Danny Spooner live on radio June 2007

Subject: Danny Spooner live on internet radio (Oz)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 04:43 AM

Traditional singer, Danny Spooner, is embarking on a tour with fiddler
Mike Keran (fiddle), Richard Tognetti (artistic director and lead
violin) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra to present a program called ENCHANTED.

The program includes pieces by Brahms, Bach and Paganini
interspersed with traditional folk song. Two contemporary compositions
are in the song list: "Newell Highway" by John Warner and Bill Scott's
"Innisfail Song" commonly known as "Hey Rain".

The tour starts at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday afternoon 3rd June - there are other dates in Sydney, Thirroul, Newcastle, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane

Enchantment tour info & pics

If you want you can catch up with Enchantment on ABC Classic FM.
Danny has an interview with Margaret Throsby at 10 on Tues 5 June
and the concert will be broadcast live from Adelaide at 8pm on Tues 12.

Margaret Throsby program - listen now Tuesday June 5th

Details of program, 10.05am The Morning Interview
Hear today's and recent interviews at abc.net.au/classic/throsby
Danny Spooner
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves - Academy of St Martin in the Field/Sir Neville Marriner
Decca 452 707-2 4'28
Trad Creeping Jane - Joseph Taylor
Private archive recording 2'00
Trad arr Guthrie Big Grand Coolie Dam - Lonnie Donegan, voc
Music for Pleasure CD-MFP 5917 2'38
Trad The Wee One - Kate Burke and Ruth Hazeleton, voc
Fellside FECD 176D 2'37
Rodrigo Concerto de Aranjuez - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
RCA 09026-68757-2 (Brassed Off!) 4'04


Audio
audio link

Details for 12th June concert

8.30 - 10.30pm. IN PERFORMANCE. With Julie Howard

Direct broadcast from the Adelaide Town Hall

Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, violin/director
Program includes:
Brahms String Sextet in B flat, Op 18
Arrangements of Bach and Paganini by Richard Tognetti.
Folk song arrangements featuring Mike Kerin, fiddle and Danny Spooner, traditional singer.
Producer: Kevin Roper

Those who have been to the concert are telling me I missed a fantastic night, hooray for audio on line.

sandra

Subject: RE: Danny Spooner live on radio
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris
Date: 09 Jun 07 - 03:49 AM

Thanks, Sandra, sounds great! I heard Danny do a radio spot before with a classical orchestra interspersing classical arrangements of folk songs with the original. Danny's renditions were definitive versions, he did the folk world proud, in fact pretty much stole the show.
Chris

Subject: RE: Danny Spooner live on radio
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 09 Jun 07 - 10:07 AM

John Warner is very proud that he included Newell Highway, & everyone who went said it was a fantastic evening.

I'm looking forward to hearing the concert next Tuesday.

by-the-by, Richard Tognetti is the current custodian of a $3million violin that was referred to here (Mudcat) a few months ago when a zealous Australian Customs officer said the ACO would have to de-string their violins before travelling on a plane! And, as the strings were a well-known terrorist weapon they would have to get posted to their destination!!!

Fortunately sense prevailed & the $3 million violin, & the $1million violin in the custody of the second violinist, & the lesser stringed instruments were allowed on the plane intact.

I wonder what Customs thought of Danny's squeezy box?

sandra