Paddy Carty

{{Short description|Irish flute player}}

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Paddy Carty (1929–1980){{cite web|title=Paddy Carty|url=https://www.tradschool.com/en/music-and-musicians/paddy-carty|website=Tradschool|date=27 February 2008 |accessdate=2014-06-13}} was a three-time all-Ireland champion Irish flute player from Loughrea, County Galway. He was well known for his flowing rhythm and his virtuoso skill on his Radcliff System flute, on which he could play freely in key signatures usually considered to be difficult on the Irish flute. He was a frequent playing partner of Paddy Fahey and a former member of the influential Aughrim Slopes Ceili Band.{{Cite web |title=Paddy Carty Biography |url=https://www.allcelticmusic.com/artists/Paddy%20Carty.html |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=All Celtic Music}}