Nitpicking again I'm afraid. It's not Eke Dunford but Uncle Eck Dunford, probably short for Aleck but I can't be sure without checking my book shelves. He was part of the Ernest Stoneman entourage that recorded a great deal over the years, living in the Galax area of south west Virginia. Apart from being a musician, Eck was also a keen photographer and apparently a little eccentric, but aren't all musicians ? A couple of his photographs were used on the County Albums "Around the Heart of Galax" if I recall it correctly

I don't believe that there was any hard evidence that Pat and Uncle Eck were related.