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Podcast: Don't Give Up
Episode: 74. Mal McCallum
Description: Guitarist, pianist and vocalist Mal McCallum has been performing and recording throughout New Zealand and Australia since the early 1970s. On this episode we talk about his experiences trying to make it in the early days including many a lesson learnt. He describes the gigging scene back in the day, we discuss The Beatles, the ‘concept album’ and the influence Tommy Emmanuel has had on each of us. He talks about the time his single was added to the playlist of a major Australian radio station, only to get bumped a few days later and he laughs about many of the...