Far-flung fan plays host
Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin (right) has long subscribed to the lyrics of Don McGlashan.
He named one of his Rebus novels, The Falls, after a song on The Mutton Birds' 1999 album Rain, Steam and Speed. So, when McGlashan came to Edinburgh at the weekend, Rankin came courting.
"Reward to myself tomorrow night: Don 'Mutton Birds' McGlashan in concert at Edinburgh's Bongo Club," the best-selling author tweeted. He failed to add Dave Dobbyn would be joining McGlashan on the ticket.
The former Mutton Birds frontman has quite the fan in Rankin, who plugged both his Edinburgh gigs on Twitter. The two men have become friends.
Rankin played tour guide, escorting the Kiwi to a popular local drinking establishment made famous in his novels. "Showed my friend Don McGlashan around Edinburgh today. Well, okay, I took him to the Oxford Bar." Maybe there's a new song in it.
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