paddy moloney: he was playing at the abbey theater for a job, earn a few bob. moya: really? a bit of everything? paddy: he was. he used to do boogie-woogie and pop and all sorts of things on piano. but i remember then sean meeting up with me on every monday. we'd meet and he'd come across trinity bar with a troubie hat on and, "okay, okay. what have we got here, now?" and we'd start writing out, "now you write out what you think" and "what would you do with that tune, this tune." and then he told me that he's going to start a group and i said, "well, i've got a few musicians i'll bring on board." and then, you know, he had this great professorship, he was the genius as far as i was concerned, but he had great regards for what i was doing. moya: o riada called his original group ceoltóirí chualann and paddy moloney, and some of his musicians would perform with them. paddy soon formulized his own band andecorded what was to be a one-off album. this band would be called "the chieftains." the first irish traditional band to become world famous. michael flatley: the first night th