We've also got plenty of uptempo tunes from The Irish Rovers, Loreena McKennitt and even a few songs from the hit show "Riverdance," to get everyone's toes tapping. So, grab a pint, straighten ...

Decca executive Charles (Bud) Dant asked if the Rovers had anything more commercial to go with the Irish songs. Will sang it for them and it became the title track of their first studio album.

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But while the early members of The Irish Rovers – Will and George Millar, their cousin Joe Millar and his best friend Jimmy Ferguson – were all from Ireland, the band did not start there. While the ...