Annotation:Cherish the Ladies
Tune properties and standard notation
CHERISH THE LADIES (Alltri Na Mna). AKA and see "Capper's Jig," "Humors of Cappa [2]." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Allan, Roche): AABB' (Joyce): ABC (Stanford/Petrie): AABBCA (Cole): AABBCC (Williamson): AABBCD (Mitchell): AABBCCDD (Kennedy): AABBCDDEE (Brody): AABBCCDDEE (O'Neill/Krassen): ABBCDDEE (Moylan): AABBCCDDEEFF (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). "A popular jig" (Williamson). O'Neill (Irish Folk Music, p. 94) says: "Dr. Petrie refers to it as a Munster jig, yet none whom the writer heard play it in any style were natives of that province. In its original form of two strains it was one of Jackson's jigs, and Dr. Petrie's opinion receives corroboration by finding a simple version of the tune in Dr. Joyce's Old Irish Folk Airs and Songs, just published." O'Neill remarks again in Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1913, p. 183) the tune had been ascribed to the famous 18th century County Limerick composer Walker 'Piper' Jackson. Goodman (vol. iv, p. 2) prints a tune called "Thought" attributed to Jackson which is a version of "Cherish," and this may be the source of attributions to that musician (see note for "Thought" for the several alternate and related titles). County Sligo/New York City fiddler Michael Coleman made a much-admired 78 RPM recording of this tune in the 1930's. Paddy Glackin recorded a three-part version, of which the first and last sections correspond to the 'A' and 'B' sections in Joyce. "The Pathway to the Well" uses some of the same melodic material and is similar in character, though an independent tune.
Sources for notated versions: "Taken down from the playing of Ned Goggin the Glenosheen fiddler" [Joyce]; from the manuscript collection of retired businessman and Irish music enthusiast John Gillan, collected from musicians in his home county of Longford and the adjoining Leitrim [O'Neill]; accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded at a recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; "A Munster jig. From Mrs. Close" [Stanford/Petrie].
Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 24, p. 6. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 64. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 72. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 25, p. 15. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 18, p. 6. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 94, pp. 82-83. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 36, pp. 21-22. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 19. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 730, p. 136. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 29, p. 21. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. 1, p. 39, No. 88. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 102. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 921, p. 234. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; p. 80.
Recorded sources: Claddagh CC14, Chieftains- "Chieftains 4" (1972). Gael-Linn CEF060, "Paddy Glackin." Shanachie 79024, "Chieftains 4" (1983). See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1], Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2], Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3].
X:2
T:Cherish the Ladies
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 29
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
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|:B|Add fdd|add fdd|A/B/cd gfg|ece gfe|agf bge|afd cBA|(3f/g/a/ B2 AGF|GEF GFE:|
|:f2f afd|fed cde|g2g gfg|ece gfe|agf bge|afd cBA|fdB AGF|GEF GFE:|
|:DFA dAF|DFA BGE|DFA dAF|GEF GFE|DFA DGB|DFA d2e|fdB AGF|GEF GFE:||