Cherish the Ladies

Their name comes from a traditional Irish jig, and their talent comes from Joanie Madden on flute, whistles, and vocals; Mary Coogan on guitar, banjo, and mandolin; accordionist Mirella Murray; fiddler Roisin Dillon; vocalist (and newest member) Michelle Burke; pianist and accordion player, Kathleen Boyle. In an interview with RootsWorld, Madden said: "CTL pushes the envelope as far as we can within the traditional vein, but we always aim to respect it. This music survived hundreds of years before we got a hold of it, we just keep playing the tunes that our fathers played and are hopefully doing justice to the tradition of Irish music in America."
-- June Wulff, Globe Staff