Video Description: The Titanic, written by George Millar (Red Maddie Music / SOCAN)The Irish Rovers' tribute to the pride of Belfast, the men and boys who built her, the heroes who sailed her, and the legacy she leaves us today. "Irish pride was at its highest, and the sinking devastated the shipyards, and its workers. To this day they say with a wry smile, "She was alright when she left here!""The sinking of the RMS Titanic is one of the largest peacetime maritime tragedies in history. The legend of this mighty ship has both intrigued and haunted Rover, George Millar all these years. That may be because he shares his birthday of April 14, with the date the ship met its icy end on her maiden voyage a century ago. For this landmark album, he wrote this tribute to The Titanic. The song gives us a feeling of descending the ocean depths to meet the great ship at her resting place, then she quickly sweeps us away on a journey to her glory days, charging across the high seas. "Being from Northern Ireland and born on April 14th, the legend of the Titanic has been with me all my life. It took the labour of fifteen thousand Irishmen to build her - she was the pride of Belfast," says Millar.A Behind the Scenes Video by JJ Fahrniwww.theirishroversmusic.comThanks to Image Sources: Michael W. Pocock, Maritime Quest - US Library of Congress Archive - Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, VA - The Evening World, New York, NY - The Sun, New York, NY - New York Tribune, New York, NY - The Day Book, Chicago IL - The Times-Dispatch, Richmond VA - The Washington Times - Belfast Telegraph Website, The Belfast Telegraph, Belfast, N. Ireland - National Museums Northern Ireland - Collection Ulster Folk and Transport Museum - Spirit of the Titanic by Nicola Pierce - Titanic Belfast.
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