You mean this one?

Some guy in Cork told me that one day Rory walked into a pub and bought everyone in the pub a pint but left before anyone could find out who he was or who had bought them the pints.

Perfection.


Rory Gallagher - Cradle Rock - YouTube

Yes, that`s the one, Trollheart. Thanks. What a way to start a concert !


:laughing: That`s a nice story; do you think it really happened ? At first it made me think of this line from a Gaelic Storm song, "...I heard it from a man who knows a fellow who swears it`s true." But then, if you`re a drinking man, it`s the kind of dream that you might promise yourself that you`ll do one day - so, yes, I can imagine RG doing that.

Well it happened in his pub so I'm gonna take his word for it but I know exactly what you mean :p:, but Rory was known for random acts of kindness like that, he was a bit eccentric, but in a good way.

OK, well that`s good enough for me !
....and I believe he did concerts in Ireland at a time when other big-name artists felt it was too risky, which is very much to his credit.

TBH, though, I don`t know many of his albums because I prefer my electric blues to be long rambling instrumentals. Do any of RG`s albums -or songs- fit that description ?

I can't really think of any, but how can you not like this?

OK well Rory didn't tend to do too much in the way of full instrumentals as I recall, though some of his songs had decent instrumental/blues breaks.

Here's what I've found so far.





If I come across any more I'll let you know.

Incidentally, don't want to sidetrack the thread, but if you like long, rambling guitar instrumentals, can I assume you've made the acquaintance of one Gary Moore? ;) Let me know if not...

Well, one thing`s for sure - you really know your Rory Gallagher material, Trollheart ! Thanks for posting all those examples. You are quite right, that first one, "In Your Town" is superb. I loved the intense slide playing all the way through; especially in that long last section.
And the instrumentals were good too. That last one was quite a surprise; a really nice piece that somehow didn`t feel like RG at all. What do you think of it ?

Yes, I know the name Gary Moore, but I don`t know his music and I get him mixed up with Steve Morse, so I guess I have some researching to do ....

You will like this one too.


Crest Of a Wave -- Rory Gallagher - YouTube