Stars of television and stage, The Irish Rovers formed in Toronto in 1963. Nominated for 2023 Single of the Year in the Canadian Folk Music Awards and recently hitting Spotify’s Viral Top 50 in the US and the UK, these music legends continue to entertain and gain generation after generation of fans. 2025 marks 60 Years since The Irish Rovers played an unprecedented 22 sold out weeks at The Purple Onion in San Francisco. They took the town by storm, recorded their first album First of the Irish Rovers which then lead to their second album, The Unicorn which rocketed the band from coffee houses in the US and Canada to concert halls worldwide, and ultimately the first of their three television series. 

The Irish Rovers

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

George Millar and Ian Millar, lead singers of The Irish Rovers. George, an Irish Rover all his life, wrote the song, “Hey Boys Sing Us A Song” as a response to the Covid years, and includes the refrain “We all need some happiness back in our lives!” The song is nominated Canadian Folk Music Awards, SINGLE OF THE YEAR.

The Irish Rovers

Mar 19, 2026

The Irish Rovers

Mar 1, 2025

The Irish Rovers in Concert

The Irish Rovers