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The wait is finally over! Rory Gallagher: The Later Years is out today! To mark the occasion, head on over to the Rewriting Rory website for two exclusive interviews about the book. rewritingrory.co.uk/2024/10/04/rew… #rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s @rorygallagher

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What a year 2024 has been for all things Rory! From the Bonham’s auction & the new documentary to the BBC Collection & beyond, it's been a year to remember. Catch all the highlights in the 2024 Year-in-Review article: rewritingrory.co.uk/2024/12/30/a-y… @rorygallagher #rorygallagher

of Tattoo’d Lady and Shadow Play, but newer material such as the speed-skipping Ghost Blues and the crazy-dancing jnstrumental The Loop had a much keener edge. And promised that the best of Gallagher is perhaps yet to come. For my own review of the All Around Man release, see:

On this day in 1990, Rory played the first of two sold-out nights at the Town and Country Club in London. The amazing 2023 release, All Around Man – Live in London, captures the sheer power of Rory’s performance. #rorygallagher #blues #1990s

@TwoWave2 My pleasure. Enjoy!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! As a little Christmas treat, I wanted to share this 40-minute interview with Rory, recorded for RTÉ Radio in 1980, during his Christmas break back in Ireland. rewritingrory.co.uk/2024/12/24/198… #rorygallagher #blues #1980s

@rorygar Many thanks 😀

@RewritingRory Happy Christmas to you and thanks for all your input throughout the year 🎸👏🎸👏🎸👏👏👏

Read more about Rory’s friendship with Roberto: rewritingrory.co.uk/2022/06/12/fri… 📷John Carnie, taken at the Glasgow Fleadh in 1992

Sadly, Rory passed away before the tracks were named, but he had told Roberto that he wanted to dedicate one of them (“Raga for G.M. Volonté”) to his favourite actor Gian Maria Volonté and the other to the spirit of a street market in Africa (“Voices from the Bazaar”).

Today marks 30 years since Rory went into the studio with Roberto Manes and Pete Lockett to create two tracks for Roberto's album Phoenician Dream. The two tracks that Rory guests on stand as some of his finest ever work. #rorygallagher #blues #1990s

@cabe_barry Think I need to speak to you for my website, Barry! Alright to drop you a line in the new year?

@RewritingRory I also had the pleasure of being there. Great night!

Rory rocking the Vorruit in Ghent in 1992. This was the last date of his 4-week European tour. Rory’s friend, journalist Jean-Noël Coghe, attended this concert, along with his daughter Leslie, Flemish guitarist Roland Van Campenhout and Catherine Mattelaer. #rorygallagher #blues

also followed Rory to the restaurant, but seeing that the guitarist was with friends, decided not to approach him. Nonetheless, when Joël went to pay for his meal, he found that Rory had already taken care of it, which made him feel embarrassed. 📷Ronnie De Craemer

Coghe poignantly recalls Rory placing his hands on Leslie’s shoulders, looking intensely into her eyes and saying, “Look after your father’s health, won’t you? Health is a very precious thing.” After the concert, Rory and his friends went out for food and drinks. Fan Joël Winkin