Pecker Dunne
Patrick "Pecker" Dunne (1 April 1933 – 19 December 2012) was an Irish musician and seanchaí.

Dunne was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, "in the old county home".  His family were Irish Travellers originally from County Wexford, where his father was a fiddle player. In Parley-poet and Chanter, an autobiography transcribed by Micheál Ó hAodha (page 21), he stated that he later lived in the Dublin suburb of Drimnagh. He was one of Ireland's most noted banjo players  and was also proficient on the fiddle, melodeon and guitar, and was among an elite of Traveller musicians.

Dunne became known to a wide Irish audience from his regular busking at GAA sporting fixtures, particularly in Munster. Later he played in England, France, Australia and New York City, where he appeared with The Dubliners. He also performed alongside Richard Harris and Stephen Rea in the 1996 feature film Trojan Eddie.

He lived in Killimer, County Clare with his wife and four children. He died there on 19 December 2012, aged 79, and is buried in Burrane, near Killimer.

Recordings
 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

 Parley-Poet and Chanter: An Autobiography, Volume 1, (2004), by Pecker Dunne & Micheál Ó hAodha,

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1933 births
2012 deaths
20th-century Irish male musicians
21st-century Irish male musicians
Irish male fiddlers
Irish male banjoists
Musicians from County Mayo
People from Castlebar
Irish Travellers
Irish buskers
20th-century Irish fiddlers
21st-century Irish fiddlers
20th-century Irish banjoists
21st-century Irish banjoists