a2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709517genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709517seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Molloybiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Molloy
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
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Image: User:Canley · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q709517 · MusicBrainz: 98aebdb9-8651-4df3-afc5-d5e27bbde7a2
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