Hello, folks

Bob

Danny Spooner will be at Jamberoo & I have the CD with John's song on it - signed by Danny, naturally. Do you want to borrow it? Or can you wait till next weekend when he will be at Jamberoo, or even the following one when he will be in Sydney at Almost Acoustic.

I was going to be travelling to Jamberoo with John, except he can't make it (phooey, not only do I lose a ride, & good company, but the Festival loses a good voice in the sessions).

I'll pass on all these good comments to him - tho as my printer is lacking ink, maybe you can print them up Bob & I'll get them during the week.

InOBU

You are thinking of James Fagan who lives on a canal boat with Nancy Fagan - James has known John's singing partner Margaret Walters since he was a baby. Have you heard the track "Songbirds" on James & Nancy's "Steely Water" (Fellside FECD145) - John & Margaret are referred to in the third verse - there is no way I can make this look like a song but I'm sure one of the wonderful Joe Clones will fix it. He crafted lines for the thankless vocations of coal & earth & grit & servitude/She told of times of toil & isolation in a wilderness of bitter solitude/They'd a rhyme for every avenue of struggle & begged the human voice to harmonise/They forged a union of strength & spirit doubled with their choruses of "Let the banners fly"

Let the banners fly refers to John's song about Union Banners, & hearing 500 singers perform this song in a A'cappella concert was magic - almost as wonderful as being part of the singing of it in a session full of great singers.

Noreen - http://www.dannyspooner.com/ I'm listening to Danny's CD now - I agree he is a fantastic singer & a great bloke too, I'm looking forward to seeing him next weekend & have booked him for my folk club next Feb when we will have an unaccompanied singing night - (Margaret) Walters & (John) Warner will be part of the line up (tho I'm not sure Margaret knows yet as she is touring UK).

Sandra