{
  "id": 12659028,
  "title": "Amid Festival Turmoil, Rory Gallagher’s Legacy Lives On Through New Projects, Forthcoming Book",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/amid-festival-turmoil-rory-gallaghers-legacy-lives-on-through-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/rory-gallaghers-legacy-lives-on/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival, which saw its revenue halved due to a ticketing service collapse, remains uncertain amid the festival's turmoil. However, Rory Gallagher's brother, Donal Gallagher, is set to release a book chronicling his brother's musical journey, titled Edged In Blue: A Rock and Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher. The book, which will be released on November 25 by Red Stripe Press, provides a detailed look at Rory's career and music.\n\nDonal Gallagher has been managing his brother's estate since Rory's passing in 1995, overseeing musical assets including Strange Music publishing and promoting the catalog through UMG. After Rory's death without a will, his mother initially inherited the estate, but Donal took over upon her passing in 2010, aided by his two children, Daniel and Eoin.\n\nRory Gallagher's career began with the band Taste, where he recorded two studio and two live albums and wrote most of their songs. As a solo artist, he released 11 studio and three live albums on various labels until his death. Gallagher owned all his master recordings and publishing catalogs, which he formally incorporated through Strange Music in 1972. However, he sold the master recordings to UMG in 2017 due to the difficulty in protecting and policing his music on streaming platforms.",
  "summary": "As the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival hangs in the balance, the guitar great’s family is working hard to keep his legacy alive.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}