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

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and

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. Born in England, he left school at the age of 13 and worked as a

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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. He died on 3 March 2017.Danny Spooner, Obituary
6 March 2017, ''

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'', Melbourne, Australia. Accessed 27 March 2017.

Awards and honours

Danny Spooner was the

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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) *2016 ''Home'' (His last CD).

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