kenny
New Member
Posts: 2
|
Post by kenny on Jun 7, 2023 18:29:54 GMT
|
|
|
Post by shadowplay jayjay on Jun 9, 2023 10:07:34 GMT
Hi Kenny Me also "Live Gigs" Rory was the best I ever saw Can you explain why Rory was the best? Rock On for Rory Slainte Jay Jay
|
|
galwaygirl
Full Member
I am so grateful for this Forum to discuss all things Rory. Hello to all the members from Toronto.
Posts: 112
|
Post by galwaygirl on Jun 10, 2023 17:46:29 GMT
Love to hear more of when you saw Rory. He played many times in Toronto and I did not know who he was back then. Such a missed opportunity. I just love Rory and listen to his music everyday.
|
|
kenny
New Member
Posts: 2
|
Post by kenny on Jun 11, 2023 17:11:47 GMT
Well I am nearly 70 (in August) and I first saw Rory in 1969 with Taste headlining the Inverness Rock & Blues festival. This was a one day festival held in a football park. We lived 60 miles away but we went and Rory was phenomenal. Also playing were Atomic Rooster and Black Widow. I then moved to England and next saw Rory on the Friday and Saturday at a the Great Western Festival in Lincoln. Rory headlined on the Friday and filled in a slot on Saturday evening and he was just sublime. After that I saw him in smaller venues where every time he put on a great show. He was just such an icon to me and I was lucky to see him with Taste. Rough sleeping out overnight at Inverness Castle but great memories of the great man.
|
|
galwaygirl
Full Member
I am so grateful for this Forum to discuss all things Rory. Hello to all the members from Toronto.
Posts: 112
|
Post by galwaygirl on Jun 13, 2023 17:27:09 GMT
Thank you so much for your memories. That was a long time ago and I can only imagine being at those gigs. You were so fortunate to see Rory in his prime and to see Taste. Marcus Howard has a channel on YouTube called Irish Blues Stories and there is a wonderful interview with John Wilson. It is over an hour in length but he talks about how he started, his time with Van Morrison, playing in Taste. It is just a wonderful interview and highly recommended. All the best from Toronto.
|
|