The Irish Rovers

The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers
	The Irish Rovers i 1968
Information
Pseudonym	The Rovers
Oprindelse	Toronto, Canada ; Dublin, Ireland
Genre	Irsk folkemusik, folkemusik, folkrock
Aktive år	1963 – nu
Pladeselskab	Rover; DPTV Media; Potato; Varèse Sarabande; Attic; Brunswick; MCA; Festival; Coral; CBS; Universal; Epic; Decca;
Medlemmer	George Millar; Wilcil McDowell; Sean O'Driscoll; Ian Millar; Fred Graham; Morris Crum; Gerry O'Connor; Geoffrey Kelly; Davey Walker
Tidligere medlemmer	Jimmy Ferguson; Will Millar; Joe Millar; Kevin McKeown; Paul Lawton; Wallace Hood; John Reynolds
Eksterne henvisninger
	irishroversmusic.com

The Irish Rovers er en gruppe af irske musikere fra Toronto, Canada. Gruppen blev dannet i 1963 og tog navn efter den traditionelle sang "The Irish Rover". De er bedst kendt for deres internationale tv-serie, hvor de bidrag til at popularisere irsk folkemusik i Nordamerika, og for deres sange "The Unicorn", "Drunken Sailor", "Wasn't That a Party", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday", "Lily the Pink" og "The Black Velvet Band".

Der primære stemmer i bandets tidligere sange var Will Millar (tenor), Jimmy Ferguson (baryton), George Millar og Joe Millar, men i deres seneste 20 år har det også været John Reynolds og Ian Millar. Wilcil McDowells harmonikaspil har været en signaturlyd for bandet igennem hele deres karriere.

George Millar og hans fætter Ian er begge fra Ballymena, Davey Walker fra Armagh, Sean O'Driscoll fra Cork, Gerry O'Connor fra Dundalk, mens Morris Crum er fra Carnlough og percussionist Fred Graham er fra Belfast.^[1] Fløjtenisten Geoffrey Kelly blev født i Dumfries, Skotland.

I 1980'erne omdøbte gruppen sig kortvarigt til The Rovers. I denne periode ledte deres sang "Wasn't That a Party" til en crossoversucces i country rockgenren.

The Irish Rovers har repræsenteret Canada ved fem Verdensudstillinger; Montreal (1967), Osaka, Japan (1970), Okinawa, Japan (1976), Vancouver (1986) og Brisbane, Australien (1988). I 2018 blev de æret som en af Irlands største eksporter i EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum i Dublin.

Personel

Nuværende medlemmer

George Millar – vokal, guitar, bouzouki (1963–nu)
Wilcil McDowell – harmonika(1968–present, retired from touring since 2018)
Sean O'Driscoll – mandolin, tenor banjo, bouzouki, guitar, vocals (1997–nu)
Ian Millar – vokal, basguitar, guitar (2005–nu)
Fred Graham – trommer, bodhran, bones, vokal (2007–nu)
Geoffrey Kelly – tin whistle, fløjte, uilleann pipes, vokal (2008–nu)
Morris Crum – accordion, keyboards, vokal (2012–nu)
Gerry O'Connor – violin(2013–nu)
Davey Walker – keyboards, vokal(2019–nu)

Tidligere members

Will Millar – vokal, guitar, banjo, mandolin, tin whistle (1964–94)
Jimmy Ferguson – vokal(1963–97; død1997)
Joe Millar – vokal, harmonika, harmonica, bass guitar (1963–68, 1969–2005)
Kevin McKeown – trommer, bodhran, bones, vocals (1984–2008)
John Reynolds – vokal, guitar, harmonica (1986–2012)
Wallace Hood – mandolin, Irish bouzouki, cistern, tenorbanjo, guitar, tin whistle (1995–2005)
Paul Lawton – trommer, bodhran, bones (2002–2005)

Hæder

1968 Vinder, RPM Awards (forgængeren til Juno Award), "Folk Group of the Year"
1968 Grammy Award nomineret, "Folk Performance of the Year”
1971 Vinder, ACTRA Award, Best Variety Performance
1975 Juno Award nomineret, Best Album Cover, "Emigrate! Emigrate!”
1979 Vinder, PROCAN Harold Moon Award for International Achievement for TV Program
1981 Juno Award nomineret, Single of the Year, "Wasn’t That A Party”
1981 Juno Award nomineret, Folk Artist of the Year
1982 Juno Award nomineret, Group of the Year
1982 Juno Award nomineret, Country Group of the Year
1982 Juno Award nomineret, Folk Artist of the Year
1983 Juno Award nomineret, Country Group of the Year
2010 Vinder , VIMA Award (Vancouver Island Music Awards), SOCAN Song of the Year, "Gracehill Fair"
2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards nomineret, Single of the Year, "Hey Boys Sing Us A Song”

Diskografi

Albums

År	Album	Højest ehitlisteplacering
År	Album	CAN	CAN Country	US	US Country	US World
1966	The First of the Irish Rovers	—	—	—	—	—
1967	The Unicorn	—	—	24	—	—
1968	All Hung Up	—	—	119	—	—
1969	The Life of the Rover	—	—	—	—	—
1969	Tales to Warm Your Mind	—	—	182	—	—
1971	On the Shores of Americay	73	—	—	—	—
1972	The Best of the Irish Rovers	—	—	—	—	—
1972	The Irish Rovers Live	—	—	—	—	—
1973	Emigrate! Emigrate!	—	—	—	—	—
1974	Greatest Hits	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Children of the Unicorn	—	—	—	—	—
1976	The Irish Rovers in Australia	—	—	—	—	—
1979	Tall Ships and Salty Dogs	—	—	—	—	—
1980	The Rovers	26	1	—	—	—
1980	Wasn't That a Party	—	—	157	38	—
1981	No More Bread and Butter	—	—	—	—	—
1982	Party Album	—	—	—	—	—
	Pain in My Past	—	—	—	—	—
	It Was a Night Like This	—	—	—	—	—
1984	Twentieth Anniversary	—	—	—	—	—
1985	Party with the Rovers	—	—	—	—	—
1989	Hardstuff	67	—	—	—	—
1989	Silver Anniversary	—	—	—	—	—
1992	The Boys Come Rolling Home	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Years May Come, Years May Go	—	—	—	—	—
1994	Celebrate! The First 30 Years	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Celtic Collection: The Next Thirty Years	—	—	—	—	—
1996	The Irish Rovers' Gems	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Come Fill Up Your Glasses	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Best of the Irish Rovers	93	—	—	—	14
1999	Songs of Christmas	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Down by the Lagan Side	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Another Round	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Live in Concert	—	—	—	—	—
2005	40 Years a-Rovin'	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Still Rovin' After All These Years	—	—	—	—	—
2010	Gracehill Fair	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Home in Ireland	—	—	—	—	11
2011	Merry Merry Time of Year	—	—	—	—	—
2012	Drunken Sailor	—	—	—	—	—
2014	50 Years	—	—	—	—	—
2015	Songs for the Wee Folk	—	—	—	—	—
2016	50th Anniversary, LIVE on St. Patrick's Day	—	—	—	—	—
2017	The Unicorn, The Continuing Story	—	—	—	—	—
2019	Up Among the Heather, The Scottish Album	—	—	—	—	—
2020	Saints And Sinners	—	—	—	—	—

Single3

År	Single	Hitlisteplacering
År	Single	CAN	CAN AC	CAN Country	AUS ^[2]	IRL ^[3]	US ^[4]	US AC
1967	"Orange & Green"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968	"The Unicorn"	4	—	—	—	5	7	2
	"Black Velvet Band"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Whiskey on a Sunday (The Puppet Song)"	34	—	—	—	—	75	9
	"The Biplane, Ever More"	50	—	—	—	—	91	13
	"The Rovers Street Song Medley" (uudgivet)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	"Lily the Pink"	38	7	—	—	—	113	15
	"Peter Knight"	98	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Did She Mention My Name"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970	"Rhymes and Reasons"	76	11	—	83	—	—	—
1970	"Years May Come, Years May Go"	92	9	—	—	—	—	—
1972	"Lord of the Dance"	—	26	—	—	—	—	—
1973	"Morningtown Ride"	83	39	—	—	—	—	—
1974	"The Gypsy"	—	30	—	—	—	—	—
1980	"Wasn't That a Party" (som The Rovers)	3	1	9	61	—	37	46
1981	"Mexican Girl"	—	6	43	—	—	—	—
1981	"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"	—	10	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"Pain in My Past"	—	—	39	—	—	—	—
	"People Who Read People Magazine"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"	—	20	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"Everybody's Making It Big but Me"	—	10	38	—	—	—	—
1986	"Donald Where's Your Troosers?"	42	10	38	—	66	—	—
1989	"Other Side of the Evening", "Finnegan's Wake"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"All Sing Together", "Paddy on the Turnpike"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"The Titanic"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Whores and Hounds"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"The Irish Reggae Band"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

TV

TV specials / VHS eller DVD

America's Music: Folk 1 [Volume 7] – VHS, 1983
Party with the Rovers – VHS, 1988
The Irish Rovers Silver Anniversary – CBC, 1989
The Irish Rovers Celebrate 30 Years – CBC,1994
Celebrate! The First Thirty Years – VHS, 1994
Live and Well – VHS, 1995
Home In Ireland – PBS TV / DVD, 2011
The Irish Rovers Christmas – PBS TV / DVD, 2012
50th Anniversary, LIVE on St. Patrick's Day – SHAW TV on Demand / 2 DVD Set, 2017

Tv-serier

The Irish Rovers – 1971, 7 år. CBC
The Rovers Comedy House – 1981, 2 år. Global Television / Ulster TV
Party with The Rovers – 1984, 3 år. Global Television / Ulster TV
Superspecial – 1980's. CBC

Referencer

^ "Irish Rovers back home in Northern Ireland to make DVD". Belfast Telegraph, 2010. Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 149, 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "The Irish Charts: All There Is To Know: Irish Rovers". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hentet 28. april 2012.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. s. 431. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.

Eksterne henvisninger

The Irish Rovers på Discogs
The Irish Rovers på MusicBrainz
Officiel hjemmeside
Will Millar's Website Arkiveret 18. maj 2021 hos Wayback Machine
The Irish Rovers' discography at the Balladeers
Canadian Encyclopedia entry Arkiveret 1. april 2016 hos Wayback Machine
canadianbands.com entry (Webside ikke længere tilgængelig)
Entries at 45cat.com
Irish Rovers YouTube Channel
The Irish Rovers på Internet Movie Database (engelsk)

[maui_scot-1] "Irish Rovers back home in Northern Ireland to make DVD". Belfast Telegraph, 2010. Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 149, 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[3] "The Irish Charts: All There Is To Know: Irish Rovers". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hentet 28. april 2012.

[whitburn2010-4] Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. s. 431. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.

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