page_title: The Chieftains
section_title: Collaborations
hierarchical_section_title: The Chieftains / Collaborations
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Paddy Moloney avec Bob Dylan. English: Paddy Moloney with Bob Dylan. Deutsch: Paddy Moloney mit Bob Dylan.
context_page_description: The Chieftains are a traditional Irish band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with traditional Irish music and they are regarded as having helped popularise Irish music across the world. They have won six Grammys during their career and they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2002. Some music experts have credited The Chieftains with bringing traditional Irish music to a worldwide audience, so much so that the Irish government awarded them the honorary title of 'Ireland's Musical Ambassadors' in 1989.
context_section_description: The band have become known for their vast work of collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including country music, Galician traditional music, Newfoundland music, and rock and roll.  Their widespread work as collaborators resulted in the Irish Government awarding the group the honorary title of Ireland's Musical Ambassadors in 1989. 
  They have performed with (in alphabetical order):
  Moya Brennan
  Jackson Browne
  Rosanne Cash
  Ry Cooder
  Elvis Costello
  Roger Daltrey
  Marianne Faithfull
  Bela Fleck
  James Galway
  Art Garfunkel
  Glass Tiger
  Mike Gordon
  Great Big Sea
  Nanci Griffith
  Emmylou Harris
  Mick Jagger
  Tom Jones
  Kepa Junkera
  Mark Knopfler
  Diana Krall
  Alison Krauss
  Nolwenn Leroy
  Los Cenzontles
  Lyle Lovett
  Ashley MacIsaac
  Sarah McLachlan
  Natalie MacMaster
  Madonna
  Ziggy Marley
  Pink Martini
  Loreena McKennitt
  Natalie Merchant
  Gary Moore
  Van Morrison
  Willie Nelson
  Nickel Creek
  Punch Brothers
  Carlos Núñez
  Paolo Nutini
  Siobhán O'Brien
  Sinéad O'Connor
  Mike Oldfield
  Luciano Pavarotti
  The Pogues
  Eros Ramazzotti
  Earl Scruggs
  Ricky Skaggs
  Sting
  The Civil Wars
  The Corrs
  The Decemberists
  The Dubliners
  The Low Anthem
  The Rolling Stones
  Ultravox
  Jim White
  John Williams
  In May 1986, they performed at Self Aid, a benefit concert held in Dublin that focused on the problem of chronic unemployment which was widespread in Ireland at that time. In 1994, they appeared in Roger Daltrey's production, album and video of A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who.
  They also performed with Canadian astronaut Cmdr. Chris Hadfield in Houston, TX on 15 February 2013. Cmdr. Hadfield sang and played guitar on "Moondance" from aboard the International Space Station.
caption: Paddy Moloney pictured with Bob Dylan, who is a fan of the band's work.
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