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"Cherish the Ladies" (Gaelic: "Alltri Na Mna") also known as "Capper's Jig",
"The Humors of Cappa", "Jackson's Thought" and "Thought" is an Irish double jig.
Somewhat atypically it has six parts although, not infrequently, fewer parts are played.
Printed sources include: Howe's Musician's Onmibus No. 3 (1866), Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883), O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903), O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), Joyce's Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (1940), Williamson's English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes (1976), Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983) and many others. |