The Irish Rovers

Canadian band comprised of Irish ex-pats formed in Toronto by George Millar and Jimmy Ferguson soon after emigrating to Canada with George's cousin Joe Millar. After a couple years they went out to Calgary to join with George's brother Will and officially launched as a full band there. Best known for their international television series, and contributing to the popularization of Irish Music in North America. Owned the record label Potato and publishing company Antrim Music Publishing Co.. Best known for songs "Drunken Sailor", "The Unicorn", "Wasn't That A Party", "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday" "Lily The Pink", "The Black Velvet Band", and "The Dublin Pub Crawl".
Used the name The Rovers for a few years in the early 1980s.
Current members:
George Millar – vocals, guitar, bouzouki (1963–present)
Ian Millar – vocals, bass guitar, guitar (2005–present)
Geoffrey Kelly – tin whistle, flute, vocals (2008–present)
Davey Walker – keyboards, vocals (2019–present)
Shane Farrell – banjo, mandolin (2021–present)
Jimmy Keane – accordion (2021–present)
Fred Graham – drums, bodhran, bones, vocals (2007–2025)
Former members
Jimmy Ferguson – vocals (1963–97; died on tour 1997)
Joe Millar – vocals, accordion, harmonica, bass guitar (1963–68 / 1969–2005; died 2023)
Vic Marcus – vocals, bass guitar (1963–64; died 2019)
Doug Henderson – vocals, banjo (1963–64)
Will Millar – vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, tin whistle (1964–94)
Wilcil McDowell – accordion (1968–2020; retired from touring 2018)
Kevin McKeown – drums, bodhran, bones, vocals (1984–2002)
John Reynolds – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1995–2012; died 2021)
Wallace Hood – mandolin, Irish bouzouki, cittern, tenor banjo, guitar, tin whistle (1995–2005)
Sean O'Driscoll – mandolin, tenor banjo, bouzouki, box, vocals (1997–2021)
Paul Lawton – drums, bodhran, bones (2002–2005; died 2005)
Morris Crum – accordion, keyboards, vocals (2012–2021)
Gerry O'Connor – fiddle (2013–2025)
Kevin Evans – vocals, guitar (2021–2023/4)