Cherish The Ladies, Woman of the House - 56m 48s

Tracks & Durations

1. The Jolly Seven/The Rascal On The Haystack/Bonkers	3:54
2. Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:23
3. Carolan's/Favorite Jig/The Rakes Of Cashel/Highlan	4:57
4. Bogie's Bonnie Belle	5:17
5. The Fairy Queen/The Gooseberry Rush/Paddy Kelly's/	5:20
6. The Hills Of New Zealand	4:45
7. Betsy Belle And Mary Gray	3:46
8. Fair And Tender Ladies	5:09
9. Paddy O' Snap/Robin Kellegher/The Cove Of Cork	3:46
10. The Green Fields Of Canada	6:33
11. The Old Maids Of Galway/The Sunny Banks/The Floode	3:45
12. Ways of Kilkee	4:08

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Review

The all-female Irish-American ensemble, on their second release for the Rounder label, have fashioned an uncluttered, forward-looking yet tradition-based and unabashedly sentimental set. Recorded between Scotland, where producer Phil Cunningham resides, and the United States, with guest stints from Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon, British folk star Kate Rusby and Karen Matheson of the Scottish supergroup Capercaille, this may well be their personal best to date. Bandleader Joanie Madden's dulcet tone and precise yet lyrical phrasing on various flutes and whistles remain world-class and are clearly still evolving; very few players can remotely approach her degree of virtuosity. Sweet Thames Flow Softly, one of Ewan MacColl's most wistful love songs, is given an especially lovely interpretation. Fronted by lead singer Heidi Talbot's bittersweet vocal, it is youth-recollected-from-age personified. Of course, as so much Irish music is meant for dancing, there are several medleys of lively jigs and reels, performed with the unflagging rhythmic brio and melodic dispatch CTL fans have come to expect. And any crusty misogynist laboring under the delusion that no gathering of ladies could ever rock HIS house is in for an abrupt change of life! --Christina RodenCherish the Ladies is one of the finest ensembles of Celtic musicians on either side of the Atlantic. The American-based group, winner of the Glasgow Celtic Connections Festival's "International Group of the Year" award, recorded Woman of the House in Scotland with many of their talented friends from the festival including Kate Rusby, Sharon Shannon, Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Liz Kane and Laoise Kelly. The resulting combination of reels, jigs and heart-rending ballads is a glorious celebration of a thriving musical tradition.

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