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
The Thistle & Shamrock: Sunset Song
The Thistle & Shamrock: New for Fall
The Thistle & Shamrock: 2000 and Counting
Singer-songwriter Karine Polwart is featured in this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock. Paul Heartfield/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: World of Light
Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Kevin Buckley is featured in this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock. Nate Burrell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: New for Summer
Harp player Kim Robertson is featured in this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Yeats in Song
Folk duo Jim & Susie Malcolm are featured in this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: New Sounds
Guitarist Steve Baughman is featured on this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Harp on Guitar
Late virtuoso violinist and pioneering composer Martyn Bennett is featured on this week's episode. Courtesy of the artist/The Thistle & Shamrock hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Folktronica
Violinist Megan Henderson is featured in this week's episode. Elly Lucas/The Thistle & Shamrock hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Ones and Twos
Fiddler Bruce MacGregor is featured in this week's episode. Jo de Sylva hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: New for spring
Cathy Jordan is a singer, songwriter, and self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Irish songs at Swannanoa
Singer and harpist Siân James is featured in this week's episode. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Cymru
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The Thistle & Shamrock: Hope Springs
Singer and songwriter Robin Laing is featured in this week's episode. Jens Hausmann hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Angels' Share
American composer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Cummings is featured in this week's episode. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: In Flight
Fiona Ritchie and Cerys Matthews at the BBC Music studios. Finley Hodgson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: 'A Child's Christmas In Wales'
British guitarist Chris Newman is featured in this week's episode. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Windfall, flat-picking with Chris Newman and more
San Jose de Gracia, Mexico — July 30, 2021: San Jose de Gracia is nestled in the middle of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. The community claims that it was founded 200 years ago but today only 12 members are living there. While water first brought the settlement, the rainy season has shifted. This left the community without a waterfall going into the canyon. Sofia Aldinio hide caption
Irish uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn is featured in this week's episode. Courtesy of the BBC hide caption
58-Minute Listen
Composer, harpist and singer Corrina Hewat is featured in this week's episode. Dougie Cunningham/Courtesy of the artist hide caption