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"Posterity's a fairly slippery beast": Don McGlashan on the creation of his first solo live album

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 2:16pm
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"Posterity's a fairly slippery beast": Don McGlashan on the creation of his first solo live album

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 2:16pm

A true New Zealand music legend, Don McGlashan has written some of our most-loved tunes. 

From ‘Anchor Me’ in his time with the Mutton Birds, through to his incredible work as a solo artist and his compositions for film and television. 

In 2023 McGlashan went on a very special tour around New Zealand, and off the back he’s released his first solo live album – ‘Take It To The Bridge’. 

Although he’s been part of the making of a dozen or more studio albums, McGlashan confessed to Jack Tame that he was never really interested in live albums. 

“It sort of surprised me, that in the middle of this tour,” 

“I suddenly felt this would be great, this is really special – I should be, we should be recording everything.” 

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