The Quiet Land
John Wilson’ s – A TASTE OF RORY
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Pat Talbot Productions presents
The Quiet Land
THEATRE
Friday 28 April
Time: 8pm Price: € 15
Two elderly farmers, Eamon and Nashee,( Des Keogh and Derry Power) meet at a gate on a remote hillside. These men are old friends, old rivals, old neighbours. They are men of heart, of humour, of hardness. Their conversation is a throwback to a gentler time, when silence was as telling as declaration, and meaning was more often found between the lines than on them.
But there ' s nothing gentle about today ' s conversation. In facing the bitter reality of their remote defiance, Eamon and Nashee have grown fearful and desperate. Now they are forced to confront each other with some heartbreaking truths that test their friendship to its limit.
‘ Two quietly epic performances ….. don’ t miss it.’- Emer O Kelly, Sunday Independent
John Wilson’ s – A TASTE OF RORY
MUSIC
STANDING
Saturday 29 April
Time: 9pm Price: € 18 / 15
In the‘ 60’ s John Wilson started playing drums with one of Belfast’ s most popular beat groups‘ The Misfits’ and after that‘ Them’, who with Van Morrison were the first Irish band to make an impact on the international scene.
Later still, John was asked to join up with guitarist Rory Gallagher in his band TASTE.
TASTE spent the next few years constantly gigging and touring and building up a massive fan base around the world. Successful albums, TASTE, ON THE BOARDS, and TASTE LIVE IN MONTREUX followed. TASTE finally ended with their legendary performance at the Isle of White festival in 1970.
On the death of his old friend John was asked to play some gigs playing the music that Rory had written in TASTE.
Tonight, original member John will be joined by guitarist Sam Davidson and bass player Alan Niblock. Like many other bands and musicians around the world they are helping to keep the music and memory of Rory alive.
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