Don McGlashan at The Borderline
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Don McGlashan
Performing acoustically but this time flying solo, was former frontman of one of New Zealand's finest ever musical exports, The Mutton Birds, Mr Don McGlashan.
And the jovial, tanned euphonium-playing Kiwi was in no mood to let us forget that, because, despite being over in the UK to promote his first solo outing Warm Hand (which admittedly is a couple of years old now), McGlashan stuck to Mutton Birds classics and a handful of new tunes, not even playing one song from his album.
There was a promising threat to play Toy Factory Fire - probably the best track on the record - and calls for This Is London. But instead McGlashan got all nostalgic with a crowd-pleasing set that saw him delve far back into the band's back catalogue playing Dominion Road and A Thing Well Made from The Mutton Birds' 1992 debut, and delighting the Kiwi-heavy crowd with acoustic versions of songs like Envy Of Angels, Pulled Along By Love, Queen's English and the sing-along Anchor Me.
McGlashan revealed he has just finished a new album to be released some time this year and promised to come back with his band, which after witnessing this little gem of a show, is certain to be a must-see.
And the jovial, tanned euphonium-playing Kiwi was in no mood to let us forget that, because, despite being over in the UK to promote his first solo outing Warm Hand (which admittedly is a couple of years old now), McGlashan stuck to Mutton Birds classics and a handful of new tunes, not even playing one song from his album.
There was a promising threat to play Toy Factory Fire - probably the best track on the record - and calls for This Is London. But instead McGlashan got all nostalgic with a crowd-pleasing set that saw him delve far back into the band's back catalogue playing Dominion Road and A Thing Well Made from The Mutton Birds' 1992 debut, and delighting the Kiwi-heavy crowd with acoustic versions of songs like Envy Of Angels, Pulled Along By Love, Queen's English and the sing-along Anchor Me.
McGlashan revealed he has just finished a new album to be released some time this year and promised to come back with his band, which after witnessing this little gem of a show, is certain to be a must-see.
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