Pecker Dunne
Pecker Dunne | |
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| Birth name | Patrick Dunne |
| Born | 1 April 1933 Castlebar,County Mayo,Ireland |
| Died | 19 December 2012(aged 79) Killimer,County Clare,Ireland |
| Genres | Folk,traditional Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,banjo,fiddle,melodeon,guitar,mandolin |
| Years active | 1942–2012 |
Patrick "Pecker" Dunne(1 April 1933 – 19 December 2012[1]) was anIrishmusician andseanchaí.
Dunne was born inCastlebar,County Mayo,"in the oldcounty home".[2]His family wereIrish Travellersoriginally fromCounty Wexford,where his father was afiddleplayer.[3]InParley-poet and Chanter,an autobiography transcribed by Micheál Ó hAodha (page 21), he stated that he later lived in theDublinsuburb ofDrimnagh.He was one of Ireland's most notedbanjoplayers and was also proficient on the fiddle,melodeonand guitar, and was among an elite of Traveller musicians.[4]
Dunne became known to a wide Irish audience from his regular busking atGAAsporting fixtures, particularly inMunster.Later he played inEngland,France,AustraliaandNew York City,where he appeared withThe Dubliners.He also performed alongsideRichard HarrisandStephen Reain the 1996 feature filmTrojan Eddie.[3][5]
He lived inKillimer,County Clarewith his wife and four children. He died there on 19 December 2012, aged 79, and is buried in Burrane, near Killimer.[3][4][5][6][7]
Recordings
[edit]- Ireland's own Pecker Dunne - the Tinkerman.1987 (re-released on CD (Paddyland PLMCD) in 2001)
- Travellin' People from Ireland.Margaret Barry& Pecker Dunne
- Very Best of Ireland's Legendary Street Singer
References
[edit]- Parley-Poet and Chanter: An Autobiography, Volume 1,(2004), by Pecker Dunne & Micheál Ó hAodha,ISBN978-1-899047-13-0
- ^"Musician Paddy Pecker Dunne dies".Belfasttelegraph.Belfast Telegraph.Retrieved20 December2012.
- ^"Folk musician 'Pecker' Dunne has died".RTÉ News.20 December 2012.Retrieved21 December2012.
- ^abc"The Pecker Dunne".Ramblinghouse. March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2009.Retrieved1 July2009.
- ^abCarty, Ed (21 December 2012)."Leading Traveller musician and singer-songwriter Patrick (Pecker) Dunne has died, aged 79, in Killimer, Co Clare".Irish Examiner.Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2016.Retrieved25 December2012.
- ^ab"Pecker Dunne passes away".Clare FM.20 December 2012.
- ^Deegan, Gordon (24 December 2012)."'Pecker' Dunne laid to rest in Clare ".Irish Times.Retrieved24 December2012.
- ^"The Pecker" Dunne: The Last of the Traveling People
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- 1933 births
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- 20th-century Irish male musicians
- 21st-century Irish male musicians
- Irish male fiddlers
- Irish male banjoists
- Musicians from County Mayo
- People from Castlebar
- Irish Traveller people
- Irish buskers
- 20th-century Irish fiddlers
- 21st-century Irish fiddlers
- 20th-century Irish banjoists
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