In Germany (I think maybe 1971) at a 3 day concert. Paul McCartney and Wing, Sly and the Family Stone, Rod Stewart and some guy named Rory Galleghar. We waited outside in the rain but Sir Paul never showed. Sly and his Family performed 3 songs and abruptly left the stage.I guess Sir Paul and Sir Sly had money issues with management which didn't consider that regular folk had been waiting in the rain for a weekend to hear/see them. But Rod Stewart showed up and lit the stage with Ron Wood. And then this guy who nobody knew about, Rory Galleghar came on stage and set the whole concert on fire. The absolute energy of the concert was Rory Galleghar. Never forget it . Rock and roll with no BS.

I HAD heard of Rory, but never REALLY knew much of his music until my 17 year old guitar prodigy son turned me onto him. My son idolizes him. Can play a ton of his music. Kid is simply incredible.

Rory played the music he liked. No compromise, no commercial sell-out. True artist.

I met Roy in the late 1980s and spent an entire afternoon and an evening concert with him. He was a very likeable friendly and funny man. He told me quite a few funny stories from his touring life. Originally, I was just going to do a 5 - 10 min interview with him, but he insisted that I hang around for the rest of the day. And we spent quite a few hours talking about everything besides his music.

A man obsessed with his music and we all got to be here to enjoy it. Thanks Rory you a one in a million talent.

I met Rory in London around 1990, just him and me in the upstairs bar of Mean Fiddler. I didnt intrude but when he was leaving I offered my hand and he took it. I thanked him for his music and he was very gracious.

Feel so fortunate to discover Rory, the best guitarist and all round beautiful person.

When I was 17 years old in 1979, I bought a used copy of "Stage Struck" not knowing anything about Rory's music. I was totally blown away by Rory's energy and I never looked back. I learned every note and covered songs like 'Follow Me' and 'Shadow Play' for years and still do. I got a ton of inspiration from the man. My '76 Strat has been beaten senseless. :) Some say Van Halen invented fret tapping but some of us know differently. :) Thanks Rory RIP.

Brilliant! Thank you for the upload. Caught Rory twice only, Macroom in the ‘70’s and Hammersmith in the ‘90’s. Sad day when he went. I met Donal as I had a small part in the memorial in Temple Bar for Rory.

Seeing this makes me smile yet sad. Rory seemed like such a sweet and genuine man with a wonderful sense of humor. It saddens me to think he lived such a solitary life, when he deserved so much more happiness in his life.

I got to see Rory play in San Diego in 1974. A couple of weeks ago I found out that there is a double album of that show. I bought it straight away and man, it was as great as I've remembered for all these years! It's really a good quality recording too!

Thank you Donal, Thank You Rory

He was wonderful when he came to Japan. I was very young and still a school girl but his music gave me something wonderful and I myself became a musician. I am sure I am in that film grabbing stage. very close to him.

Nice one for putting this up, mate....

lucky enough to see him live in Chicago at cabaret Metro must have been 90 or 91! One of the greatest blues and rock guitarists of all time❤❤❤

This guy was a genius and a gentleman

The best off stage moment I ever saw was when Jack Bruce was explaining how to play his song Politician to Rory. Then they played it. That can be found on KZfaq somewhere.

Meu queixo cai no chão sempre que vejo e ouço Rory. Inesquecível.... Meu vício!

I saw "Taste', (Rory's band), open for Delany & Bonnie, & Blind Faith. They closed the show with members of each band jamming. I didn't know of Rory until then. He KILLED. Clapton just laid back & let Rory roar.

A real rocker, He wouldn't sell out his boys.

without a doubt, the best guitarist ever. prove me wrong

Such a gift this bio!

My older brother John Paul, and myself, would save up our pocket money in the 70s and buy an album that we wanted, one particular album that JP bought was Taste 71 or there abouts, sinner boy gave me an eargasm, thanks JP for bringing home this pure genius into our musical world.

The greatest. Always missed.

Thanks A Million Donal

My Dutch buddies turned me on to Rory..Irish Tour 74.

Un guitariste prodigieux d'anthologie blues rock y👍

Fabulous stuff. I really enjoyed this

What a great documentary! ❤️

Rory, accept no substitute

The lp "On the Boards" by Taste is a true masterpeice!

What an absolutely fantastic film. Loved Rory since Taste at the IOW (he WAS better than Hendrix). There was so much good stuff that has not been shown before, Donal excelled himself. Still get goose bumps when the play ANY track from his first album (my desert island disc). Fantastic, all over again

Rory was the best dynamite on stage was a privilege to have seen him in concert

Shake My Tree off the Coverdale/Page album. Total banger. Must have played the rest of the CD half a dozen times 😵‍💫

Thanks I already seen it but my mates channel got shut down for playing it the documentary makers found it and we lost the riverbluesmen channel

I wonder why he remains relatively unknown in the States? I guess no hit songs. I only knew about him from guitar magazines my bandmates got. Never heard any of his stuff til YT.

My holy trinity of guitar players : Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Rory Gallagher. If Jimi Hendirix is the Father, Rory is definitely the Holy Ghost.

Rory forever

Thanks for this post! Rory, legend lives on!

Rhory storie...so glad I watched this ... jimmy page mentioned him so now I know and follow 😂😂😂🎸🔥💥⚡💥🔥🎸 hey was that Sophie Loyd 😅 ❤

Thanks to Lou Martin.

I mean really, who the hell is better than Rory?

Is this the same documentary that was broadcast on RTE as "Rory Gallagher: Calling Card"? Managed to download it in case it gets taken down.

Doubt Geldof was at Isle of Wight

If they make his movie I,d love to play him 😂😂😂😢😊⚡💥🔥🎸🔥💥⚡☮️♾️😎

I met him several times

You may wish to check out MICK GREEN ( 1944 ---2010) a founding father of British rock guitar playing in the early 1960s with Johnny Kidd and the Pirates who was a guitar hero to all of the British axe gods of the 1960s/70s THE PIRATES reformed in the 1976 --80 period as a " heavy metalzed" rock n roll power trio gaining an unbelievable live reputation on the new wave circuit with metal heads ,punks and members of all the top UK rock / punk acts of that time YOU TUBE ( audio) Pirates Johnny B Good wmv YOU TUBE The Pirates live at Dingwalls 1977

Wow....sexy Sophie has clearly made it now....good on her ..what a talent .and man ..what a stunner .Good on her

Forget which drummer it was, but he had this annoying habit of always being the last member of the band to end the song.

In my opinion, his greatest song was "Hellcat", released in 1982.

Rory . . .The real thing

This guy was a genius and a gentleman