About this episode

A revealing conversation with songwriter Don McGlashan about his personal loss and a memorable incident at the Music Awards.

A revealing conversation with one of our great songwriters. He opens up about the heartbreaking loss behind his song Andy . Plus his one regret about the night he told a minister to “shut up” at the Music Awards. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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