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Rory McLeod

Contains 13 performances.

Polemic folk singer (gtr, hmnca). Has released several albums, mainly on Cooking Vinyl, and has recorded with figures such as Michelle Shocked and Ani Di Franco.

  • Heathcote Williams, Tongue Circus, Rory McLeod

    Heathcote Williams, Tongue Circus, Rory McLeod

    Sat 4 Dec 1982 at 
    Adams Arms (London - Camden) (16)
  • Tom Pickard, Peter Campbell, Rory McLeod, City Lines

    Tom Pickard, Peter Campbell, Rory McLeod, City Lines

    19 February 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Seething Wells, Emile Sercombe, Mark Steel, Berni Cunnane, Rory McLeod

    Seething Wells, Emile Sercombe, Mark Steel, Berni Cunnane, Rory McLeod

    18 March 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (6)
  • Joolz, Keith Jefferson, Jenny Éclair, Rory McLeod

    Joolz, Keith Jefferson, Jenny Éclair, Rory McLeod

    14 October 1983 at 
    Wheatsheaf (4)
    Four formidable characters together on one bill.
  • Belinda Blanchard, Rory McLeod, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Chris Cardale

    Belinda Blanchard, Rory McLeod, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Chris Cardale

    16 November 1983 at 
    Cockpit Theatre (2)
  • Sharon Landau, John Agard, Zolan Quobble, Reverend Robert Righteous

    Sharon Landau, John Agard, Zolan Quobble, Reverend Robert Righteous

    07 June 1985 at 
    Young Vic (8)
  • Roy Hutchins, Claire Dowie, Rory McLeod, Al Dream

    Roy Hutchins, Claire Dowie, Rory McLeod, Al Dream

    14 June 1985 at 
    Young Vic (8)
  • Apples & Snakes/City Limits Bash

    Apples & Snakes/City Limits Bash

    31 December 1985 at 
    Kentish Town Interchange (1)
    A New Year’s Eve show in collaboration with the popular listings magazine City Limits. The line-up suggests that, at least in part, it wasn’t meant to be the usual kind of New Year feelgood fare.
  • John Hegley, Rory McLeod, Geraldine Monk, Clive Benson

    John Hegley, Rory McLeod, Geraldine Monk, Clive Benson

    07 June 1986 at 
    Market Porter (London - Southwark) (6)
  • Rory McLeod, Lynford French, Jackie Kay, The Greedy Bastards Party

    Rory McLeod, Lynford French, Jackie Kay, The Greedy Bastards Party

    18 October 1986 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
  • Azanian People's Benefit

    Azanian People's Benefit

    21 November 1986 at 
    Interchange (3)
  • Greenwich Festival: Poll Party

    Greenwich Festival: Poll Party

    11 June 1987 at 
    Blackheath Common (1)
    The Ranters’ Cup Final Night on the reverse of the flyer wasn’t an A&S gig, but is included here for reasons of cultural interest!
  • Roy Hutchins, Rory McLeod, Mary Knight, Curtis & Ishmael

    Roy Hutchins, Rory McLeod, Mary Knight, Curtis & Ishmael

    15 July 1987 at 
    Broadway Studio (Ealing) (5)
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