Rory Gallagher, the Apostle of Good Old Rock on 13th May at the Baron

In jeans and a flannel shirt, Rory doesn’t care about appearances. His blues is in his image: authentic. With him, “follow the impulses of your heart.”

In the music world, we’ve known for a long time that critics don’t know what label to give Rory Gallagher because even if you’re not a connoisseur, you won’t be able to resist his charm.

Rock and roll and the blues are his religion, his domain, his universe, and the sincerity and conviction he projects are weapons to overcome all obstacles. “Follow the impulses of your heart. Music is a lifelong bond. I wish I could play as long as my heroes,” sings the Irish guitar of Rory Gallagher, the virtuoso.

Rory Gallagher is recognised as one of the greatest contemporary rock and blues artists. His admiration for artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters and Albert King has had a profound influence on his music.

Rory Gallagher’s rock and roll odyssey began at the age of 6 when he saw Elvis Presley on television. He started playing the ukelele, then the guitar, and as a teenager, travelled around Ireland in the group Taste, which we always talk about. In 1971, he left Taste and began a solo career which, through the power of his music, quickly took on impressive proportions.

Since then, our star who prefers to wear jeans and a flannel shirt on stage rather than sequins, has travelled the world many times, performing both in capitals and in places unknown to the general public.

Last summer, after a great tour of the United States, Rory Gallagher toured the festivals of Europe without forgetting Montreux where he was performing for the eleventh time.

The recording of his new album (scheduled for release at the end of August) forces Rory Gallagher to remain confined to the studio.

This new tour off the beaten track allows him to escape to France, his favourite country. He explains in the simplest terms the constancy of his success. “Too many bands rely on their confetti attitudes and don’t go deep into their music. For me, whatever the place, I always play as if I were in a private club, to the maximum of my abilities, in perfect symbiosis with the spectators.”

His only ambition: to still be playing in twenty years’ time.

At the Baron, May 13, at 9 p.m.