He has been a featured demonstrator for the last several years at the Home County Folk Festival in London and the Earth, Air Celtic Festival in Goderich. Currently Darrell lives in the farm country of Grey county, just outside of Dundalk. He operates a historic reproduction shop called the Wareham Forge . His work is on display in the Museum of Civilisation in Hull, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, and is in daily use at many historic sites in the province. As a specialist in the Viking Age, he has provided historical demonstrations at L'Anse aux Meadows NHS and 'Norstead' in Newfoundland.
Demonstrations consist of much more than just working metal.
All work is done with traditional equipment, a coal fired portable forge with hand crank blower circa 1870. Darrell acts the part, with costume and persona recreating 1850's Upper Canada. Demonstration becomes Education, as technique is blended to artifact which leads to social history. Questions from the audience are encouraged, which in turn directs the flow of conversation. For Medieval theme events, the entire interpretation will centre around the Norse, circa 1000 AD, with special emphasis on the Norse colony in Newfoundland, and the evolution of iron working technology.