The Chieftains

THE CHIEFTAINS
The Chieftains are: Paddy Moloney in uilleann pipes, tin whistle and vocals, Kevin Conneff in bodhrán and vocals and Matt Molloy in flute.

And Triona Marshall in harp and piano, Ályth McCormack in vocals, Tara Breen in violin, Jeff White in guitar, Jon Pilatzke in fiddle and Ottawa Valley stepdance, Nathan Pilatzke in Ottawa Valley stepdance and Cara Butler in Irish stepdance.

Six-time Grammy Award-winners and “Ireland’s premier musical ambassadors” The Chieftains return to the Jacobs Music Center with a night of Irish song and Celtic charm, drawing on over 50 years of traditional Irish music-making.

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this program.

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