Danny Spooner
Danny Spooner is 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 has been a major figure in the Australian folk scene ever since.
Awards and honours
Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995.
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