Darren Hanlon


Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter who plays urban folk music.

Career

Darren Hanlon has released five solo albums, four EPs, and nine singles on Candle Records and Flippin Yeah industries, as well as several compilation tracks. After the dissolving of Candle Records he has started his own pseudo-label called Flippin Yeah Records in 2008. He self-published his first 'zine in late 2017.
Before becoming a solo artist in 1999, he was a member of the Simpletons, and contributed backing guitar and keyboards for the Lucksmiths, the Dearhunters, and Mick Thomas.
Hanlon is known for his engagement with his audiences, through his down-to-earth storytelling at live gigs. He has toured with the Weather Station, Michael Hurley, Billy Bragg, David Dondero, Tim Kasher, Violent Femmes, The Magnetic Fields, and Courtney Barnett. Described as having a certain brilliance, Darren Hanlon is a spectacular songwriter; able to create a whole scene from the sum of its subtleties and wit interspersed with poignant moments.
In 2015 Hanlon released his latest offering, Where Did You Come From? Songs were recorded in New Orleans, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Nashville and Clarksdale, with an array of musicians he met along the way, from instrumentalists of popular music Spooner Oldham, David Hood, Howard Grimes, to unknown buskers and street musicians.
Hanlon regularly performs Christmas concerts. In 2017 Christmas tour was his 12th year and brought with him the Space Lady for a special performance from the US. A number of his shows were sold out last year including his Canberra performance at the Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Turning his creativity to the written word, Darren Hanlon planned to write a series of stories based on conversations he has with barbers. He self-published his first 11-page zine in late 2017 and is called the Cutting Remarks series.