Mick Moloney

Biography

Mick Moloney is a traditional Irish musician and scholar. Born in County Limerick, he was an important figure on the Dublin folk-song revival in the 1960s. In 1973, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He gained early fame as a member of Irish group The Johnstons and The Emmet Spiceland but has since performed and recorded with a variety of groups and individuals, including Eugene O'Donnell and Séamus Egan; he also worked closely with The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem.

Popular Songs

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  West Limerick Medley: The Clar Hornpipe / The Pride of Moyvane / The Humours of Newcastle West

  Mick Moloney with Eugene O'Donnell

  100 BPM
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  Fuigfhidh Mise 'n Baile Seo (I Will Leave This Town)

  There Were Roses

  118 BPM
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  Joseph Baker

  Mick Moloney with Eugene O'Donnell

  117 BPM
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  Reels: John Dwyer's / The Lasses of Castlebar

  Mick Moloney with Eugene O'Donnell

  104 BPM
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  The Limerick Rake

  Mick Moloney with Eugene O'Donnell

  89 BPM

Discography

McNally's Row of Flats

2006

Far from the Shamrock Shore

2002

There Were Roses

1986

Uncommon Bonds

1984

Mick Moloney with Eugene O'Donnell

1978