Read the bio below and try to give details on mick moloney 's: - instrument - website - years active - birth name - origin - genre - birth date - name - background - image - associated acts - occupation Bio: michael '' mick '' moloney -lrb- born november 15 , 1944 -rrb- is a traditional irish musician and scholar . born in limerick , county limerick , he was an important figure on the dublin folk-song revival in the 1960s . in 1973 , he moved to philadelphia , pennsylvania . he gained early fame as a member of irish group the johnstons and the emmet spiceland but has since performed and recorded with a variety of groups and individuals , including eugene o'donnell and seamus egan , and marie & martin reilly ; he also worked closely with the clancy brothers & tommy makem . mick also served as the artistic director for several major arts tours including the green fields of america , an ensemble of irish musicians , singers and dancers which toured across the united states on several occasions . in all , he has produced and performed on over forty albums , and acted as advisor for scores of festivals and concerts all over america . in 1992 , moloney received a ph.d. in folklore and folklife from the university of pennsylvania . for his work in public folklore , he received a national heritage fellowship from the nea , the highest honor a traditional artist can receive from the united states . in 1999 , he was named '' best tenor-banjo player '' by frets magazine . he has taught ethnomusicology , folklore and irish studies courses at the university of pennsylvania , georgetown , and villanova universities , and currently teaches at new york university in the irish studies program . founded in 2000 by professor mick moloney , the washington square harp and shamrock orchestra -lrb- or wshso , for short -rrb- is a new york institution . based at new york university and made up of musicians from the city 's irish music community , the wshso plays traditional irish music , with a focus on older tunes , tunes with history , and tunes with interesting stories attached . mick moloney is the author of '' far from the shamrock shore : the story of irish american history through song '' released by crown publications in...
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- instrument is vocals , guitar , tenor banjo , mandolin , octave mandolin- website is http://www.mickmoloney.com/- years active is 1964-present- birth name is michael moloney- origin is limerick , ireland- genre is traditional irish , folk- birth date is 15 november 1944- name is mick moloney- background is solo_singer- image is mick moloney.jpg- associated acts is the washington square harp and shamrock orchestra johnstons , green fields of america , the- occupation is musician , songwriter , folklorist , arts presenter