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.
Current line-up: George Millar, Ian Millar, Geoffrey Kelly, Fred Graham, Gerry O’Connor, Davey Walker, Jimmy Keane, Shane Farrell
Former members:
Will Millar left the band in 1994
Jimmy Ferguson died in 1997
Kevin McKeown member 1994 - 1997
Joe Millar retired in 2005
John Reynolds member 1995 - 2012
Wilcil McDowell member 1966 - 2018
Morris Crum member 2017 - 2020
Sean O’Driscoll member 1995 - 2020