Rover Records
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Rover Records is a Canadian independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 founded in 1993. The company was developed to produce musical releases of The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers
The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". The group is best known for their international television series, and renditions of traditional Irish drinking songs, as well as early hits, Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn",...

, the well-known Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 Irish folk
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...

 group created in 1963. The record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 is owned and operated by Irish Rovers founding member, George Millar
George Millar (singer)
George Millar, is a singer/songwriter and guitarist with the Irish-Canadian music group The Irish Rovers.George was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, ca. 1947, the brother of Will Millar and Sandra Beech. As children, they performed as "The Millar Kids" in Ireland, before the family emigrated to...

.
Most albums/CDs are recorded at Island Pacific Studios, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada and
Emerald Studios in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, N. Ireland, and mixed in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Album List

  • Celebrate! The First Thirty Years (1994)

  • The Next Thirty Years (1995)

  • Irish Rovers Gems (1996)

  • Come Fill Up Your Glasses (1998)

  • Songs of Christmas
    Songs of Christmas
    Songs of Christmas is the twenty-sixth album by Irish folk music group The Irish Rovers.The group is best known for their hit recording of Shel Silverstein's poem "The Unicorn".-Track listing:# Bells Over Belfast - 3:24...

     (1999)

  • Down By The Lagan Side (2000)

  • Another Round (2002)

  • Live in Concert (2003)

  • 40 Years A-Rovin (2003)

  • Still Rovin' After All These Years
    Still Rovin' After All These Years
    Still Rovin, is the 2007 album release by Irish/Canadian folk music group The Irish Rovers. The liner notes read, "Not counting the numerous compilation records, this will be our 30th album..." It is a studio album recorded in both Canada and Ireland, and mixed in Nanaimo, British Columbia...

     (2007)

  • Gracehill Fair
    Gracehill Fair
    Gracehill Fair is the 2010 album release by The Irish Rovers, Rover Records. The album and title track are named after an annual fair in the County Antrim of Northern Ireland. It was recorded in Canada and Ireland, and mixed in Nanaimo, British Columbia, with cover and liner notes artwork by Celtic...

    (2010)
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