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Monday, July 13, 2026

James Rigby - Crawf’s Creek

I had been focusing on James’ use of the DGDDGD tuning [like the last one There Might Be Giants] so here’s another and what a special number to take us all up the wooden hill to Bedforsdhires

CRAWF'S CREAK - BY JAMES RIGBY

James Rigby

Tuning - DADAAD

signing off the day

Art of The Day : Don Van Vliet - "Aspirin Keeps Catfish Alive” 1989

Don Van Vliet 

"Aspirin Keeps Catfish Alive", 1989

Oil on linen

147,5 x 122 cm

For Brother Jobe - Rory Gallagher - Tattoo’d Lady 1974 (Irish Tour)

and for Joe Bonnamassa (vicariously) perhaps!

If you know you just know!

In 1974, award winning film maker Tony Palmer followed Rory Gallagher and his band on their tour of Ireland. The subsequent movie was released in cinemas to great critical acclaim and has gone on to be accepted as one of the great rock films. Now for the first time the film has been lovingly restored and remastered from the original footage and is being reissued on DVD and released for the first time on Blu-ray. There is a massive improvement in both sound and picture quality over the original DVD release and finally Gallagher fans can get to see the film as it was meant to be, capturing Rory, his music, the period and the place to perfection.

The Cranberries - Live in Paris 1999 | Floppy Boot Stomp

The Cranberries - Live in Paris 1999

The Cranberries - Paris, France
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

December 9, 1999 (first posted 2020)
FM Source/Soundboard

A Silent Way Re-Up

Set List:

    "Promises"
    "Animal Instinct"
    "Loud and Clear"
    "Ode to My Family"
    "The Icicle Melts"
    "Linger"
    "Wanted"
    "Salvation"
    "Desperate Andy"
    "Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
    "Pretty"
    "When You're Gone"
    "I Can't Be With You"
    "Waltzing Back"
    "Free to Decide"
    "Zombie"
    "Ridiculous Thoughts"
    "Dying in the Sun"
    "You and Me"
    "Just My Imagination"
    "Delilah"
    "Dreams"

The Cranberries - Desperate Andy Live in Paris 1999

Tragic loss and a troubled soul (yes another . . . . .) after a fall in her hotel room whilst drinking on her own it would seem Dolores died after striking her head and drowned. Terrible she would have undoubtedly gone on to write and perform sing more and more. She was only 46

Rory Gallagher - Liberty Hall, Houston, TX 1974 | soundaboard - AtticRock

Rory Gallagher - Liberty Hall, Houston, TX 1974

Joe Bonamassa recently released The Spirit Of Rory Live From Cork, a tribute to Rory Gallagher fully comprised of tracks from the Irish guitarist's catalogue.
It was recorded with the blessing of Gallagher’s family and performed with three sold-out dates in Gallagher’s hometown of Cork and featured a guest appearance by Gerry McAvoy, Rory’s long-time bass player, who joined Joe on stage for Bullfrog Blues.
So, hearing and reading about that very nice effort was the perfect excuse to get back to some old Rory stuff.
In this case a concert at the Liberty Hall in Houston in 1974, same year as the classic live album Irish Tour '74 was released.

Sound Quality: 9-

Source: FM Broadcast
Track List:
01 - Messin' With The Kid
02 - Cradle Rock
03 - Just A Little Bit
04 - Early In The Morning
05 - Tattoo'd Lady
06 - Hands Off
07 - Pistol Slapper Blues
08 - Too Much Alcohol
09 - A Million Miles Away
10 - Bullfrog Blues

Well this might start an argument and I have said before how I do not care for Joe Bonamassa very much but I take what Attic Rock says to heart and I am sure folks in Rory’s homeland appreciated someone playing ANY Rory tunes so well beloved of his fans but I am sorry . . . . .Rory he aint!

Joe Bonamassa - "Tattoo'd Lady" - The Spirit of Rory Live From Cork

I know it is said 'comparison are odious' but puhleeze! This is how it’s done! TURN IT UP!

Rory Gallagher - Tattoo'd Lady (Live At The Cork Opera House, Ireland / 1987)

I always thought someone like Rory should have given Joe lessons but hey!

Taste - Eat My Words [On The Boards]

. . . .think we went and saw this band Taste when we had no idea what the heck was going on . . . . . more, we hadn’t then even heard of Rory Gallagher . . . we soon cottoned on!

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/821941474129330176/taste-eat-my-words

BRAFA - Let’s Make Africa Green Again

This project came up on my telebox in the corner of the room again last night and I am ashamed to say despite their wonderfully diplomatic mentions of Live Aid and Bob Geldof I couldn’t help but think that the race issue meant we didn’t get to hear quite as much about this project. I had never heard of it until last night! On an British Antiques Show!

BRAFA - Let’s Make Africa Green Again (1985)

15 years ago

BRAFA Square Hackney

6 years ago

BRAFA ~ Let's Make Africa Green Again (On British TV.)

a few months ago

Murray Head - ‘One Night In Bangkok (Chess - Tim Rice and Andrew Loyd-Weber)

We lost fine actor Anthony Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Nescafe ‘Gold Blend’ adverts opposite Sharon Maughan - legendary! and a later surge again in blockbuster Ted Lasso not to mention appearances in comic highlights like Not the Nine O’Clock News to Little Britain ) he also sang and had a lovely rich baritone voice which links to his brother Murray Head (80) who I enjoyed early on and friends were asking when they didn’t realise the two boys were related and indeed both released album of their own singer songwriting efforts . . . . . . . .

Here is Murray - One Night in Bangkok from Andrew Loyd Webers and Tim Rice’s ‘Chess'

Wisdom from The Thin White Duke

David Bowie on Playing to The Gallery

as in life so in art . . . .

Another live track from Emily Barker - White Geraniums (live at Blue Bird Festival)

Emily has been in touch with her fans via Newsletter

"Here’s the third in a series of songs played Blue Bird Vienna festival last year. Find the full video of ‘White Geraniums’ on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for watching / listening. 

Emily 

Emily Barker - White Geraniums (live at Blue Bird Festival)November 2025

(posted 13 July 2026)

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