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The Chieftains Are A Grammy Winning Irish Musical Group Founded In 1962 Dublin Ireland Known For Performing And Popularizing Irish Traditional Music. The Band Has Recorded Many Albums Of Instrumental Irish Folk Music As Well As Multiple Collaborations With Popular Musicians Of Many Genres Including Country Music Galician Traditional Music Cape Breton And Newfoundland Music And Rock And Roll. They Have Performed With Van Morrison The Rolling Stones Sting Roger Daltrey Elvis Costello Tom Jones Sinéad O'Connor James Galway Jackson Browne Nancy Griffith And Numerous Country-Western Artists. In 1975 The Group Won Praise For Their Playing Of "Women Of Ireland" For Stanley Kubrick's Movie Barry Lyndon. They Have Won Six Grammy Awards And Have Been Nominated Eighteen Times. In 2002 They Were Given A Lifetime Achievement Award By The UK's BBC Radio 2. The Front Covers Of The First Four Albums Were Designed By Edward Delaney. Paddy Moloney Is The Band's Leader And Composes Or Arranges Most Of The Band's Music. While The Band's Members Changed Numerous Times In The Band's Early History The Membership Solidified In 1979 When Matt Molloy Replaced Michael Tubridy. From Then Until 2002 Members Included Paddy Moloney Uilleann Pipes Tin Whistle Button Accordion Bodhrán Matt Molloy Flute Tin Whistle Kevin Conneff Bodhrán Vocals Seán Keane Fiddle Tin Whistle Martin Fay Fiddle Bones Born 1938 Died 14 November 2012 Derek Bell Irish Harp Keyboard Instruments Oboe Born 21 October 1935 Died 17 October 2002 In 2002 Fay Retired From Active Membership. In The Same Year Bell Died Due To Complications Following A Minor Operation. Fay Died On 14 November 2012. read less