Pecker Dunne

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Pecker Dunne (born April 1, 1933 in Castlebar , County Mayo , Ireland , † December 19, 2012 in Killimer, County Clare ) was an Irish folk and traveling musician of the Pavee .

Born in his parents' horse-drawn wagon, Irish Pavee from County Wexford , where his father was known as "The Fiddler Dunne", he was one of Ireland's most renowned banjo players; he also played the fiddle , guitar and melodeon organ. The focus of his texts thematized the life and fate of the wandering Tinker in the discriminatory environment, exemplified by his well-known lullaby Tinkers Lullaby . Most recently he lived in Killimer, County Clare  with his wife and four children, who continue the musical tradition.

Publications

  • Autobiography Parley-poet and Chanter (2004), by Pecker Dunne & Micheál Ó hAodha, ISBN 9781899047130

Solo albums and collaborations

  • Pecker Dunne / Danny Doyle / Paddy Reilly / Shay Healy: The Gatecrashers (1967)
  • Pecker Dunne: Introducing Pecker Dunne (1976)
  • Pecker Dunne: The Tinker Man (1987)
  • Pecker Dunne: Traveling People from Ireland (1996)
  • Pecker Dunne: The Very Best Of ... (2001)
  • Margaret Barry / Pecker Dunne: Songs from Travellin 'People (2005)
  • Eds. Pavee Point, Pecker Dunne / Christy Moore / Finbar Fure / Sean Tyrrell / Paddy Keenan et al .: Travelers and Fellow Travelers, Keepers of the Flame (2006)
  • Margaret Barry / Pecker Dunne: Travellin People from Ireland (2008)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Musician Paddy Pecker Dunne dies , accessed January 6, 2013
  2. ↑ Curriculum Vitae ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on IOL.ie @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iol.ie
  3. ^ Text to Tinker's Lullaby
  4. ^ Parley-poet and Chanter on Books.Google.de
personal data
SURNAME Dunne, Pecker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish folk and traveling musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Castlebar , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 2012
Place of death Killimer, County Clare , Ireland