The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker ...

The auction of Rory Gallagher’s iconic, heavily relic’d Strat was a story that had the guitar world rapt this year. But while a campaign to keep what was the first Fender Strat to reach Irish ...

A new statue of the late great Rory Gallagher has been unveiled in his hometown of Belfast. High time, of course. Gallagher left us 30 years ago, in 1995, at the ridiculously young age of 47. But it’s ...

Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns Rory Gallagher was at a crossroads in his career when Guitar Player had the great fortune to speak with him for a cover story in the March 1978 issue. Shortly before ...

The iconic guitar that Irish rock and blues legend Rory Gallagher played throughout his career has been sold at auction for more than £889,000. Gallagher, widely regarded as one of the greatest ...

Fans have claimed the statue looks like several different female musicians, and criticised it for showing Gallagher playing a ...

A statue of late blues-rock guitar icon Rory Gallagher drew mixed responses when it was unveiled in Ireland in January 2025.

An eye-watering near €50m was raised for various causes across the country last year, with more than 15,000 fundraisers ...

The late Irish blues and rock legend Rory Gallagher has been honored in his adopted city of Belfast with a statue.

Dónal Gallagher said the statue outside the Ulster Hall represents the ‘shared love between Rory and the people of Belfast’.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Rory Gallagher. The Irish guitarist-songwriter founded the short-lived ...