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The Irish Rovers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Bobby Darin, Glen Campbell and Anne Murray. Those roots explain a lot about how The Irish Rovers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stan Rogers, Luke Kelly, Colm R. McGuinness, Great Big Sea and Flogging Molly, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around The Irish Rovers, reaching back through Johnny Cash. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians that was formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover". They are notable for their international television series, for contributing to the popularization of Irish music in North America, and for the songs "The Unicorn", "Drunken Sailor", "Wasn't That a Party", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday", "Lily the Pink", "Finnegan's Wake", and "The Black Velvet Band".
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The Irish Rovers grew out of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Bobby Darin and Glen Campbell, shares an orbit with Stan Rogers, Luke Kelly, Colm R. McGuinness and Great Big Sea. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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