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The wait is finally over! Rory Gallagher: The Later Years is out today! To mark the occasion, head on over to the Rewriting Rory website for two exclusive interviews about the book. #rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s @rorygallagher
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Shining a positive light on the later years (1985-1995) of Rory Gallagher's career.
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What a year 2024 has been for all things Rory! From the Bonham’s auction & the new documentary to the BBC Collection & beyond, it's been a year to remember. Catch all the highlights in the 2024 Year-in-Review article: @rorygallagher #rorygallagher
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of Tattoo’d Lady and Shadow Play, but newer material such as the speed-skipping Ghost Blues and the crazy-dancing jnstrumental The Loop had a much keener edge. And promised that the best of Gallagher is perhaps yet to come. For my own review of the All Around Man release, see:.
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Finest recruit to his band in recent times is harmonica player Mark Feltham. He is a faultless foil to Gallagher, whether the latter is playing acoustic a la Robert Johnson or full-blast electric heavy-metal-meets-Chicago. Gallagher’s back pages were represented by the likes. .
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He is not content to lay back on the single note solos or the screaming bottleneck work, both of which he does so well. Instead, he is all over the instrument, driving the songs and his sidemen with great flurries of sound.
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One moment he and the band are stomping along in some fierce but familiar groove and then suddenly we are up and boldly over the top – off into rhythmic hyperspace. He can still make these changes and make the blues into his own special monster, because he plays total guitar.
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Nigel Summerley of the Evening Standard wrote the following review : Whatever that blue flash thingy in the new Star Trek series is called – the one that in an instant sends the Enterprise from here to beyond eternity – it also appears to be in the possession of Rory Gallagher.
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On this day in 1990, Rory played the first of two sold-out nights at the Town and Country Club in London. The amazing 2023 release, All Around Man – Live in London, captures the sheer power of Rory’s performance. #rorygallagher #blues #1990s
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! As a little Christmas treat, I wanted to share this 40-minute interview with Rory, recorded for RTÉ Radio in 1980, during his Christmas break back in Ireland. #rorygallagher #blues #1980s
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Read more about Rory’s friendship with Roberto: 📷John Carnie, taken at the Glasgow Fleadh in 1992.
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Sadly, Rory passed away before the tracks were named, but he had told Roberto that he wanted to dedicate one of them (“Raga for G.M. Volonté”) to his favourite actor Gian Maria Volonté and the other to the spirit of a street market in Africa (“Voices from the Bazaar”).
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Every influence creeps into Rory’s playing, from Celtic to Delta blues to flamenco, and when combined with Roberto’s graceful lines on the violin and Pete’s fluctuating and expressive rhythms, the music created sharply contrasts to anything Rory had previously recorded.
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Today marks 30 years since Rory went into the studio with Roberto Manes and Pete Lockett to create two tracks for Roberto's album Phoenician Dream. The two tracks that Rory guests on stand as some of his finest ever work. #rorygallagher #blues #1990s
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also followed Rory to the restaurant, but seeing that the guitarist was with friends, decided not to approach him. Nonetheless, when Joël went to pay for his meal, he found that Rory had already taken care of it, which made him feel embarrassed. 📷Ronnie De Craemer.
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Coghe poignantly recalls Rory placing his hands on Leslie’s shoulders, looking intensely into her eyes and saying, “Look after your father’s health, won’t you? Health is a very precious thing.” After the concert, Rory and his friends went out for food and drinks. Fan Joël Winkin.
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Rory rocking the Vorruit in Ghent in 1992. This was the last date of his 4-week European tour. Rory’s friend, journalist Jean-Noël Coghe, attended this concert, along with his daughter Leslie, Flemish guitarist Roland Van Campenhout and Catherine Mattelaer. #rorygallagher #blues
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Rayne and I recently took part in a Q&A with @writerstevens about Rory Gallagher: The Later Years. Check out the interview here, along with a really lovely review of the book!. #rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s.
markhstevens.wordpress.com
I can still remember walking into my friend’s dorm room in college. Babla Cariappa was into obscure music like Uriah Heap and early Genesis. He was also spinning the first solo album by Rory Gallag…
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Two incredible photos of Rory on stage at the Paradiso Club in Amsterdam. He played on two nights in 1992. "He rocked that place, kept coming back for encores, then looked at his watch and said 'this man has to go to sleep' but he kept on going!" A. Vink.#rorygallagher #blues
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