Pecker Dunne
…a little about Pecker Dunne
Pecker Dunne was born into a travelling family in Wexford around the year 1933. He used to play on a fiddle he made himself. He played outside hurling and football matches. He also busked all over Ireland,
England and France. He is best known for The Miximatosis Rabbit and a version of The Black Velvet Band
called The Old Morris Van. He featured in the film Trojan Eddie with Richard Harris and Stephen Rea. Nowadays he lives in North Kerry and can he heard in Killarney playing with his teenage children.
source: Our Lady of Lourdes National School
Discography
I only have one Pecker Dunne recording in my collection. John Lynch (once again) helped me with the below discography. My thanks to John.
Travellers and fellow Travellers – Keepers of the flame: 2006 - Pavee Point PPCD002
various - Christy Moore, Finbar Furey, Sean Tyrrell, Paddy Keenan & others
discography
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