Cherish the Ladies
is an all-female Irish-American musical group. The group was formed in 1985 in New York. The leader, Joanie Madden, plays flute and tin whistle, and sings. The other members play a wide range of instruments. Their albums contain both tunes (instrumental tracks) and songs (tracks with vocals). The name "Cherish The Ladies" is the title of an Irish tune, most famously recorded by The Chieftains on Chieftains 4.
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Background
Joanie Madden, who has Irish parents, won the senior
all-Ireland championship on the tin whistle in 1984
[1]. For a time Winifred Horan was a member of both Cherish the Ladies and
Solas.
Cathie Ryan, Heidi Talbot and Maureen Doherty Macken have also been members. The band has toured
North and
South America, the
UK and
Europe. They are normally accompanied by
step dancers on stage. Their album
The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone
stands apart from their other albums in that it consists mostly of songs. It also has guest appearances by
Arlo Guthrie,
Tom Chapin,
Pete Seeger,
Eric Weissberg,
Matt Molloy and
The Clancy Brothers.
Roisin Dillon was born and raised in
Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has relocated to the United States. Her interest in music was mainly inherited from her father, Eamonn, who taught her the whistle at the tender age of 11. At the age of 13, Roisin placed 2nd in the
All Ireland Competition on the tin whistle and was just picking up the fiddle as a primary instrument. At 15 she placed first in the Oireachtas Competition again on the tin whistle but since then she has been playing the fiddle exclusively. At 18 Roisin came to America for three months with a tour of musicians sponsored by "The International Fund for Ireland", and within a few years had decided to move permanently to the U.S.
Since then she has shared the stage with such musicians and singers as Scottish born singer John MacDermott and fiddler James Kelly. Her main musical influence has been the Northern style of fiddle playing from such greats as Johnny Doherty,
Tommy Peoples, and Cathal Hayden.
Discography
- Cherish the Ladies
(1985)
- The Back Door
(1992)
- Out and About
(1993)
- New Day Dawning
(1996)
- Live!
(1997)
- One and All: The Best of Cherish the Ladies
(1998)
- Threads of Time
(1998)
- At Home
(1999)
- The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone
(2001)
- Across the Waves
(2004)
- On Christmas Night
(2004)
- Woman of the House
(2005)
References
- Joanie Madden information