Concert in memory of Derek Nally

A concert remembering the late DJ and promoter, Derek Nally from Drumree and Drogheda, will be held in Whelan’s of Dublin in December. The popular promoter, manager and fondly loved raconteur Derek Nally died of a heart attack in July. His sudden passing sent shockwaves throughout the entire Irish music community. Derek worked with the great and the good over the years including Judy Collins, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Bert Jansch, John Cale, Guy Clarke, Townes Van Zandt, John Martyn, Allen Toussaint, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Alex Chilton, Arlo Guthrie, Booker T, and John Cooper Clarke, to mention just a few. He also managed the acclaimed Irish acts Juliet Turner and Ham Sandwich, steering their careers with remarkable passion and enthusiasm. The band Derek was most closely associated with Ham Sandwich and numerous other friends from the music community will be together in memory and celebration of this legendary figure, including The Gandhis, Blink, Pugwash, Bronagh Gallagher, and more. The concert was originally scheduled for 9th October but has been rescheduled to 22nd December. Tickets priced €20 on sale from www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide (http://www.ticketmaster.ie). All proceeds will be donated to the Nally family.