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Paddy Tunney
12+ albums
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Paddy Tunney (1921 – 2002) was an Irish traditional singer, poet, writer, raconteur, lilter and songwriter. He was affectionately known as the Man of Songs. He collected many songs that have now become standards. Paddy Tunney was born of Irish parents in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 28, 1921 (the year the Black and Tan war was ended). When he was one month old, his parents returned with him to County Donegal, Ireland. Although Paddy's father is from Donegal and his mother is from Fermanagh, the boundaries of the two families' farms met at the border between the two counties. Paddy lived in Donegal until he was five years old, at which ' time the family moved back to the old farmstead in County Fermanagh. There on the farm, in a spotless, white-washed house with a thatched roof, among the fields and close to the peat bogs, he grew up hearing the music and the songs that had been in his familv for generations. Paddy's own words tell of his family and its traditions: "My mother, Mrs. Brigid Tunney, was a fine traditional singer. Though still alive, her voice is failing. She taught me to lilt and sing. Her maiden name was Gallagher, of Rusheen, Templecarron, Pettigo P. O., County Donegal. Her father, Michael Gallagher, was a fine singer and story teller. I remember him taking me on his knee and singing to me. Michael Gallagher was a tall, fair-haired man with a flowing red beard. He had a ruddy complexion and a proud, haughty bearing. He knew both Gaelic and English and had a
top songs
albums
The Man Of Songs
The Irish Edge
A Wild Bee's Nest
The Lark in the Morning
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Irish Folk Collection - 40 Tracks for St Patrick's Day
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The Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow
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The Flowery Vale
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Ireland Her Own
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Celtic Mouth Music
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Voice of the People 01: Come Let Us Buy The Licence
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Celtic Voices
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Voice Of The People 03: O'er His Grave The Grass Grew Green (Tragic Ballads)