The Clé Club community is shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of Mick Moloney – whose accomplishments as a performer, researcher and promoter of traditional music – especially the music of the Irish diaspora in the United States – cannot be overstated. Mick has been deservedly showered with accolades throughout his lifelong career in music.

We in the Clé Club were fortunate to have a wonderful contribution – both in words and song – from Mick during lockdown in a Zoom session on the flow of music between Ireland and the US. The link to Mick’s contribution is below.

We were also looking forward to having Mick fulfil his often expressed wish to play live at the Club in the near future. Alas, that cannot happen now.

To all Mick’s family and friends, we express our sincere condolences on this desperately sad news. May he rest in peace.

Mick’s contribution to the Clé Club Zoom session in April 2021 may be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/h6CEmS6KvpE

An extensive obituary for Mick Moloney – including tributes from many colleagues and friends in music – is available on the Fonn website at https://fonn.online/2022/07/29/omos-mick-moloney/