Rory Gallagher's brother, Dónal, is to take part in a Q&A following the screening of What's Going On: Taste Live at the Isle of Wight 1970.
The Q&A will be hosted by RTÉ's David Heffernan.as part of the IFI's Rock 'n' Roll Strand. In the film, academy-Award-winning director Murray Lerner explores Ireland’s seminal rock band Taste and features unseen footage from the trio’s legendary performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival in August 1970.
The third and final Isle of Wight Festival was the largest musical event of its time, attracting up to 700,000 music fans. Academy Award-wining documentary film-maker Murray Lerner was there tpo record the event in all its glory. Over the years, Lerner has released feature-length records of performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Miles Davis and Leonard Cohen.
What's Going On features contributions from Brian May, The Edge, Bob Geldof and ace guitarist Larry Coryell.
Rory in full flight
The film takes us on a journey from Rory Gallagher’s musical beginnings through to the moments before the rumbustious blues trio hit the festival stage in front of thousands of fans.
Dónal Gallagher
Taste comprised Rory Gallagher on guitar and vocals, John Wilson on drums and Richard ‘Charlie’ McCracken on bass. A recently released boxed set celebrates the band's relatively short career, which ended when Rory decided to embark on a solo career. Dónal is Rory's only sibling and he was Taste's road manager during the band's time together which involved a bus tour across the USA with blues-rock giants Cream and various other musicians.
The What's Going On: Taste Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 screening and Q & A featuring Donal Gallagher takes place on November 17 at 8.30pm at the IFI (Irish Film Institute), Eustace St, Temple Bar, in Dublin's city centre.
Prior to the IFI screening, the 82-minute film can also be seen as part of the Cork Film Festival at Cork Opera House, on Wednesday, November 11, at 7.30pm.
