Danny Spooner

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Danny Spooner (16 December 1936 – 3 March 2017) was a traditional folk singer and social historian. Born in England, he left school at the age of 13 and worked as a salvage tug and trawler skipper before moving to Australia in 1962. He rapidly became involved in the Melbourne folk revival centred on Frank Traynor's folk club, and was a major figure in the Australian folk scene thereafter.^[1][2]

He died on 3 March 2017.^[3]

Awards and honours[]

Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995.^[2]

Discography[]

LPs[]

• 1965: A Wench and a Whale and a Pint of Good Ale, Discurio
• 1966: Soldiers and Sailors, Discurio
• 1977: Canterbury Fair, Anthology AR 001
• 1978: Danny Spooner and Friends, Anthology AR 002
• 1978: Limbo, Anthology AR 003
• 1978: Revived and Relieved (with Gordon McIntyre), Larrikin LRF 016
• 1986: I Got This One From..., Sandstock Music SSM 017
• 1987: When a Man's in Love, Sandstock Music, SSM 021
• 1988: We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er, Sandstock Music SSM 027
• 1989: All Around Down Under, Sandstock Music SSM 036 (with Martyn Wyndham-Read)

CDs[]

• 2002: When a Man's in Love (love songs from a man’s point of view)
• 2002: We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er (shanties)
• 2002: Launch Out on the Deep (sea songs)

Folk Trax[]

• 2004: ‘ard Tack, (traditional Australian songs of work)
• 2006: The Great Leviathan, traditional songs of whaling
• 2007: Years of Spooner, (compilation of songs Danny has sung 1965-2007)
• 2007: Emerging Tradition, (fairly) contemporary Australian songs
• 2008: Brave Bold Boys

References[]

External links[]

• Danny Spooner website