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Among the Caraganon awardees are actress Sylvia Sanchez and actress-director Laurice Guillen, singer and songwriter Bayang Barrios, and singer Grace Nono

Bangkok's local Irish music scene has been in in mourning since news reached the City of Angels that resident Irish music expert Dr Mick Moloney passed away in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York on July 27. He was 77. Mick had been a part-time resident in the city for more than 20 years. Irish President Michael D. Higgins released a statement noting that "his passing is a loss to the musical heritage of Ireland, to Irish America, and to Irish music worldwide".

We’ll see you down the road -  A tribute to Mick Moloney, from the Executive Director of the Irish Arts Center, Aidan Conolly, who had the privilege of working with this Irish American rockstar on over 50 projects, spread over more than 15 years.

Mick Moloney, a recording artist, folklorist, concert presenter and professor who championed traditional Irish culture and encouraged female instrumen

An Irish immigrant to the U.S., he was a recording artist, scholar and concert presenter who also encouraged women to join a male-dominated folk tradition.