Author Archives: Margaret
USA tour – June 2017 – New England
The Roaring Forties are touring the North East of the USA during June 2017. The details of our activities are on our gigs page.
Vale Danny Spooner – 1936-2017
Sad news is the passing of Danny Spooner on 3rd March. Danny was an inspiration to us all and brought a number of John‘s songs to the audiences around the world.
The video below is from a special performance organised for Danny in early February held in the Daylesford Town Hall – John is leading “Bring Out The Banners” supported by many of the other musicians who contributed to the event.
Danny’s last performance was at Cobargo Folk Festival on 26th February, singing songs of the Watersons with his wife Gael and Margaret. It was a triumph.
We will miss him – he has left a vast body of work and huge space in the folk music world.
Danny’s obituary in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald.
Danny Spooner – photo Rob Gunstone
Farewell to the Wheeze and Suck Band
Singing Mick Ryan’s “The Song Goes On” at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club at the farewell concert for the Wheeze & Suck Band.
The Loaded Dog Folk Club – May 2016
The Roaring Forties and Redfern Shanty Club share the bill at the Loaded Dog.
It should be a fabulous night of chorus singing on Saturday, 28th May 2016 in Annandale….
Catch the Old Farts and the Young Turks as they belt out some shanties at the Loaded Dog Folk Club.
2016 Wooden Boat Festival – National Maritime Museum
The Roaring Forties and singers from the Redfern Shanty Club will be participating throughout the three days of the Classic & Wooden Boat Festival at the National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour.
The festival runs from the 15th – 17th April 2016. We’re on at 2pm on Friday and Saturday and 3pm Sunday – come along and join in!
Program available at the ANMM website.
Forty Degrees South 