Latest about Rory Gallagher
“Everyone else had walls of Marshalls, but Rory just turned up, put a Vox AC30 on two folded-out chairs and let rip”: Rory Gallagher – the gear behind the legend
As we rebuild the exact rigs from the late Irishman’s most famous live periods, using historic gear loaned by his estate, Daniel Gallagher looks back over his uncle’s lifetime onstage
Hear Rory Gallagher's iconic live rigs in action in this in-depth exploration of the guitar legend's gear collection
Trace the history of Gallagher's legendary sound through the decades with help from his famed '61 Strat, original Vox AC30, pedalboard and more
This week's essential guitar tracks: from Smashing Pumpkins' shredding metal turn to solos from the son of a session legend
All the guitar-driven songs you need to hear this week
Hear unreleased Rory Gallagher track Continental Op – a rampaging live performance from the Stratocaster great's previously undocumented period
A new Rory Gallagher live album, All Around Man – Live In London, is on the way and it features 23 unreleased recordings
Dom Martin: “You got beat up for playing guitar where I came from, so it was always very insular learning how to play”
Meet the Belfast-born heir to legendary Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher
Learn Rory Gallagher’s soloing techniques
These two in-depth solos take a whistle-stop tour of the Irish guitar hero's signature style
Watch Johnny Marr play Rory Gallagher’s iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster
Marr – who described Gallagher’s 1971 album Deuce as “a complete turning point” for him as a player – ran the instantly recognizable instrument through Rory’s Fender Bassman amp
Learn the blues-rock, acoustic fingerstyle and slide guitar approaches of the legendary Rory Gallagher
The following examples will take you deep into the classic blues and rock stylings of the Irish guitar legend, and show how he augmented blues with traditional Celtic influences
