Woman of the House

• Artist: Cherish the Ladies
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 27, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: World

Review

Cherish the Ladies' tenth studio album is reliable without being redundant, soft without seeming slight, and as rollicking as it is sentimental. Joined by a small army of guests that read like Celtic and singer/songwriter royalty (Sharon Shannon/Triona Ni Dhomhnaill/Phil Cunningham/Kate Rusby/Eddi Reader), the Ladies have crafted a beautiful set that harks back to their 1992 debut. The impossibly lovely voice of Heidi Talbot -- it's like standing between Alison Krauss and Kirsty MacColl singing at the same time -- carries each ballad, both traditional ("Green Fields of Canada," "Bogie's Bonnie Belle") and contemporary ("Sweet Thames Flow Softly"), with such effortlessness that it's a wonder she even has to move her mouth, while the band makes high-octane instrumentals like "Jigs: Carolan's Favorite Jig/The Rakes of Cashel/Highland March in Oscar & Malvina" and the ferocious title track sound like the very forces of nature in human form. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Reels: The Jolly Seven/The Rascal on the Haystack/Bonkers in Yonkers	Joanie Madden	Cherish the Ladies	(3:52)
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	Ewan MacColl	Cherish the Ladies	(5:21)
Jigs: Carolan's Favorite Jig/The Rakes of Cashel/Highland March in ...	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(4:55)
Bogie's Bonnie Belle	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(5:15)
Woman of the House Medley: The Fairy Queen/The Gooseberry ...	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(5:18)
The Hills of New Zealand	Joanie Madden	Cherish the Ladies	(4:43)
Betsy Belle and Mary Gray	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(3:44)
Fair and Tender Ladies	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(5:07)
Slip Jigs: Paddy O' Snap/Robin Kelegher/The Cover of Cork	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(3:44)
The Green Fields of Canada	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(6:31)
Reels: The Old Maids of Galway/The Sunny Banks/The Flooded Road to ...	Traditional	Cherish the Ladies	(3:43)

Credits

Karen Matheson (Vocals), Liz Kane (Fiddle), Sharon Shannon (Accordion), Phil Cunningham (Arranger), Keith Chirgwin (Engineer), Phil Cunningham (Piano), Robin Rankin (Audio Engineer), Heidi Talbot (Group Member), Robin Rankin (Engineer), Donna Long (Vocals), Joanie Madden (Flute (Alto)), Scott Alarik (Author), Mary Coogan (Group Member), Keith Chirgwin (Digital Editing), Joanie Madden (Whistle), Fiona Ritchie (Liner Notes), Phil Bowler (Bass (Upright)), Eddie Reader (Vocals), Phil Bowler (Bowed Bass), John J. Francis (Photography), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (Piano), Heidi Talbot (Vocals), Roisin Dillon (Fiddle), Joanie Madden (Flute), Donna Long (Piano), Mary Coogan (Guitar), Phil Cunningham (Audio Production), Joanie Madden (Whistle (Human)), John Joe Kelly (Bodhran), Joanie Madden (Group Member), Dr. Toby Mountain (Mastering), Sarah Lainie Smith (Graphic Design), Kate Rusby (Vocals), Brian Humphrey (Engineer), Phil Cunningham (Keyboards), Liz Kane (Fiddle), Brian Masterson (Mixing), Roisin Dillon (Group Member), Donna Long (Vocal Harmony), James MacIntosh (Percussion), Donald Shaw (Wurlitzer), Joanie Madden (Vocals (Background)), Joanie Madden (Low Whistle), Phil Cunningham (Producer), Mary Coogan (Banjo), Mirella Murray (Accordion), Joanie Madden (Liner Notes), Mirella Murray (Group Member), Laoise Kelly (Harp), Mirella Murray (Accordion), James MacIntosh (Drums), Ewan Vernal (Guitar (Bass)), Mary Coogan (Mandolin), Joanie Madden (Vocal Harmony)

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