Over the past three decades or so, Darren Wharton has been a regular visitor to these shores, both as a member of Thin Lizzy - into whose ranks he was recruited, at the tender age of 17, by the late, great Phil Lynott, and with whom he remained until the band effectively called it aOver the past three decades or so, Darren Wharton has been a regular visitor to these shores, both as a member of Thin Lizzy – into whose ranks he was recruited, at the tender age of 17, by the late, great Phil Lynott, and with whom he remained until the band effectively called it a day at the end of 2012, making him the third longest serving member – and as frontman with the band he refers to as his "baby" (see our interview: http://planetmosh.com/dare-interview-with-darren-wharton/). However, it has been nigh on two-thirds of that time since Dare last trod the boards of a Belfast stage – a situation rectified with this first of a brace of gigs back on Irish soil. Wharton's affection for Ireland, and its people, is clear: despite somewhat convoluted travel arrangements meaning the band arriving late for soundcheck for the early doors show, he still finds time to share a couple of beers and some banter with local fans before 'curtain up' – and then immediately joins them afterwards for yet more of the same. It's an affection that also comes across in Dare's songs and sound, which has always had a harder, grittier (and darker) [...]
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