March 8th, 2012 | Philadelphia, USA PHILADELPHIA, Feb.

By BRENDAN McDAID LEGENDARY Irish band The Chieftains are to perform two concerts in the North West later this month.

CARTHAGE - Cape Breton fiddler Wendy MacIsaac and guitarist Patrick Gills will take the stage Thursday, Sept. 25, at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center.

By TERESA ANNAS By Teresa Annas The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH Irish traditional music as it's heard today can be traced to one man and one band. Paddy Moloney. The Chieftains. "I brought out the color and the beauty of the music a little more distinctively," Moloney said.

By IAN MARKHAM-SMITH IRISH music legends The Chieftains have hinted they might be ready to retire. Founder Paddy Moloney has confessed with a heavy heart that four decades on the road is starting to wear on the world-famous band.