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