Thistlepod, is a free podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 offered by National Public Radio in which their well-known music host Fiona Ritchie

Fiona Ritchie

Fiona Ritchie is a Scottish radio broadcaster best known as the producer and host of The Thistle & Shamrock, an hour-long Celtic music program that airs weekly throughout the United States on National Public Radio...

 picks previews and debuts of new music from Celtic roots. The podcast's name is a reference to Ritchie's long-running Celtic music

Celtic music

Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...

 program, The Thistle & Shamrock

The Thistle & Shamrock

The Thistle & Shamrock is a weekly American syndicated radio program, named after the national emblems of Scotland and Ireland, specializing in Celtic music. It is heard on 380 National Public Radio stations, and is available internationally on WorldSpace via NPR Worldwide; according to NPR...

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Thistlepod is updated twice-monthly and offers short clips from the latest releases from established and emerging artists in Europe and North America.