Name: Woman of the House
Brand: New Rounder
SKU: 19148
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Woman of the House

Rating

Album: Woman of the House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Jolly Seven/Rascal On The Haystack/Bonkers In Yonkers	More Info...	3:50
2)	Sweet Thames Flow Softly	More Info...	5:19
3)	Carolan's Favourite Jig/The Rakes Of Cashel/Highland March	More Info...	4:54
4)	Bogie's Bonnie Belle	More Info...	5:14
5)	Woman Of The House Medley	More Info...	5:16
6)	The Hills Of New Zealand	More Info...	4:41
7)	Betsy Belle And Mary Gray	More Info...	3:44
8)	Fair And Tender Ladies	More Info...	5:06
9)	Paddy O'Snap/Robin Kellegher/The Cove Of Cork	More Info...	3:43
10)	The Green Fields Of Canada	More Info...	6:31
11)	The Old Maids Of Galway/The Sunny Banks/The Flooded Road To Glenties/Free & Easy	More Info...	3:43

Album: Woman of the House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Jolly Seven/Rascal On The Haystack/Bonkers In Yonkers	More Info...	3:50
2)	Sweet Thames Flow Softly	More Info...	5:19
3)	Carolan's Favourite Jig/The Rakes Of Cashel/Highland March	More Info...	4:54
4)	Bogie's Bonnie Belle	More Info...	5:14
5)	Woman Of The House Medley	More Info...	5:16
6)	The Hills Of New Zealand	More Info...	4:41
7)	Betsy Belle And Mary Gray	More Info...	3:44
8)	Fair And Tender Ladies	More Info...	5:06
9)	Paddy O'Snap/Robin Kellegher/The Cove Of Cork	More Info...	3:43
10)	The Green Fields Of Canada	More Info...	6:31
11)	The Old Maids Of Galway/The Sunny Banks/The Flooded Road To Glenties/Free & Easy	More Info...	3:43

Performer Notes

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

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (pp.57-58) - "This incarnation of the ensemble stands at the center of the establishment of Irish music showing us all how it's done without an overbearing bone in their bodies."