Real name: Matt Molloy

Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1996

Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947) is a concert flute and tin whistle player who was born in Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon, Ireland. Matt began playing the flute at age 8 and by the age of 18, he had won the All-Ireland Flute Championship and had a string of successes in National Fleadh Cheoil and Oireachtas. He moved to Dublin in the mid 1960’s where he started playing in the music scene and became acquainted with Paddy Moloney. He was invited to join The Chieftains in 1979.