Puck Fair

Brian Dunning on flute, whistles, panpipes and bodhrán.

Sean Whelan on guitars.

Robbie Harris on bodhrán and percussion. 

The band is an acoustic trio and plays music that is inspired equally by the driving rhythms of Celtic music and the freedom and spontaneity of jazz.  Founded in New York in 1984 and reformed in Dublin, Puck Fair plays original music by Brian Dunning as well as music by artists such as Van Morrison and John Coltrane. Dunning has a breathtaking command of the flute, coupled with a most personal approach to jazz improvisation and traditional music. He returns here to the original framework of one of his most successful projects, bringing together the versatile guitar playing of Sean Whelan and the infectious grooves of percussionist Robbie Harris with special guests John Fitzpatrick on violin and Catalan singer Lidia Pujol. Puck Fair released their first album Fair Play in 1987 on the Windham Hill/Lost Lake Arts label with Brian Dunning, Tommy Hayes and the late Mícheál Ó Domhnaill.