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The Thistle & Shamrock: Made In America

Published July 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT

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American fiddler Liz Carroll is part of the U.S.'s evolving Irish traditional music scene.

Suzanne Plunkett

Travel from the 1920s, with legendary fiddlers Michael Coleman and James Morrison, to the thriving 1970s session scene and hear the evolving sound of Irish traditional music in the U.S.

This week's show includes music from Liz Carroll, The Flanagan Brothers, Laurence Nugent, The Green Fields Of America and more.