Paddy Maloney (1938-2021) & Robin Morton (1940-2021)

Two leading figures in the renaissance of Celtic folk music – Paddy Maloney, 83-year-old leader of the Irish band The Chieftains, and Robin Morton, 81, a founder of Scotland’s Boys of the Lough – have died.

An obituary of Maloney, by Ben Beaumont-Thomas for The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/12/paddy-moloney-leader-of-irish-band-the-chieftains-dies-aged-83

An obituary of Morton by Derek Schofield, also for The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/12/robin-morton-obituary

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