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The Thistle & Shamrock: The Long View

NPR

Published February 7, 2018 at 11:42 AM EST

This week's episode of <em>The Thistle & Shamrock</em> features music by Alan Stivell. — This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock features music by Alan Stivell.

If you've been listening to Thistle for some years, perhaps you'll remember two unforgettable extended medleys of tunes: one from Breton harper and multi-instrumentalist Alan Stivell and the other from Irish fiddler Kevin Burke. Make their re-acquaintance this week!

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