Thistle and Shamrock archive

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Julie Fowlis
May 22, 2013 – Raised in the Outer Hebrides, Fowlis is reaching contemporary audiences with Gaelic music.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Miles Of Isles
May 15, 2013 – This week's diverse choice of music is insular only in the geographical sense.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: What's New
May 8, 2013 – It's time to unwrap the latest batch of newly arrived recordings.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Saying Something
May 1, 2013 – How do you use a song to deliver a message of social justice, peace or environmental consciousness?

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Hands On
April 24, 2013 – Old songs provide a lens through which we view lifestyles and work-ways, now passed into history.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Musical Breizh
April 17, 2013 – Intoxicating melodies from Brittany fill the air this week.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Lowlands
April 10, 2013 – The Scottish Lowlands have been a hive of musical activity for centuries.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Spring Is In The Air
April 3, 2013 – Spring is certainly in the airs, and also the jigs, reels and songs.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Canada
March 27, 2013 – Travel to Cape Breton, Newfoundland and beyond to hear the authentic Celtic-rooted music of Canada.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Irish Pairs
March 20, 2013 – Few musical sounds make a more honest and direct statement than duos in the Irish tradition.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Mary Ann Kennedy
March 13, 2013 – Broadcaster and musician Mary Ann Kennedy visits The Thistle And Shamrock.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Wales
March 6, 2013 – Explore the diverse indigenous musical traditions of Wales.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Live And Kicking
February 27, 2013 – Live performances electrify this episode with Donal Lunny, Jim Malcolm, Skolvan, and Capercaillie.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: A Different Kind Of Love Song
February 20, 2013 – Hear of a love of landscape, of whisky and of the natural world.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Sheila Kay Adams
February 13, 2013 – Enjoy Appalachian ballads and stories with a unique singer and tradition bearer: Sheila Kay Adams.