REWRITING RORY

Rewriting Rory

Shining a positive light on the later years of Rory Gallagher’s career

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On this day in 1988, Rory played the Town & Country Club in London. You can check out some fan testimonies from the gig at the following link: On this day in 1993, Rory performed at a special concert at Manchester Free Trade Hall to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster. Sharing the bill were Frankie Miller, Sherman Robertson, Sonny Curtis, and Debby Davies. All proceeds from the night went to Relate, a national charity providing relationship counselling. On this day in 1988, Rory played Heppenheim Open Air Festival in Germany. To mark the anniversary, here are a few fan testimonies I posted back in 2024 from those who were there. Enjoy! Later this week marks the anniversary of Rory's legendary gig in Athens in 1981, so here's a little something to kick off the new week - an interview he did while there for Greek radio. Link in Story, as always! Some fantastic photos of Rory on stage at the Tegelen Blues Festival in 1993. This was the third time that Rory performed at the iconic Dutch festival. Also on the bill were C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Duke Robillard & Band, Earl King and the Butanes, Big Sugar, Barrelhouse, Sherman Robertson & Band and Monti Amundson. A few backstage photos of Rory and fans after his gig at the Vooruit in Ghent (Belgium) on this day in 1989. Rory was joined on stage by his old friend Roland Van Campenhout. On this day in 1989, Rory headlined the Tegelen Blues Festival in the Netherlands. Ahead of the show, he gave an interview to a local newspaper, sharing some striking reflections on his career, his craft and the music industry: On this day in 1992, Rory received a civic reception at Cork City Hall from Lord Mayor Micheál Martin in recognition of his musical achievements. During the event, he was presented with a commemorative piece of Tipperary Crystal. At Rory’s request, the occasion was kept low-key, attending only his brother Dónal, mother Monica and aunt Kathleen. In his speech, Martin praised Rory as “a world figure in his field” with a “unique” talent, adding that Cork could be “justifiably proud” of him as “one of its greatest sons” who had become part of the city’s folklore. On this day in 1992, Rory headlined Cork’s annual Lark by the Lee festival. Sharing the bill with acts like Something Happens, The Stunning, Belsonic Sound, Rubyhorse, and Colour Tide, the festival was widely hailed in the press as “Gallagher’s day.” As promised, part 2 of my interview with Mark Ratcliffe has now dropped. Happy reading! I'm delighted to share the first part of my two-part interview with long-term Rory fan, Mark Ratcliffe, as part of the 'Meeting with the G-Fans' series. Mark has so many incredible memories of Rory over the years. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did listening to them (link in Story, as always) On this day in 1994, Rory performed at the SDR3 Festival in Stuttgart, held to mark the final day of the station’s annual “Hit Parade”. The event brought together broadcasters from across Europe, including Germany, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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