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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", "Wasn't That A Party", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday", "Lily The Pink", and "The Black Velvet Band" which became a popular pub tune.

The primary voices heard in the group's early songs were Will Millar (tenor), Jimmy Ferguson (baritone), George Millar and Joe Millar, and in the last twenty years, also John Reynolds and Ian Millar.

All of the band members are from either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Founding member George Millar and his cousin Ian are both from Ballymena, long-time group member Wilcil McDowell is from Larne, Sean O'Driscoll from Cork, with John Reynolds and percussionist Fred Graham both from Belfast rounding out the lineup.[1]

The Irish Rovers have represented Canada in five World Expos, and throughout the years, have performed in venues ranging from small Irish pubs to Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden. In 2010, the band celebrated their 45 years by producing a CD and a DVD/television special filmed entirely in Northern Ireland.