The Irish Rovers are a popular and long-running Canadian-Irish folk group created in 1963 and named for the traditional song "The Irish Rover." Will Millar had been singing in Ireland with his sister since he was 10, and entertainment was what he knew best, so when he came to Calgary he met Les Weinstein, who managed to land him a television show and would later guide the boys on a long successful career. Will's younger brother George Millar, who was all of 16, and his friend Jimmy Ferguson came out from Toronto for a two-week holiday to stay with Will. They had been singing as a weekend hobby with Will's father and sister, and so Will invited the two young travellers to sing on his TV show. When holiday time was up, George and Jimmy asked if they could stay on, so Will enrolled George in a local high school and got Jimmy a job; both careers were short-lived when the trio made a hit in Calgary. Will then invited his cousin Joe to come

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