Rogue’s Gallery at Sydney Festival 2010

Gavin Friday will join Marianne Faithfull, David Johansen, Baby Gramps, David Thomas, Norma Waterson and others for Hal Willner’s Rogue’s Gallery at the Sydney Opera House – Forecourt as part of the Sydney Festival, Australia on January 28th, 2010 at 8.30pm (gates open at 7pm) Rogue’s Gallery was conceived by actor Johnny Depp and director…

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‘If Stanley Kubrick would be making albums…’

Gavin talks with Vincent Woods of RTE’s The Arts Show about the Rogue’s Gallery shows and his 20-year working relationship with show director Hal Willner (known for his tributes shows to Nino Rota, Kurt Weill and producer of Lian Lunson’s documentary Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man). It’s a nice little interview interspersed with songs…

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Rum, sodomy and the lash at The Barbican

(Ed Harcourt, Baby Gramps, Sandy Dillon and Gavin) A capacity crowd enjoyed Hal Willner’s epic 4-hour Rogue’s Gallery at the Barbican in London on Monday night. Gavin sang ‘Baltimore Whores’ and ‘Pinery Boy’ and provided backing vocals on ‘Bully in the Alley’, ‘Boney was a Warrior’ and an improvised ‘What Shall We Do With the…

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‘Friday gave an inspired performance’

Londonist reviews the 4-hour Rogue’s Gallery show in London on July 28th, 2008 Other fixtures were Ed Harcourt and Gavin Friday. Harcourt’s heartbreaking “Farewell Nancy” sounded less mournful with the Langley Sisters leading the vocals. Friday gave an inspired performance of “Baltimore Whores,” perhaps the first truly exciting performance of the evening. The pair shared…

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Rogue’s Gallery: A smattering of highlights

JournalOnline.co.uk reviews Rogue’s Gallery in Gateshead: “A smattering of highlights (there were too many to mention) would be the aforementioned Oscar winner, Mr Robbins taking the lead mic for My Son John, Sandy Dillon (whose voice suggests a Macy Gray/Steve Tyler parentage) pleading Leave Her Johnny and Gavin Friday giving the Baltimore Whores food for…

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Rogue’s Gallery at the Barbican

Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys Mon 28 Jul, 7.30pm at the Barbican in London Baby Gramps, Martha Wainwright, David Thomas, Gavin Friday, Ralph Steadman, Robyn Hitchcock, Norma Waterston, Teddy Thompson, Martin Carthy, Julie Fowlis, Eliza Carthy, Tim Robbins, Ed Harcourt, Neil Hannon, Pete Doherty & more Based on the extraordinary recent CD release produced…

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Three Pruned Men lined up for Rogue’s Gallery Dublin

Guggi and Dave-id Busarus will join Gavin Friday to perform at Hal Willner‘s Rogue’s Gallery Dublin concert as ‘Three Pruned Men’. ‘Three Pruned Men’ recorded the song ‘Bully In The Alley’ on disc one of the Rogue’s Gallery double album. It is first time in 25 years the three ex-Virgin Prunes will perform together ‘live’.…

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Rogue’s Gallery line up takes shape

Via HotPress.com we learn that Hal Willner has confirmed the preliminary line-up for the July 18th Rogue’s Gallery concert in Dublin. Performing songs from the Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys album are Teddy Thompson, Waterson: Carthy, David Thomas of Pere Ubu fame, Julie Fowlis, Baby Grapms, Ed Harcourt, Rachel Unthank, The Winterset…

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