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The Irish Rovers
The Life Of The Rover
Album US 1969 on Decca label
Folk (Celtic, Folk)
Packaging: Gatefold sleeve. Sleeve notes: Diodorus, in the first century B.C., was describing the Celts of Gaul in his history of the world. "In conversation they use many words and speak in riddles, for the most part hinting at things and leaving a great deal to be understood. They frequently exaggerate with the aim of extolling themselfes and diminishing the status of others. They are boasters and threateners and given to bombastic self-dramatization, and yet they are quick of mind with good, natural ability for learning and take great pleasure in merrymaking and hospitality." "The Life Of The Rover" puts us in contact with these "Celts" all over the world. Be it in Sydney, Australia, or Kirkland Lake, Ontario, they "take great pleasure in merrymaking and hospitality." The five of us are a privileged lot in being able to share a few jars with the lot of you - may ye be half an hour in heaven before the devil knows you're dead! Oh, by the way, it took Irish monks donkey's-years to do the abstract type of art used in "The Book of Kells." We couldn't find an Irish monk to do our album cover art but we're lucky to have Alex Steinweiss fill in for us.
Musicians
 | The Irish Rovers , *1963 CA album by |
 | Terry Brown p, CA engineer, eng. |
 | Jimmy Ferguson voc, 1940-1997 CA solo vocal, solo by |
 | Will Millar man, str, voc, *1940 CA arranged by, adapted by, solo vocal, solo by, instrumentation by, vocals, adapted by, arranged by, arr. |
 | George Millar voc, acg, *1947 IE solo vocal, solo by, instrumentation by |
 | Joe Millar h, voc, acc, CA instrumentation by, solo vocal, solo by |
 | Wilcil McDowell acc, syn, IE instrumentation by |
 | Allan , arranged by, adapted by |
Producers
| Alex Steinweiss design, album cover art |
| Charles "Bud" Dant producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fifi O'Toole | The Irish Rovers | Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey | 2:19 |
| 2 | Pleasant And Delightful | The Irish Rovers | 2:46 | |
| 3 | Orange Nickelodeon | The Irish Rovers | Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey | 3:14 |
| 4 | King Of The Fairies | The Irish Rovers | 2:30 | |
| 5 | Molecatcher | The Irish Rovers | 1:56 | |
| 6 | Winkin, Blinkin And Nod | The Irish Rovers | Eugene Field, Lucy Simon | 2:45 |
| 7 | Sullivan's John | The Irish Rovers | Pecker Dunne | 2:44 |
| 8 | Bunclody Cuckoo | The Irish Rovers | 3:18 | |
| 9 | Sam Hall | The Irish Rovers | Traditional | 3:18 |
| 10 | Banks Of Newfoundland | The Irish Rovers | 3:20 | |
| 11 | The Life Of The Rover | The Irish Rovers | Ewan MacColl | 2:21 |
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