Just ran across an old, old picture of Matt Malloy with Paddy Maloney taken in 1968 (!). Hair on the head, but no facial hair, but it is unmistakenly the lord our Matt. Ah, we were all young, once. 
http://www.thechieftains.com/photogallery/showpic.asp?thisimg=01/02big
Excellent picture! Thanks for posting.
Don’t forget the white shirt with the black tie… 
Oh man..!
And looks like he’s not playing his R&R yet. Maybe it’s still his father’s german flute?
Could be. From the C&F Interview:
Q: You started playing on an anonymous German flute, with small holes and a sweet tone?
A: Yeah. I started on my father’s flute. He bought it in New York, in Wurlitzers, the piano makers. My father was in the States for years. He went over in the mid '20s. He bought a German flute. It’s exactly as you describe. Small holes, sweet tone. That was fine for solo playing, but for the rough and tumble of band work, or session work (I was in ceili bands) you really wouldn’t hear it. I borrowed a Rudall and Rose – I was presented with a Rudall and Rose to see what I thought of it. It was a beauty. A friend of mine gave it to me. I did all of the Bothy Band work with a Rudall and Rose.
great picture!