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Irish Rovers set to charm at Majestic in MarchThe legendary Irish Rovers will be appearing at the Majestic Theater, Gettysburg, on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. For more than four decades. The Irish Rovers have charmed and entertained audiences around the world with their exciting stage shows.Throughout the years, these international ambassadors of Irish music “have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer, one that will soon have you singing and clapping along. Their songs have become anthems of revelry and joy among generation after generation of fans.” -Jeffrey Gabel, founding executive director of the Majestic Theater.This year. The Irish Rovers celebrate 45 years of music since their first recording, with a new CD, Gracehill Fair (Rover Records), and new DVD, “Home in Ireland,” filmed entirely on location in their homeland of Northern Ireland.The story of the Irish Rovers starts in Canada, where the 16-year-old George Millar and 23-year-old Jim Ferguson, both new emigrants from Northern Ireland, met in Toronto at an Irish function. They ended up singing together ‘til dawn; and so the Irish Rovers were launched.Their debut album, appropriately titled. “The First of The Irish Rovers,” generated enough excitement to warrant another album, from which came the million selling single “The Unicom.” the band's signature song to this day. The Irish Rovers were named Canada s “Folk Group of the Year,” and the following year, received a Grammy nomination for “Folk Performance of the Year.”The Rovers once again soared to the top of the pop and country charts with “Wasn't That a Party.” This real-life celebration was written by their friend, U.S. folk singer Tom Paxton, after he witnessed one of the band's famous post-show parties. It has gone on to become an international anthem of good cheer. Hot on the heels of that success, the band recorded “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer,” which became an immediate seasonal anthem. Like “The Unicom,” the Rovers are legendary and magical, and a good time isguaranteed for all.Tickets are priced at S39, S36, and S33. To purchase tickets, call 337-8200, or stop by the box office, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. The box office is open Monday through Saturday, from noon until 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m. Pre-show dinners are available by calling 259-9535.For the show, there will be Free Parking - Free Shut-THE IRISH ROVERStie - Park in the Gettysburg Colleges Constitutional Parking Lot offered. Shuttle starts one hour before the performance.
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Thu, Jan 31, 2013
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