A new statue honoring late electric guitar great Rory Gallagher has been unveiled in his home city of Belfast, but it hasn’t gone down particularly well with some of his fans.. Unveiled by ...

Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said it was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 ...

Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 and it was a vibrant music scene," Mr McGivern told BBC News NI.

Rory Gallagher played guitar as if he were walking along the edge of a volcano. But offstage, this molten musician was shy and not at all cut out for the glad-handling part of the rock star business.

Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him, the Rolling Stones tried to ...

Barry McGivern, of the Rory Gallagher Statue Project Trust, said the statue was a "fitting tribute". "Rory came up to Belfast in 1967 and it was a vibrant music scene," Mr McGivern told BBC News NI.