A Tribute to The Waterson Family

Danny Spooner is an internationally respected singer of traditional & contemporary British & Australian folk songs. He has been part of the Australian folk music family for over fifty years & when he can persuade her, he is joined by his wife Gael. For this performance at Humph Hall the Spooners will be joined by the marvellous harmonies of the Fagans to present a program of songs which changed the folk scene in the early 1960s in Australia. Visit his web site.

 

 

In London 1963 two sisters, a brother & a good family mate electrified the English folk scene when they appeared at The Troubadour Folk Club in Earls Court. Four young people singing songs a capella from their home county of Yorkshire. The audience was gobsmacked and saw them go on to be a driving force in the Second Folk Revival between the 1960s & 80s.

 

Their songs were first heard in Australia in Sydney in 1965 & within months groups emulating their style sprang up around the country.

 

The Fagans & Spooners will take you back to those wonderful days of full throated choruses, kaleidoscopic harmonies & lots of audience participation.