Jul 30 2008
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Rory Gallagher Newsletter—April 2010
Welcome to the latest issue of the Rory Gallagher Newsletter! Every few months I send out a newsletter letting subscribers know of recent updates to the site, including the latest bootleg I’ve uploaded to the server. The newsletter also contains any recent news on tributes, commercial releases, radio programs, or other Rory related information that I come across. As always, feel free to EMAIL me if you know of anything new under the Rory sun.
Boot of the Month
This month’s bootleg is Rory’s September 12, 1981 appearance at the NEA Philadelphia Stadium in Athens, Greece. This is Rory’s fourth appearance with new drummer Brendan O’Neill. And what an appearance it proved to be! Rory plays to a crowd of 40,000, no supporting acts just Rory and his band. After the show all hell breaks loose! Track listing for this bootleg is as follows:
- Shinkicker (cuts in)
- Moonchild
- Do YOu Read Me?
- Nadine
- I Wonder Who
- Tattoo’d Lady
- Wayward Child
- A Million Miles Away
- Double Vision
- Out on the Western Plain (fades out)
To read a short write up of the show, or to download the mp3 audio tracks of Rory’s performance there, go HERE.
I’ve also added a radio interview done the day prior to Rory’s show at the Philadelphia Stadium. You can listen to the interview HERE.
Recent Additions to the Archive at Roryon
- John Ganjamie has uploaded many new additions to his excellant archive of Rory Gallagher articles. Links to the latest two additions are given below.
- The first article comes from the 1980 Reading Rock Festival Program. This was Rory’s 3rd time at the yearly Reading Festival, twice as a headliner. Click HERE to access this article.
- The second article comes from the October 17, 1970 issue of DISC, and talks about Taste’s recent tours of Europe and the upcoming Irish tour, their first since their move to London, and mentions of a possible split up. Click HERE to access this article.
Site Additions
Shadowplays: Facebook
For those who are members of the facebook community, I’ve added a presence on Facebook. It will stream the blog posts to Facebook allowing those who do not subscribe to the blogs RSS feed to be notified when a new posting has occurred. Don’t sit there drumming your fingers waiting for the next newsletter, subscribe to either the blog of Facebook page, or both, and get any new Rory-news while it’s still fresh! Comments to the blog or facebook are always welcome. I will continue to post a newsletter for those who don’t wish to take advantage of the alternatives. Click HERE to sign up for the Shadowplays:Facebook page.
Lester Bangs
I’ve added a Lester Bangs review of Tastes “On the Boards”. Lester was an American rock critic who wrote in the Gonzo style of journalism that was popular in the late 60’s and 70’s. He has been called the greatest and most influential rock critic of all time. Part of the infamous “Noise Boys” of rock critics that also included Richard Meltzer, James Walcott and Nick Tosches, Lester freelanced for Rolling Stone until fired in 1971 for being too “disrespectful to musicians”, and subsequently wrote for Creem, The Village Voice, and NME. Although not a fan of Taste’s first album he was very much “on board” with their next release, ‘On the Boards’. Click HERE to read the review.
Australian Tour Program
I’ve added a full scan of Rory Gallagher’s 1980 Australian Tour Program and transcribed the articles in 3 parts on the blog. You can either download a pdf of the entire tour program or read the text from the program in 3 successive blog posts. Many thanks go to Glenn Shambrook for providing the scans of the Tour Program. Click HERE to read Part 1 of the Australian Tour program.
Upcoming Tributes and Events
Ballyshannon
The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2010 in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland begins on Thursday 2nd of June and continues through until Sunday 8th of June. 25 performing acts will appear at the Rory Gallagher Festival this year coming from Holland , Germany , Italy , USA , Norway , England , Scotland and Ireland. Headlining the event this year is former lead guitarist with the world renowned “Whitesnake”, Bernie Marsden and his band set to appear in Ballyshannon on Saturday 5th June 2010. The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival opens on Wednesday 2nd June 2010 with the unveiling of the Rory Gallagher bronze statue at 7.30pm on Main Street , Ballyshannon. Click HERE for more details.
Cork
The annual “Cork Rocks for Rory” tribute festival will be held on June 11th and 12th at Cyprus Avenue Caroline Street (Near GPO) in Cork, Ireland. Appearing at the festival this year wll be Dave McHugh, “Bullfrog Taste Express”, “The Steve Richardson Band”, and “Secret Agent”. Click HERE for more details.
In Honor of Rory
Hall of Fame petition
Dino McGartland has introduced a petition to get Rory into the Hall of Fame. Click here to sign the petition.
(note* “ipetions” asks for monetary contributions to keep the site running, but you don’t have to contribute to sign the petition.)
Latest Commercial Releases
The Essential Rory Gallagher
Last year SonyBMG released a 2-cd compilation to mark Rory’s birthday. This year 3 tablature book are offered for aspiring musicians. The latest is the Taste tablature book, including all nineteen songs from Taste and On the Boards, the only two studio albums released by Rory Gallagher’s band, Taste before he pursued his solo career. You can purchase these tablature books at the Music Room.
Crest of a Wave
Eagle Rock Entertainment has released a 2-CD “Best of” compilation. It is an excellent collection that highlights Rory’s songwriting ability. The collection includes a brilliant, souped-up re-mix of Rory’s “Overnight Bag”. Watch the promotional video from Eagle Rock, Here.  :Click HERE to order your copy today.
Until next time,
Milo
http://www.shadowplays.com
Happy Holidays Milo! I’ve lost your email addy so I chose to wish you the best here. Thanks as always for your many years of carrying the flag for Rory and keeping us followers immersed in the sounds of that blistering Strat!