![]() It is for us to keep our eyes and ears open to see how this river carries on."- Scottish Life Magazine. ![]() "A story remarkable for its breadth and depth, conveying the drama of Scottish emigration via Ulster to Appalachia, by a people who clung to the music and song they held dear, and bequeathed it to America. “Ritchie and Orr strike all the right chords in this pleasantly tuneful survey.”- Publishers Weekly. ![]() A gorgeous gift book.” The New York Times. Those two are the perfect partners to pull off this splendid book that features 43 musical artists that exemplify the way that traditional music has jumped the pond. Her co-author is Doug Orr, President Emeritus of Warren Wilson College where he founded the Swannanoa Gathering of music workshops. Co-author Fiona Ritchie was born and educated in Scotland and came to the United States where she worked in broadcasting and presented a Thistle and Shamrock Concert Tour before returning to Scotland where she continues to promote traditional music and is host of a weekly Thistle and Shamrock program that is broadcast in the United States on National Public Radio. This second edition differs from the first in that it is paperback, not hardback, that instead of a cd in the inside back cover, it refers the reader to a Spotify playlist, and it has a new three-page Afterword. When the first edition of this book appeared, it was a New York Times best-seller. ![]()
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