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"The Girls
Won't Leave The Boys Alone"
Traditional
Irish group Cherish The Ladies third record for BMG (and the third
produced by Brian Keane) features a new singer (Dierdre Connolly),
new fiddler (Liz Knowles), and a host of famous male guest stars,
such as Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, the Clancy Brothers, Tom Chapin,
Brian Kennedy, Tommy Makem, the Chieftains' Matt Molloy, Eric
Weissberg, John McCutcheon, and a host of others. Primarily a
vocal album, the recording harkens back to the folk era of the
1960s, with acoustic performances and real human emotion as the
prevailing elements.
Track
List:
1.
The Broom Of The Cowdenknowes
2. Freeborn Man Of The Traveling People
3. Rambling Irishman
4. Bonny Blue-Eyed Nancy
5. Raveled Hank Of Yarn Set
6. Erin Gra Mo Chroi (Ireland Of My Heart)
7. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Puck Goat)
8. I'll Walk Beside You
9.
The Collier's Set
10. Queen Of Connemara/The Carraroe Jig/The Lilting Fisherman
11. Down By The Glenside
12. The Jolly Beggarman
13. Last Night's Fun Set
Release
Date: April 17, 2001
Label: RCA Victor
Reviews:
Amazon.com: 
"Cherish The Ladies are primarily known for their instrumental
skills--nearly every member is a contest-winning musician--so
it might come as a bit of a surprise that on The Girls Won't Leave
the Boys Alone, 10 of the 13 tracks are songs. But the assured
way with which the band delivers its sweet harmonies on the opening
track ('The Broom of Cowdenknowes') proves the Ladies can sing
as well as they can play their fiddles, flutes, and accordions.
They've invited a host of guest artists to perform with them,
including folk singers Luka Bloom, Tom Chapin, Arlo Guthrie, and
Pete Seeger; instrumentalists fiddler Brendan Mulvihill, banjo
picker Eric Weisberg, and Chieftains member and flautist Matt
Molloy; and the legendary Irish balladeers the Clancy Brothers.
In a particularly moving gesture, the six band members pay tribute
to their families by playing a lovely version of 'The Queen of
Connemara' accompanied by their fathers and brothers. The Girls
Won't Leave the Boys Alone is a departure from Cherish the Ladies'
previous dance-tune-based recordings, but the quality of the singing
is so good that you don't miss the jigs and reels." --Michael
Simmons
New
York Times:
"The
Ladies haven't lost their chops....sensitively handling the twists
of traditional numbers and their own works."
--Ann Powers
Sonicnet:
"...a
bold step forward....moving and vibrant....the most ambitious
undertaking to date by Cherish The Ladies, who occupy the strong
musical center of this star-studded Hibernian hootenanny."
--Earle Hitchner
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