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GLENN HUGHES IS FORCED TO POSTPONE FESTIVAL APPEARANCE DUE TO HEALTH ISSUE

5/16/2019

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT - As many of our followers have been asking in recent days, following the postponement of Glenn Hughes UK Tour in May due to health issue requiring a Hospital Procedure, well last night the Rory Gallagher Festival Committee were informed by Glenn's Management that on Medical Advice that Glenn will not be able to appear on Saturday 1st June 2019 at the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon. While it is hugely disappointing that Glenn will not be a part of the 2019 Festival, we wish Glenn every good wish, a speedy recovery and good health. Glenn has indicated that he would like to return in 2020 for the Festival. In the meantime, we the voluntary organising committee of this years Rory Gallagher Festival will be announcing a replacement Headliner Act to perform on Saturday 1st June 2019 at the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon. Thank you

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RORY GALLAGHER "BLUES" ALBUM TO BE LAUNCHED AT RORY GALLAGHER FESTIVAL 2019 IN BALLYSHANNON

5/1/2019

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The new compilation album by Rory Gallagher entitled 'BLUES' will be officially launched at the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon on Thursday 30th May 2019. The Launch will be performed by Donal Gallagher along with his sons Daniel and Eoin Gallagher at 7pm at the Rory Gallagher Theatre in Ballyshannon on what will be the opening night of the renowned festival in honour of the great Irish Blues Guitarist in the town of his birth. The Album will go exclusively on sale at the Festival and will 24 hours later be released worldwide. The Gallagher family will address the Launch of the "Blues" album and on the night there will be a Special performance of material from the album by Sligo Guitarist SEAMIE O'DOWD & HIS BAND.

In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher’s recording career, UMC are pleased to announce the release of ‘BLUES’ on Friday 31st May. From the vaults of the Gallagher estate’s tape archive comes this collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory playing his favourite blues material. Ranging from never heard before tracks to special guest sessions with legendary blues artists (Muddy Waters / Albert King) and lost radio sessions, this album uncovers Rory’s love of the blues throughout his solo career from 1971 right through to 1994.
Formats include a 15 track 1CD / 2LP version, limited edition blue vinyl 2LP and a deluxe 36 track 3CD version showcasing Rory’s virtuoso performances of electric, acoustic and live blues. The Deluxe comprises 90% unreleased material and features performances with musical legends such as Muddy Waters, Albert King, Jack Bruce, Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber. The Deluxe Edition also comes with an extensive booklet comprising previously unseen pictures if Rory plus a new essay by award winning Blues / Rock writer Jas Obrecht.

If ever there was a “musician’s musician” then that accolade surely belongs to Rory Gallagher. Renowned for his blistering live performances and highly respected for his dedication to his craft, he died in 1995, aged just 47, yet his reputation has continued to flourish in the years since. Indeed, some of rock’s most seminal figures, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, Queen’s Brian May to The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, have cited him as an influence. Clapton credited Rory with “getting me back into the blues”, while May has unequivocally stated: “I owe Rory Gallagher my sound.”
From his first album with Taste through his final solo record, Rory Gallagher remained true to his own musical vision. Like the American bluesmen he admired, he created an instantly identifiable sound. His raw, unfettered vocals perfectly suited the blues-worthy themes he sang of, and his guitar style was a force unto itself. Like B.B. King and Buddy Guy, he excelled at playing storytelling solos on electric guitar. Like Muddy Waters, he was a skilled slider. And like Blind Boy Fuller, Lead Belly, and Big Bill Broonzy, he displayed amazing dexterity on the acoustic guitar. But unlike many of his peers in the U.K., especially during the 1960s and 1970s, Gallagher did not specialize in note-perfect copies of other people’s songs. As he explained to an interviewer in 1978, “I never started out to be a strict recreator of the blues or even a modern young bluesman. I wanted to be me.”

Track Listings

3 CD Deluxe Edition
CD 1 – Electric Blues
1. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Unreleased track from the Jinx album sessions 1982)
2. Nothin’ But The Devil (Unreleased track from the Against The Grain album sessions 1975)
3. Tore Down (Unreleased track from the Blueprint album sessions 1973)
4. Off The Handle (Unreleased session Paul Jones Show BBC Radio 1986)
5. I Could’ve Had Religion (Unreleased WNCR Cleveland radio session from 1972)
6. As the Crow Flies (Unreleased track from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
7. A Million Miles Away (Unreleased BBC Radio 1 Session 1973)
8. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Outtake from Deuce album sessions 1971)
9. Leaving Town Blues (Tribute track from Peter Green ‘Rattlesnake Guitar’ 1994)
10. Drop Down Baby (Rory guest guitar on Lonnie Donegan’s “Puttin’ On The Style” album 1978
11. I’m Ready (Guest guitarist on Muddy Waters ‘London Sessions’ album 1971)
12. Bullfrog Blues (Unreleased WNCR Cleveland radio session from 1972)
CD 2 – Acoustic Blues
1. Who’s That Coming (Acoustic outtake from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
2. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Acoustic outtake from Deuce album sessions 1971)
3. Prison Blues (Unreleased track from Blueprint album sessions 1973)
4. Secret Agent (Unreleased acoustic version from RTE Irish TV 1976)
5. Blow Wind Blow (Unreleased WNCR Cleveland radio session from 1972)
6. Bankers Blues (Outtake from the Blueprint album sessions 1973)
7. Whole Lot Of People (Acoustic outtake from Deuce album sessions 1971)
8. Loanshark Blues (Unreleased acoustic version from German TV 1987)
9. Pistol Slapper Blues (Unreleased acoustic version from Irish TV 1976)
10. Can’t Be Satisfied (Unreleased Radio FFN session from 1992)
11. Want Ad Blues (Unreleased RTE Radio Two Dave Fanning session 1988)
12. Walkin’ Blues (Unreleased acoustic version from RTE Irish TV 1987)
CD 3 – Live Blues
1. When My Baby She Left Me (Unreleased track from Glasgow Apollo concert 1982)
2. Nothin’ But The Devil (Unreleased track from Glasgow Apollo concert 1982)
3. What In The World (Unreleased track from Glasgow Apollo concert 1982)
4. I Wonder Who (Unreleased live track from late 1980s)
5. Messin’ With The Kid (Unreleased track from Sheffield City Hall concert 1977)
6. Tore Down (Unreleased track from Newcastle City Hall concert 1977)
7. Garbage Man Blues (Unreleased track from Sheffield City Hall concert 1977)
8. All Around Man (Unreleased track from BBC OGWT Special 1976)
9. Born Under A Bad Sign (Unreleased track from Rockpalast 1991 w/ Jack Bruce)
10. You Upset Me (Unreleased guest performance from Albert King album ‘Live’ 1975)
11. Comin’ Home Baby (Unreleased track from 1989 concert with Chris Barber Band)
12. Rory Talking Blues (Interview track of Rory talking about the blues)

1 CD Version
1. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Unreleased track from the Jinx album sessions 1982)
2. Nothin’ But The Devil (Unreleased track from the Against The Grain album sessions 1975)
3. Tore Down (Unreleased track from the Blueprint album sessions 1973)
4. Off The Handle (Unreleased session Paul Jones Show BBC Radio 1986)
5. A Million Miles Away (Unreleased BBC Radio 1 Session 1973)
6. Leaving Town Blues (Tribute track from Peter Green ‘Rattlesnake Guitar’ 1994)
7. As the Crow Flies (Unreleased track from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
8. Secret Agent (Unreleased acoustic version from RTE Irish TV 1976)
9. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Acoustic outtake from Deuce album sessions 1971)
10. Prison Blues (Unreleased track from Blueprint album sessions 1973)
11. Who’s That Coming (Acoustic outtake from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
12. I’m Ready (Guest guitarist on Muddy Waters ‘London Sessions’ album 1971)
13. What In The World (Unreleased track from Glasgow Apollo concert 1982)
14. Garbage Man Blues (Unreleased track from Sheffield City Hall concert 1977)
15. Born Under A Bad Sign (Unreleased track from Rockpalast 1991 w/ Jack Bruce)

2 LP / Limited Edition Blue Vinyl 2 LP Version

Side 1
1. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Unreleased track from the Jinx album sessions 1982)
2. Nothin’ But The Devil (Unreleased track from the Against The Grain album sessions 1975)
3. Tore Down (Unreleased track from the Blueprint album sessions 1973)
4. Off The Handle (Unreleased session Paul Jones Show BBC Radio 1986)
Side 2
1. A Million Miles Away (Unreleased BBC Radio 1 Session 1973)
2. Leaving Town Blues (Tribute track from Peter Green ‘Rattlesnake Guitar’ 1994)
3. I’m Ready (Guest guitarist on Muddy Waters ‘London Sessions’ album 1971)
4. As the Crow Flies (Unreleased track from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
Side 3
1. Who’s That Coming (Acoustic outtake from Tattoo album sessions 1973)
2. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson (Acoustic outtake from Deuce album sessions 1971)
3. Prison Blues (Unreleased track from Blueprint album sessions 1973)
4. Secret Agent (Unreleased acoustic version from RTE Irish TV 1976)
Side 4
1. What In The World (Unreleased track from Glasgow Apollo concert 1982)
2. Garbage Man Blues (Unreleased track from Sheffield City Hall concert 1977)
3. Born Under A Bad Sign (Unreleased track from Rockpalast 1991 w/ Jack Bruce)

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BAND OF FRIENDS to honour Ted McKenna at Rory GALLAGHER Festival 2019

4/18/2019

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Sunday 2nd June 2019 at the Big Top at Rory Gallagher Festival 2019 will be a special night as the Late Ted McKenna will be remembered by fans from all over the world. Ted lit up the venue every year with BAND OF FRIENDS but sadly Ted passed away earlier this year during a routine operation in his native Scotland. BAND OF FRIENDS will feature stalwarts Gerry McAvoy and Marcel Scherpenzeel with legendary Rory Gallagher drummer Brendan O’Neill set to join the Band for the Festival and other gigs.

Speaking today - Gerry McAvoy said “After we lost Ted, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue with the Band, but after reading so many of your comments on Facebook and on other media outlets, I decided to continue, thank you for your support”.

The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2019 will remember Ted McKenna in a number of ways with more details on that to come. Thousands of fans are set to converge on Ballyshannon, Rory Gallagher’s birthplace, for what is going to be the biggest festival to date with 36 Acts performing on 15 stages over the 4 days throughout Ballyshannon. With headline acts such as Glenn Hughes Band (Deep Purple), Bernie Marsden Band (Whitesnake), Wishbone Ash, Sinnerboy, Johnny Gallagher & Boxtie, Laundromat (NL) and many many more .... Sunday night at the Big Top will be filled with emotion and memories as BAND OF FRIENDS return to their spiritual home without the Late Great Ted McKenna.

Band of Friends will perform on Sunday 2nd June 2019 at the Rory Gallagher Festival Big Top - also on the bill that night will be Wishbone Ash featuring Andy Powell, the Grainne Duffy Band and Belfast Bluesman - Dom Martin. It promises to be a Special night with BAND OF FRIENDS taking to the stage in honour of Rory and Ted. Tickets for the Big Top are available - www.rorygallagherfestival.com/tickets

The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival will feature in excess of 30 acts from across the world and the 4 day festival is loved for its relaxed atmosphere, its renowned street concerts that are free to view, the Rock ‘n Blues Pub gigs that are also free to view and the nightly Festival Big Top Concerts that feature many of the finest Rock ‘n Blues bands, and the leading Rory Gallagher Tribute acts.
“Each year we strive to bring many renowned acts that have played with and have been influenced by Rory Gallagher. We are pleased that so many of Rory’s fans from across the world make the trip annually and it certainly would make Rory proud. Weekend Early Bird Tickets for the nightly Big Top Concerts are on sale at just €70 for all 3 nights, its superb value and we are delighted with the quality of the line-up for this year” said Barry O’Neill (Festival Chairperson).

Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2019 takes place in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland between Thursday 30th May and Sunday 2nd June 2019 with all details available on the Official Website www.rorygallagherfestival.com

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