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Calling Card - The Rory Gallagher Newsletter Courtesy of www.rorygallagher.com Issue Five January 2007 Please note: Correspondence welcomed at The Meeting Place and not by e-mail. This is due to the volume of mail that comes from such a large newsletter membership. Thank You!

Hello, welcome to our 5th Newsletter and Happy New Year! News and Updates : Ulster Hall, Belfast Rory Plaque Unveiled Dec 29th Rory's Guitars feature at Dublin Exhibition Official Personalised Rory Gold Discs Brand New Full Colour Rory Tee Shirt ~ ~ ~ Our Privacy Policy and Your Subscription   NEW YEAR MESSAGE – HAPPY 2007 courtesy of Donal Gallagher Hopefully you all had a good Christmas. We come to the end of a year, which has been quite productive and seen the continued rise in Rory’s popularity with the release of; “Live at the Cork Opera House”, on DVD, which has recently won the DVD Association award for excellence vying with U2’s DVD for the no.1 spot and has achieved platinum status in Ireland, as has the Rockpalast DVD. ‘Rory at Montreux’ (Eagle Rock) which also topped many European charts is on its way to hitting the platinum status in Ireland and is currently Gold there and the third straight No1 DVD in the territory. Also important, Montreux has been given a U.S. release and is doing well there, leaving the opportunity to do further issues with this company. The Montreux album currently sits at no. 9 on WHUS91.7 F.M.’s chart.  At the time of writing, Eagle Rock are in the process of acquiring the “Rockpalast”, series for the U.S. & Canada and the company are likely to also make available the “Cork Opera House” title. Tributes to Rory continue: The unveiling by guitarist Edge of the bronze replica of Rory’s guitar at Rory Gallagher Place, Templebar, Dublin, in June. The ‘stratocaster’ featured as a centre piece at Fender’s Instruments 60th   anniversary celebrations at Galleries Layfette, Paris earlier in the year. A highlight of the year was the exhibition put on at the Triskel Gallery, Lavetts Quay, Cork, by Ben Cudihy and his team, the curators developed an intimate sense of my brother. Currently, Rory’s instruments are the feature of the “History of the Electric Guitar” exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland. This exhibition will move to Harrods, London to open on the 1st Feb 07, as part of the stores 40th anniversary celebrations of their Way-In Department. Ironically, Rory and Taste (Eric and Norman) played for the opening of the Department; the unusual gig was an early London appearance and was done as an audition for Polydor Records. On the 29th Dec.’06 an unveiling of a bronze plaque was dedicated to Rory at the Ulster Hall, Belfast. This event was followed by a Sinnerboy and Pat McManus concert at the venue, which the organisers hope will become an annual gig in that city. Later, Double Vision played a follow-up gig at ‘Morrisons’ (across from the Ulster Hall) into the early hours. We look forward to the year ahead: This should see the production of the Martin Guitar acoustic tribute model. Also, our sights are set on the completion of the Rory documentary, A music book. Now that their merger has bedded in a little better, I am hoping for a bigger effort from Sony&BMG / Legacy in the promotion of Rory’s music, in particular in the U.S A, Australia & New Zealand. My thanks to each and everyone for the continued support for Rory and his music. Also, thanks to the organisers of the various tribute gigs held throughout the World. I appreciate your messages of support as well as the criticisms, I can understand the frustrations some may have in not seeing Rory’s music more accessible but there are many complex aspects of the ‘business’ that have to be handled, with only so many hours in a day and there is a lot of territory to cover but I’ll continue to do my best. Wishing you all the Best for a Great 2007 Donal Gallagher top of page   Ulster Hall, Belfast Rory Plaque Unveiled, December 29th 2006 Belfast City Council held a special tribute to the late Rory Gallagher at the Ulster Hall on Friday December 29th 2006. The packed programme included the unveiling of a memorial plaque by Rory`s brother and manager, Donal Gallagher (pictured), and performances by The Pat McManus Band (featuring Pat McManus, formerly of Mama`s Boys) and Rory Gallagher tribute act, Sinnerboy. There was also a screening of Rory`s legendary 1984 Ulster Hall concert – on of his best ever – as well as acoustic performances and an exhibition of Rory Gallagher memorabilia, including some of his guitars, concert posters and portraits by the celebrated rock photographer, Fin Costello. During the day, the `Rory Gallagher Rock School` took place, with the participants then opening the main show. Check out The Meeting Place discussion for this event here top of page   RORY'S GUITARS FEATURE AT DUBLIN EXHIBITION from November 24th 2006 to January 21st 2007 The 'RockChic exhibition in Dublin features 32 of Rory's guitars and also a few of his amps, as part of a quite outstanding guitar exhibition sub-titled 'The Life And Times Of The Electric Guitar 1931 - 2006'. The exhibition runs from November 24th 2006 to January 21st 2007 and is planned to move to Harrods, Knightsbridge, after Dublin to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Way-In department, which Rory and Taste played the launch gig for in '67. The venue is The National Museum Of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. Admission is free. Opening Hours (main galleries): Tuesday – Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 2pm - 5pm Closed Mondays (incl bank holidays) Late night opening to RockChic exhibition on Thursdays until 8pm Read What They're Saying About This at The Meeting Place top of page     Brand New Official Personalised Rory Gallagher Gold Presentation Discs! Red Suedette mount with Gold Inlay trim, 16" x 16", in a Polished Gold Alluminium Frame. Manufactured and delivered from source by an Accredited Supplier of Awards to The Music Industry The ideal Rory Collection Piece for just £150 inc p&p Choice of 6 Rory albums: Rory Gallagher Deuce Live In Europe . Blueprint . Tattoo . Irish Tour 74 Buy Online now via Bought & Sold top of page   Brand New Full Colour Official Rory Gallagher Tee Shirts Now available in the Bought and Sold section of this website top of page

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