Twesta presents... Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern

Currently with The Secondary Modern; Darren Hayman (vocals, guitar, keyboards), David Sheppard (drums, guitars, backing vocals), Dan Mayfield (violin, vocals), Bill Botting (bass, vocals), Dave Watkins (Banjo, vocals) and Simon Trought (guitars, vocals, harmonium, percussion, mandolin).

The Secondary Modern has previously featured Amos Memon (drums), James Milne (bass), Nick Buxton (drums), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Jack Hayter (guitar, pedal steel).

Darren has released four solo albums, two of them with the Secondary Modern.

Darren also played bass and sang in Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee which also featured David Tattersall from the Wave Pictures on guitar and vocals and Dan Mayfield (violin) and Dave Watkins (banjo). The band previously featured Simon Trought (mandolin) and John Lee (guitar).

Darren was in The French with John Morrison who made one album Local Information. This album was recently featured as a 'Buried Treasure' in Mojo magazine.

Darren is perhaps best known for being in Hefner with John Morrison (bass), Antony Harding (drums, vocals) and Jack Hayter (guitars, pedal steels, vocals).

Hefner made four albums and have now released a ton of unreleased songs on expanded editions and new compilations.

Support comes from The Understudies.