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From: mej@ptsfa.UUCP (Mary Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Radio Shows
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 13:01:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 13:01:47 1984
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Ballads, Bards and Bagpipes is no longer on the air.  I have
their latest discography (1983) and would be happy to send a copy
to anyone sending me an SASE at the address below.  As the show did,
the discography leans heavily toward revival bands and instrumental   
music.  (I often groused about BBB that it contained few ballads,
no bards, and hardly ever a bagpipe.)   :-)

However, there is an excellent show (having bards, ballads,
and pipe music in abundance) currently being broadcast from
the University of North Carolina.  The Thistle and Shamrock
is a program of mainly Scottish and Irish traditional music,
with some music from other Celtic areas - Wales, Brittany, etc.
The show's host, Fiona Ritchie, seems to be Irish by her accent.
Her programs are often built around themes; they feature traditional
and revival singers and include singing in both Irish and
Scottish Gaelic.

This show is carried in my area on a National Public Radio
station (KCSM-FM, 91, San Mateo CA), and I assume that the same
would be true in other areas.  A local library should be able
to provide NPR information, or you could write to the show at:

      The Thistle and Shamrock
      WFAE
      University of North Carolina
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28223    (SASE please)


or NPR at:


      National Public Radio
      2025 'M' Street Northwest
      Washington D.C. 20036



                    Mary Eileen Johnson
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