Lyrics: My family live in Wexford Town Stopped travelling and settled down My father kept a horse and cart, though he lived within the town The people there misunderstood, they did not know our way So with horse and cart back on the road, I began my travelling days My Father was called the Fiddler Dunne, now I'm a fiddler too Although I often felt his fist, he taught me all he knew I know I'll never be as good, yet I feel no shame For the other things my Father taught I'm proud to bear his name Taught me pride, and how to live, though the road is hard and long And how a man will never starve, with a banjo, fiddle or song And how to fight for what I own, what I feel is right How to camp beside a ditch, on a stormy Winter's night Oh times were good and times were bad, and people cruel and kind, What I learned from people then, stayed within my mind I'll honour friends with all my heart, do for them all I can, But I learned to go the road again, where they spurn the travelling man Wexford is a town I like, but the travelling man is scorned But you must feel affection for the town that you come from I know one day, that I'll go back when my travelling days are done People will begin to wonder, whatever happened to the Pecker Dunne
The Pecker Dunne, I met him on a number of occasions on the number 78 bus in Ballyfermot on his way to the Furey household on Blackditch Road in Upper Ballyfermot. A wonderful musician and a credit to ireland and his people. The Pecker forever....
Your Dad wrote some great songs. "Wexford" is one of the best, and equal to any song in the tradition. Just wondering if he has other songs that weren't recorded? or if the family have published those?
Great to see the Pecker getting the recognition he deserves, one of the all time greats, I often remember seeing him down in Thurles at the hurling. A fuckin legend. Hon the Pecker!
I sometimes listen to this while I have a smoke on the Quay and people watch, wexford you may have royally depressed me but I don't think I'll be able to leave
I always feel like crying when this song starts Sometimes i do and Sometimes i don't I guess it's cause i can't go home either I could but what if it's all gone But i know i never will I'm afraid to And That's that Thanks so much you MARY WALLOPERS You've all gotten me threw many Long nights THE GHOST ON THE SHORE
What a tribute. Let the song speak for itself with no overproduction. You've created a piece of beautiful art with the black and white film. Well done to all in involved in putting that together 🤌
Great rendition, Utmost respect for the man, Pecker Dunne, grew up listening to his album, great musician and solid man, Won't see or hear the likes of him again,
Oh lads, what a lovely tribute to the Pecker Dunne 🥺 Been waiting for this to be released ever since I heard it live, I cried then and I’m crying now. Beautifully sung and the vid is perfect.
This is such a beautiful rendition. I was brought up listening to the Pecker Dunne and for you to bring him back to life in this has literally brought my soul back to life, thank you so much ❤
☘ beautiful 💚 please do a version of "only our rivers run free" well at least have a wee think about it 😂 loved you at g'bury, great craic, am a new fan fookin love it, thanks so much for all the great tunes
Hitched from Belfast to Ballybunion when I was a student nurse in '72. Remember Pecker Dunne coming into the pubs and playing a few tunes. Wonderful memories.
I've never even heard of "pecker" before hearing/seeing this. It's a beautiful piece of art on its own, just from the audio alone. But after I did a quick search and read, I can firmly say that you honored this man and his legacy well with this song/video.
Unreal. I had only a faint knowledge of Pecker Dunne before I heard Charles sing this tune in Manchester; Wexford and Portlaoise Jail have been on repeat ever since. Class cover. Would bring a tear to a glass eye 😅
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Lyrics:
My family live in Wexford Town
Stopped travelling and settled down
My father kept a horse and cart, though he lived within the town
The people there misunderstood, they did not know our way
So with horse and cart back on the road, I began my travelling days
My Father was called the Fiddler Dunne, now I'm a fiddler too
Although I often felt his fist, he taught me all he knew
I know I'll never be as good, yet I feel no shame
For the other things my Father taught I'm proud to bear his name
Taught me pride, and how to live, though the road is hard and long
And how a man will never starve, with a banjo, fiddle or song
And how to fight for what I own, what I feel is right
How to camp beside a ditch, on a stormy Winter's night
Oh times were good and times were bad, and people cruel and kind,
What I learned from people then, stayed within my mind
I'll honour friends with all my heart, do for them all I can,
But I learned to go the road again, where they spurn the travelling man
Wexford is a town I like, but the travelling man is scorned
But you must feel affection for the town that you come from
I know one day, that I'll go back when my travelling days are done
People will begin to wonder, whatever happened to the Pecker Dunne
You guys are bloody amazing
❤❤❤❤❤
The Pecker Dunne, I met him on a number of occasions on the number 78 bus in Ballyfermot on his way to the Furey household on Blackditch Road in Upper Ballyfermot. A wonderful musician and a credit to ireland and his people. The Pecker forever....
What are the chirds bud
@@themarywallopers sing some udf songs lads.
Don’t be trying to grift of the Irish ☘️ bunch of sellouts.
Big thumbs up from pecker dunne Jr 👍👍👍
Your Dad wrote some great songs. "Wexford" is one of the best, and equal to any song in the tradition. Just wondering if he has other songs that weren't recorded? or if the family have published those?
The great pecker dunne.
Your Dad was an Irish Diamond❤
Are you the son of pecker? We are cousins!
Pecker dunne, a legend for all irish, big respect from Newcastle West ❤
Wonderful rendition of my fathers song. Big thank you from Peckers Daughter.
God bless your family Miss Connolly. Your father done so much for Irish music. Love from Belfast Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you so much for you and your father's beautiful inspiration.
Did ye used to busk outside macky Shea's in killarney
Just heard this song for this first time, a bit late to the party, and now here I am crying away.
As a Black Briton, this song has always been a heart song.
Didn't expect to cry on a random monday night like
Great to see the Pecker getting the recognition he deserves, one of the all time greats, I often remember seeing him down in Thurles at the hurling.
A fuckin legend.
Hon the Pecker!
Couldn't have put it better.
Wexford man here. Used to see the Pecker in the pubs of Taghmon when I was a kid. Class version from the Wallopers here. Loch Garman abú.
The O'Brogans from America way commend you boys!
I sometimes listen to this while I have a smoke on the Quay and people watch, wexford you may have royally depressed me but I don't think I'll be able to leave
I always feel like crying when this song starts
Sometimes i do and
Sometimes i don't
I guess it's cause i can't go home
either
I could but what if it's all gone
But i know i never will
I'm afraid to
And That's that
Thanks so much you
MARY WALLOPERS
You've all gotten me threw many
Long nights
THE GHOST ON THE SHORE
What a tribute. Let the song speak for itself with no overproduction. You've created a piece of beautiful art with the black and white film. Well done to all in involved in putting that together 🤌
Great rendition,
Utmost respect for the man, Pecker Dunne, grew up listening to his album, great musician and solid man,
Won't see or hear the likes of him again,
Brings back memories of evenings listening to Pecker upstairs in "Jack Mead's" in County Waterford.
Oh lads, what a lovely tribute to the Pecker Dunne 🥺
Been waiting for this to be released ever since I heard it live, I cried then and I’m crying now. Beautifully sung and the vid is perfect.
Also cried
How can one not!@@johnnyoverpour
Now that's a tune and a half
The Clash of Irish music. Greetings from Little Ireland, Cleator Moor, England.
Twud bring a tear to a shtone
This is such a beautiful rendition. I was brought up listening to the Pecker Dunne and for you to bring him back to life in this has literally brought my soul back to life, thank you so much ❤
Can't wait to see ye in Norwich! I'll try n round up the other 8 Irish people there.
As an American I hope y'all keeping growing. I'd love to see y'all live over here.
They did a bunch of North American shows in March, and will be returning in the fall!
This song is the best song to represent our beautiful country 💚🇮🇪 pain, love, honour and grit, it captures what it really means to be from Ireland 💚
As a traveller man, thankyou ❤🇮🇪
I 'm born and brought up in England to an Irish father, this makes me feel so proud to be Irish.
Pity they don’t think so.
@@grlfcgombeenhunter2897 what are you talking about?
@@papihuge6702 there scummy anti Irish ☘️ protesting Irish patriots today dirt.
This is special lads. Thank you for introducing me to the Packer Dunne and for magnifying my respect for the Mary Wallopers 10 fold.
gorgeous lads - lovely tribute to him 💚
Beautiful rendition and video. Hon the town.
Lovely to hear my uncle's accordion playing in the background, original video of the day they visited the Pecker Dunne
This song is so beautiful, it gives me goose bumps and watery eyes 😭🥰🥰
☘ beautiful 💚
please do a version of "only our rivers run free" well at least have a wee think about it 😂
loved you at g'bury, great craic, am a new fan fookin love it, thanks so much for all the great tunes
Nice song. I saw Sinead O'Connor sing it at the British embassy in Dublin around 1990. 🇮🇪
Hitched from Belfast to Ballybunion when I was a student nurse in '72. Remember Pecker Dunne coming into the pubs and playing a few tunes. Wonderful memories.
I've never even heard of "pecker" before hearing/seeing this. It's a beautiful piece of art on its own, just from the audio alone. But after I did a quick search and read, I can firmly say that you honored this man and his legacy well with this song/video.
Unreal. I had only a faint knowledge of Pecker Dunne before I heard Charles sing this tune in Manchester; Wexford and Portlaoise Jail have been on repeat ever since. Class cover. Would bring a tear to a glass eye 😅
This is absolutely beautiful. Can’t wait to see you guys at the Lemon Tree.
Need to get ye fellers over here to Newfoundland.
Mary Wallopers for the win 🏆 Absolutely spellbinding stuff ❤ Maith thú
What a message. Powerful song
Thumbs up from Nuts Dunne
Wow Loving It
Hull Massive 🎶💙🌄🍄🎊🤯🥳🫠🫣😎🇬🇧
Jeez I'm gonna be singing that for the whole weekend! I'm very susceptible to an ear worm
Probably my favourite of Pecker Dunne's numbers, top version lads! Ye can bet yer arse I'll be getting me hands on that upcoming LP!
💜💜💜
Wallop. What a tune.
A beautiful song. Really heartfelt when combined with the performance and archival footage
The great pecker dunne. One of the best music men that ever lived. This is great to see fair play
This is bloody beautiful…
Been looking forward to this since I seen it live. Fantastic version 👏 👏
Fair play charles , beautiful tribute 😢
Perfection 👏 new album pre-ordered can't wait for it. Cheers from France
Beautiful song,fair play 👏👏👏
You boy's rock my world..x
Utterly beautiful.
C'MON THE TOWN!
Whoa this is difficult class, brilliant
Wollop on boys great stuff
Some Tune there lads, a Great tribute to Bold aul pecker Dinner 🇮🇪☘️
The hear strings in my Heart tell me I love this.. What a wonderful tribute to the Pecker Dunne 👏👏👏👏👏
Fantastic version of a great song!!
Fantastic
Really beautiful, heard you play this live and was so moved then, and am now. Xx
Here from a Eoin Reardon video. Amazing song.
Top class!
class
Beautiful
This is lovely
Beautiful ❤❤
so f'in good. thank you
Best iv ever heard
Lovely song keep them coming boys and gal.❤
Mighty stuff lads.
Love it. Great lyrics and singing.
Brilliant
Fu*king brilliant
Powerfull boys im away down a Pecker Dunne rabbit hole ill see yee later.
I tip my hat to you my auld son!!! that's something beautiful
Nice one 😎👍
Great lads. Hope to see you back in the Lumpers for a pint of Jesus.
Go neiri a bother leat agus slan abhaile.
♥
Larry Kirwan played and spoke highly of them recently on Celtic Crush on Sirius.
Cardiff UK
Righto
I better see yous at the fleadh 😭
👏👏👏👏
Babe wake up! The Mary Wallopers posted
Can't give this enough likes
❤
🙌
When are you visiting Australia?
Go Halainn Charles boy
Never heard of pecker dunne but i feel like I knew him well. Sounds like my own da
The traveller was ordered to move on and on until there was no place left to go. God rest the Pecker..
Lila Lane
Cydney Lodge
Camolin
What is the instrument at the very start, is it an accordion? Thanks!
Is the tune ‘amhrán mhuínse’?
Pacocha Garden
Tá mo chroí istigh ar Pecker, bá cónaí air bun ár sráid agam i mBéal Feirste, áit a bhfuil Yorkgate anios. leagan maith leaids
Galánta
It's Tom Waits level of heart ache.
Elissa Manor
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Beautiful song beautifully sang...
Brilliant