Darren Poyzer
singer-songwriter /
special needs music teacher
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Has 'gigged' with ...
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Darren has toured UK & Texas USA, sharing shared concert stages with:

  • Eddi ReaderThe Saw Doctors
  • Steve Coogan
  • Wishbone Ash
  • Walter Trout
  • Hawkwind
  • Hayseed Dixie
  • Eddi Reader
  • The Wonderstuff
  • The Bluetones
  • New Model Army
  • Glenn Tilbrook
  • Lloyd Cole
  • The Alarm
  • The Zombies
  • Roy Harper
  • John Thomson
  • Focus
  • Nick Harper
  • Hazel O'Connor
  • Johnny Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
  • The Mock Turtles
  • John Cooper Clarke
  • Michelle Shocked
  • The Chameleons
  • Dave Sharp
  • Nazareth
  • China Crisis
  • Martin Stephenson
  • All About Eve
  • Josh Ritter
  • Jospeh Arthur
  • The Tiger Lillies
  • Kirsty McGee
  • Kathryn Williams

Darren has performed at a variety of festivals and events including ...

  • Edinburgh Festival
  • 2 Tours of Texas USA
  • Manchester Festival
  • Bradford Festival
  • Buxton Fringe Festival
  • Glastonwick Festival
  • Chorlton Arts Festival
  • The Independence Festival, Leeds
  • The Manchester Busker (original line-ups and 20th Anniversary Invitation)
  • Inter-Action Disability Arts, Milton Keynes
  • Paddington International Poetry Festival, London
  • North Moor Urban Art Street Festival, Manchester
  • Glossop Folk and Roots Festival
  • Nantwich Folk & Roots Festival
  • Wigan One World Festival
  • Halton Show
  • Lift Global Music Festival
  • Haigh Hall Music Festival, Wigan
  • Stop The War Coalition (Bradford and Glossop)
  • Glossop Manor Park Festival
  • Adur Festival

Influences are many ...

  • Billy Bragg
  • 'Guitar' George Borowski
  • Martin Stephenson
  • Bert Jansch
  • Nick Harper
  • Difford and Tilbrook
  • Attila The Stockbroker
  • The Chameleons
  • The Children at Delamere School
  • Daevid Allen (Gong)
  • ... and of course every good soul on Planet Earth!

 

"Great gig Darren, well done, you did a mighty job and they loved ya, fair play!"
- Leo Moran (The Saw Doctors)

"Darren's songs are heartfelt with poignant lyrics, and a beautiful sensitive touch. We really enjoy it when he appears on the same stage as us."
- Andy Powell, Wishbone Ash