Woman Of The House

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Personnel: Donna Long (vocals, piano); Eddi Reader, Heidi Talbot, Karen Matheson, Kate Rusby (vocals); Joanie Madden (whistling, flute, alto flute, whistle, background vocals); Mary Coogan (guitar, guitars, banjo, mandolin); Laoise Kelly (harp); Liz Kane, Liz Kane, Roisin Dillon (fiddle); Sharon Shannon, Mirella Murray (accordion); Phil Cunningham (piano, keyboards); Triona Ni Dhomhnaill (piano); Donald Shaw (Wurlitzer organ); Phil Bowler (upright bass); Ewan Vernal (bass guitar); James MacIntosh (drums, percussion); John Joe Kelly (bodhran). Audio Mixer: Brian Masterson. Liner Note Authors: Joanie Madden; Fiona Ritchie . Recording information: CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland. Author: Scott Alarik. Photographer: John J. Francis. Arranger: Phil Cunningham. 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