Official site of NPR's The Thistle & Shamrock and Thistlepod

This is the place for anything you want to know about NPR’s The Thistle & Shamrock®. Miss something on the radio? Check our exclusive audio stream of the most recent shows, with a new one added weekly. If you want to identify something you heard on air this week, view our latest radio playlists; all the music details and links are there. Browse the upcoming program descriptions and extensive interviews and articles so you won't miss hearing your favorite musicians on the radio or learning more about them.  Our podcasts explore our unique archive. Download Thistlepod to hear excerpts from shows featuring music and chat with influential artists and rising stars.

• RADIO: RING IN THE NEW • THISTLEPOD: CHRISTMAS DREAMS & MEMORIES •

• STREAMING: TOGETHER WE SING, WINTER HEAT, RAISE YOUR VOICE •

• 20 QUESTIONS: BONNIE RIDEOUT •

We want to help you continue to discover great music and connections so browse onward and check our FACEBOOK community page.  But before you go anywhere, turn your radio on and find out where and when to listen!

Fiona Ritchie ~ producer/host, featured in Scottish Field, March 2011

(photo: ©Roy Summers/Scottish Field)