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THE CHIEFTAINS
P A dd Y M OLONEY - uillea NN pipe S , T i N W hi ST le
M ATT M OLLOY - flu T e
K EVIN C ONNEFF - bo D h R a N , vo C al S
T R Í ONA M ARSHALL - ha R p, ke Y boa RDS
T ARA B REEN - fi DD le, S axopho N e
Á LYTH M C C ORMACK - pe RC u SS io N , vo C al S
T IM Ed EY - gui T a R
J ON P ILAT Z KE - fi DD le, D a NC e
C ARA Bu TLER - D a NC e
N ATHAN P ILATZKE - D a NC e
THE TOWN HALL
LARRY ZUCKER, Esxecutive Director
M.A. PAPPER, Artistic Director
BILL DEHLING, Technical Director
C ARL A CAMP o RA , Production Manager
CINDY BYRAM, Publicity
LEIA-LEE D o RAN, Designer
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THE CHIEFTAINS
WITH P A dd Y M OLONEY
Celebrating over half of century of Irish traditional music, and still a must-see on the concert circuit, The Chieftains continue to set the standard for Irish music on a global scale.
formed in ireland in 1962 by paddy moloney, The Chieftains have been recognized internationally for their massive contributions to traditional irish music and for their success in expanding its reach. after more than 55 years of making some of the most beautiful music in the world, The Chieftains remain as fresh and relevant as when they first began. Speaking of their 2018 concert schedule, which takes them from California to florida, moloney reflects the undiminished appeal of the group in describing the new show: “This tour will have all the musical force of what we’ve accumulated and achieved over the last fifty five years, with a few extra gems thrown in for good measure!”
The six-time gRammY award winners are unsurpassed for their ability to transcend musical boundaries, blending irish tradition with global innovation. in the process, they have become one of the most revered groups on the world stage. as cultural ambassadors, their performances have been linked with seminal historic events: they were the first Western musicians to perform on the great Wall of China, the first ensemble to perform a concert in the Capitol building in Washington, DC, and joined Roger Waters for a performance of “The Wall” in berlin in 1990. in 2010, paddy moloney’s flute and matt molloy’s flute traveled with NaSa astronaut Cady Colmen to the international space station. The group won an academy award for their soundtrack to Stanley kubrick’s 1975 film, barry lyndon.
although their early following was purely a folk audience, the range, variation and power of their music, bolstered by adventurous collaborations, elevated their status to a level that rivaled that of many pop stars. Never afraid to shock purists, always ready to push the boundaries of irish traditional music, they have recorded with van morrison, luciano pavarotti, madonna, Sinead o’Connor, emmylou parsons and many others.
2012 marked the group’s 50th anniversary and to celebrate this momentous occasion, The Chieftains once again invited friends from all musical styles to collaborate on their latest album, voice of ages. featuring some of modern music’s fastest rising artists (bon iver, The Decemberists and paolo Nutini among them), this album is proof that their music transcends not only stylistic and traditional boundaries, but generational as well.
Yet The Chieftains have kept faith with their irish folk roots. even today, the band is as comfortable playing spontaneous irish seisuins as they are headlining the most prestigious concert venues in the world.
moloney says the Town hall show will be a special evening of “music, song, dance and a few surprises. our guests are the cream of the crop, joining in for a great party.”
ABOUT THE PLAYERS
PADDY MOLONEY
(pipes, Tin Whistle and vocals) | paddy always had a vision from his early days playing. a sound he wanted to create, a sound that had never been heard before. he knew it would take much experimentation with different combinations of instruments and so he formed several groups with other musicians in duets and trios. in particular he played with Seán potts, michael Tubridy and Sean keane in various combinations who would all later become Chieftains. as a result of The Chieftains’ ability to blend their traditional sound with a neverending variety of musical genres from around the world, they have been able to collaborate with many artists and groups. Some of those include elvis Costello, Sting, emmylou harris, Willie Nelson, Diana krall and the Rolling Stones, to name a few.
most recently paddy recorded with the von Trapp great-grandchildren who said they grew up on Chieftains music. The sound that paddy created some 40 years ago has become the instantly-recognizable sound of The Chieftains, which lives on fresh today and has always set them apart from any other traditional lineup throughout out the world. it is simply the sound of The Chieftains.
KEVIN CONNEFF
(bodhrán, vocals) | kevin, the voice and rhythm of the Chieftains, joined the group in 1976 replacing peadar mercier. vocals now became a new element in The Chieftains sound which, up until that time, had no regular vocalist. kevin was born in Donore, a rare musical suburb of Dublin and one of the city’s most historic places. at first a jazz fan, kevin discovered traditional music in his teens, and soon learned to play the bodhrán. he also developed his singing, particularly in the unaccompanied sean nós style, and was influenced by paddy Tunney and Christy moore. on the bodhrán, he can demonstrate a subtle rhythm or really heat things up. kevin has also released a solo album, The Week Before Easter, released in 1988.
MATT MOLLOY
(flute) | matt molloy was born in County Roscommon into one of the long lines of flute players for which the area is famous. he learned flute and whistle from his father, was playing in the school fife and drum band at the age of eight, and by eighteen had won first prize in the major traditional music competitions. he moved to Dublin in the early 1970s to work for the irish national airline as an engineer. he started playing in the music scene where he first became acquainted with paddy moloney. matt co-founded The bothy band with Donal lunny, and they recorded four albums in as many years, all highly regarded to this
day. in his own words: “We made great music and had a great time but financially we were a bit of a disaster. We had too much of a good time!” matt lives in Westport and has 4 children, peter, Niamh, Clare and James, with his late wife, geraldine. matt also runs his famous pub, matt molloy’s, visited by many from far and wide, including Twiggy, Noel and liam gallagher, and Jerry garcia, to name but a few.
TRÍONA MARSHALL
(harp, piano) | hailing from a musical family in portlaoise, ireland, Tríona began studying harp at age seven. her natural talent led her to study under aileen mcardle and by age eighteen, she began a four-year degree at koninklijk Conservatorium in Den haag studying under professor edward Witsenburg. Tríona undertook her postgraduate studies at london’s Royal College of music under the tutelage of Daphne boden, graduating in 1998. in 2003, six months after what was intended to be a one-off guest performance with The Chieftains, Tríona was asked back and has been performing with them ever since, engaging in extensive worldwide tours, recording on platinum-selling albums and even receiving an honorary Doctorate from DiT in 2013. earlier this year Tríona released a new groundbreaking harp album called Between Two Ways, which combines a host of both newly-commissioned pieces and old tunes, all performed in a captivating array of styles.
ÁLYTH McCORMACK
(vocals) | born and raised on the island of lewis, in the hebrides off the wild northwest coast of Scotland, Ályth grew up immersed in the culture of the islands. She is an artist who thrives on discovery and diversity. her love of her own tradition gave her a thirst for music and culture that is evident in the variety of her collaborations. Ályth has shared the stage with folk greats such as martin Carthy and Norma Waterston, jazz singers Jacqui Dankworth, Sara Colman and leanne Carol, Ry Cooder, brazilian ensembles and bulgarian voice choirs and Scotland’s own eddi Reader. She is a founding member of the vocal and harp trio Shine and is lead singer with the dance show The StepCrew. in 2007 she started touring with The Chieftains and has been their featured singer ever since, touring worldwide. her most recent collaboration is with Nashville Country Star Trace adkins, with whom she toured extensively following her appearance on Trace’s album The King’s Gift. alyth.net
TIM EDEY (guitar) | at just 33 years of age, multi-instrumentalist and singer Tim edey has toured the world and recorded extensively with all of the major names in Celtic roots music including The Chieftains, Natalie macmaster and Donnell leahy, altan, Capercaillie, michael mcgoldrick, Seamus begley, Christy moore, Sharon Shannon, Dougie maclean, The barra macNeills, Jp Cormier, Shaun Davey, Session a9, lunasa, vinnie kilduff, mary black, Julie fowlis, frankie gavin and more. Tim is also a successful solo artist in the u k and ireland and is especially popular in Canada, where he sells out shows regularly. in 2012 Tim won two major bbC awards, “best musician” and “best Duo” with brendan power, the harmonica guru from NZ. originally from broadstairs, kent, in england, he honed his style learning from his father Richard, a fine guitarist, and listening to ed boyd, Steve Cooney and Django Reinhardt. he has lived in ireland and now resides in Scotland, with regular worldwide tours.
TARA BREEN (violin) | Tara breen started playing fiddle at the tender age of seven. She has achieved all ireland titles in every age category over the years, culminating with the Senior fiddle Title in 2012. She is a member of the awbeg Céilí band, who won the Senior Céilí band competition in 2013. Tara has played all over the world including america, China, india, the philippines and across europe. She was selected by Donal lunny for the band Ciorras, and from there went on to join the galician piper Carlos Núñez, with whom she continues to play on a regular basis in europe. She is currently working on an album with Conor moriarty and Stephen Rooney. Tara is very much in-demand as a music teacher and tutor and has taught at the Willie Clancy School in miltown malbay for the past few years. She has also taught at numerous music festivals abroad.
JON PILATZKE
(fiddle player and ottawa valley Stepdancer) | Jon pilatzke is a creator of and performer in one of the most dynamic and unique dance shows touring the world today called The StepCrew. This production brings together irish, Tap, and ottawa valley stepdancing and boasts an entire collective of virtuosic percussive dancers and musicians. hailing from the ottawa valley of ontario, Canada, Jon has been stepdancing and playing the fiddle for over three decades and is the three-time winner of the Canadian open Stepdancing Championships. he has had the pleasure of performing in many different musical and theatre productions including bowfire, a virtuosic display featuring ten of Canada’s best violinists from all different genres. for the past fourteen years, Jon has been ecstatic to dance and play lead fiddle all over the world as a permanent fixture with The Chieftains. at one time or another, Jon has been proud to share the stage with trailblazers of irish music such as Cherish The ladies, altan, Dervish, lúnasa, and Danú.
NATHAN PILATZKE
(irish Stepdancer) | undoubtedly one of the most dynamic and energetic stepdancers to ever hit the stage, Nathan has been performing for thirty years. hailing from the ottawa valley of ontario, Canada, Nathan (who has been aptly nicknamed Crazy legs) started stepdancing at age of five. he has performed everywhere from The Ryman auditorium with emmylou harris, Ricky Skaggs, and allison krauss to late Night with David letterman and Conan o’brien. The year 2005 proved triumphant for Nathan when he and his brother garnered a gemini award (the Canadian equivalent of an emmy) for best performance in a variety program on The Chieftains in Canada. Since 2002 Nathan has been touring the world with irish supergroup The Chieftains, visiting countries including Sweden, Norway, China, Japan, australia, and most of europe and North america.
CARA BUTLER (irish Stepdancer) | a lover of the stage from a very young age, Cara butler started dancing when she was six years old. under the tutelage of renowned irish dance master Donny golden, Cara went on to win numerous irish dance championships at world-class levels, including five regional and six national titles. her competitive years also saw Cara performing with the best of irish groups including Cherish the ladies, greenfields of america, Solas, Danú, and Dervish, and she remains a featured dancer with these groups today. in 1992 she was invited to perform with six-time grammy award-winners The Chieftains for the first time and has been touring the world with them ever since, performing in the most prestigious venues in the world including Carnegie hall, The Royal albert hall, and Tokyo’s Sumida hall. Cara is famous for her starring role as the lead dancer in the nationwide folgers coffee commercial A Dancer’s Morning and can be seen dancing in Shania Twain’s video Don’t be Stupid in 2007 she co-created with The Chieftains’ Jon and Nathan pilatzke an acclaimed dance show called The StepCrew featuring irish, Tap, and ottawa valley Stepdancing. in 2015 she was commissioned to choreograph A Celtic Sojourn with the boston pops, conducted by keith lockhart, and was named Dance Director for Wgbh’s A Celtic Christmas Sojourn. This year marks Cara’s 23rd year as the principal female dancer with The Chieftains.
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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with The City Council. We would like to thank the following foundations, corporations, and government institutions for their support:
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TO u R THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL
Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 90 years. A group of Suffragists’ fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. During its construction, the 19th Amendment was passed, and on January 12, 1921 The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate. In 1921, German composer Richard Strauss performed a series of concerts that cemented the Hall’s reputation as an ideal venue for musical performances. Since, Town Hall has been home to countless musical milestones: The US debuts of Strauss, and Isaac Stern; Marian Anderson’s first New York recital; in 1945, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker introduced bebop to the world; Bob Dylan’s first major concert in ‘63; and much much more.
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THE TOWN HALL FO u N d ATION
The Town Hall’s mission is to provide affordable world-class entertainment by new and established artists to a diverse audience; to inspire the youth of our community to appreciate and participate in the arts at The Town Hall and in schools through our Educational Outreach Program; and to preserve and enhance The Town Hall as a historic landmark venue for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of generations to come.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Tom M. Wirtshafter
President Emeritus
Marvin Leffler
Executive Vice President
Susan Zohn
TRUSTEES
Phyllis Putter Barasch
Robert E. Evanson
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LIFE TRUSTEES
Leona Chanin
Eugene J.T. Flanagan
Claire G. Miller
Robert F. Wright
THE TOWN HALL STAFF
Executive Director
Lawrence C. Zucker
Artistic Director
M.A. Papper
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Helen Morris
Director of Development
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Alfred H. Horowitz
Vice President
Bruce S. Leffler
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Kathleen Rosenberg, Chair
Nancy Berman
Shauna Denkensohn
Sandy Horowitz
Fern Hurst
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Claire Miller
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Rhoda Rothkopf
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Michael Fram
Dr. Sharon Dunn
Gary Hecht
Ernest Logan
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Manuel Urena
George Young
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Britni Montalbano
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Richard Looney
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Bill Dehling
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Leia-lee Doran
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