OXFAM COFFEE BREAK WITH DON MCGLASHAN ON TRADE ME NOW!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=365433171

Heres your chance to have a Fairtrade cuppa at a cafe by the ocean with legendary singer-songwriter, Don McGlashan.

For three decades, the multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist has captured the ears and hearts of people in New Zealand and around the world.

Don was the driving force behind From Scratch, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn and The Mutton Birds and his work continues to offer the soundtracks to our lives.

"One of the things youre trying to do when you write songs is remind people of the humanity they share with others. By noticing something and getting it into a song, youre making it possible, hopefully, for someone hearing that song to say: "I dont know that songwriter, but Ive felt exactly the same thing", and with luck, thatll help them feel more alive; less alone. Supporting the Fairtrade movement comes from the same impulse: by simply making a choice about the products we buy, we can express our solidarity for - and our shared humanity with - a whole bunch of people we dont know - and all that while drinking good coffee!" - Don
This auction is part of Oxfam's Biggest Coffee Break. All proceeds will support Oxfam's efforts to help struggling growers in the developing world to work their way out of poverty.

This Oxfam Coffee Break will take place in Auckland prior to Fair Trade Fortnight, at a time designated by Don and organised through Oxfam. Every effort will be made to make this time mutually acceptable. Any travel or accommodation costs incurred by the highest bidder are at their own expense.

Also, dont forget to register to host your own Coffee Break with your friends or workmates this Fair Trade Fortnight. Go to OxfamCoffeeBreak.org.nz to sign up today and Oxfam will send you a free pack with Fairtrade Caffe Laffare coffee, Kokako drinking chocolate, Whittaker's chocolate and a bunch of great materials to introduce you and your friends to Fairtrade. Dont miss out - limited packs available and registrations close April 22.



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Don McGlashan is recognised as one of New Zealand's foremost songwriters, artists and performers with five entries in APRA New Zealand's Top 100 Songs Of All Time. His career spans from the seminal post-pop-punk band Blam Blam Blam, to art experimentalists The Front Lawn, to platinum selling and internationally recognised popular band The Mutton Birds.

He has opened, solo, for Crowded House on their recent US and Canada tour, and was a guest musician with in the band and is part of the Neil Finn project 7 World Collide.

The Mutton Birds album "Envy Of Angels" made the UK Sunday Times top ten list when it was released in 1997.

His first band, Blam Blam Blam, had a string of top 20 singles in the early eighties and a No. 4 album. Don's song "Don't Fight it, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us" won Song of the Year in the 1982 NZ Recording Industry Awards.

After a year in New York as a drummer with avant-garde dance company Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, he returned to New Zealand and founded the music/theatre duo "The Front Lawn" with Harry Sinclair. The Front Lawn toured Australasia, Europe and America from 1985-90, picking up many awards and rave reviews, including being called "a superb duo" by New York Times music critic Jon Pareles.

During the four years that The Mutton Birds lived in London, McGlashan's songs traveled well, even ending up in novels by best-selling Scottish writers Ian Rankin and Christopher Brookmyre. After the release of the band's fourth album "Rain, Steam & Speed", he was hailed by The Sunday Times as "one of Britain's most intelligent, poetic songwriters".



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