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Part 1 of 2 parts of THE IRISH ROVERS IN LONDON was telecast in 1974 by CBC Television for Canadian viewers. In Part 1 the Vancouver-based Rovers were in England and toured London before moving on briefly to Oxford, Henley-on-Thames, Eton and Windsor. Songs include Percy French's 1896 folk song "The Mountains of Mourne" sung in Trafalgar Square; from a 1596 poem " Sweet Thames Flow Softly" sung by Joe Millar on Westminster Bridge; from 1933 "Old Father Thames;" and a traditional ballad from 1666, "Barbara Allen" sung by Will Millar in Windsor. In his introduction, Will mentions Nell Gwynne as girl-friend of King Charles 11. The actress called herself his "Protestant whore" and bore him two sons, Charles and James. The King had 7 sons by 5 different mistresses. His wife's pregnancies all ended in miscarriages.
Please note: following Part 2 of "The Irish Rovers in London" will be a 1988 interview with Will Millar & Jimmy Ferguson talking about the start of the Rovers as a group.
Part 1 of 2 parts of THE IRISH ROVERS IN LONDON was telecast in 1974 by CBC Television for Canadian viewers. In Part 1 the Vancouver-based Rovers were in England and toured London before moving on briefly to Oxford, Henley-on-Thames, Eton and Windsor. Songs include Percy French's 1896 folk song "The Mountains of Mourne" sung in Trafalgar Square; from a 1596 poem " Sweet Thames Flow Softly" sung by Joe Millar on Westminster Bridge; from 1933 "Old Father Thames;" and a traditional ballad from 1666, "Barbara Allen" sung by Will Millar in Windsor. In his introduction, Will mentions Nell Gwynne as girl-friend of King Charles 11. The actress called herself his "Protestant whore" and bore him two sons, Charles and James. The King had 7 sons by 5 different mistresses. His wife's pregnancies all ended in miscarriages.
Please note: following Part 2 of "The Irish Rovers in London" will be a 1988 interview with Will Millar & Jimmy Ferguson talking about the start of the Rovers as a group.
