# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paddy-moloney
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:47:32.925Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paddy-moloney"
name: "Paddy Moloney"
slug: "paddy-moloney"
description: "Paddy Moloney was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was particularly associated with the revival of the uilleann pipes."
tagline: "Irish uilleann pipes player (1938–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paddy_Moloney.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1938-08-01"
deathDate: "2021-10-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.53485066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0597232"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump