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The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians that formed in Toronto, Canada in 1963 [1] and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover".
Songs of Christmas (1999) Down By The Lagan Side (2000) Songs of Christmas is the twenty-sixth album by Irish folk music group The Irish Rovers. Track listing
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'Whiskey on a Sunday (The Puppet Song)' by The Irish Rovers. The Irish Rovers pay tribute to ol' Seth Davy, a sad puppeteer who makes dolls dance in an old crate on the corner of Beggars Bush, in ...
"The Unicorn" was made very popular by the Irish Rovers in 1968. It remains one of the best-known songs in the Irish Rovers' long career. It sold 8 million copies worldwide and in their native Ireland, the song peaked at #5 on the Irish Singles Chart. [3] [4] In addition, the song was nominated for Best Folk Performance at the 1969 Grammy ...
The Unicorn is the debut studio album of the Canadian Irish folk music group The Irish Rovers, released in 1967 and topped the charts in 1968.. The title track "The Unicorn", a recording of Shel Silverstein's poem based on Noah's Ark, featured Glen Campbell on lead guitar, [1] and reached #2 in the US Adult Contemporary Charts, #7 in the U.S. Hot 100, [2] #4 in Canada, [3] and #5 in Ireland.
The Allmusic review by Bruce Eder awarded the album 3.5 stars, stating "Although it doesn't have anything as universally popular as 'The Unicorn' to pull people in, the Irish Rovers' third album is a most genial and accessible record, filled with low-key playing and singing, alternating with bursts of exuberance in the singing and playing.
"In the Town of Ballybay" – a "nonsense" song by Tommy Makem "The Irish Rover" – song about a seafaring disaster on a vessel sailing from Ireland to the new Americas. Written by J. M. Crofts. [21] [107] "Johnny Daddlum" – Irish version of the song known in the Roud Index as "the Crabfish" [22]