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Thistle & Shamrock for June 21, 2008
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Celtic Roots Down Under"
Australia and New Zealand have thriving musical communities with Celtic roots led by bands Colcannon and Rua, and instrumentalists including Peter Neumegan, Mark Sanders, Dougal Adams and Ormonde Waters. Aussies Luke Plumb and Steve Cooney have reverse-migrated to the northern hemisphere to settle in Scotland and Ireland and make fine music there.
Viewing her program as an on-air community, Fiona Ritchie has created a gathering place for anyone who enjoys music from Celtic roots, and loves to accompany her across the bridges she builds between the traditional and the contemporary, between Celtic music and the world.
The object of international critical acclaim, Thistle comes to listeners from Perthshire in the heart of Scotland, where Ritchie weaves the textures of her musical world into a richly entertaining program. Step into the heart of an ancient tradition of reels, jigs, ballads, and laments. Then follow the pulse towards new music: an exuberant blend of irresistible rhythms, emotional voices, and fascinating instruments.
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