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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Rock legend in Emmet’s, Ballina
What have Joe Cocker, The Grease Band, Paul McCartney and Wings, Roy Harper, Marianne Faithfull, Leon Russell, Ronnie Lane, Donovan, Andy Fairweather-Lowe, Spooky Tooth, Viola Wills, Bobby Harrison, Gerry Lockran, Hinkley’s Heros, Frankie Miller, Denny Laine, Eric Burdon, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Pink Floyd, Sweeney’s Men, Eire Apparent, Last Bandits, Rosetta Hightower, Fleadh Cowboys, Teresa Brewer, Terry Clarke, The Deans and Eamon Carr all got in common?
The answer is Henry McCullough. And he’s playing in Emmet’s on Abbey Street in Ballina on Friday night, July 30. The gig starts at 9.30pm and tickets are on sale now at Hotshots, Ballina and at Downtown Records, Castlebar, priced at just €10. For more details, call 0879504040 and check out www.henrymccull ough.com.
Growing up in the seaside resort of Portstewart, Henry's first musical venture was as guitarist with Irish showband The Skyrockets.
When the blues boom hit Ireland, Henry became involved with the rougher side of music through the outfit that were to become Eire Apparent, one of the many bands to take part in package tours of Britain alongside groups like The Move, Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience... After an untimely exit from the band, Henry nailed down some of the finest mix of traditional and rock with his work as part of the legendary Sweeney's Men. It is said that this line-up more or less invented folk-rock.
He then drifted to London where he became steeped in the blues scene. An encounter with a young Sheffield singer led to a job and Henry's first brush with the really big time as part of Joe Cocker's Grease Band. Tours and albums followed quickly, including an appearance at Woodstock.
Breaking with Cocker, Henry found himself auditioning for a gig with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Henry, along with Denny Seiwell, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney were the first and many say best incarnation of Wings. At one Wings session at Abbey Road when Pink Floyd were in the studio next door, Henry made a spoken contribution to the classic Dark Side of the Moon.
But musical differences with the headstrong Macca followed, and Henry made the decision to leave. Following his instinct for rock he ended up in some very good company, playing guitar and gigging with the likes of Roy Harper, Marianne Faithfull, Ronnie Lane, Donovan and Frankie Miller.
Henry McCullough is justifiably one of rock’s most legendary figures. Check him out live in Emmet’s and see for yourself.
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