Thistleradio

27/11/2025

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving one and all and say hello to this beautiful boy: a rescued turkey near my home in Scotland. ❤️ 🦃

26/11/2025

We're heading back into the archives of The Thistle & Shamrock® to stream another show on Mixcloud. The latest show from back in 2009 features traditional and contemporary songs and singers, with Eddi Reader, Luka Bloom, Kate Rusby, Dougie MacLean, Michael Black, Karine Polwart and more. Follow/subscribe on Mixcloud so you don’t miss any episodes when they come out!

~ Traditional and contemporary song is thriving, with quality new releases coming out all the time. Enjoy a full hour of strong voices with Eddi Reader, Luka Bloom, Kate Rusby, Karine Polwart, Dougie MacLean, Michael Black and more. ~ This episode, with the above description, originally aired Octobe...

24/11/2025

I'm back on the airwaves through the streaming platform Mixcloud where I'm sharing the archives of the Thistle & Shamrock®. To start off, I've rewound 16 years to revisit shows from the fall of 2009. Last week it was an episode with essential Celtic tracks (in my opinion back then!), this week it'll be a collection of great singers including Luka Bloom, Kate Rusby, Karine Polwart and Dougie MacLean. Follow me at https://www.mixcloud.com/FionaRitchie/ so you don't miss any episodes. The latest one drops tomorrow. Tell your pals!

19/11/2025

The Thistle & Shamrock has returned to the airwaves, this time through the streaming platform Mixcloud. I’m revisiting shows from across the decades by re-releasing episodes from my archives each week, and streaming them straight to you: classic shows, curated playlists, and soon some special content along the way. Tell your friends to find me on Mixcloud under my name or through this link and follow me so you don’t miss any episodes! https://www.mixcloud.com/FionaRitchie/

18/11/2025

We're up and running on Mixcloud! This episode originally aired October 14, 2009. These tracks are all timeless, intended as a representative set of songs and tunes to open the door for curious listeners, nudging them out along the meandering pathway of musical discovery. So... off you go! (It's free to subscribe to this channel to receive a weekly show from the Thistle archives along with other ways to be in touch.)

~ How do you inject a Celtic core into your music collection that will reflect the past and present, honouring the purity of tradition and the spirit of innovation? It's a tall order but we have some suggestions this week to enhance any collection. ~ This episode, with the above description, origina...

16/11/2025

Digging out from under a pile of CDs in the archives of The Thistle & Shamrock, and looking forward to launching my Mixcloud channel this coming Tuesday! I'll be posting an episode from from 16 years ago with legendary artists from Ireland, Brittany and Scotland: Kevin Burke, Alan Stivell, Dolores Keane, Martyn Bennett. Mixcloud is a global community and I’m looking forward to meeting you there! Subscribe (free) here for a weekly episode: https://www.mixcloud.com/FionaRitchie/

14/11/2025

I heard you’ve been missing The Thistle & Shamrock! So... next week I'm going to start sharing shows from my NPR Music archives on Mixcloud. It’s free to follow my channel so you can receive weekly episodes, or listen on the go with the Mixcloud app. As Aretha sang: "Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on to way back when..." And 2009 is where we'll land for the first show next Tuesday. Excited to be opening the door and switching the lights back on! Thanks to NPR colleagues for helping to make this possible. Click on the link below to follow/subscribe.

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12/11/2025

Farewell dear Archie. Your songs will last forever and a day.
"Sing haul away, my laddie-o." ❤️

"The Final Trawl", performed by Archie Fisher (www.myspace.com/archiefisher) in concert at the Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org), Rockville, ...

31/07/2025

26/07/2025

Don't forget our lovely music channel streaming at Soma FM! 📻🎶

Exploring music from Celtic roots and branches

26/07/2025

While our friends at NPR Music build a larger archive of The Thistle & Shamrock at an online platform (news to come), there are a good few shows still streaming on our website!

Stream radio shows, music channels, Spotify and Apple Music playlists.

25/07/2025

When you can't find a friend you've still got the radio. ❤️ Nanci ❤️

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupListen To The Radio · Nanci GriffithThe Complete MCA Studio Recordings℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 200...