Give Now NCPR is made possible by
Your Donations

About The Thistle & Shamrock

On The Thistle & Shamrock, award-winning radio host Fiona Ritchie Fiona Ritchieexplores evolving musicfrom Celtic roots in Europe and North America. You'll hear well-established and newly emerging recording artists along with in-studio guests, all surveying familiar territory and leading you to more distant landscapes and genres.

The Thistle and Shamrock is distributed by NPR.

The Thistle & ShamrockThe Thistle & Shamrock
on NCPR

The Thistle & Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie airs
each Sunday from 8-9 pm

The Thistle & Shamrock home page

Subscribe to Thistlepod, the T&S podcast

Recent editions of The Thistle and Shamrock
May 23, 2012 — Early Bothy Band, Kevin Burke, Paul Brady: it's all here in our nostalgic browse through Irish classics of the '70s and '80s.
May 16, 2012 — Lose yourself in the sound of soulful ballads and songs of loving, leaving, and loneliness in new and traditional Celtic music of the heart.
May 9, 2012 — The ancient year marked seasonal changes with special festivals and rituals. Beltane, one of four quarter-day festivals, is recreated today in the modern Scottish capital with festivities to re-establish Edinburgh residents' links with the natural year. Join in our celebration with a Beltane-themed hour of music.
 

Get Together With
The Thistle & Shamrock

Fiona Ritchie on Twitter