Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 309 (Cherish the Ladies)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig96AABBCCDDEEFFD Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Cherish the Ladies
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Cherish the Ladies / Tabhair aire do na Mná / Capper's Jig / The Humours of Cappa (1st in set Light Jigs on TC) (from 2 to 6 parts, often with 5) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #4798)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd Discography

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.

Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune		 [Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). Album details
and contents
19351.2#1[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).View album details
~19474#1[ICTM] various. Ireland. Irlande. View album details
~19739#1[Ch 4] The Chieftains. 4. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones).View album details
~197420#1[ItS] various. In the Smoke. View album details
~198614#1[HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals).View album details
~199616#1[TC] various. Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. View album details
~200812#1[RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina).View album details

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

As tune #730 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #29 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #88 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #24 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #94 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 19 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #36 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
On page 64 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
On page 80 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
As tune #79 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 130 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #18 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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