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Massive thanks to Jamie Dickson for contributing to this video.
https://www.guitarworld.com/guitarist
https://www.instagram.com/guitarist_mag
https://www.instagram.com/jamie_dickson_330

Photo at 8 minutes 49 seconds of Donal Gallagher by Ken Sinyard/BBC

00:00 Introduction
00:33 The Greatest Guitarist In the World
00:53 Rory Gallagher: A Biography
01:40 Jamie Dickson: Editor of Guitarist Magazine
02:09 The 1961 Stratocaster
02:57 Fingerstyle Guitar: Mary's Method
03:18 The first strat in Ireland
04:22 'Primrose' by Mary Spender
04:51 The journey
05:26 Modifications
07:24 'A Little Bit of Madness' by Mary Spender
08:17 The guitar was stolen?!
08:47 The Fender Custom Shop
09:29 'Darling You Need Therapy' by Mary Spender
10:22 Why Do I Have This Guitar?
11:06 'I Am Not Yours' by Mary Spender
11:50 The legacy of Rory Gallagher

*Correction*: Ballyshannon is in the Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland.