Darren Hanlon plays his first ever Howler show as part of his beloved national Xmas tour.

For the 19th year Darren Hanlon continues his beloved Christmas tradition for a night of urban folks songs and stories..

Darren Hanlon is playing Melbourne on the 11th of December at Howler as part of his longtime xmas show tradition. It'll be business as usual, an informal evening with Hanlon playing solo and dipping into his expansive and ever-growing catalogue of narrative songs

With very special guest Kankawa Nagarra who only last week won the coveted AMP award. She's a 78 yr old Walmitjarri elder, teacher and mentor, human rights advocate, and a passionate environmental activist, born in the traditional lands of the Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri peoples of north WA. She sings in the Aboriginal Australian blues, country, and gospel styles and writes songs filled with empathy about the great struggles she sees around her.