Ghost Blues follows the life and career of Rory Gallagher from his upbringing in Cork, his early days with a showband, the brief success of Taste and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in later life and tragic death at the age of just 47. There are archive interviews, both audio and visual, with Rory and contributions from many of his friends and admirers including his brother Donal, Bob Geldof, The Edge, Cameron Crowe, Slash, Johnny Marr, James Dean Bradfield, Ronnie Drew, Bill Wyman, Martin Carthy, band members Ted McKenna and Gerry McAvoy and many more.
Perhaps one of the most treasured blues guitarists over the past 30 years, Rory Gallagher made a number of appearances on Germany's famed Rockpalast show between 1976 and 1990. For the first time ever, all these performances are collected into 1 complete package, with 9 HOURS of Rory at his finest.
Legendary Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher played the renowned Montreux Festival on five occasions spanning his breakthrough years in the mid seventies right up to the year before his tragic early death at the age of 47 in 1995
Rory Rallagher is well known in Germany among fans of good rock music. His biggest strengths are 'live-shows'. He immediately brings energy into every venue. His trademarks are a worn looking Stratocaster, an old small amp and straight forward rock'n'roll, heavily blues influenced. No other musician will ever be as closely tied to the history of 'Rockpalast' as Gallagher. He started the first Rocknacht in the Grugahalle in Essen in 1977.
Rory Gallagher - voc, g / Gerry McAvoy - b / Rod de Ath - dr/ Lou Martin - Keyb Setlist: Acoustic Solo: 01 Pistol Slapper Blues 02 Too Much Alcohol 03 Out On The Western Plain 04 Bankers Blues 05 Rag Mama Rag 06 Nothing But The Devil 07 Pistol Slapper Blues Electric Band: 08 Goin' To My Hometown 09 I Take What I Want 10 Calling Card 11 Secret Agent 12 Do You Read Me 13 Bought And Sold 14 Country Mile 15 Jacknife Beat 16 Boogie
Irish Tour '74 is a film which captures the artist, his music, the period and the place with perfection. Filmed in January 1974 at Belfast Ulster Hall, Dublin Carlton Cinema and Cork City Hall.
