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Don McGlashan

Don McGlashan (born 18 July 1959) is a New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who won fame with bands Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, and The Mutton Birds, before going solo. He has also composed extensively for cinema and television. Among other instruments, McGlashan has played guitar, drums, euphonium and French horn.

McGlashan has played with percussion group From Scratch, and bands The Bellbirds, The Plague, and composed a number of pieces for New Zealand's Limbs Dance Company.

McGlashan's first hits were with band Blam Blam Blam in the early 1980s. He later released four albums as lead singer and writer for The Mutton Birds.

Biography

Early life

McGlashan was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Both his parents were teachers: his father Bain taught civil engineering at Auckland Technical Institute and his mother was a schoolteacher. McGlashan was actively encouraged to pursue music from a young age by his father, who bought him bought parts of various musical instruments to learn on. McGlashan wrote the song 'Envy of Angels' as a tribute to his father. At age seven McGlashan began on cello and piano, "then gradually added more instruments to that. [I] went through the tune-a-day for whatever instrument it was, for just about every instrument I think." McGlashan attended Westlake Boys' High School, on Auckland's North Shore. While at high school he began playing keyboard in local bands. "I carried on sort of following those two strands - of learning how to write songs, learning how to be in a band, learning all the sort of extra musical stuff that you have to learn - and on the other side I was learning the French horn."

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Music Helps trustee Don McGlashan says it’s been really hard for everyone, from musos to venues ... New Zealand music legend Don McGlashan, who also serves as trustee for the Music Helps charity, says it’s been really hard for everybody involved ... their rent,” says Mr McGlashan.

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Today marks the start of a New Zealand Music Month like no other, with the works of Kiwi artists taking on new meanings in wake of Covid-19. . Your playlist will load after this ad ... Source. Breakfast ... “But it's pretty insane.” ... Music Helps trustee Don McGlashan says it’s been really hard for everyone, from musos to venues. Source. Breakfast ... .

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Jennifer Ward-Lealand Te Atamira has been named the 2020 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Your playlist will load after this ad. The actor and director was honoured for her devotion to the performing arts sector and advocacy for Te Reo Māori. Source. 1 NEWS ... Actor Ward-Lealand and musician Don McGlashan taken Front Lawn on the road. Source. 1 NEWS ... .

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