In November of 2011, Blayne Chastain and I had the opportunity to go to Ireland for 10 days to film flute players for our documentary, “The Keymaster: Patrick Olwell’s Story”. We met and interviewed 14 flute players, traveled over 1,000Km, and had one of the most memorable trips of our lives.
One highlight of our trip was getting to meet, and interview, Matt Molloy of The Chieftans, at his pub in Westport, County Mayo. Matt was very gracious, and even stood us to a pint of Guinness. His stories about Pat and his flutes kept us entertained, and at the end Blayne got to have his Olwell played by Matt as they shared a few tunes. An incredible experience all around...
I hope you enjoy watching and listening, and if you do, please visit our Vimeo link https://vimeo.com/ondemand/keymaster to watch the trailer. “The Keymaster: Patrick Olwell’s Story” is available there as a download, or on DVD and Blu-ray from irishflutestore.com
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Matt Molloy, flute player
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Re: Matt Molloy, flute player
Mr. Matt Molloy is the KING.
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Great stuff. Does anyone know the name of the jig he plays at the very end, after a stór mo chroi?
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'The Keymaster' is a truly wonderful film! I've watched it many times now. Great flutemaker, great flute players and great flute music. Inspiring!
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Re: Matt Molloy, flute player
Brad, it's on "Dublin Made Me" and they call it Paddy Killoran's. I don't believe I have a recording of Paddy Killoran playing it. I'd say it's related to all the tunes in the Cullen or Humours of Glynn family...
Track 6 https://thesession.org/recordings/3265
Track 6 https://thesession.org/recordings/3265
Re: Matt Molloy, flute player
Thanks for the kind words about our film, I'm just glad that folks are enjoying it, and that the story is out there. All the great music is a bonus!
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Jem: thank you so very much for sharing your excellent film and the experiences that you had.
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Thanks! I knew it sounded familiar (I have that album, but only listened to it once or twice).NicoMoreno wrote:Brad, it's on "Dublin Made Me" and they call it Paddy Killoran's. I don't believe I have a recording of Paddy Killoran playing it. I'd say it's related to all the tunes in the Cullen or Humours of Glynn family...
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Re: Matt Molloy, flute player
Superb footage! The playing and the interviews. Up close, personal, candid, adds so much to understanding the music and where the artist is coming from in their interpretation!
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