Paddy Berry (Patrick Joseph Berry), born 12 October 1937, is a traditional Irish singer from

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...

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. Born and raised in Scar,

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, Paddy Berry now lives in

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, on the outskirts of Wexford Town. Paddy is a well known performer of local Wexford

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s, as well as a songwriter and song and

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collector. He has made a major contribution to the revival of traditional music, song and dance in Ireland over the past fifty years. Paddy has been a prominent member of

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (; meaning "Society of the musicians of Ireland") is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1951 and has pr ...

for nearly five decades and has been involved in various cultural education initiatives. His very important contribution has been recognised by fellow musicians and also earned Paddy a special lifetime achievement award from the president of Ireland,

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, in 2003. Paddy Berry has published three recordings and three print collections of County Wexford Ballads. Paddy is the second of nine children and his youngest brother Phil is also a well-known traditional singer.

Publications

*''Wexford Ballads''. Foillstheoiri Cois Slaine, 1982 *''More Wexford Ballads''. Wexford. 1987 *''A Third Collection of Wexford Ballads''. Wexford 2021

Recordings

*''Paddy Berry sings Wexford Ballads'' (1985) *''Sing Us a Song Paddy'' (1999) *''Sing Again Paddy'' (2005)

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Scallta Media
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