REWRITING RORY

Shining a positive light on the later years (1985-1995) of Rory Gallagher’s career

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  • Photographers #12: Odile Noël

    Photographers #12: Odile Noël

    Originally born in Paris, Odile Noël moved to Britain in 1969. According to her website, Odile got her first big break when she was taken on as a secretary by Larry Westland who was beginning to organise music events. In 1975, she obtained her first camera as a Christmas present and swiftly started to take photographs,… Read more

  • Rory at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 20 March 1991

    Rory at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 20 March 1991

    On this day in 1991, Rory gave a barnstorming performance at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. This was the 11th date on his US tour (the first since 1985) and part of a broader international tour that had taken in Japan and Australia previously. Despite Rory’s six-year break from touring the country, he was welcomed… Read more

  • Rewriting Rory #17: A History of Rory in 30 Objects

    Rewriting Rory #17: A History of Rory in 30 Objects

    Back in 2011, the BBC released the ‘A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects’ podcast, which aimed to tell the story of Mozart’s life through a series of objects that were close to him. Over twelve episodes, Professor Cliff Eisen introduced listeners to all sorts of curious artefacts, from Mozart’s piano, watch and tea… Read more

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On this day in 1986, Rory appeared on the Paul Jones Rhythm 'n Blues Show on BBC Radio 2. Here's a little audio clip of his fantastic live version of Off the Handle. Check out our latest interview with photographer Odile Noël who took some wonderful photos of @rorygallagher at the Nomis Studios in 1989. Link in bio. On this day in 1989, Rory kicked off Irish Rock Week at the Mean Fiddler in London - a whole seven nights in April featuring the “cream” of Ireland’s new talent. Lauren has just had her latest academic piece on @rorygallagherofficial published with Ethnomusicology Forum. If you'd like to have a read, then check out the link in our Story. It is about her 2022 'pilgrimage' to Cork and the various sites of memorialisation around the city, and is entitled 'Walkin’ Blues: Exploring the Semiotic Musicscape of Rory Gallagher’s Cork City' Also, on this day in 1991, Rory played his final official concert with Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neill at the Marquee Club in New York (they would perform with him again several times in 1992 while he got his new band together). A little clip of Rory playing ‘Walkin’ Wounded’ on German TV show Ohne Filter on this day in 1990. Rory performed a 1-hour concert and also took part in a short interview with presenter Felix Parbs, where he talked about the recording of Fresh Evidence, working with Muddy Waters and a funny story about his Vox AC30 going up in flames on stage once. Rory on stage at the Paradise in Boston on this day in 1991. The show started with technical difficulties, but keen to ensure that his fans didn’t go away disappointed, Rory ended up playing the longest show of the entire tour at just over three hours in length. According to eyewitnesses, Rory played on undeterredly, drawing energy from the crowd and progressively getting better and better over the night. Towards the end, he threw in ‘Used to Be’ and the “collective roar from the audience damn near blew the roof off the joint.” Rory on stage at Club Bene in Sayreville on this day in 1991 (photo by Bob Leafe). A great photo of Rory on stage at El Mocambo in Toronto on this day in 1991.

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