The Irish Rovers   •   The Life of the Rover (USA)

• The Life of the Rover
  • 1969 - Decca DL 75157 LP (USA)
  • 1973 - MCA Records MCA-284 LP (USA)

• Side One
  1. Fifi O'Toole (Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey) — Solo Vocal: Jim Ferguson
  2. Pleasant And Delightful (Arr. Adapt. Will Millar) — Solo Vocal: Jim Ferguson
  3. Orange Nickelodeon (Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey) — Solo Vocal: George Millar, Will Millar
  4. King Of The Fairies (Arr. Adapt. Will Millar)
  5. Molecatcher (Arr. Adapt. Will Millar) — Solo Vocal: Jim Ferguson
  6. Winkin, Blinkin And Nod (E. Fields, L. Simon) — Solo Vocal: Will Millar

• Side Two
  7. Sullivan's John (Pecker Dunne) — Solo Vocal: George Millar, Will Millar
  8. Bunclody Cuckoo (Arr. Adapt. Will Millar) — Solo Vocal: Joe Millar
  9. Sam Hall (Trad. Arr. Adapt. Allan) — Solo Vocal: George Millar
  10. Banks Of Newfoundland (Arr. Adapt. Will Millar)
  11. The Life Of The Rover (E. McColl)

• The Irish Rovers
  • George Millar, Jimmy Ferguson, Joe Millar, Will Millar & Wicil McDowell

• Credits
  • Produced by Charles "Bud" Dant
  • Engineer: Terry D. Brown
  • Album Cover Art: Alex Steinweiss

• Other releases include …
  • The Life of the Rover (1969, USA)
  • The Life of the Rover (1970, UK)

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 themselves 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 merry-making 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 "The Book of Kels". 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.