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The Whiskey Live
Don will be performing at the Whiskey in Ponsonby, Auckland on Tues May 8th as part of the Whiskey Live series that is taking place in May. Ticket information is available in the Show section.
Song Summit Sydney May 26-28 2012
Don joins the Song Writing & Coaching Panel at this year’s Song Summit in Sydney. In its third year the three-day Song Summit 2012 conference is a major creative, business-development and networking expo for the music industry – and will be held at the Sydney Convention Centre 26-28 May, 2012.
The program includes live performances by international and local talent as well as workshops, conferences, showcases and networking opportunities designed to provide local songwriters with educational support and networking and business opportunities to help further their musical careers. http://www.songsummit.com.au/
Don Performs Ship Songs season in March / April
An overnight sensation when it toured the country in 2008, Ship Songs’ romantic, epic tales and roguish folklore inspired by the true story of how Hughes’ parents met captured the hearts of audiences throughout New Zealand. Written and performed by Ian Hughes , Directed by Anna Marbrook.
Its luscious soundtrack of rousing sea shanties and soulful ballads is provided by iconic New Zealand musician Don McGlashan, who marks his first theatrical appearance in the show in twenty years – not merely as a live musician but as a member of the cast.
Don is joined once more by long time Seven Sisters collaborator Chris O’Connor and The Broadsides/former Charlie ASH member Dave Khan, together they have become Don McGlashan and the Journeymen and they perform on stage right in the middle of the action creating the impassioned songs, music and sound effects to Ian’s incredible stories.
The season kicks off on Wednesday Mar 21 through till Saturday April 7th. Tickets and more details available at www.Qtheatre.co.nz
Classic Hits Vineyard Tour
The Mutton Birds join the Winery Tour celebrating not one, but two milestones; 2012 marks 20 years since the release of the band’s self titled debut album and 10 years since their last show. With timeless Kiwi anthems that transcend generations like Anchor Me, Dominion Road and Nature, Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, David Long and Alan Gregg are reuniting just for the Winery Tour.
Says McGlashan, “I’m looking forward to getting together with the guys. A band is more than just a bunch of musicians. When it really works, there’s a magic there which is more than the sum of its parts. That’s certainly the way it was with the Mutton Birds, and it’s going to be great to take the beast out of the garage again and make the gravel fly.”
The Winery Tour kicks off at Ascension Wine Estate in Matakana on Friday 3rd February and concludes at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland on Saturday 3rd March.
Tickets can be purchased via the Winery Tour website www.winerytour.co.nz and Ticketmaster.