Danny Spooner (16 December 1936 – 3 March 2017) 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.
[1][2] He died on 3 March 2017.
[3] Danny Spooner was the Port Fairy Folk Festival artist of the year in 1995.