Darren Coggan, a Golden Guitar winner, is one of Australia’s most exciting and diverse artists, a masterful storyteller with a knack for weaving fascinating and perceptive tales through his songs.
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Darren Coggan, a Golden Guitar winner, is one of Australia’s most exciting and diverse artists, a masterful storyteller with a knack for weaving fascinating and perceptive tales through his songs.
Darren’s critically acclaimed production, Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story, has inspired audiences in the most prestigious theatres around the world, including sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. In September 2017, Darren performed ‘Peace Train’ to standing ovations across the United Kingdom on 18 of the world’s grandest stages, including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Liverpool Philharmonic & Manchester Bridgewater Hall.
Darren was awarded ‘Male Artist Of The Year’ for consecutive years at the Australian Celtic Music Awards in 2016 & 2017 and dominated the 2017 Australian Independent Country Music Awards taking home three coveted awards; ‘Single Of The Year’ ‘Male Vocalist Of The Year’ and the big one ‘Album Of The Year’ for his album ‘The Wide Horizon’.
Support act 'The Linda Mizzi Trio' features Glenn Skarratt on Mandolin and Alex Keller on Bass guitar. From Katoomba, Linda Mizzi brings light, honesty and a touch of darkness into her songs. One to watch.
Presented by the Illawarra Folk Club and The Fraternity Club under the sponsorship of the Great Southern Nights.
