The Thistle & Shamrock Award-winning radio host Fiona Ritchie explores evolving music from Celtic roots in Europe and North America.
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The Thistle & Shamrock

Host Fiona Ritchie explores Celtic roots music on her weekly radio program

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The Thistle and Shamrock: Welsh Dragon

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Celtic Fusion

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The Thistle & Shamrock: New Music

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Gifts

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The Thistle & Shamrock: At the Gathering with John McCutcheon

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The Thistle and Shamrock: At the Gathering: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh with Daithi Sproule

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Fall Compilation

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The Thistle & Shamrock: 2000 and Counting

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The Thistle & Shamrock: World of Light

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The Thistle & Shamrock: New for Summer

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Yeats in Song

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The Thistle & Shamrock: New Sounds

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Harp on Guitar

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Folktronica

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Ones and Twos

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Jo de Sylva

The Thistle & Shamrock: New for spring

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Irish songs at Swannanoa

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Cymru

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Angels' Share

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