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Danny Spooner

Danny Spooner was an Australian 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.

Awards and honours
Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995. ==Discography==
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 • 2017: Enchanted (live in Concert with Mike Kerin, Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra) 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==
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