I waited a day respectfully to see if President Biden, a big fan, would post here first but Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh Paddy Maloney, founder of The Chieftains and Claddagh Records died on Monday. The Chieftains put Irish Trad on the world stage not least by listening to music from outside Ireland and riffing on that.
Irish Classical – a medley of three tunes by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). Or Classical classical Planxty Mozart (1756-1791); the hornpipe concerto. Santiago, their Galician venture, won a Grammy for World Music in 1997. La Virgen de Guadalupe with Linda Ronstadt.
With Ry Cooder on the borderline remembering the Brigada San Patricio who fought for Mexico. Hands across another border: Toss the Feathers with James Galway. Lakes of Pontchartrain with Paul Brady. And back to Dublin – Raglan Road with Van Morrison.