HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-22, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2000. PAGE 27.
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Irish Rovers to appear at Centre in the Square
Start the holiday season with an
Irish twist when The Irish Rovers
bring their Christmas show to The
Centre In The Square, Kitchener on
Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m.
The Irish Rovers deliver good
cheer, great jokes, sing-alongs as
well as the wonderful Irish classics
one expects.
The new millennium marked the
36th anniversary of the birth of The
Irish Rovers. The story started in
Canada in 1963, when 16-year-old
George Millar and 23-year-old Jim
Ferguson, both new immigrants
from Northern Ireland, met in
Toronto at an Irish function. They
ended up singing together until
dawn; and so the Irish Rovers was
launched.
They performed as a duo until
George’s cousin, Joe Millar, immi
grated to Canada the following year.
Joe, who played button-key accor
dion and harmonica, and also sang
traditional ballads, was recruited as
he stepped off the plane. After sever
al months of engagements around
Ontario, the trio made their way to
Calgary where they joined forces
with George’s brother, Will Millar.
The four Rovers then headed off to
“America”.
Landing at the famous folk club,
The Purple Onion in San Francisco,
they ended up headlining for an
unprecedented 22 sold-out weeks.
The folk clubs of California became
the learning grounds for the young
Rovers, and (through old-fashioned
hard work and a wee bit of Irish
luck) they were offered a recording
contract with Decca Records.
In 1966, The First Of The Irish
Rovers, a live album recorded at The
Icehouse in Pasadena, was released.
It generated enough excitement to
warrant another album, and from this
release came the million-selling sin
gle The Unicorn, the band's signa
ture song to this day.
Wilcil McDowell, an old friend
from Ireland, joined the band at this
time.
Through the 1970s and early
1980s, the Rovers brought their
magic to television with a weekly
series for the CBC, and later, a series
on the Global Network in conjunc
tion with Ulster Television in
Ireland.
In 1980-81, -The Rovers once
again soared to the top of the pop
and country charts with Wasn't That
party. The band recorded Grandma
Got Run Over By A Reindeer in
1982, which has become a seasonal
hit.
The Irish Rovers continue to per
form in theatres around the world,
with original members George
Miller, Joe Millar and Wilcil
McDowell. Will Millar retired from
the band in 1995 while Ferguson
passed away in 1997. Completing
the Irish Rover line-up today is
Kevin McKeown, who has been with
the band since 1984, and John
Reynolds and Wallace Hood, who
both joined in 1995.
Tickets are $29, $24 and $19 each.
Discounts for groups are available.
Single tickets for all three concerts
are on sale now and can be obtained
at The Centre Box Office. Call (519)
578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-
8977.
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The Ontario Ballet Theatre
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December 7, 8:00
Call the Blyth Festival
Fundraiser raises $21,000
It was a night for celebration for
the Foundation For Enriching
Education at its annual Dinner
Cabaret and Auction Saturday night
in Stratford.
Through the generosity of the
sold-out capacity audience at The
Church Restaurant, net proceeds for
the evening exceeded last year’s by
25 per cent. Over $21,000 will now
go towards the Foundation’s ARTI-
TUDES programs in Avon Maitland
District School Board schools.
Master of ceremonies for the
evening was veteran actor and
broadcaster Don Harron. As expect-
ed, his alter ego Charlie Farquharson
made an appearance, expounding on
elections and education in Charlie’s
usual unique fashion. It was as
Harron, though, that he gave his
most telling comments. “You people
are doing something so important
here. I have two grandkids in school
and we need to provide these extra
programs so much. I would love to
come back again next year.”
The evening’s bidding was fast-
paced and lively as Steve Rae from
Stratford radio station CJCS took the
audience through the Live Auction.
A week of exclusive wilderness fish
ing at The Old Village & Post, Lake
St. Joseph topped the bids, followed
closely by a computer and monitor
from Xquissit Corporation.
In their remarks to the audience,
both Foundation President Dr. Lome
Rachlis and Vice-President Tim
MacDonald stressed the important
role the donors and participants
played in making the evening such a
success. Currently 99 classes of
Grades 1 and 8 students are enjoying
ARTITUDES drama workshops in
Avon Maitland schools.
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son
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to
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry
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wedding will take place on
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000
at the Bly th Anglican Church
followed by an open reception at the Bly th
Community Centre, 9 p.m. Please accept this as
our invitation to come and help celebrate
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Dear Friends:
As a way of thanking our many
volunteers and supporters across
Huron-Bruce, I would like to take
this opportunity to invite you to join
my campaign team, on the night of
the election, for our appreciation
party. We will be in the basement
hall at Sacred Heart Church in
Wingham (across from the television
station), from 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Aside from watching the returns
come in, there will also be live
music for all to enjoy.
Everyone is welcome - I hope to see
you on the 27th.
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