An interview
with Gerry McAvoy and Ted McKenna was not available in our area.
Although
six years old, it's new on the continent
A late release
Radio 1: How was the
gig in Galway ?
Gerry: Very good
Radio 1: Did it start
off immediately, like the other Ireland gigs ?
Ted: The reactions
are similar, although there is a slight difference with Belfast and Dublin
for instance.
Radio 1: Is there
a difference between this tour and other tours in Ireland, Gerry ?
Gerry: I think it
is one of the best tours I did with the Rory Gallagher band.
Radio 1: This time
you don’t have a new album to promote.
Gerry: No, that’s
why Rory wanted to play in towns like Cookstown or Newry, where we didn’t
play for a long time.
Radio 1: Gerry, is
there a difference between the bands in 1980 and 1974 ?
Gerry: For sure there
are a lot of changes and there is a lot of development, but I still like
it.
Radio 1: I recently
heard that the Rory Gallagher Band is the second best selling artist from
the Chrysalis label.
Gerry: The band is
well known in Europe, in England, however, we haven’t reached super
star status yet, although Rory has a loyal group of fans in England.
Radio 1: Ted, when
did you join the band ?
Ted: About two years
ago
Radio 1: How did you
join the band Gerry ?
Gerry: I played in
Belfast with a band called Deep Joy and we played as opening act for Taste
during an Ireland and England tour. Deep Joy split up at the same time
as Taste did. Rory called me, we made an appointment and we've played together
since then.
Radio 1: Does Rory
like to release singles ?
Ted: He is not really
interested in promoting singles, although recently “Philby” was released
as a single. Unfortunately it wasn't successful.
Radio 1: How did you
became involved in the band, Ted ?
Ted: The Sensational
Alex Harvey Band had split up and it was Alex Harvey himself who told me
that Rory was looking for a drummer. I thought “that sounds interesting”,
so I phoned. And since then Ive been a member of the band.
Radio 1: Tonight you
surprisingly played “A Million Miles Away”.
How does it feel
when you never know what comes next ?
Ted: We never know
what comes next.
Rory starts a song
and we have to follow him. That’s it. We learn a lot from that.
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Thanks to Mike Rasenberg
for supplying and translating this intereview. Source: unknown
reformatted by roryfan
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