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When describing
Cherish the Ladies – the critics say it best…“It is simply
impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn’t enjoy what
they do”, the Boston Globe, “An astonishing array of
virtuosity”, the Washington Post, “Expands the annals of
Irish music in America…the music is passionate, tender and
rambunctious”, The New York Times - and for over 20 years,
Cherish the Ladies have proven themselves worthy to live up
to these accolades and in doing so have become one of the
most engaging ensembles in the history of Irish music.
They have grown
from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional
music sensation, literally the most successful and
sought-after Irish-American group in Celtic music. Organized
by folklorist/musician Mick Moloney and sponsored by the
Ethnic Folk Arts Center and the National Endowment for the
Arts, they began as a concert series featuring the brightest
lights in Irish traditional music.
Taking their
name from the name of a traditional Irish jig, the group
initially won recognition as the first and only all-women
traditional Irish band. In a relatively short time, they
soon established themselves as musicians and performers
without peer and have won many thousands of listeners and
fans of their music. With their unique spectacular blend of
virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating
arrangements and stunning step dancing, this powerhouse
group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture
and puts it forth in an immensely humorous and entertaining
package.
The past years
have seen the group traveling all over North and South
America, the United Kingdom and Europe, Australia and New
Zealand performing in the finest concert halls and
international festivals. They are equally at home in front
of a symphony orchestra, a performing arts center, a folk
festival or even at the White House.
They have been
chosen Best Musical Group of the Year by the BBC, Top 100
Irish Americans by Irish America Magazine, Entertainment
Group of the Year by the Irish Voice Newspaper, recipients
of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall's International Group of
the Year Award at the Celtic Connections Festival in
Scotland and voted the Top North American Celtic act by NPR
Radio’s “Thistle and Shamrock”.
They have shared
the stage with such noted entertainers as James Taylor, Joan
Baez, Emmy Lou Harris, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, The
Chieftains and dozens of symphony orchestras. The "Celtic
Album", their collaboration with the Boston Pops Symphony
led to a 1999 Grammy nomination.
The Ladies have
recorded eleven highly acclaimed albums. Their last two
albums on Rounder records were released to rave reviews. “On
Christmas Night” was chosen as one of the top Christmas
Albums of the Year by The New York Times, Washington Post,
The Village Voice and many other nationally syndicated
Newspapers and their latest release, "Woman of the House" is
heralded as their best album to date and hit Billboard
Magazines' top 10 world music Charts.
Cherish the
Ladies have appeared on CBS This Morning, Good Morning
America, Evening at Pops, C-Span, Imus in the Morning, PBS
and National Public Radio in the United States and on BBC
and RTE radio and television overseas. At the Summer
Olympics in Atlanta, they were chosen to represent Irish
music and culture at the Official Cultural Olympiad.
The girls
continue to blaze forward and continue to enchant audiences
worldwide. |
