BUZZ HAWKINS
a.k.a.
HAWKINS BACKYARD
Known internationally for his storytelling and voicing of the award-winning radio comedies, ‘The Bradshaws’, Buzz Hawkins has been writing songs and composing music since he was a schoolboy. He delivered his first epic “Mary Hold The Candle While I Shave The Chicken’s Leg” from the balcony of a friend’s flat in Hulme, Manchester, to two pals standing below. They clapped (a bit) and he’s never looked back.
Augmented with a few ‘proper jobs’ he’s been a professional performer all his life.
Born and raised in the hard terraced streets of Manchester and then on a council overspill estate, nevertheless Buzz Hawkins has managed to march through life with a smile – although occasionally it is a crooked one.
His stories and songs are powerfully honest and tell the little truths of ordinary life with the disarming humour and the uncomfortable irony of the north of England.
‘YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE’ ~ Hawkins Backyard
available on all streaming sites from 12th June 2025
Eleven songs written and performed by a consummate storyteller, each unique in its style, and all uniquely Buzz Hawkins. They peer at the little truths of ordinary life with the disarming humour and uncomfortable irony of the north of England.
