'I had to face Rory’s death': Dónal Gallagher on his book about his guitar legend brother
One of the images from Edged In Blue is Debbie Harry of Blondie with Rory Gallagher at the Palladium in New York in 1978. Picture: Chrysalis Records
Rory Gallagher was always riding the rails. As a child, he moved between Donegal, Cork, Derry and Coventry, before eventually settling in Cork. As a musician, he ate up the miles, touring North America more than 25 times.
Like his contemporary Bob Dylan — the two had huge mutual respect — he couldn’t get off the road, no matter how rich or famous he became, a conundrum captured in his song
