Red Gallagher (above).
 
 
 
GORHAM — Red Gallagher of North Conway will be the opening act for Michael Johnson on April 27 at The Medallion Opera House in Gorham. The concert is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Lorraine Gallaghe of Gallagher's Redbird Duo and a Berlin/Dummer native, will also appear.
 
Gallagher began his professional music career in 1975.  He was 25 and Michael Johnson was 30.  In the late 1970s Gallagher made a road trip to see Johnsonl in concert.  Johnson was then a mainstay of the college circuit and was very popular in the Minneapolis area where Gallagher lived.
 
"Michael in concert embodied the kind of musician/entertainer that I was aspiring to be. He's one of the best one-man performers you'll ever see — a guitar virtuoso with a beautiful voice and warm, funny personality.  His captivating, intimate performance is on a par with Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards and James Taylor," notes Gallagher.
 
Gallagher followed in Johnson's footsteps by touring on the college circuit, opening for major acts and recording.  He has enjoyed a varied and exciting 39-year career including eight albums and a single. He now finds himself invited to open a concert for one of his biggest influences in his new home of New Hampshire.
 
"This is a great thrill for me,” says Gallagher. “Michael's music and mine, while both rooted in acoustic folk music, are quite different.  He is he master of beautiful ballads such as his hit song, ‘Bluer than Blue.’ My other influences, Arlo Guthrie, B. B. King and John Prine, helped me develop my own style which is bluesy and satirical."
 
The April 27 show is being presented by the Gorham Police Association and the White Mountain Cafe and Bookstore to benefit the North Country Veteran Committee. Tickets are $12 and are available at:  the White Mountain Cafe and Bookstore, the Gorham Town Hall, Northern Lights Music (Littleton), North Conway Music Center or online at www.MedallionOperaHouse.org.
 
For more information, call Gallagher at 986-7736.
 

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