the Irish Rovers
Come Fill Up Your Glasses
1998—Rover Records 003 CD
Track List:
The Shores of Botany Bay
Kitty the Rose of Kilrea (G. Millar)
Bonny Labouring Boy
Reels
Lincoln's Army (J. McEvoy)
Green Grows the Laurel
Little Brigid Flynn (P. French)
Will you Come and Marry Me? (G. Millar)
The Tinker (J. Reynolds)
The Ballintoy Farmer (G. Millar)
Jigs
All of It (G. O'Brian)
Come Fill Up Your Glasses (P. Seeger & L. Graham)
A Little Bit More (T. Sands)
Credits
Joe Millar: Bass, Whistle, and Vocals
George Millar: Guitars and Vocals
Wilcil McDowell: Accordian
Jim Ferguson: Vocals
John Reynolds: Whistle, Guitar and Vocals
Kevin McKeown: Percussion
Sean O'Driscoll: Mandolin and Banjo
Guest Musicians — Ireland
Wallace Hood: Irish Bouzouki and 10 String Cittern
Patrick Davey: Uillean Pipes, Flute, and Whistle
Siobhan Heffron Martin: Flute
Marie Heffron: Fiddle
Ronnie O'Flynn: Bass
Len Graham: Bodhran, Spoons and Vocals
Morris Crumb: Keyboards
Guest musicians — Canada
Amy Laing: Cello
MIchael Creber: Piano
James Mark: Fiddle
Recorded at Island Pacific Studios, Nanaimo, Canada
Crawford Bell Studios, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cherry Beach Studios, Toronto, Canada
Mixed at Island Pacific Studios
Produced by George Millar for Rover Records
Engineered by Rick Salt and Crawford Bell
Mixed by George Millar and Rick Salt
Mastered by Media Magic, Victoria, BC, Canada
Art Direction: Buffalo Design Co., Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Cover Photo: Terry Patterson Photography, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Layout: Thanks to the daughter Amy Millar for making sense and typing up these notes which sucked the life right out of her.
Thanks to: Crow and Gate Pub for the use of their fireplace in the cover photo and to Paul Vandersluys for his handmade maple stool.
We dedicate this recording to the memory of our dear friend and musical partner of 33 years, James Francis Ferguson.
Slainte,
George Millar
January 1998
…Balladeers Notes
This CD marks the last recording with founding member, Jimmy Ferguson, who passed away in 1997.
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