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Tune ID#309 (Cherish the Ladies)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Cherish the Ladies about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig96AABBCC'CC'DDEED Major
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 / Mo Ghreidhin iad na Mná / The Little House under the Hill / Capper's Jig / The Humours of Cappa / Jackson's Thought (1st in set Light Jigs on TrsCl) (from 2 to 6 parts, usually with 5; starts with 4th part on OTUS1 and MDhrty) (also in G) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #4798; compare more distantly 1st and 3rd parts with Pathway to the Well #1553)
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Discography cd

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.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19261#1
[WmMully] William Mullaly. The Westmeath Hunt. William Mullaly (concertina).
193214#1
[OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. Patrick Killoran and His Pride of Erin Orchestra: Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Paddy Sweeney (fiddle), unknown (accordion, saxophone, banjo).
19351.2#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
~19474#1
[ICTM] Ireland. Irlande.
19492.3#2
[MDhrty] Mickey Doherty. Garvan Hill - The Fiddle Music of Mickey Doherty. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Mickey Doherty (fiddle).
~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).
~197420#1
[ItS] In the Smoke. John Doonan (fife), John Wright (jew's harp), Noel Pepper (harmonica), Paddy Moran (flute), Paddy Neylan (spoons).
~197610#1
[MMulc 1] Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy (accordion).
~19812#2
[CtL] Peg McGrath, Mary Mulholland, Kathleen Smyth. Cherish the Ladies. Disc 9 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Peg McGrath (flute), Kathleen Smyth (fiddle), Mary Mulholland (piano).
~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).
~199616#1
[TrsCl] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Pat King (piano accordion).
~199717#1
[TMcCrthy] Tommy McCarthy. Sporting Nell. Tommy McCarthy (concertina, pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~20005#1
[CLnn 1] Charlie Lennon. Time for a Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, piano, drum).
20022.9#1
[KCThtr] Live from the Katharine Cornell Theater. Traditional Irish Music. Téada: Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Mary Wolverton (fiddle).
~200812#1
[RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Job of Journeywork		MDhrty
King of the Pipes		CtL
Played beforeOn Albums
Strike the Gay Harp		MMulc 1
Father O'Flynn		ItS
Tobin's Favorite		ICTM
Hinchy's Delight		TrsCl

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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