Category Archives: irish rock

This is Pop, ‘Gabrielle’, the Nips

Posted on November 17, 2019 by moulty58

Shane MacGowen was a face on the UK punk scene almost from its inception. His face in itself was a remarkable feature, even by British 70’s standards, due to standard abysmal dental hygiene and treatment and aided by a copious intake … Continue reading →

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Rory Gallagher’s Drummers

Posted on September 8, 2019 by moulty58

For the 70’s, and indeed for most of his career, Rory Gallagher stuck to the same musical format. The introduction if keyboards for a while was seen as a significant sonic alteration at the time although in reality it didn’t make that … Continue reading →

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Rory Gallagher

Posted on March 31, 2019 by moulty58

Rory Gallagher was a constant throughout the 70’s. It was not that I would every get to see him, he was a little too big to play somewhere like Norwich. Occupying a place in the popularity ratings somewhere just above … Continue reading →

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