Dick Farrelly
Dick Farrelly
From Free
Location
Date
Description
As the son of the late great Irish songwriter and composer Richard ‘Dick’ Farrelly, it is no wonder that Dick Farrelly has been surrounded by high quality musical talent all of his life.
Dick began to learn piano at age 7 and it was soon recognized that his potential to achieve ‘concert pianist status’ was a ‘very real possibility’, however, even though Dick does have his favourite pieces of classical music, he decided (much to the chagrin of his teacher) to give it up. ’’it just didn’t do it for me at that time’’
He got his first guitar when he was 8 years old, but oddly didn't take up the instrument in any serious fashion until he was in his early teens.
At 16, Dick had quickly become a well known and respected Keyboards and Guitar player on the Irish Rock circuit and the Dublin music scene and was regularly invited to make guest appearances on stage and television with many of the better known bands.
In the mid 70’s Dick played with Eric Bell after he had left Thin Lizzy, and was invited to do guest guitar slots with him in Dublin and Dublin's most popular venues ... one of which that stands out, and now, very sadly gone... The Baggot Inn.
In 1979 Dick relocated to London and very quickly got into the London scene having secured a gig in a West End club through another old acquaintance of his, the great Dublin jazz guitarist Louis Stewart.
‘’Knowing Louis at that time was a great advantage as he was playing with Ronnie Scott's Quintet I became a regular guest, invited into Ronnie's club in Soho and got to see and meet and jam with many of the great jazz musicians from the US and around the world... people like’’.
Ronnie's own group, The Buddy Rich Bigband, Louis Bellson, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Lackjaw Davis and Sweets Edison, Dizzy and Toots, the list of fine and highly acclaimed musicians I have had the privilage to play with could go on and on ...
_Dick-Farrelly-Baggot-Inn-
Throughout the late 70’s and 80’s Dick played a lot of London West End shows which was a great benefit to not only building his confidence, but also provided the added advantage of using his reading and writing of musical scores and musical arrangement and production skills.
Dick has worked with 100’s of artists throughout his career, both in the studio and on stage - too many to list here - but to give a very brief rundown Dick Farrelly has worked with and been professionally involved with the following:
Worked as Musical Director with Van Morrison
Worked with former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell
Toured with Sally Oldfield throughout Europe
Guitarist and Kayboards player with London based Blues band ‘Firing Squad’ with Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), Tom Compton (Alvin Lee/Johnny Winter) and Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels (The Equals/Alvin Lee)
Dick has also played alongside such stars as Jazz musicians Dudu Pukwana (South Africa) and Stan Tracy
Was a member of a Rhythm and Blues group with Mitch Mitchell and Dave Rowberry from ‘The Animals’
Has had the honour on many occasions of playing in Southern Ireland with the late great (gentleman of gentlemen) Mr. Noel Redding
Toured and recorded with among many others including... Sinead O'Connor, Hazel O'Connor (Breaking Glass) and Mary Coughlan
Produced and featured on Honor Heffernan’s album '’The Other Side’’
Dick moved to the South of France during the early 90’s and continued his career playing and producing throughout Europe
Now based back in central Dublin Ireland, Dick is looking forward to continuing his career working and recording, playing, producing, touring and gigging with bands and musicians in Ireland
Organiser
Venue
Mother Reillys, 26-30 Upper Rathmines Rd, 6 Rathmines, Dublin 6
FAQ
-
I have not received my Dick Farrelly ticket via email. What should I do?
The first thing to do is check your spam/junk filters and inboxes. Your Dick Farrelly tickets were sent as an attachment and can be thought of as spam by some email services. Alternatively, you can always find your Dick Farrelly tickets in your Billetto account that you can access in the browsers or the dedicated Billetto app. For more help with this, read here.
-
I wish to cancel my Dick Farrelly ticket and receive a refund. What should I do?
The approval of refunds is entirely at the event organiser’s discretion, and you should get in contact with the event organiser to discuss what options are available to you. To get in touch with the event organiser, simply reply to your order confirmation email or use the "Contact organiser" form on the organiser's profile. For more help with this, read here.
-
I have registered on the Dick Farrelly waiting list, what happens now?
If more tickets become available you will be notified (by email) amongst others who have joined the list. Purchasing is on a first-come first-serve basis. For more information, read here.
-
Where do I find a link to an online event?
Check your order confirmation page or order confirmation email. Usually, the organiser of the event provides the details in the order confirmation email or they might send you a follow-up email with a link to their online event. You might also want to read the event description on Billetto where an event organiser should describe how to join the Dick Farrelly event online. For more information on this, read here.
-
What is refund protection and why would I need it?
Refund Protection provides you with the assurance that if unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances interfere with your ability to attend an event you can claim a refund. For more information on this, read here.
Dick Farrelly
From Free