The Thistle & Shamrock: Island of Peace

Published November 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT

The Hebridean island of Iona has been blessed with one thousand years of peace. It is a place of pilgrimage and sanctity. Host Fiona Ritchie invites you to travel there and breathe in the atmosphere with her through the music of Paul Anderson, Ossian, and William Jackson.

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