Danny Spooner (16 December 1936 – 3 March 2017) was an Australian traditional folk singer and

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. 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

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's folk club, and was a major figure in the Australian folk scene thereafter. He died on 3 March 2017.Danny Spooner, Obituary
6 March 2017, '' The Age'', Melbourne, Australia. Accessed 27 March 2017.

Awards and honours

Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995.The Port Fairy Folk Festival turns 40
Abc.net.au, 11 March 2016, accessed 6 April 2017.

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spooner, Danny 1936 births 2017 deaths Australian folk singers English emigrants to Australia