Music

The Chieftains, led by renowned Irish uilleann piper Paddy Moloney, will stage a not-to-be-missed concert in mid-November at Hong Kong City Hall.

Praised by the Guardian in the UK as “the world’s best-loved Irish folk band”, the Chieftains have released more than 40 albums and earned numerous accolades over the past half-century, including six Grammy Awards spanning traditional and contemporary categories. Through frequent tours, Moloney and his remarkable group have placed Irish folk music and its heritage firmly on the world map.

The versatile musicians have played on the Great Wall of China, at the United States Capitol, and for Pope John Paul II on his visit to Ireland. They have also shared the stage with many other music greats, including Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Sinéad O’Connor, Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger and Akiko Yano. Named Ireland’s Musical Ambassadors by the Irish government, the group has even included space in its cultural orbit by performing with NASA astronauts.

In this concert, Moloney and long-term partners Matt Molloy on flute and bodhrán player-vocalist Kevin Conneff will be joined by a dazzling line-up of musicians on harp, fiddle and guitar, as well as vocalists and step dancers, to conjure up a night of soaring Irish melodies.