James Francis Ferguson (February 26, 1940 – October 8, 1997) was a founding member of the Irish-Canadian folk group The Irish Rovers.
He sang in a rich baritone voice, in contrast to Will Millar's tenor, and was also the comedian of the group.
[1] He emigrated to Canada as a young man, and met George Millar in 1963 at an Irish function in Toronto.
So we (George, Joe and Jim) decided to visit Will in Calgary, ended up staying there, and the Irish Rovers became four."".
Ferguson's voice is heard in several Irish Rovers recordings, including "The Orange and the Green" and the 1981 hit "Wasn't That a Party".