Shandon bells to ‘rock out’ as Cork recalls legend Rory

Cork’s landmark Shandon bells are set to rock as part of a simultaneous citywide acoustic tribute marking the 20th anniversary of the death of legendary blues-rock guitarist Rory Gallagher.

His nephew, Eoin will play a Gallagher tune on the famous St Anne’s bells at lunchtime next Friday as local radio stations — RedFM, 96fm and C103, and UCC 98.3FM — simultaneously play Gallagher’s ‘Tattoo’d Lady’ over the airwaves at 1.10pm.

A Gallagher tribute act will perform live at the same time on Rory Gallagher Plaza at Paul St and there will be a reading of Louis de Paor’s evocative ‘A Poem for Rory Gallagher’.