Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine from allmusic.comThe resurrected Buddha acquired the rights to much of Rory Gallagher's prime material in 1999. They began their reissue program with his first two albums, then they moved to what most hardcore fans would consider the crown jewel of the series, a double-disc collection of Gallagher's BBC sessions. Like most lead guitarists (at least those of his...
A friend of mine is trying to organise a gig on the Principality of Sealand and he said that if he does go, that I can tag along and play the saw! Having never been to a micronation, it is pretty exciting for me.I see from their website, they are selling baroness-ships. I wouldn't mine being a Baroness of Sealand. I might just have to get me one of them...In celebration of me joining the aristo...
The first artistic impression of the eagerly awaited Rory Gallagher Statue Commemoration to be located in the musician's birthplace of Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal has been released.The statue honoring the late great Irish blues rock guitarist Rory Gallagher has been commissioned to the Scottish-based award winning Sculptor David Annand by Donegal County Council, and the Rory Gallagher Internation...
It has been confirmed today that, among a bewildering array of live music, seminars, music workshops, displays, exhibitions and discussions, The Music Show at the RDS, Dublin, Ireland on October 3 & 4, 2009 will feature a major exhibition of guitars and amps from the collection of the late Rory Gallagher, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. The Rory Gallagher Exh...
I always heard that Rory Gallagher (as well as Clapton/Beano era, Tony Iommi and Brian May) used the Range Master Treble Booster as his go-to gizmo.Here is a “1965 Dallas Range Master Treble Booster Mint with BOX!”…currently available on eBay.However, if you are thinking this device is the secret to mo’ mojo, you might want [...]
“Going To My Hometown” by Rory Gallagher.Hmm…I wonder if anybody is making a custom-shop, reliced, Rory mando?As always, grab your chili dipper and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this [...]