Danny Spooner

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 ever since. He died on 3 March 2017.

Contents

• Danny spooner
• Danny spooner at fleurieu folk festival 2016
• Awards and honours
• LPs
• CDs
• Folk Trax
• References

Awards and honours

Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995.

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