Radio Spotlights

Take a musical journey each Saturday night on WHYY 91FM

The Thistle & Shamrock
Fiona Ritchie hosts this Celtic music program introducing listeners to a variety of solo performers and groups from the British Isles, North America and beyond. Saturdays at 8 p.m.

February 1 "Winter Heat" Guest artists include Kirsty MacColl, Salsa Celtica and Natalie MacMaster.
February 8 "Mairi MacInnes"
February 15 "Songs of Life and Love" Dougie MacLean, Altan and Jim Malcolm and Clannad contribute songs.
February 22 "Songs of the Jacobite Risings" Rod Paterson, Ewan MacColl, Brian McNeill and The Whistlebinkies reflect on a difficult period.

American Routes
Host Nick Spitzer explores the roots of popular music in America through stories and conversations. Saturdays at 9 p.m.

February 1 "Lone Star Statement" Robert Earl Keen, Mingo Saldivar and other musicians explore the diversity of music in Texas.
February 8 "Words and Music" Chuck Berry, Gillian Welch and novelist Nick Hornby look at the relationship between language and sounds.
February 15 "Off The Record" Nick Spitzer examines unheard music and stories.
February 22 "Streetbeats" The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cuban bandleader Cachao, and Savion Glover perform.

Afropop Worldwide
Hosted by Georges Collinet, the program weaves the sounds of Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas with lively interviews and insightful stories of world-class musicians. Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo and Senegal's Youssou N'Dour are just two of the artists who been featured. Saturdays at 11 p.m.