Celt In A Twist: Recent Episodes
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It's a great week for Celtic music with some fresh spins and old chestnuts, like the title track from PM Mark Carney's favourite album, done in a Celtic stylee. Celt In A Twist, today’s Celtic mix each week, with your host Patricia Fraser.
Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic
Sketch - The Whelker
Beolach - Freddy's Set/Freddy's Reels CANCON
Glen Graham & Amy Graham - Tempest Gaels CANCON
The Led Farmers - Row By Row
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - The Sixth Sun
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Childhood Hero
Basco - Jacky Tarr
Barleyjuice - London Calling
The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON
Catrin Finch - Be Gone, Begin
The McDades - Peggy O CANCON
Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON
Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling - The Golden Goose CANCON
59:00
Small pipes, Border pipes, Uilleann pipes, Northumbrian, Galician and of course, Highland pipes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! This hour has plenty o' pipes and fiddles, banjos and some spicy zydeco accordion. Homegrown Celtic too from Haggis X-1, The Mahones and The McDades.Come get your weekly hit of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist!
Broom Bezzums - Stanhope In Weardale
Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree
Haggis X-1 - Arthur's Gold (Any Means Of Persuasion) CANCON
The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (ft. Tara Slone) CANCON
Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye
Drones & Bellows - Song Of The Hammers
Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas
The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an t'Saoil (ft. Mya Brennan)
The Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills
Corey Arceneaux & The Zydeco Fusion Band - Washboard Zydeco
Valtos - S.T.W. (ft. Gary Innes)
Basco - Down In The Greenwood
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
59:32
New Celtpunk from Australia! You've Got A Friend down under with The Cloverhearts. Haggis X-1test fire Arthur's Gold and we spin new Tiller's Folly at the Far End Of The Road. Contemporary Celtic comes home to Celt In A Twist each week with Patricia Fraser.
The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend
Daimh - Lock Load
Haggix X-1 - Arthur's Gold CANCON
The Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON
Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga (The Scent Of The Ocean)
Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Shooglenifty - Squat Lobster
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
The Mahones - Girl With Galway Eyes
ROS - Foc Fosc
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Sjuplatarlaten
Salsa Celtica - Rolling Road
59:18
Celt In A Twist presents an hour of Celtivity you can enjoy anytime, or 9pm Tuesdays on CHKG FM 96.1 in Vancouver. More fresh tracks from The Ollam, a transatlantic supergroup featuring John McSherry, Joe Dart and other monster musicians. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set
Dropkick Murphys - Bury The Bones (feat. The Merry Wallopers)
The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON
Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun CANCON
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
Willos - Ghost Ship
Tartan Amoebas - Giant
Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON
Frigg - Troll's Twilight
Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag
Michael McGoldrick - The Buckfast 5/Wired To The Moon
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON
Transatlantica - The Sea Is Calling
59:56
Join us for some fresh greens this week from The Cloverhearts, The Ollam, Edmonton family band The McDades and Scots bard Cabbie Drennan with a drink along, sing along. Check out Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser at a new time, new day and new station; FM96.1, Tuesdays at 9pm.
Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing
Baltic Crossing - Whirling Waltz
The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON
Mary Francis - Cheerio CANCON
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Cabbie Drennan Band - Ma Rovin Eye
Afro Celt Sound System - The Other Side
The Mahones - Rise Again
Solas - The Coconut Dog/ Morning Dew
Rura - Allegory
Punch Brothers - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Pol Helleou & Friends - Planty Irvine
59:59
Plenty of fresh Celtic to go around this hour, from Haggis X-1, Boiled In Lead, Alexandre Vilaboa from Galicia. along with the defenders of the realm, The Real McKenzies and their new album, On Yer Bike. Saddle up! You've got yer Celt In A Twist!
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Gangar - Grotleken
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place (Caledonia) CANCON
Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON
Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels
Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh
Alexandre Vilaboa - Os Gaedil
Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us
Collage Trad - Beeswax CANCON
The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines(With Yer Mother) CANCON
Firken – Tundermese - Kocsmadalok
Iain Copeland - The Traveller
Jeremy Kittel - The Curious Beetle Medley
59:25
New find Little Sparta encourages you to "Turn On The Radio" and tune this week for Celt In A Twist, a contemporary mix of Celtic rock, pop, jazz, funk and trad (from Stratford, Ontario's The Bookends) Plus, veterans of the craft like Runrig and Sinead O'Connor and another spin from supergroup The Ollam. Gems a plenty this week!
Brogeal - Draw The Line
Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again
The Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON
La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON
Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio
Peatbog Faeries - Martin Roachford'/The Oyster Woman's Rant
Runrig - Clash Of The Ash
Toxic Frogs - The Green Night
Pete's Posse - The Echo
The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON
Sinead O'Connor - My Lagan Love
The Young Folk - England
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
59:01
Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON
Lucy MacNeil - The Amber Mandolin Set CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an tSaoil (ft. Moya Brennan)
Trouz Bras - Cheese Bourrees
Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON
Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight CANCON
Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls
The Ollam - The Burial Stone
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Sketch - Bam The Tanjo
59:43
Enjoy an encore presentation.
Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
The Ollam - Streams Of Silver
Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree CANCON
Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride and Prejudice
Urban Trad - Berim Dance
The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON
Pat Chessell - This Is The Life
Tradish - The South Sligo Set
Gnoss - Stroma
Eamonn Coyne & Chris Drever - Isle Of France
Valtos - Charlies On The Run
59:00
Join Patricia Fraser and Celt In A Twist at SCOTFEST BC Friday, June 19th and Saturday June 20th, under the big tent for The legendary Barra MacNeils, The Whiskeydicks and Pat Chessell along with other drop in guest performers@scotfestbc.com! The best of the best of the month, this hour as we bring you another Contemporary Celtic Top 10. Count 'em down with us and count the days to join us live at SCOTFEST BC!
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Gnoss - Storma
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Dervish (ft. Moya Brennan) - Tobar An tSaoil
Boiled In Lead - The King Of The Dogwoods
The Real McKenzies - Shackleton CANCON
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place CANCON
Trouz Bras - Pride And Predjustice
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Darren Flynn - Pinebox
Flore Laurentienne - Regate CANCON
Capercaillie - To The Moon Medley
59:28
Fiddles be flyin' from the get go this hour. Boiled In Lead set the pace with Fast Reels, fiddles and electronics from Parahyba, Brazil with Furmiga Dub, Derina Harvey takes us back to The Big Rock, The East Pointers to PEI, Grumpy O Sheep from France, Brogeal from Falkirk and more Breton melodies from Trouz Bras. It 's a mix not to be trifled or fiddled with. You got yer Celt In A Twist, 27 years and counting, with Patricia Fraser!
Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCON
Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back
Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag
House Of Hamill - Suberb Owl
Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio
Brogeal - One For The Ditch
Trouz Bras - Evelyn's Hanter Dro
Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William
Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny
The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes CANCON
Bodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom) CANCON
59:27
Small pipes, Border pipes, Uilleann pipes, Northumbrian, Galician and of course, Highland pipes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! This hour has plenty o' pipes and fiddles, banjos and some spicy zydeco accordion. Homegrown Celtic too from Haggis X-1, The Mahones and The McDades.Come get your weekly hit of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist!
Broom Bezzums - Stanhope In Weardale
Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree
Haggis X-1 - Arthur's Gold (Any Means Of Persuasion) CANCON
The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (ft. Tara Slone) CANCON
Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye
Drones & Bellows - Song Of The Hammers
Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas
The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an t'Saoil (ft. Mya Brennan)
The Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills
Corey Arceneaux & The Zydeco Fusion Band - Washboard Zydeco
Valtos - S.T.W. (ft. Gary Innes)
Basco - Down In The Greenwood
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
59:32
Looking forward to seeing you LIVE under the big tent for Pat Chessell, The Barra MacNeils, Whiskey Dicks and more. It's ScotFestBC, Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, June 19th and 20th. This hour, music from across the Celtic diaspora including Canada's best, even some Kreole to spice up the mix. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist Radio!
Chris Armstrong - The Barachios
Dervish - The Broad Majestic Shannon
Ashley MacIsaac - Belle Cote CANCON
Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over CANCON
Dropkick Murphys - One Last Goodbye "Tribute To Shane"
Kilmaine Saints - Painting Paradise Square
Peatbog Faeries - Folk Police
Little Sparta - The Telling Of The Truth
Lunasa - The Cadgers
Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCON
The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines With Your Mother CANCON
Sean Ardoin - Kick Rocks
Brogeal - Lonesome Boatman
Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth
59:38
Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down the Top Ten Contemporary Celtic Tunes for the month past and new additions from today including: The Real McKenzies, Broom Bezzums, Boiled In Lead, Dervish, Haggis X-1, The Ollam and many more. Check the new chart on social media and subscribe to our weekly E-Blast for the full pull. Celt In A Twist from worldbeatinternational.com!
The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride And Prejudice
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Gnoss - Storma
Boiled In Lead - The King Of The Dogwoods
Dervish ft. Moya Brennan - Tobar AntSaoil
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place CANCON
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Barleyjuice - State Of Desiree
The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend
Michael McGoldrick - Freefalling Reels
59:08
Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON
Lucy MacNeil - The Amber Mandolin Set CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an tSaoil (ft. Moya Brennan)
Trouz Bras - Cheese Bourrees
Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON
Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight CANCON
Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls
The Ollam - The Burial Stone
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Sketch - Bam The Tanjo
59:43
Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
The Ollam - Streams Of Silver
Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree CANCON
Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride and Prejudice
Urban Trad - Berim Dance
The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON
Pat Chessell - This Is The Life
Tradish - The South Sligo Set
Gnoss - Stroma
Eamonn Coyne & Chris Drever - Isle Of France
Valtos - Charlies On The Run
59:00
Join Celt In A Twist under the main tent for ScotFestBC, June 19 and 20 at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam for Celtic music you won't hear anywhere else. Plus, live entertainment from The Barra McNeils and more. Pipes and fiddles aplenty this hour with newcomers, Broom Bezzums, Haggis X-1, Cabbie Drennan + Dervish (April 26 @ The Rio) & The Ollam (April 27 @ The Pearl) You got yer Celt In A Twist!
The Go Set - Opportunities
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Haggis X-1 - March Of The Tartan Turtles CANCON
Jane & Kyle - Cazedero CANCON
Broom Bezzums - Crooked Jack
Dervish - Whelan's
Boiled In Lead - Je T'aime Helena
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
The Ollam - The Arrows That Murder Sleep
Cabbie Drennan Band - Plough and Sew
Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/Highway To Hell
Daimh - Loch Eilt Narrows
Shooglenifty - A Fistful Of Euro
59:43
It's April and bevies are served this happy hour, from Melisande with Boisson D'Avril. Artemis 2 received a message from late astronaut Jim Lovell and we kick off the program with Bold Lovell, new from Boiled In Lead, Expect appearances from Vancouver-bound Gnoss and Dervish, and more new grooves from Haggis X-1. Join Patricia Fraser in the Celtic frontier!
Boiled In Lead - Bold Lovell
Basco - Hog Eye Man
Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Here to Stay CANCON
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Dervish - The Rambling Irishman
Little Sparta - The Telling Of The Truth
Brogeal - Friday On My Mind
Toxic Frogs - Never Give Up
Willos - Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast
Le Vent Du Nord - Le Winnebago CANCON
Melisande - Boisson D'Avril CANCON
Sver - Love Boat
Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly 3
59:43
Plenty of fresh Celtic to go around this hour, from Haggis X-1, Boiled In Lead, Alexandre Vilaboa from Galicia. along with the defenders of the realm, The Real McKenzies. Get your tickets for live local Celtivity from Gnoss, April 17th at the St. James Hall and Dervish, April 26th at The Rio. You've got yer Celt In A Twist!
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Gangar - Grotleken
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place (Caledonia) CANCON
Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON
Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels
Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh
-Alexandre Vilaboa - Os Gaedil
Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us
Collage Trad - Beeswax CANCON
The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines(With Yer Mother) CANCON
Firken – Tundermese - Kocsmadalok
Iain Copeland - The Traveller
Jeremy Kittel - The Curious Beetle Medley
59:25
New find Little Sparta encourages you to "Turn On The Radio" and tune this week for Celt In A Twist, a contemporary mix of Celtic rock, pop, jazz, funk and trad (from Stratford, Ontario's The Bookends) Plus, veterans of the craft like Runrig and Sinead O'Connor and another spin from supergroup The Ollam, April 27 at The Pearl. Gems a plenty this week!
Brogeal - Draw The Line
Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again
The Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON
La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON
Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio
Peatbog Faeries - Martin Roachford'/The Oyster Woman's Rant
Runrig - Clash Of The Ash
Toxic Frogs - The Green Night
Pete's Posse - The Echo
The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON
Sinead O'Connor - My Lagan Love
The Young Folk - England
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
59:01
A taste of great concerts to come! This week we spin Gnoss. The Orkney-based Celtic innovators perform at the St. James Hall on April 17th. Plus, more music from supergroup, The Ollam, sporting master piper John McSherry and Detroit's finest rhythm section, April 27th at The Pearl. With new Celtivity from French Grrrl band Toxic Frogs, and Swedes Woodlands Backfall. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist every week!
Dlu - Anthem (Ros T Remix)
Gnoss - Honey Wine
The McDades - Telegraph Reel /The Three Sisters CANCON
Melisande - Belle Hirondelle CANCON
ROS - Sac Buit
Toxic Frogs - 10 Years
Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb
Skyrie - Take Me Home With You
Woodlands Backfall - Udda Laten
The Scratch - Old Dog
The Ollam - The Arrows That Murder Sleep
Vishten - Ames Soeurs CANCON
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton Nod
59:57
Celtic comes into its own in March. Join us for some fresh greens this week from The Cloverhearts, The Ollam (April 27th at The Pearl), Edmonton family band The McDades and Scots bard Cabbie Drennan with a drink along, sing along. It's not too early to get a St. Patrick's workout in. Check out Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser at a new time, new day and new station; FM96.1, Tuesdays at 9pm.
Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing
Baltic Crossing - Whirling Waltz
The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON
Mary Francis - Cheerio CANCON
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Cabbie Drennan Band - Ma Rovin Eye
Afro Celt Sound System - The Other Side
The Mahones - Rise Again
Solas - The Coconut Dog/ Morning Dew
Rura - Allegory
Punch Brothers - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Pol Helleou & Friends - Planty Irvine
59:59
Fall back no more! Celt In A Twist celebrates permanent Daylight Saving with an hour of Celtivity you can enjoy anytime, or 9pm Tuesdays on CHKG FM 96.1 in Vancouver. More fresh tracks from The Ollam, a transatlantic supergroup featuring John McSherry, Joe Dart and other monster musicians (April 26th at The Pearl on Granville). You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set
Dropkick Murphys - Bury The Bones (feat. The Merry Wallopers)
The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON
Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun CANCON
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
Willos - Ghost Ship
Tartan Amoebas - Giant
Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON
Frigg - Troll's Twilight
Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag
Michael McGoldrick - The Buckfast 5/Wired To The Moon
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON
Transatlantica - The Sea Is Calling
59:56
Celt In A Twist moves to a new station and a new time! Listen in Vancouver to FM 96.1 every Tuesday evening at 8 for cutting-edge Celtic you won't hear anywhere else. Like The Ollam (April 27th at The Pearl on Granville, The Cloverhearts, new CeltPunk from Sydney, Australia AND homegrown Celtic folk from The Tiller's Folly new EP "Far End Of The Road". Join us at our new home on the road less travelled. Celt In A Twist!
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Thereafter - Moonshiner CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - Radio Ronza
Basco - Nor Any Drop To Drink
Brogeal - Lady Madonna
Capercaillie - Fear-Allabain
Cassie & Maggie - Dougie's Set CANCON
Eloise & Co. - Avant-deux de Vitteaux/Queen's Bath
Gaelic Storm - Green Eyes, Red Hair
Valtos - Charlie's On the Run
Woodlands Backfall - Wild Rover
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers
59:48
New Celtpunk from Australia! You've Got A Friend down under with The Cloverhearts. Haggis X-1test fire Arthur's Gold and we spin new Tiller's Folly at the Far End Of The Road. Contemporary Celtic comes home to Celt In A Twist each week with Patricia Fraser.
The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend
Daimh - Lock Load
Haggix X-1 - Arthur's Gold CANCON
The Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON
Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga (The Scent Of The Ocean)
Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Shooglenifty - Squat Lobster
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
The Mahones - Girl With Galway Eyes
ROS - Foc Fosc
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Sjuplatarlaten
Salsa Celtica - Rolling Road
59:18
Wow, what a week for sports! Push that thing to the other thing. Go Sports! It's also a great week for Celtic music with some fresh spins and old chestnuts, like the title track from PM Mark Carney's favourite album, done in a Celtic stylee. Yay Team Canada! We're there when you're done sporting.
Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic
Sketch - The Whelker
Beolach - Freddy's Set/Freddy's Reels CANCON
Glen Graham Amy Graham - Tempest Gaels CANCON
The Led Farmers - Row By Row
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - The Sixth Sun
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Childhood Hero)
Basco - Jacky Tarr
Barleyjuice - London Calling
The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON
Catrin Finch - Be Gone, Begin
The McDades - Peggy O CANCON
Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON
Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling - The Golden Goose CANCON
59:00
A week before Valentine's and Patricia Fraser presents a Celtic love letter with a little more grit than saccharine, starting with a Celtic Glitch two-fer, Quebectronix from Melisande and MAZ, Celt Punk from The Go Set and Brogeal plus pubfare from Budapest and Prague and a real Valentine from Jim Moray to you. Our heart's in this one. Give it a listen. Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
Melisande - Boisson d'avril CANCON
MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON
The Go Set - Empires
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Grumpy O' Sheep - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Going Home CANCON
Julie Fowlis - Danns' A Luideagan Odhar
Michael McGoldrick/Frankie Gavin/Sharon Shannon - The Road To Corrandulla
Pipes And Pints - Calling Me
Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga
Salamakannel - Hilseet Pois!
Jim Moray - Valentine
Shooglenifty - The Eccentric
59:43
Patricia introduces Firkin's album of pub songs, all in Hungarian, a sublime pairing of harp and fiddle from Adrianna Ciccone and Ellen Gibling, Haggix X-1's 3rd single, We Can See The Sun, and our winter visit from The MicroOrganism. Rest and drink plenty of fluids. You got your Celt In A Twist! Firkin - Tundermese (Fairy Tale)Gangar - Slarkjen Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun CANCONAdrianna and Ellen - The Golden Goose CANCONBoiled In Lead - The MicroOrganism Basco - Down In The Greenwood Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling/Up On The Quarry/Clancy's Stomp CANCONFlogging Molly - Hope Brogeal - Draw The LineThe Finlay MacDonald Band - Salsa's Frigg - Chris Stout's Compliements To The Bon Accord Ale House The McDades - Peggy O CANCON Aoife O'Donovan - All My FriendsTransatlantica - The Sea Is Calling 59:45
Coming in hot! Celt In A Twist presents 3 debuts off the top from Brogeal, Basco and Haggis X-1, launching an hour to stir the heart, feed the soul and soothe your conscience in the tradition of the greatest storytellers on the planet. Discover music with meat on the bone from Celt In A Twist! Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars/Ten Minutes To Landfall
Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCON
Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON
Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire
Dom DufF - Dorn d'Ar Vann
Dropkick Murphys (ft. The Mary Wallopers) - Bury The Bones
Fergus - Back Of Beyond
Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCON
Peatbogg Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan
John Doyle - Elevenses
Nevrida - Matylek
Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down
The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON
Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune
59:40
Don't catch a chill. Celt In A Twist heats up some inside tracks for a toasty hour of blended Celtic spirits. Overlooked spins from our favorite artists, including a few debuts from Eloise & Co, The Langan Band, Natalie MacMaster and more. Join Patricia Fraser for good crack, curiosities and cool Celtic from Celt In A Twist! Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back
Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
The Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCON
Tiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake
Jim Moray - Early One Morning/Young Collins
The Langan Band - I'm Alive
Les Poules A Colin - Le Laurier Blanc CANCON
George Duff - The Overgate
Brogeal - Vicar Street Days
Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy - Wedding Day Jig CANCON
Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Listen CANCON
The Go Set - The Captain's Daughter
ROS - Sac Buit
59:19
Lots of cool Celtic from Canada and its Nordic neighbor this hour. Bruce Coughlan, College Trad and The Fretless join Denmark's Jansberg and Baltic Crossing in the mix. We debut the title track from Tuesday Paper Club by Falkirk's Brogeal and commiserate with The Rumjacks "They Kick You When You're Down". Not you. You got yer Celt In A Twist! Brogeal - Tuesday Paper ClubChris Armstrong - Jaz's Jukebox Bruce Couglan - The Kangaroo CANCONCollage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCONBaltic Crossing - Risumaki SatiainenAngus Lyon - 10,000 Miles Jansberg - Kometens Hale The Outside Track - Smugglers Of Strangford Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane The Rumjacks - They Kick You When You're Down The Fretless - Caledonia (feat. Madeleine Rogers) CANCONValtos - Beinn (ft. Ellidh Cormack) The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella CANCONWillos - Best Of Luck 59:20
Patricia Fraser kicks off the New Year with the emphasis on diversity. Celtic music picks up influences wherever it travels and then comes home to Celt In A Twist where we sift through it and weave it into a colourful, cohesive mix. Expanding musical horizons, join us for a taste in 2026! Sketch - Shedmou5 The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers The Mahones - When It Comes Around CANCONThe East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCONWoodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels Brogeal - Racing Track Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCONMads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith La Bottine Souriante - Loop La Bottine CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Calliope Meets Frank 59:36
It's a look and listen back to our favorite picks of 2025! Join Patricia Fraser for a reprise of the best in contemporary Celtic music counted down in chronological order. Happy New Year (Bliadhna Mhath Ur) from Celt In A Twist! Flook - Koady/The Burning Lion Frigg - Game Of Frigg Gnoss - Keefa Hill The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore Langan Band - I'm Alive Willos - Vallely's Treat Grumpy O Sheep - Jesse James ThemeDropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave Brogeal - Stuck Inside Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley Woodlands Backfall - Wild Mountain Thyme Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars Cassie And Maggie - Dougie's Set (ft. Dougie MacDonald) CANCON 59:35
Nollaig Shona Duit! Happy Christmas to you from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for a festive hour of contemporary Celtic for the holidays. Share it when you get together with family friends. A little gift of music from your friends at Celt In A Twist and World Beat Canada Radio. Natalie MacMaster/ Donnell Leahy - The Christmas Medley CANCONPat Chessell - Christmas Kitchen Party CANCONMithril - Galician Carol The Shamrocks - Christmas In Belfast Vasen - Kungshatt Bowfire - Let It Snow/Ding Dong Merrily On High CANCONLoreena McKennitt - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Rathkeltair - Yule Log And Holly Berries Celtic Kitchen Party - We Wish You A Merry Christmas CANCONJethro Tull - We Five Kings The Sternwheelers - The Fairy Tale Of New York The Mahones - Angel Without Wings/ Merry Christmas Baby CANCONSultans Of String feat. Paddy Maloney - Niel Gow's Lament /Rakes Of Mallow/Rogue River Valley CANCONVince Guaraldi - Linus And Lucy 59:35
A welcome break from the hectic holidays. Turn off and tune in Celt In A Twist for a one of a kind mix of updated classics and contemporary revelations in Celtivity. Patricia Fraser drops the 3rd single from the new ETH spinoff Haggis X-1, Billy Bragg, man of the people joins the Murphs from For The People and we bookend some Celtic dub to coax some Christmas sunshine. Join the fun! Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti Gaelic Storm - Beggarman Cassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald) CANCONHaggis X-1 - We See The Sun CANCONLexington Field - Alive Serras - GlasgowShooglenifty - Delighted House Of Hamill - The Bully Of Skidmore Town Spoket i Koket - TurbomoppenJane & Kyle - Cazadero CANCONDropkick Murphys - School Days Over Valtos - A' Chuthag (The Cuckoo)Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton NodIain Thomson and Marc Duff - The Winter Winds Blow Youthie, Macca Dread - Celtic Mode 59:59
A palette cleanser for Christmas tune-weary ears! Reworking classic Celtic like The Rocky Road To Dublin, Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast, reimagining the highland pipes, the small pipes with fiddle fusions, a rockin' remake by The Paperboys, CeltPunk Grrrls, Toxic Frogs and Celtronica from Tartan Amoebas. Taste the difference when you've got your Celt In A Twist! Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - The Rocky Road To Dublin Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCONHaggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCONFrigg - Troll's Twilight Julie Fowlis - Hug air a'Bhonaid Mhoir Len O'Neill - Rebels In the Rubble CANCONSkyrie - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Tartan Amoebas - Giant Toxic Frogs - Devil Island Young Dubliners - (I Don't Think I'll) Love Anymore Willos - Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast Sprag Session - The Gwanwitcha CANCON 59:01
Don't catch a chill. Celt In A Twist heats up some inside tracks for a toasty hour of blended Celtic spirits. Overlooked spins from our favorite artists, including a few debuts from Eloise & Co, The Langan Band, Natalie MacMaster and more. Join Patricia Fraser for good crack, curiosities and cool Celtic from Celt In A Twist! Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCONThe Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCONTiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake Jim Moray - Early One Morning/Young Collins The Langan Band - I'm Alive Les Poules A Colin - Le Laurier Blanc CANCONGeorge Duff - The Overgate Brogeal - Vicar Street Days Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy - Wedding Day Jig CANCONQristina & Quinn Bachand - Listen CANCONThe Go Set - The Captain's Daughter ROS - Sac Buit 59:19
Coming in hot! Celt In A Twist presents 3 debuts off the top from Brogeal, Basco and Haggis X-1, launching an hour to stir the heart, feed the soul and soothe your conscience in the tradition of the greatest storytellers on the planet. Discover music with meat on the bone from Celt In A Twist! Brogeal - Stuck Inside Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars/Ten Minutes To Landfall Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCONKevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCONCapercaillie - Tobar Mhoire Dom DufF - Dorn d'Ar Vann Dropkick Murphys (ft. The Mary Wallopers) - Bury The Bones Fergus - Back Of Beyond Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCONPeatbogg Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan John Doyle - Elevenses Nevrida - Matylek Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCONPhoenyx - Banish Misfortune 59:40
It shore ain't grandpappy's playlist. It's the Contemporary Celtic Countdown, your chance to catch up with today's Celtic taste-makers, innovators and fusionists - 10 of our top tracks from our latest chart, plus a debut or two. Keep it fresh, Canada! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCONJocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton CANCONCassie and Maggie - Bow Down CANCONLangan Band - Leg Of Lamb The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentine's Day Grumpy O' Sheep - Fiddler's DespairDropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us? Haggis X-1 - Down In The ValleyWoodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels Brogeal - Draw The Line Eloise & Co. - Humours Of TrimBasco - Nor Any Drop To Drink Afro Celt Sound System - Colossus 59:30
It's on the house! A round of favorites for our favorite listeners; epic jams from our past, chart toppers from our present and, as always we peer into the future of contemporary Celtic. Spend an hour with our favorites, just because. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets The Scratch - Another Round Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCONMary Jane Lamond - If You Were Mine CANCONBrogeal - Friday On My Mind Dervish - Whelans Feufollet - Cette Fois Cassie And Maggie - Bow Down CANCONHoven Droven - Brekken Tarras - The Seige Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On?The Mahones - One Last Shot CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel 58:42
While we fall back, Celt In A Twist springs forward, with contemporary Celts who embrace tradition and fling it into the future. Break new ground with Brogeal, Frigg, Peatbog Faeries, Willos, and Irish Moutarde. Let Patricia Fraser guide you to getting your Celt In A Twist. Brogeal - Draw The LineDan Ar Braz - Call To The Dance Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira - Midnight CANCONThe Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCONFrigg - Maple Cake Farm Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring Homeland - Pressed For Time Willos - Pound A Week Rise Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit to Carbost Culbeag - Cuttin' Bracken Irish Moutarde - Olaf CANCONSkerryvore - Trip To Modera 58:41
Chimey, rhymey Brogeal from Falkirk Scotland are among several debuts this hour. East Pointers from PEI celebrate an 'Anniversary' with a fresh single. Eloise & Co. introduce us to the Bal folk traditional dance rhythms of France, and the Murphs belt out a tribute to Shane McGowan, For The People. Sign up for our E-Blast at worldbeatinternational.com and join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist! Black 47 - Bodhrans On The Brain Brogeal - Stuck Inside Kierah - Bohemian Rush CANCONThe East Pointers - Anniversary CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - Green Instrumental Eloise & Co - Torrid Romance/Dress BackDoolin' - Man Smart Woman Smarter Dropkick Murphys - One Last Goodbye House Of Hamill - Superb Owl Gangar - Grotleken Valtos - Dorn Tiller's Folly - A Murder Of Crows CANCONAoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set 59:20
Summoning Sahmain! Celt In A Twist dredges dark tales from the deep and revels in new releases. Tiller's Folly debut Dancing With The Dead, The Mahones conjure the Ghost Of The Whiskey Devil, it's Terror Time for Old Blind Dogs, plus fresh spins from Brogeal, Thunderor and Socks In The Frying Pan. Trick or treat with a twist! Brogeal - Vicar Street DaysGrumpy O Sheep - Strayaway Child Tiller's Folly - Dancing With The Dead CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Mary, The One Eyed Prostitute, Who Fought The Colossal Squid And Saved Us From Certain Death On The High Seas, God Rest Her One-Eyed Soul CANCONFloating Sofa Quartet - Vallivan (ft. Dreamers Circus)Jm Moray - Rufford Park PoachersThe Mahones - Ghost Of The Whiskey Devil CANCONKasir - Haunted Bones Thunderor - Cape Breton Home CANCONGnoss - Vore Tullye Socks In The Frying Pan - Sweetest Friend Old Blind Dogs - Terror Time Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals 59:48
Music from the Celtic crossroads between borders, acoustic and electric, organic and electronic. Explore nu-traditions from Quebec and the Maritimes, Finland and Sweden, Ireland and Scotland, even Australia. Songs about resistance existence and just plain nonsense. Let Patricia Fraser guide you through an hour of diverse sounds. Celt In A Twist! Salamakannel - Salamahumppa Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCONSlainte Mhath - Annie CANCONDropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave Eileem Ivers - Darlin' Corey Geniticorum - Asphalteuse CANCONIain Copeland - Homeward BoundThe Go Set - EmpiresKris Drever - Going To The North Salsa Celtica -An Danns EleguaKate Rusby - Manic Monday Gnoss - Hard Times Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove 59:49
Celt In A Twist proudly presents Brogeal,a 5 piece from Falkirk, Scotland (home to the giant kelpies). Their new album Tuesday Paper Club is a revelation of contemporary Celtic stomp with punk attitude. Equally adventurous, comes Woodlands Backfall, fusing Swedish midsummer with the spirit of an Irish pub. Boldly taking fiddle and fife into the future. Join Patricia Fraser this week. Brogeal - Tuesday Paper Club Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels Jocelyn Pettit - Keidas Oasis CANCONThe Peelers - Savannah CANCONCulann's Hounds - Helvic Head The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her NameROS - Cremem-ho totSoulsha - Isle Of Skye Reel The Duhks - Lazy John CANCONBaltic Crossing - Goodnight SalonkyiaFlogging Molly - Welcome To AdamstownFlook - Jig For Sham/The Dawn Wall/Timeweaver Sketch - The Earthship Peatbog Faeries - Jesster 59:29
A smooth pour after the daily grind. Enjoy an hour of celtic rejuvenation and innovation. This week start by venting your rage with the Dropkick Murphys and The Go Set, slip on a smile with heartwarming Celtic from Logical Fleadh and Mary Jane Lamond, finally slide into a blissful Celtronica trance from Valtos and Shooglenifty. Free your emotions with Celt In A Twist! Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With UsThe Go Set - West Into The SunBodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom) CANCONCollage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCONNickel Creek - Best Of LuckThe Scratch - Session SongLogical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Curlew/Gravelwalk Mary Jane Lamond - If You Were Mine CANCONLaura Jurd - You Again Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Ellidh Cormack and Lan Pheutan) Shoogleinifty - Squat Lobster Lumiere Tales - Evening Star The Mahones - Never Let You DownLunasa - The Cadgers 59:26
Introducing Pressgang Mutiny, a Toronto-based vocal quartet recapturing the raw spirit of t he sea shanty, Jim Moray's shanty for All The Pretty Girls, another supersonic pass from Haggis X-1 and The Jerry Cans perform music from Canada's third coast in Nunavut. Ever-expanding the boundaries of Celtic music, you got yer Celt In A Twist! Doolin' - The Galway Girl Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's Despair Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCONPat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCONHackensaw Boys - Mecklenburg County Harv - Grythyttehyl Afro Celt Sound System - Radio RonzaHaggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCONCulbeag - Across The Water House Of Hamill - Cat Bacon The Jerry Cans - Nirliit CANCONJim Moray - All You Pretty GirlsMartin Simpson - Swooping Molly Willos - Best Of Luck 59:26
Back to the future of Celtic. We spotlight a couple of the first Celtic tracks we ever played over a quarter century a go. And, new spins from Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana, Sweden's Woodlands Backafall and Spoket i Koket from Denmark. Plenty in between to keep the groove alive as we trace the ever-changing Celtic songbook on Celt In A Twist. Coila - The 5 am Ceilidh Firkin - The Boys Are LooseCassie & Maggie - I Long To Return CANCONJeremy Walsh - The Shetland Set CANCONWoodlands Backafall - Wild RoverThe Sidh - 300 km Oysterband - The Time Is Now Natalie MacMaster - Three Reels CANCONCapercaillie - To The Moon Medley Spoket i Kokoet - TurbomoppenThe Rumjacks - October The Mahones - Will You Marry Me? CANCONCerys Hafana - An Dro (Once Upon A Time) Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Solsticio 59:57
While Enter The Haggis are on hiatus, we debut a flyby by Haggis X-1, and Pat Chessell revels in his latest, This Is The Life! Throw in a couple of inspired covers of The Clash by Barleyjuice and The Devil Went Down to Georgia from Grumpy O Sheep and you've got a full pull of great Celtic from Celt In A Twist. Barleyjuice - London Calling Bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCONPat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCONDom Duff - Foeter Breizh 4Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers We Banjo 3 - Sunflower Vishten Connexions - Expansion CANCONThe Tossers - Donegal Danny Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of The World Tartan Amoebas - Big Sky George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes Grumpy O Sheep - The Devil Went Down To Georgia Alex Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau - Le Batteux CANCON 59:54
Locking in and locking down the reel and roll. Join Patricia Fraser and expand your expectations for Celtic music. Rejigging jigs, unravelling reels and breathing fresh air into time-honoured airs, melding them with punk and funk, strings and brass, even salsa. It's a journey of discovery each week from Celt In A Twist! Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Kila - The Mama SongAshley McIsaac - Gravel Walk CANCONThe Fretless - The Queen Nancy CANCONOpen The Door For Three - William Glen Dropkick Murphys - Longshot (feat. The Scratch) The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCONMolde - Besog Udefra Habadekuk - Den Ny Maskerade Salsa Celtica - Descarga Gaelica Spiro - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow Valtos - Skye Ed Sheeran and Beoga - Galway Girl Willos - Vallely's Treat 59:54
Not just a great mix of Celtivity, it's our Top Ten from our latest monthly chart! Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down the cream of the crop. Subscribe to our weekly e-blast and get our charts, playlists, album covers of the week and much more, straight to your inbox at worldbeatinternational.com, home to Celt In A Twist! Gnoss - Vore TullyePhoenyx - Banish MisfortuneJocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton CANCONCassie and Maggie - Bow Down CANCONLangan Band - Leg Of LambArtists For Action - Which Side Are You On?The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentine's DayWillos - Best Of LuckGrumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's DespairDropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us?Flook - Tie The Knot In GeorgiaAlba's Edge - Summer Scraps 58:36
We spin a sublime track from Afro Celt Sound System's Ova, 'AM' as our Cosmic Celtic, featuring the magical voice of Iarla O'Lionaird. PLUS, more from the Hebrides with transcendent Celtronica from Valtos, Celtic rock from Stramash and Clan of Celts. And, the Dropkicks lay the boots to the fascists with Woody Guthrie's Dig A Hole. Dig in! You got yer Celt In A Twist. Valtos - S.T.W. ft. Gary Innes
The Stapletons - The Bigler
Steve Dawson - Old Hickory Breakdown CANCON
Slainte Mhath - Va CANCON
The Tossers - The First League Out From Land
Danu - Only Nineteen Years Old
Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher
Svobsk - After Tonder
Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskill
Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - AM
Doolin' - L'amour Sorcier
Dropkick Murphys (ft. Woody Guthrie) - Dig A Hole
Lunasa - The Ballivanich Reel
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Passing around some Celtic hor d'ouevres this hour. 15 delicious bites; some spicy, some sweet, all decidedly different from the usual Celtic fare, with ingredients from Galicia, Britanny, Budapest and Brazil. Served on a bed of your favorite flavours, like fiddles, pipes and strings & things. Bon appetit from Celt In A Twist! Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Solsticio Cecile Corbel - Suil a Ruin Cassie & Maggie - I Long To Return CANCONCollage Trad - Beeswax CANCONFirkin - Flowers feat. Agi Szaloki Dropkick Murphys w/ Billy Bragg - School Days Over Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCONPeatbog Faeries - Abhainn A'Nathair The Go Set - OpportunitiesCatrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny SmithThe Paperboys - I've Just Seen A Face CANCONFear of Drinking - Flynn's Tail CANCONRoddy MacDonald - Bullet Train 59:33
Celtic characters aplenty this hour, from the Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast and the Celtic Girl, a tribute to Shane McGowan from the Dropkicks, a Raggle Taggle Gipsy, Neil Ewart Of Ardnamuchan, Rakish Paddy and Willie Reilly. Don't worry, Patricia Fraser takes care of the introductions on Celt In A Twist. Willos - Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast Barleyjuice - Celtic Girl Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885 CANCONDropkick Murphys feat. The Scratch - One Last Goodbye (A Tribute To Shane) Grumpy O Sheep - Raggle Taggle Gipsy Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan ROS - Cendra i Lament Nevrida - Vyasna Baka Beyond - Rakish Paddy Capercaillie - Hi Ri'm Bo Iyatra Quartet - Orkney Hymn Solas - Darkness, DarknessThe McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek remix) CANCONThe Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON 59:32
Dropkick Murphys lay the boots to tyranny with the blistering fnew album, For The People. Grumpy O Sheep return with In Sheep We Trust, think Rodrigo y Gabriela but Irish. Stick around for CDN Celtpunk from The Mahones and The Real McKenzies, a Folk Fest reprise from Kris Drever and lots more. For over 2 decades, trust Celt In A Twist with the latest. Dropkick Murphys - Bury The Bones (ft. The Mary Wallopers)Grumpy O Sheep - Jessie James Theme Vishten Connexions - More Love (ft. 6 Hearts) CANCONGraham Lindsey - Shacky Wacky CANCONHabadekuk - Den Ny Maskerade Homeland - Modern Man Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles 3Kris Drever - Harvest Gypsies The Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCONThe Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny Landless - My Lagan Love Shooglenifty - Black Dog )Sharon Shannon - Wild West Wagon Train 59:35
Patricia Fraser returns from a road trip around beautiful BC with the perfect mix to take on yours, featuring debuts from Dropkick Murphys (as seen on Meidas Touch), France's Grumpy O' Sheep and BC homegrown from Collage Trad. Enjoy great scenery with an hour of supreme Celtic sounds! Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's DespairBog Bodies - FirelightersCollage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCONDerina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCONCeltica - We Will Rock You/I Love R n R Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With UsSketch - March Strathspey and Really The Stapletons - The Bigler Gnoss - Honey Wine Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Midnight CANCONValtos - Ceol Dannsa(ft. Donnie Munro) Willos - Ghost Ship Brighde Chaimbeul - The Sweeper Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals 59:30
Firkin, The Murphs and The Mahones get things off to a Celtpunk start, then we ease into instrumental goodness from Mary Frances and Talisk, explore Catalan and Nordic flavours with ROS, Gangar and Basco and finish with the ethereal and electronic from The Gloaming and The Afro Celts. As full as any musical hour can be, it's Celt In A Twist! Firkin - We Are the Ones
Dropkick Murphys - Rebels With A Cause
The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON
Mary Frances - First Light CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2
Tannas - Thoir Dhomh Do Lamh
ROS - Ball de la Carxofa
Gangar - Slarkjen
Basco - Two Sisters
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
George Duff - The Blackleg Miner
Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore
The Gloaming - Freedom/Saoirse
Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead
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We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist!
Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian
Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set
Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON
Graham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCON
The Outside Track - Flash Company
The Scratch - Session Song
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder Hummingbird
Trio Ged - West Country
Vishten Connexions - Galliard feat. De Temps Antan CANCON
Flogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying Song
Brighde Chainmbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & Despair
George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes
Iain Morrison - Halcyon Daze
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Recalling a great time at Scotsfest with new music from Collage Trad, homegrown Celtic from our own backyard. We delve into Danish with Stringflip and Mads Hansens Kapel, enjoy some banjo pickin' from Stevie Dunne and the Toxic Frogs, even Celtic explorations from Italy and Jamaica! Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser, home to the well-travelled Celtic aficionado. Full Set - The Oak Tree/The Laurel Tree/ Moll & Tiarna ReelsStramash - Bonnie Ship The Diamond Collage Trad - Beeswax Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over Stevie Dunne - Down The Back Lane/Only For Barney Stringflip - Gadevisen/The RiddleMads Hansens Kapel - Vejiedalvals Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub Vishten - Joe Feraille CANCONThe Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers Willos - Pound A Week Rise Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic Shooglenifty - Caravan Up NorthThe Mahones - Fiddle on FirePiper Street Sound - Rid Them (Fiddle Version) 59:28
The pipes are calling from hill and vale. It's Good Drying from Roddy MacDonald, the Beautiful Wreck Of The World brought to you by Willie Nile. Canadian Celtivity from Spirit Of Canada, The Once, Pat Chessell and The Paperboys show off the Sheep's Ass. Best in show from Celt In A Twist! The Biblecode Sundays - McBratney From The Kitchen Firkin - Haiku The Paperboys - Sheep's Ass CANCONPat Chessell - Best Man Wins CANCONWillos - Vallely's Treat Yoko Pwno - Long Bath Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2 Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of the World Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCONSpoket i Koket - Jig till John Roddy MacDonald - Good Drying Once - The Deserter CANCONMary Frances - First Light CANCONPeatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako 59:51
13 for the road. Wherever you roam the world is your home! New music this hour from the borderlands between Denmark and Germany from Drones & Bellows, Italian Celtic with a Canadian singer from Willos. Livin' High On Highland Life with Barleyjuice and a Cosmic Celtic from The Breath. In, out and all about, it's Celt In A Twist! Willos - Best Of Luck Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life Bodh'aktan - Down The Broom CANCONThe Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong)ROS - Ball de la Carxofa Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set Dropkick Murphys - We Shall Overcome Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise Cassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald) CANCONNiteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian Anna Schaad - Happy The Breath - Too Many Have Gone Urban Trad - Berim Dance 59:57
Good things come in tens; fingers and toes and hot dogs. Not hot dog buns. But, the Contemporary Celtic Top 10. That comes in ten and the the best of the best each month! Count 'em down with Patricia Fraser this week on Celt In A Twist! Phoenyx - Banish MisfortuneJane & Kyle - Cazedero CANCONTiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCONFurmiga Dub - Upi Biti Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down CANCONLangan Band - Leg Of Lamb Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton CANCONGnoss - Vore Tullye Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On? The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentine's Day Spoket i Koket - Jig Till Jon Richard Wood - Vendome Set CANCONBeoga - The Flying Golf Club 58:52
Take a hike and clear your head. We have your trail mix! Assorted Celtic bits and pieces by the handful, starting in Norway and finishing with a flourish from Breton. Enjoy tasty nuggets from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton PLUS debuts from Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, more Rumjacks from Dead Anthems, and Punch Brothers revisit the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Wander far and wide with Celt In A Twist! Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (ft. Ellidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan) The Real McKenzies - A Red, Red Rose CANCONBeolach - Norman's Reel CANCONCulbeag - Bravery Kila - Skinheads Dropkick Murphys feat. Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To PeeskillJocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Passport To Mettabee CANCONGangar - Groetleken Gaelic Storm - Stone By Stone The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentines Day Punch Brothers - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Mary Frances - Return To Skye CANCONPlantec - Nerzh (Ton Double Gavotte) 58:55
Celt In A Twist goes under the covers for a pair of Canadian remakes from The Paperboys and The Once. Hitting the Celtic hotspots from Orkney to Galway, Denmark to Belarus, Winnipeg to Indianapolis and points in between. Call shotgun and join the ride. The Rumjacks - October Siochain - Billy Sullivan's Final The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCONThe Once - You're My Best Friend CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead Gnoss - Vore Tullye Kris Drever - If Wishes Were Horses We Banjo 3 - Sunflower Jane & Kyle - Cazadero CANCONStringflip - Gadevisen/The Riddle Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskillJim Moray - Edward Of The LowlandsNevrida - Matylek Pete's Posse - The Brocca Set 59:31
Patricia Fraser is back in the saddle with another hour of Celtic innovation. New Irish from the Whistling Donkeys and The Langan Band, new Canadian from Cassie and Maggie plus Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, Rounding it all out with Celtronica, Celtpunk and rawkin' Celtic pipes. You're a lucky wee listener! You have your Celt In A Twist! Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers Young Dubliners - Saints And Sinners Cassie And Maggie - I Long To Return CANCONThe Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCONThe Langan Band - I'm Alive Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/ Highway to Hell Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Going Home CANCONFurmiga Dub - Upi Biti MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCONThe Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore ROS - Bruixes Sketch - The Earthship Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune Frigg - Game Of Frigg 59:48
Kickin' cool new Celtic from The Rumjacks' Dead Anthems and The Langan Band's Plight 'O Sheep (coming to the Vancouver Folk Fest) and a sublime CD from Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira called Here To Stay. Listen to our debut and see them live at The St. James Hall on June 20th.Join us for an hour of the best in Contemporary Celtic on Celt In A Twist! The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Patrick's Day The Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temps Antan CANCONCassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald) CANCONFfynnon - Le Petit Cordonier House Of Hamill - Superb Owl Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton George Duff - The Overgate Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside DownFrigg - Ilon Haikeus The Electrics - Satellite Jane & Kyle - Sounds Of Summer 59:35
Fact. Nordic and Celtic nations were once joined by a land bridge called Doggerland. We bridge their musics with Danish quartet, Stringflip. Also, we salute those who turned out to vote with April Verch and Belle Election. Plus, political protest from The Go Set and The Hackensaw Boys. Join us for Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist! Stringflip - Gadevosem/The Riddle Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel April Verch - Belle Election CANCONThe Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCONAlexis Chartrand & Nicolas Bebineau - Le Batteux CANCONThe Go Set - Empires Hackensaw Boys - Oval Room Jaime RT & Andy Hillhouse - Running Through Tall Grass CANCONSpotted Dogs - Come Out Ye Black and Tans Valtos - Dance Music (ft. Donnie Munro) The Sternwheelers - Wild Rover Reprise Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Madame FaillelleSpiro - Swarm Ashley MacIsaac - King Is Back CANCON 59:32
Paddy steps into the Celtic time machine for Phoenyx, a San Fran band's 35 year old recording is finally released! A Touch of the familiar from Kate Bush (she lives in a castle so, Celtic adjacent). And, out standing Celtic from The Gloaming, The Dreadnoughts and Karen Matheson. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic Radio Hour! Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune Feufollet - Cette Fois The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCONEnter The Haggis - Gone CANCONFirkin - Those Irish Punk Girls Flook - Jig For Sham Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill The Gloaming - The Old Road To Garry Paddy Murphy - Hot Girl Gnoss - Stroma Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On? CANCON (proceeds to Ukraine)Karen Matheson - RecoverySusan McKeown - Goodbye And Farewell Peatbog Faeries - Captain Coull's Parrot 59:56
Celtic energy resonates and permeates the world! Explore its influence on Finland, Denmark, Breton and even Belarus! New spins this week from Nevrida and Ivatra Quartet. Broadcasting the coolest contemporary Celtic for more than 25 years. You've got your Celt In A Twist! Shilelagh Law - Meet Me On McLean Baltic Crossing - Whirling Waltz La Bottifne Souriante - Pas de Credit CANCONThe Fretless - The Queen Nancy CANCONBog Bodies - Toward The Harvest Dan Ar Braz - Call To The Dance Nevrida - Matylek Niteworks -An Toll Dubh feat. Sian Willie Nile - Whole World With You Yoko Pwno - Long Bath The McDades - Willie Reilly (eccodek Remix) CANCONIyatra Quartet - Orkney Hymn Pat Chessell - Best Man Wins CANCONThe Tosspints - Your Name Tartan Amoebas - New Day Dawning 59:52
Celebrating our CFMA, Canadian Folk Music Award-winners for 2025 off the top. From First Light, it's Mary Frances Leahy, Young Performer Of The Year, from her debut album, First Light, New Emerging Artist of the Year, Maggie's Wake, and Traditional Singer of the Year, Lucy MacNeil. Lots more Canadian Celtic as well! Join your host Patrica Fraser for Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist. Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCONMaggie's Wake - Louisiana CANCONLucy MacNeill - I Know My Love CANCONCassie And Maggie - The Big Hewer CANCONArtists For Action - Which Side Are You On? CANCONAltan - Liostail me le Sairsint Frigg - Game Of Frigg Stramash - Top Level Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCON Vishten Connexions - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - AM The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCONThe Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCONIain Copeland - The Traveller 59:24
Liberating great Celtic music from around the world to the streams and the airwaves. There's Firkin from Hungary, Gangar from Norway, Canadian duets from Cassie & Maggie and Jane & Kyle, plus new Irish vocal quintet, Landless. Check out the giant playlist. Here, let me hold it up for the press, except the fake news. No one's ever seen anything like it, Celt In A Twist. Firkin - The Drunken Angels Club Gangar - Slarkjen Genticorum - Voici Le Temp CANCONCassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over CANCONLexington Field - Steps )Valtos - Charlies On The RunAfro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead The Outside Track - Smugglers Of StrangfordFlook - Koady, The Burning Lion Jane & Kyle - Cazedero CANCONLandless - My Lagen Love The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCONTalisk - Aura 59:15
Which Side Are You On? Join us for the debut from Artists For Action, folk luminaries like Bruce Cockburn, Alan Doyle, Lucy MacNeil, Oysterband, Martin Simpson ... 16 talents in total pour their heart into protest of the war in Ukraine. Plus, new music from Cassie & Maggie and upcoming folk duo Jane & Kyle. VolumeUp and ElbowsUp for Canada;s Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist! Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On? CANCONFurmiga Dub - Upi Biti Cassie And Maggie - Bow Down CANCONJane & Kyle - Sounds Of Summer CANCONSalsa Celtica - An Danns Elegua ROS - Flama Rocksalt & Nails - More & More Flook - Tie The Knot In GeorgiaFlogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty Dervish - Whelans Oysterband - Bright Morning StarEddi Reader - Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon The Finlay MacDonal Band - Back To Bergamo 58:42
Celtic road warriors, Cassie & Maggie, along with the Dropkick Murphys fend off political harassment to deliver the goods. We honour them this hour, along with new legacy Celtic from Cape Breton's Lucy MacNeil, westcoast wanderers, The Paperboys, and a spin from The Rough Guide To Irish Music. Join Patricia Fraser for some post-Paddy's Celtivity! Celt In A Twist. Gnoss - Vore TullyeJim Moray - Hard Lucy MacNeil - I Know My Love CANCONThe Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCONBob Brozman,John McSherry & Donal O'Connor - Hardiman The FiddlerTannas - Thoir Dhomh Do Lamh George Duff - Rattlin' Roarin' WillieDropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole (feat. Woody Guthrie) Jansberg - Kometens Hale The Scratch - Another Round Cassie & Maggie - Blue Willow CANCONFrigg - Valsette 4The Go Set - Take Me Home Peatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The Bru 57:57
The week before St. Patrick's and before we get into the sing-along pub classics, we present a program showcasing the modern diversity in Celtic fare. Join us for an Eccodek remix of the McDades, Tau And The Drones Of Praise, fresh La Bottine Souriante and new Toxic Frogs. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Skerryvore - Borderline
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise
Maggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCON
Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCON
Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool
The Finlay MacDonald Band - Back To Bergamo
Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub
The McDades - Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix) CANCON
Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets
Anna Schaad - Mermaid
La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON
Basco -Red Wooden Gate
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Static-free, hassle-free, commercial-free and best of all, tariff-free. Join Patricia Fraser for the freedom of music from the Celtic world, featuring old favorites in contemporary arrangements and creative new expressions based on timeless traditions. You got yer Celt In A Twist, the best mix for 25 years. Gaelic Storm - BeggarmanFrigg - Troll's Twilight Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant Bodh'aktan - Dansez (Dance Hey!) Grumpy O Sheep - Go East The Tosspints - Message In A Bottle Valtos - Dorn Shooglenifty - Black Dog Oysterband - Uncommercial Song Flook - Koady/The Burning Lion The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCONTradish - The Parting Glass Santiago Molina - Camino a BoedoIain Copeland - The Traveller 58:43
The Celtic world is expanding around the globe, growing more nuanced with each new culture it touches. This hour, Patricia Fraser takes us from the rainforest of Cameroon to the Brazilian jungle, the Canadian shield to the Scottish highlands, from Denmark to Brooklyn with a stops in Ireland and Catalan. You got another hour with yer Celt In A Twist. Baka Beyond - An GwirderBarbar O'Rhum - Penurie de RhumThe Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCONThe Fretless - Lost Lake CANCONSkerryvore - Borderline Culbeag - Cuttin' BrackenTau & The Drones Of Praise - The Sixth Sun Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCONWillie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of The World Tannas - Illean A I Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti ROS - Bruixes 59:27
Delivering Opportunities, Famous Last Words and Friggin' Haikus. Our Ambassador meets The Bully Of Skidmore Town while The Jesster courts wee Maggie Ann Of Clachnabrochan. The finest music and malarkey for over 25 years. You got your Celt In A Twist! Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet BandThe Go Set - Opportunities Cassie And Maggie - The Salley Gardens Set CANCONNatalie MacMaster - In My Hands CANCONGnoss - Keefa Hill House Of Hamill - The Bully of Skidmore Town Capercaille - Famous Last Words Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown ReelSpirit Of The West - Our Ambassador CANCONFrigg - Ilon Haikeus (It's Haikus) Kaia Kater feat. AoifeO'Donovan - The Witch CANCONPeatbog Faeries - The Jesster Shooglenifty - Maggie Ann of Clachnabrochan Homeland - Pressed For Time 59:20
A selection of the best plus a listener request! More fresh tracks from Flook and Frigg, fiddles with Dub Reggae, Canadian instros from Yann Falquet (of Genticorum) and Sonova . And, a Cosmic Celtic reprise of Orinoco Flow. Sail away with Celt In A Twist! Pipes And Pints - Calling Me Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish The Duhks - 95 South CANCONEnter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCONCeltic Thunder - Heartland Valtos - Charlie's On The Run Piper Street Sound - Rid Them Frigg - Troll's Twilight Kila - Length Of Space Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March CANCONTradish - The South Sligo Set Celtic Woman - Orinoco Flow Flook - Tie The Knot In Georgia Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCON 59:53
Exclusive debuts this hour from Flook and Frigg! We introduce a fresh track from Tiller's Folly and their Way Out West EP PLUS two from MacIsaac cousins, Ashley and Wendy. The finest Celtic from around the world and your own backyard, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Flook - Jig For Sham/The Dawn Wall Soulsha - Fetchal Ashley MacIsaac - To America We Go CANCONBeolach - Norman's Reel CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - Radio Ronza )Doolin' - L'amour Sorcier Stramash - Top Level The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCONFrigg - Game Of Frigg Jim Moray - ValentineTiller's Folly - A Simply Extraordinary Life CANCONBangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet 59:31
One from Elvis Costello's half-brother off the top in a Celtpunk Go Set. Tiller's Folly recall tough times in those Pioneer Days. Fiddle meets cello in a Glad Farewell from Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira PLUS lots of Celtic and Nordic instros to soothe your frazzled soul. Slip into a healing hour of Celt In A Twist. The BibleCode Sundays - Bang Bang You're Dead The Go Set - Drums Of Chelsea Celtic Kitchen Party - All For Me Grog CANCONTiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCONFrigg - Keidas = Oasis Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Reynardine Sketch - Encore Tartan Amoebas - Rescue Vishten Connexions - Sauvage feat. Catherine MacLellan CANCONJocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Glad Farewell CANCONShilelagh Law - Meet Me On McLean Serras - Anglaise Epsylon - Je Me Souviens Young Dubliners - Real World Gnoss - Vore Tullye 59:16
A stiff chaser of cool Celtic is what is what you need to follow a true blue Monday. Spend an hour in the company of great Canadians like The Mahaones, The Dreadnoughts, The Fretless and Maggie's Wake. Plus, tasty tracks from Denmark, Catalonia and Breton. Lighten your load with a stop on the road for Celt In A Twist! Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William Talisk - Storm The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCONThe Fretless - The Queen Nancy CANCONDom DufF - Gwrac'h An Aber DonSvobsk - After TonderSkyrie - Take Me Home With You ROS - Arlovins Maggie's Wake - Bridget O'Brien CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn Celtica - Itchy Fingers The Mahones (feat. Simon Townshend) - Stars CANCONFlook - The Quickenbeam 58:38
Budapest's Firkin take us to the Carpathians for a different Highland Games. Meanwhile, Way Out West, Tiller's Folly debut Pioneer Days, and The East Pointers are back with Anniversary. Peatbog Faeries share one for Wacko King Hacko and Sons Of Southern Ulster take a trancendant turn, pointing to Polaris. No two stars are the same this week on Celt In A Twist. Firkin - Highland Games Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98 Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCONThe East Pointers - Anniversary CANCONIain Copeland - Family MacBough Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti Hackensaw Boys - Happy For UsLunasa - The Ballivanich ReelDerina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCONPeatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako Sons Of Southern Ulster - PolarisSiochain - Billy Sullivan's Final Skyrie - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Trio Ged - West Country 58:49
Serving Celtic delicacies from the world over! It's a smorgasbord of tastes from Celtpunk to Celtronica, Scottish balladry, Irish malarkey, Gaelic Grammy-winning and Juno-awarded fiddling, topped with succulent strips of Cat Bacon. Seriously, you'll never know if you like it if you don't take a bite. You've got your Celt In A Twist. House Of Hamill - Cat Bacon Lexington Field - Alive Les Tireux d'Roches - Les Saisons/Les Sauterelles CANCONThe Mahones - Will You Marry Me? CANCONGeorge Duff - When These Shoes Were New Gnoss - Keefa Hill The Sidh - The Legend Of SidhValtos - S.T.W.(feat. Gary Innes)Stramash - Flower Of Scotland Sultans Of String - Kitchen Party CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - AM Susan McKeown - The Dark Haired Girl Basco - Old Man Basco 59:01
Roddy MacDonald leaves 2024 on a Bullet Train, The Mahones and Tiller's Folly ponder death, and taxes, plus a peerless vocal performance from Landless and Inchmurrin honour a Scottish Warrior. Make the New Year a celebration of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist!
Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train
Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life
The Mahones - The Last One To Die CANCON
Tiller's Folly - Death & Taxes CANCON
Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep
The Scratch - Session Song
Inchmurrin - Scottish Warrior )
Wolfstone - Heart And Soul
Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
Landless - My Lagan Love
Catrin Finch and Aoife Na Bhriain - Woven
The Real McKenzies - Lilacs In The Alleyway CANCON
Salsa Celtica - El Agua De La Vida
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Culled from our monthly Top 10 Contemporary Celtic charts, it's our picks for the best of 2024. Join Patricia Fraser as we walk through 12 months of exceptional Celtic tracks. Happy Holidays from Celt ln A Twist!
Gangar - Slarkjen
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
Altan - The Barley And The Rye
Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temp Antan) CANCON
Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
Gnoss - Stroma
Capercaillie - Hi R'im Bo
The Fretless - Pipe Dream CANCON
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
ROS - Bruixes
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If it's green it's either Celtic or Christmas in Vancouver. Fire up our Christmas Special with Celtic originals from Pat Chessell, The Langer's Ball and Barleyjuice, pipes and guitars from Rathkeltair and Christmas favorites by Celtic artists. No matter the weather, listen together and best of the holidays to you from Celt In A Twist and Patricia Fraser.
The Elders - Christmas Day
The Gothard Sisters - Little Drummer Girl
Pat Chessell - Christmas Kitchen Party CANCON
Great Big Sea - Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) CANCON
Rathkeltair - Yule Log And Holly Berries
The High Kings - Driving Home for Christmas
The Langer's Ball- A Christmas Lullaby
Cherish The Ladies - Deck The Halls/Christmas Medley
Barleyjuice - Whiskey For Christmas
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Ding Dong Merrily On High CANCON
Rosanne Cash - An Angel This Bright Midnight
The Wild Colonial Bhoys - Santa See You Tonight
Celtic Social Club - Xmas
Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds - St. Nicholas
Bowfire - I'll Be Home For Christmas
The Sternwheelers - The Fairy Tale Of New York
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus & Lucy
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We double dip down under for our mix of Australia's Go Set and The Rumjacks, then far-flung Celtic from Norway, Breton and Catalonia. Plenty of homespun heroes as well, like The Fretless and Mary Frances. Toss in the symphonic and electronic from Capercaillie and Sketch respectively and you have an hour of what we affectionately call Celt In A Twist, with Patricia Fraser.
The Go Set - The Warriors Beneath Us
The Rumjacks - Hestia
Mary Frances - Return To Skye CANCON
MAZ - Brique Chaude CANCON
Barleyjuice - London Calling
Black 47 - Funky Ceili
Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire
Annbjorg Lien - Natten
Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh
ROS - Flama
Sketch - March Strathspey and Really
The Fretless - Icarus (feat. Madeleine Roger) CANCON
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
59:47
Lots of homegrown talent to enjoy this hour along with global spins on Celtic traditions, from northern Brazil (Furmiga Dub), Peilmanni folk from Finland (Salamakannel) rockin' Hardanger fiddle from Norway (Gangar) even a Celtic-inspired track from Vampire Weekend! Served with a twist each week with Patricia Fraser. Celt In A Twist!
Firkin - Santiana
Gangar - Grotleken
The Clumsy Lovers - Streams Of Whiskey CANCON
Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian
Salamakannel - Salamahumppa
Searson - My Canadian Town CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Can't Trust The News CANCON
The Finlay MacDonald Band - Salsa's
The Stapletons - The Bigler
Lunarium - Evening Star
Vampire Weekend - Bryn
The Duhks - Magalenha
Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan
59:53
Avoiding the jingle we stubbornly jangle through another hour of contemporary Celtic. There'll be plenty of that with our Christmas Special later this month. Serving Glitchy Fiddles from the Afro Celts, Whistling Donkeys from County Tyrone, greener grass from The Electrics and a pause for thanksgiving, because It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise. You've got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles
Aine Minogue - Maire Mhor
Irish Moutarde - The Bear And The Maiden Fair CANCON
Jaime RT & Andy Hillhouse - Running Through Tall Grass CANCON
Lexington Field - Here's To You
Valtos - Beinn(feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan)
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers
Stramash - Bonnie Ship The Diamond
Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise
Sver - Little Grisen
The Electrics - The Grass Is Greener
The Fretless - On The Hook CANCON
Dlu - Anmoch
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Be it brogue, burr, cockney or transatlantic, the accent is on music this hour. From Celtic climes to Catalan, Australia and back to Canada, the world is your home. Join us and get your Celt In A Twist every week, with your host Patricia Fraser.
Stevie Lawrence - Pearce Lodge/Jimmy D's Hornpipe
The Go Set - Opportunities
Cassie And Maggie - Strip The Willow Set CANCON
The Mahones - Give It All You Got CANCON
The Langer's Ball - Whiskey Chaser
Peatbog Faeries - Captain Coull's Parrot
The Fretless - Icarus (feat. Madeleine Roger) CANCON
ROS - Guspira
Spotted Dogs - Come Out Ye Black and Tans
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - La Danse De Mardi Gras
Phamie Gow - Harpbeats
Doolin' - L'Amour Sorcier
Thereafter - Columbia River Rain CANCON
Gnoss - Christine's
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Celtic creativity never sleeps, still Clan Of Celts and The Fretless both explore dream time this hour. We wake In A Big Country hoping for The Next Best Thing but facing uncertainty from The Oval Room. Celt In A Twist, reflecting life with a dollop of Celtivity each week.
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
Gnoss - Keefa Hill
The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON
Graham Lindsey - The Next Best Thing CANCON
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid
Capercaillie - Calum's Road
Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher
The Fretless - Pipe Dream (feat. Madeleine Roger) CANCON
Hackensaw Boys - Oval Room
Skyrie - Exiled
Gangar - Slarkjen
Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCON
Keirah - Irish Madness CANCON
59:26
An open door to comforting Celtic for a brisk November day. Debuts aplenty this hour from The Fretless and their 6th album of chamber folk, Pat Chessell is back with the tale of pugilist, Pat McLaughlin, Dark Fire licks at the heels of Catalan piper, ROS, Afro Celt Sound System share a cosmic inside track from Ova AND dub fiddle from Paraiba, Brazil! Expanding the Celtic world with every hour of Celt In A Twist!
Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore
Skerryvore - Borderline
The Fretless - Lost Lake CANCON
Pat Chessell - Best Man Wins CANCON
ROS - Foc fosc
Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)
George Duff - The Overgate
Pol Huellou & Friends - The Star Of The County Down
The Duhks - Down To The River CANCON
The East Pointers - Party Wave
Afro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
The Go Set - Letter To My Government
Coig - Uncle Leo's Jigs
59:23
Celt In A Twist brings Flowers in November from Budapest, Ten Strings & A Goat Skin from the Maritimes, dance beats from Scotland and reggae beats from Atlanta. And, we debut Glasswing, the 6th album from Juno-winning chamber folk quartet, The Fretless. Slide into Daylight Savings with your host, Patricia Fraser! Firkin - Flowers feat. Agi Szaloki Stramash - Top Level Vishten Connexions w/ De Temps Antan - Gaillard CANCONTen Strings And A Goat Skin - The Ukrainian Expedition Medley) CANCONJulie Fowlis - Hug Air A' Bhonaid MhoirOysterband - Corner Of The Room Kila - Electric Landlady Gnoss - Storma Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian The Fretless feat. Madeleine Roger - Caledonia CANCONPiper Street Sound - Rid Them (fiddle version) Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON 59:52
Welcome to our Samhain Special! Ghoulishly good Celtic with titles like Haunted Bones, The Gravediggers Jigs, The Witch and The Scariest Room. Plus, chilling tales of Lord Bateman,The Cremation of Sam McGee and the wicked old woman in the wood with Weila Waila. We could go on, but you know what Dracula would say about that, "Blah, blah, blah!" Join us if you dare for Celt In A Twist! Kasir - Haunted BonesCrooked Still - Ain't No Grave The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCONLQR - Muffins & Coffins The Popes - Black Is The Colour Jim Moray - Lord Bateman Altan - The Gravediggers JigsOld Blind Dogs - Terror Time The Young Dubliners - Weila Waila Cecile Corbel - Dellum Down Kaia Kater feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch CANCONThe Chair - The Scariest Room Flogging Molly - The Seven Deadly Sins Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) Mary Jane Lamond - Boise Monsters CANCON 59:04
Music that expands and improves on Celtic traditions! Have a listen to what today's artists are doing to granpappy's Celtic: Celtpunk from The Mahones, along with Pipes & Pints from the Czech Republic, The Whistling Donkeys and Gnoss plug in for Celtic Rock, new Cosmic Celtic from The Breath and Celtronica from the Afrocelts and Valtos. Music from old souls who are young at heart from Celt In A Twist.
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Valtos - Home (feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan)
La Bottine Souriante - Tralala CANCON
The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCON
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers
Pipes And Pints - Calling Me
Salamakannel - Salama Humppa )
Afro Celt Sound System - Glitch Fiddles
Celtic Kitchen Party - Sandy 's Chanter CANCON
Logical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie
The Breath - Keep It Safe
Dlu - Anmoch
Maria Dunn - Ontario Song CANCON
Iain Copeland - Homeward Bound
59:50
Great Celtic music to enjoy LIVE this month from The Whistling Donkeys at The Rickshaw Theatre on October 19th, and the Dropkick Murphys at Harbour Centre with The Scratch on October 13th. We have gnew Gnoss for you, Sonova turns in a fiddly Cosmic Celtic and Galician piper Carlos Nunez puts in an appearance. It's Celtic that's an old soul but young at heart from Celt In A Twist!
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers
Gnoss - Honey Wine
Jocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan)
Capercaillie - Famous Last Words
Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas
Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels
Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly
Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCON
Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub
Ewan Robertson - Ride Away
Talisk - Aura
59:32
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers
Gnoss - Honey Wine
Jocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan)
Capercaillie - Famous Last Words
Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas
Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels
Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly
Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCON
Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub
Ewan Robertson - Ride Away
Talisk - Aura
59:32
Celtic gets its groove on this hour! The Afro Celt Sound System finally drops Ova, the last music created before the passing of founder, Simon Emmerson. We dig in deep for the show's opener, followed by another new discovery, Gnoss, a Scottish combo who are stretching the form with Stretching The Sky. Still more fresh takes from Catalonian piper ROS and Capercaillie, celebrating 40 years with ReLoved featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony. Just one taste, and you'll drink your fill from Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles
Gnoss - Stroma 3:21
Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCON
Rawlins Cross - Make The Change
ROS - Flama
Skyrie - Take Me Home With You
Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover
Mary Frances - Celticumbia CANCON
Capercaillie - Hi Ri'm Bo
Peatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The Bru
Oliver Schroer - A Song For All Seasons CANCON
The Go Set - Change The World
The Scratch - Another Round
Gangar - Grotleken
58:41
Common ground for disparate Celtic forms around the world! Yoko Pwno get the ball rolling with The Airt Of The Deil, Niteworks shine a light on Skye's fascination with Celtronica. We introduce Hunger Road, the new album from Fife band, Skyrie and round out a ton of tunes with a seriously cool set from Daimh (who perform October 31st at the St. James Hall). Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist.
Yoko Pwno - The Airt O The Deil
The Led Farmers - Row By Row
The Once - Maid On the Shore CANCON
The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON
Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
Skyrie - Alasdair Gammack's
Vishten Connexions - Sauvage (feat. Caltherine MacLellan) CANCON
The Tossers - Donegal Danny
The Sidh - Charma
Martin Furey - Falling
Nickel Creek - When In Rome
Culann's Hounds - Twin Peaks
Daimh - Mrs. Robertson Of Greshornish
59:57
It's an early crop of Celtic fresh from the fields! Capercaillie celebrate 40 years with the BBC Scottish Symphony! We pop the cork on ReLoved, the new album. Whistling Donkeys show up on Vancouver's door, October 19th at The Rickshaw. They're in the mix this week. And, Catalan piper ROS releases more of his signature fusion of pipes & electronics. Twisted Celtic indeed, this week with Patricia Fraser.
ROS - Bruixes
Salsa Celtica - Descarga Gaelica
The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCON
The Mahones - Heroes CANCON
Stramash - Top Level
Whistling Donkeys - When The Ship Comes In
Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire
Mary Jane Lamond - Boise Monsters CANCON
Valtos - Skye
Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - Kelly From Killan
Culbeag - Bravery
Altan - The Road Home
Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON
Frigg - Chris Stout's Compliments To The Bon Accord Ale House
59:48
Savoring the last sip of summer with the very best in contemporary Celtic, culled from our monthly Top 10 chart. It's the Celt In A Twist Celtic Countdown! Featured this hour: a new single from the critically-acclaimed Breath, new Celtronica from Skye remixed by Valtos and the 3rd pre-release from Ova, Afro Celt Sound System's forthcoming album. Rate and review us where you get your podcasts!
The Breath - Too Many Have Gone
Yann Falquet Le Deux Noyes De L'ille Aux Basques CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Adnamurchan
The McDades - Willie Riley (Eccodek Remix) CANCON
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo) Remix
Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temps Antan) CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic
La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON
58:12
No punches pulled this week. At the bell, a brand new spin from the Afro Celt Sound System due later this month. St. John's songsmith Len O'Neill share his tale of Rebels In The Rubble. More cool celtic from The Go Set who always bring the Opportunities. And, at high tide we float a cool classic from Fairport Convention. Come out swingin' with Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
Iain Copeland - Ailidh Dall of Lairg
Enter The Haggis - Lancaster Gate CANCON
Yann Falquet - Le Deux Noyes De L'ile Aux Basques CANCON
George Duff - Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
Harv - Saivo
Len O'Neill - Rebels In The Rubble CANCON
GiveWay - The Poaching Song
The Go Set - Opportunities
Jansberg - KorncirklerFairport Convention - Wait For The Tide To Come In
Jim Moray - Edward Of The Lowlands
Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set
Ashley MacIsaac - Belle Cote CANCON
59:54
You've got the sky, you got the road. The world is your home! Take Celt In A Twist on your travels. We're spinning West African/Scottish from Chicago, Catalan pipes with electronics, ethno punk with Rocksalt & Nails, The Sons Of Southern Ulster and Prague's Pipes And Pints.
Soulsha - What A Day
Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North
Scatter The Mud - Piper Lad CANCON
Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON
Rocksalt & Nails - More And More
ROS - Sac Buit
Barleyjuice - Join The British Army
Sultans Of String - Kitchen Party CANCON
Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past
Pipes And Pints - Never Let You Down
Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny
Valtos - Charlies On The Run
The Real McKenzies - Burnout CANCON
Niall Vallely, Caoimhin Vallely, Paul Meehan - The Wrong House
59:53
Punk Celts, Firkin from Budapest, decided to give limericks rest. Instead the present to you, an impossibly heavy haiku. The Mollys serve up a Song Of Liberty, something for Finny McConnell's birthday, Davie Simmons tributes the lost at Culloden Field and The Once channel Queen. Celtic music fan's best friend is Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Firkin - Haiku
Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite Of Everything CANCON
The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON
Davie Simmons - Culloden Field
Valtos - Home (feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan)
Talisk - Lava
Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover
Once - You're My Best Friend CANCON
The Sidh - 300Km
Adria Jackson - Castle Threave CANCON
Lexington Field - Steps
Old Blind Dogs - A Wild Rumpus
59:54
RIP Sinead O'Connor. Celt In A Twist honors her memory with a song her father taught her about the streets of her Dublin town. Still more debuts from Peatbog Faeries' great new album I See A World. For 20 years, we spin only the finest in contemporary Celtic music. Join us and get yer Celt In A Twist! The Biblecode Sundays - Plunkster INST
Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte)
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Pt2 INST
Young Dubliners - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost INST
The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose
Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover
Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio
Sinead O'Connor - Molly Malone
Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON
Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty
Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing
59:55
Cool Celtic for blazing days! Timely tunes from Willie Nile and Oysterband, Tiller's Folly Take Pride, more Skye-inspired Valtos and after many years, Celt In A Twist reconnects with the music of Davie Simmons. Yesterday, today with an ear for tomorrow, join us for Canada' Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour.
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Oysterband - The Time Is Now
Vishten (feat. Cedric Dind-Lavoie) - Reflexions CANCON
The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON
Davie Simmons - Jenny-O
The Sidh - Bretonnbase
Valtos - Beinn
Solas - Darkness, Darkness
Pat Chessell - I Confess CANCON
The Scratch - Another Round
Martin Simpson - Greystones
Open The Door For Three - The Drunken Gauger
Tiller's Folly - Take Pride CANCON
Urban Trad - Galicia
59:10
Ova, the new album from the Afro Celt Sound System drops in October on Six Degrees. We spin the pre-release 'AM' as our Cosmic Celtic, featuring the magical voice of Iarla O'Lionaird. PLUS, more from the Hebrides with transcendent Celtronica from Valtos, Celtic rock from Stramash and Clan of Celts. And, the Dropkicks lay the boots to the fascists with Woody Guthrie's Dig A Hole. Dig in! You got yer Celt In A Twist.
Valtos - S.T.W. ft. Gary Innes
The Stapletons - The Bigler
Steve Dawson - Old Hickory Breakdown CANCON
Slainte Mhath - Va CANCON
The Tossers - The First League Out From Land
Danu - Only Nineteen Years Old
Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher
Svobsk - After Tonder
Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskill
Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - AM
Doolin' - L'amour Sorcier
Dropkick Murphys (ft. Woody Guthrie) - Dig A Hole
Lunasa - The Ballivanich Reel
58:36
The Isle of Skye reveals more of its magical, musical alchemy! We debut a new remix from Valtos. And, Irish/UK duo The Breath return with a haunting spin. Lots of Celtpunk this hour to stoke a fire in yer belly alongside traditional craftsmanship from some of the finest fiddle bands. It's another hour of Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Join us.
The Go Set - Empires
Toxic Frogs - Lose You Again
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCON
Skerryvore - Mile High
Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
Gaelic Storm - An Cailin Deas Rua
Daimh - Donald McLeod Reels
Spirit Of The West - King Of Scotland CANCON
The Breath - Too Many Have Gone
Damien Dempsey - Maasai
Frigg - Varpunen
Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky
59:29
Celebrating Shooglenifty's single Caravan Up North and their west coast swing of a Canadian tour. Crossing genres into Louisiana Cajun with Steve Riley. Grenadian Canadian, Kaia Kater teams up with Aoife O'Donovan on a debut PLUS many more from the Celtic nations. For over 20 years, you've got your Celt In A Twist!
Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Tite Fille De La Campagne
Glenn Graham - Little Donald's Wife CANCON
The McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek Remix) CANCON
John McSherry - The Wave-Sweeper
Dom DufF - Des Chemins Creux
Kaia Kater(feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch CANCON
Dlu - Am Politician
Homeland - Modern Man
The Peatbog Faeries - Captain Couli's Parrot
Phamie Gow - Rain
Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover
Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton Nod
59:59
Firkin, The Murphs and The Mahones get things off to a Celtpunk start, then we ease into instrumental goodness from Mary Frances and Talisk, explore Catalan and Nordic flavours with ROS, Gangar and Basco and finish with the ethereal and electronic from The Gloaming and The Afro Celts. As full as any musical hour can be, it's Celt In A Twist!
Firkin - We Are the Ones
Dropkick Murphys - Rebels With A Cause
The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON
Mary Frances - First Light CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2
Tannas - Thoir Dhomh Do Lamh
ROS - Ball de la Carxofa
Gangar - Slarkjen
Basco - Two Sisters
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
George Duff - The Blackleg Miner
Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore
The Gloaming - Freedom/Saoirse
Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead
59:55
We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist!
Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian
Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set
Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON
Graham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCON
The Outside Track - Flash Company
The Scratch - Session Song
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder Hummingbird
Trio Ged - West Country
Vishten Connexions - Galliard feat. De Temps Antan CANCON
Flogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying Song
Brighde Chainmbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & Despair
George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes
Iain Morrison - Halcyon Daze
58:15
Souveniers from Scotland! The vaykay pix are up on Facebook and this hour, soundtrack to bring them to life, with wee treats from The Battlefield Band, Sketch, Iain Morrison, Julie Fowlis and the incompar able voice of George Duff who we enjoyed live in Edinburgh. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour, Celt In A Twist.
Battlefield Band - Highlands (The Lass Of Killiecrankie/Ladies Of Gormond/ Highlands)
The Biblecode Sundays - Mary Of The Northolt Road
Ashley MacIsaac - Cello Song CANCON
Mary Frances - Return To Skye CANCON
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
The Go Set - Sleepy Little Town
Iain Morrison - Away With The Fairies
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
Sketch - Eiggbound
Julie Fowlis - Puirt A Beul Set (Beautiful Ribbons)
Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic
The Mahones - The Hunger & The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - Folk Police
59:44
From ROS to MSR, it's an hour exploring County Downs and Swansea Towns, Galicia to the Lowlands Of Holland. With debuts from The Derina Harvey Band, Tau & The Drones of Praise and a tribute to the author of Frankenstein (sort of). For 20 years and counting, you've got yer Celt In A Twist. ROS - Ball De La Carxofa
Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley
The Real McKenzies - Swansea Town CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnall Leahy - Galicia CANCON
Bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Tom-Tom
Soulsha - Fetchal INST
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre
Bog Bodies - Toward The Harvest
The Go Set - Take Me Home
Jim Moray - The Lowlands Of Holland
Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON
Old Blind Dogs - Harris Dance INST
Manran - MSR
59:32
While Patricia Fraser explores Scotland we explore the rest of the Celtic world with spins from Ireland, Denmark, Catalan, Quebec, Hungary and ... ya, there may be a Scottish tune or two. For 20 years, you've got yer Celt In A Twist! The Scratch - Session Song
The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON
The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON
ROS - Sac Buit INST
Basco - Carsten The Fox INST
Karan Casey & John Doyle - The False Lady
Jansberg - Kometens Hale INST
Firkin - Step It Out Mary
Joe Quinn & Sammy Horner - De'll Makes Work
Lunarium - Evening Star INST
The Go Set - Opportunities
La Bottine Souriante - Et Boucle La Bottine CANCON
58:16
There are over 30 Portland towns around the world. Guess which one the Derina Harvey Band is singing about. Aoife O'Donovan takes in the beauty of Vancity's Stanley Park. Railroad Earth are Chasin' A Rainbow and the Go Set head West Into The Sun. Join our Celtic adventure. For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist! The Go Set - West Into The Sun
Epsylon - Le Temps
Melisande - Boisson D'Avril CANCON
Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town CANCON
Admiral Fallow - The Paper Trench
Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band
We Banjo Three - Annabelle's Cannon
Railroad Earth - Chasin' A Rainbow
Talisk - Surya INST
Telefis - Falun Gong Dancer
Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park
Solas - On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis
Kytami - Sirens INST CANCON
57:58
As we heed the skirl of the highland pipes. spread our wings and fly forth to the bonnie home Patricia Fraser's ancesteral clan, we invite you to share our excitement with a wee hour of Celtic honouring Alba. From the Isle Of Skye (we'll be there!) Psych shedlife from Peatbog Faeries, Scots Rock staples Runrig, our own Real McKenzies, Clan of The Celts and lasses Kate Rusby and Karen Matheson each share a tune. You've got yer Celt In A Twist! Lang may yer lum reek.
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
Runrig - Maymorning
The Real McKenzies - Barrett's Privateers CANCON
The Mahones - One Last Shot CANCON
Bob Brozman, John McSherry, Donal O'Connor - Hardiman the Fiddler
Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyla
Karen Matheson - Cassiopea Coming Through
Afro Celt Sound System - Manako-It's Too Late
Clan Of Celts - Dreamcatcher
Culbeag - Bravery
Kate Rusby - Manic Monday
Genticorum - Legere Bergere CANCON
Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb
59:49
Bootstrapping Celtpunk blazes into Vancouver as The Murphs and The Scratch light up Harbour Centre, October 13th. 'Another Round' from The Scratch opens another twisty hour of Canada's contemporary Celtic radio. Join Patricia Fraser this week!
The Scratch - Another Round
Young Dubliners - We The Mighty
Mary Frances - Celticumbia CANCON
Vishten Connexions - Reflexions CANCON)
Stone Row - Bound For South Australia
The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened
Tradish - The South Sligo Set
Runrig - Clash Of The Ash
MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON
Keltic Electric - Wild Mountain Thyme
FullSet - The Bonnie House Of Airlie
The Fretless - Northern Jig/Holding Aine CANCON
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Santa Fe Trail
Grumpy O Sheep - Black Betty
59:55
There's a method to this week's Celtic madness. Take a song or two, add a fiddle tune, rinse and repeat. Introducing the flying fingers of Mary Frances, the 17 year old daughter of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. Her first album is appropriately, First Light and we debut 'Cheerio'. Maggie's Wake serve the Bond theme with a twist of 'Shaken Not Stirred'. There's lots more to love this week on Celt In A Twist!
The Tosspints - Your Name
Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub
Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON
Ten Strings & A Goat Skin - Maluron Lurette CANCON
Sketch - After The Storm
Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues
Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing
Maggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCON
Iarla O'Lionaird - Iron And Gold
Iain Morrison - Dear Goose
Firkin - Santiana
Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Isle Of France
Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life
Kila - Jigs
59:48
A holler back to our Top 10 contemporary Celtic chart for April, with new entries from the traditions of Donegal from Altan to the entrancing futures of the Afro Celt Sound System. Plus Vishten Connexions reform and debut a winner from the album Expansion. Expand your musical horizons with Celt In A Twist!
The Go Set - Opportunities
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCONThe Mahones - Hollaway Jack CANCONGangar - SlarkjenGenticorum - Le Persuadeur CANCON
Altan - The Barley And The Rye
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan
Afro Celt Sound System - AM
Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temps Antan CANCON
Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
ROS - Arlovins
57:50
57:50
Let the games begin! Your Eyes Are Gonna Shine like Canucks' fans, new music from the Murph's Okemah Rising. Gaelic Storm ring in with Chicken Boxer on an Irish Breakfast Day. Dom DufF is inspired by a Breton foot race, and Dervish dive into the Great Irish Songbook with The Rambling Irishman. Scottish, Danish and Maritime music blend into a mix of the finest in contemporary Celtic. It's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Dropkick Murphys - My Eyes Are Gonna Shine
Gaelic Storm - Irish Breakfast Day
Yann Falquet - Le Deux Noyes De L'ile aux Basque CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh
Dervish - The Rambling Irishman
Shooglenifty - Brutus
Serras - Glasgow
Vishten Connexions - Gaillard CANCON
We Banjo 3 - Dawn Breaks 4:31
Sinead O'Connor - Trouble Of The World
Afro Celt Sound System - Fissiri Wali Polka
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Shetland Set
59:52
Another eclectic mix of Celtivity! Enjoy a new spin from Vishten Connexions featuring Catherine McLellan. Alba's Edge set sail on The Diamond while The Dreadnoughts find themselves on Dusty Ground. Sharon Shannon rolls with a Wild West Wagon Train and The Afro Celt Sound System bring tranquility with AM. Join Patricia Fraser and remember to leave a comment or review.
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamuchan
Sketch - Bam The Tanjo
Vishten Connexions - Sauvage ft. Catherine McLellan
La Bottine Souriante - Santiago
Firkin - Finnegans Wake
Feufollet - Red Light
Alba's Edge - The Diamond )
The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground
Flogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me Drinking
Lunasa - The Cadgers
Sharon Shannon - Wild West Wagon Train
Afro Celt Sound System - AM
The Mahones - She Comes For Love
Rura - Oran nan Mogaisean
59:47
Vishten regroup as Vishten Connexions with help from a few illustrious friends, Yann Falquet from Genticorum solos a new album, Les Secrets Du Ciel (The Secrets Of Heaven). We share one on this week's show. The best in contemporary Celtic music for over 20 years, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Eileen Ivers - Craic With Jack
Young Dubliners - Saints And Sinners
Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON
Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March CANCON
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre
The Comas - Finola And Tom's Hornpipe
Jim Moray - Bristol Harbour
The Go Set - Opportunities
The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON
Flook - Reel For Rubik
Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder
Barleyjuice - Jig Set
Afro Celt Sound System - Release
59:51
Celt In A Twist answers the pipes call with Pints and Pipes. Plus, more Canadian Celtic from Maggie's Wake, Derina Harvey and The Real McKenzies. We unearth a Peatbog Faeries oddity, 'Wacko King Hako' and succumb to a transcendent new spin from the Afro Celt Sound System. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour!
Pipes And Pints - Calling Me
Talisk - Beast
Vishten - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCON
Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCON
Iain Thompson And Marc Duff - Glendale Martyrs
Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog
The Hackensaw Boys - Happy For Us
Jansberg - Kometens Hale
The Real McKenzies - Kings Of Fife CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako
John McSherry - The Wave Sweeper
Afro Celt Sound System - AM
Aine Minogue - Maire Mhor
Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON
58:24
We get deeper into the new Donegal from 35 year veterans of Irish trad, Altan. Sketch salu tes the fishy Whelkers of the world. Martin Simpson brings us some tasty slide from True Stories and Maggie's Wake introduce us to Brdget O'Brien. Canada's coolest mix of contemporary Celtic, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Beoga - Back In The Lab
Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea
The Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCON
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
Sketch - The Whelker
Gangar - Slarkjen
Battlefield Band - Shepherd Lad
Altan - Liostail me le Sairsint
Jim Moray - Eppie Moray
Lexington Field - Alive
Martin Simpson - Greystones
Maggie's Wake - Bridget O'Brien CANCON
The Sternwheelers - Wet The Goat
Pat Chessell - Mother In Law CANCON
Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North
59:09
We've hidden a few tasty eggs in this week's program. Spirit Of The West drummer turned author, Vince Ditrich joins Patricia for chat about the latest adventures of Tony Vicar. Altan debut Donegal their latest release with an old favorite. The Barley and The Rye. Speaking of barley, Barleyjuice cover The Clash with their rendition of London Calling! Happy Easter from Celt In A Twist.
Afro Celt Sound System - Manako (It's Too Late)
Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok
Jeremy Walsh - Arthur McBride CANCON
Graham Lindsey - Arne's Flying Adventure CANCON
Altan - The Barley And The Rye
Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Cerlew/Gravel Walk
Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu
Vicar's Vortex Interview with author Vince Ditrich - 5:02
Spirit Of The West - Morning In The Bath Abbey CANCON
The Bible Code Sundays - My Town
Baka Beyond - Braighe Locheil (The Brais Of Loch Eil)
Barleyjuice - London Calling
Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyla
58:28
Two from Ardnamurchan, apparently renowned for its whiskey. We also hit the high seas with The Real McKenzies and Barbar O'Rhum. Plus, we catch Toxic Frogs hard at Play Play Play. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Canada's best Celtic mix on Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan
The Scratch - God Slap
Vishten - Chalet Groove
La Bottine Souriante - Tralala
Yoko Pwno - Horace's
Toxic Frogs - Play Play Play
The Irish Experience - Scatter The Mud
Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Reynardine
The Real McKenzies - Sloop John B
Barbar O'Rhum - Freres de Bitte
Phamie Gow - Harpbeats
Plantec - Naoned E Breizh
59:20
Jameson's and green lager? You know you're soaking in it. Get your Irish indulgence on with an hour of St. Patrick's fare. Malarkey and shenanigans are the order of the hour on Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish
Black 47 - St. Patrick's Day
Blackthorn - Jolly Rovin' Tar CANCON
The Clumsy Lovers - Streams Of Whiskey CANCON
Dropkick Murphys - The Dirty Glass
The Elders - LuckOtheIrish
Fergus - From Clare To Here
Doolin' - The Galway Girl
Gaelic Storm - Johnny Tarr
The Go Set - Drums Of Chelsea
The Langer's Ball - Rocky Road To Dublin
Pierce Turner - Hail Glorious St. Patrick
The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON
Bangers And Mash - Star Of The County Down
Young Dubliners - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
59:50
The week before St. Patrick's and before we get into the sing-along pub classics, we present a program showcasing the modern diversity in Celtic fare. Join us for an Eccodek remix of the McDades, Tau And The Drones Of Praise, fresh La Bottine Souriante and new Toxic Frogs. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Skerryvore - Borderline
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise
Maggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCON
Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCON
Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool
The Finlay MacDonald Band - Back To Bergamo
Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub
The McDades - Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix) CANCON
Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets
Anna Schaad - Mermaid
La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON
Basco -Red Wooden Gate
57:16
The Good, The Plaid and The Ugly. Edgy Celtic from Kilmaine Saints, Celtic Thunder and The Mahones, Celtic finery from tunesmiths like Flook and Jocelyn Pettit. Even some Nashville Celtic from Steve Dawson and The Sternwheelers. Get your Celt on with Celt In A Twist!
Kilmaine Saints - Painting Paradise Square
Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98
Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots 2:57 CANCON
The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON
Flook - Sharig/The Pipers Of Roguery/The Huntsman
Hackensaw Boys - Oval Room
Shooglenifty - Brutus
The Sternwheelers - Lily Of The West
Steve Dawson - Lucky Hand CANCON
Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love
Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Stramash - The Walking Song
The Young Folk - England (3:58)
Searson - Da Tunes CANCON
58:54
Spotlighting the thistle up the kilt of Celtic music, Scots Rock. Stramash celebrate the Flower Of Scotland. Culbeag take us Across The Water. Alba's Edge sail The Diamond. Celtronica from the Isle of Skye with Peatbog Faeries and from here at home, it's the fiercely Real McKenzies. Cry freedom! You've got yer Celt In A Twist.
Alba's Edge - The Diamond
The Go Set - Opportunities
Irish Moutarde - The Black Mill CANCON
Kierah - Climbing The Chief CANCON
Oysterband - The Time Is Now
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
Stramash - Flower Of Scotland
Gangar - Grotleken
Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose
The Fretless - Bird's Nest CANCON
La Bottine Souriante - Benjy's Rollicks CANCON
Culbeag - Across The Water
Coila - Basil The Retriever
58:59
A tall tale of a garden shed full of Vikings, advice on How To Be A Pirate, serving Bangers & Mash from a Quicksand Cafe. Also, The Scratch, Sketch and Pat Chessell is taken by the charms of a Galway Girl. You got yer Celt In A twist with Patricia Fraser.
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Vikings
Iain Copeland - Family MacBough
Genticorum - La Batellre CANCON
The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON
The Scratch - Old Dog
Sketch - Dodge (DJ Mix)
Storm Seeker - How To Be A Pirate
Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON
Talisk - Aura
Spiro - Welcome Joy And Welcome Sorrow
Tartan Amoebas - Rescue
Bangers And Mash - Quicksand Cafe
Feufollet - A Saint-Martin
58:36
For the love of Celtic music and Valentines. It's a playlist to stir your heart and soul; with more love from Vishten with 6 Hearts, an ode to the prettiest girl at the fair and an expansive epic for the heartland. And, there's Jim Moray with the quintessential Valentine. Join Patricia Fraser for a heartfelt hour of Celt In A Twist!
Wolfstone - Heart And Soul
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre
Vishten - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCON
The Paperboys - Don't Want To Know CANCON
Frigg - Early Bird
Barleyjuice - Prettiest Girl At The Fair
Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost
The McDades (Eccodek Remix) - Willie Reilly CANCON
Young Dubliners - Chance
Celtic Thunder - Heartland
Jim Moray - Valentine
La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON
Snuff Box - Limerick
59:17
Celt In A Twist delivers the unexpected, twisting the traditional from Skye with Iain Copeland, Afro Celt Sound System rise like a Thunderhead, Budapest's Firkin ponder a Haiku and The Stapletons share a new debut, as does Aoife O'Donovan. Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist!
The Go Set - Empires
Iain Copeland - Family MacBough
Graham Lindsey - The Next Best Thing(w/Cara Luft/JD Edwards/April Verch) CANCON
The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON
Firkin - Haiku
The Stapletons - The Bigler
Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead
Culann's Hounds - Helvic Head
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends
Enter the Haggis - Minstrel Boy CANCON
Gangar - Slarkjen
Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William
John Doyle - Elevenses
56:39
Sound Designer, Andrew McPherson shares a tasty global treatment of traditional Celtic from The McDades with Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix). Also, Celtic Punk from the Netherlands, Symphonic Celtic from Denmark and lots of fiddles and pipes from Ireland, Scotland and the Celtic nations. It's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
The Battlefied Band - The Five Mile Chase
The Biblecode Sundays - Bang, Bang You're Dead
The McDades - Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix)CANCON
The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCON
Epsylon - Je Me Souviens
La Bottine Souriante - Tralala CANCON
Kila - Suas Sios
Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Curlew/Gravelwalk
Lost Bayou Ramblers - La Valse deBalfa/The Bathtub
LQR - Muffins & Coffins
Altan - The Month Of January
Barleyjuice - Maggie May
Basco - The Ferryman
56:32
Celtica launches us back in black with a trio of AC/DC covers on the pipes. Dervish dive into the Great Irish Songbook. The Mahones Holloway Jack and we hit the road with Peatbog Faeries and Salsa Celtica. Take ride to the unexpected with Celt In A Twist!
Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/Highway To Hell
Dervish - The Rambling Irishman
Early Spirit (feat. Andy Hillhouse) - Gabe's Jig Set CANCON
The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid
Salsa Celtica - El Portobello Malecon
Skerryvore - Live Forever
Steve Dawson - Hale Road Revelation CANCON
The Paul McKenna Band - Jolly Beggar
Phamie Gow - Rain
Pat Chessell - Drunk In Exile CANCON
Iain Copeland - Homeward Bound
58:30
A deep dive into our vault uncovers some rare spins and inside tracks PLUS brand new music for 2024 from Aoife O'Donovan. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of the best in contemporary Celtic on Celt In A Twist!
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Donal O'Connor - Hardiman the Fiddler
Bog Bodies - Toward The Harvest
Ashley MacIsaac - Grapes CANCON
Bruce Coughlan - When the Rain Falls Down CANCON
Pipes And Pints - Calling Me
Plantec - Linelis 4:34
Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down
Abby Green - Home To Bearna
Afro Celt Sound System - The Otherside
Dropkick Murphys w/ Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To Peekskill
Frigg - Varpunen
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends
Gadelle - En Filant Ma Quenouille CANCON
The Go Set - West Into The Sun
Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep
58:50
Willie Nile swears he saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square, Arnold dances while Mary steps it out and the Young Dubliners Follow Me Up To Carlow. Get your steps in for New Years. Good health to your ears from Celt In A Twist!
Willie Nile - The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square 4:47
Gangar - Sukkerj er Sott 3:33
Enter The Haggis - Western Shore 4:17 CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Dance Arnold Dance 3:32 CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Part 2 3:20
Young Dubliners - Follow Me Up To Carlow 3:38
Mary Ann Kennedy - Mise Fhuair 3:30
Duplex - Magic House 3:15
Cecile Corbel - Stor Mo Chroi 3:51
Toxic Frogs - Back Again 3:01
Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town 4:03
Emer Kenny - Parting Glass
Firkin - Step It Out Mary 3:27
Shooglenifty - Black Dog 6:50
58:37
Not just the best of the month, the best of the year that was 2023. Join us as we revisit the best of the best of contemporary Celtic, culled from our monthly charts. Ring in the new with the very best of the best of Celt In A Twist!
The Scratch - Another Round (January)
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON (February)
The Go Set - Opportunities (March)
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON (April)
Doolin' - LAmour Sorcier (May)
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON (June)
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster (July)
Firkiin - Santiana (August)
ROS - Ball de la Carxofa (September)
Genticorum - Persuadeur CANCON (October)
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON (November)
Gangar - Slarkjen (December)
Vishten - Expansion CANCON
58:41
Nollaig Chridheil, Nollaig Shona Dhuitm, Nadolig Llawen, Blythe Yule and Merry Christmas from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for our Contemporary Celtic Christmas Special!
Kyf Brewer - Whiskey For Christmas 2:58
Debra Lyn - The Wexford Carol (Tom Billy's Jig)4:11
Sultans Of String - Neil Gow's Lament/Rakes Of Mallow INST CANCON 5:43
The McDades - Dreaming On A Yuletide Night CANCON 2:30
Larry Kirwan - Happy Xmas 3:52
Allison Russell Quartet - Carol Of The Kings INST 5:04
Celtic Kitchen Party - Drunken Santa CANCON 3:32
The Sternwheelers - The Fairy Tale Of New York 4:05
Jed Marum - Banjos We Have Heard On High 3:22
U2 - I Believe In Father Chrstmas 3:26
The Malarkeys - We're All Home For Christmas CANCON 3:37
Spirit Of The West - Christmas Eve INST CANCON 3:59
Los Straitjackets - Feliz Navidad INST 3:11
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles 3:38
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy INST 3:06
59:18
This week we're riding the rails and rolling on the waves. Plus, two tales of the US Mexican War, and Scandi Celtic from Sweden and Norway. History remembered and in the making with the best in contemporary Celtic music, For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist!
Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line
Barleyjuice - Rose Of Garden City
The Mahones - Fiddle On Fire INST CANCON
Eclectic Revival - St. Patrick's Battalion CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurch
Garmarna - The Greenest Branch
Gangar - Grotleken INST
Shooglenifty - Black Dog
Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain - Woven INST
Mickey Rickshaw - Keep Afloat
Pat Chessell - Santy Ano CANCON
The Go Set - The Miner's Son
Johnny Kalsi & Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INST
59:36
Celt In A Twist drops some brand new releases to cap the year. La Bottine Souriante's first new album since 2017 is called Domino. Vishten return with Connexions and fiddler Maria Cherwick Doubles down with another fresh single. Plus a world of great Celtic taking us from Botony Bay to Norway. Patricia Fraser is your guide to Celt In A Twist!
Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky INST
Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down
La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON
Fear Of Drinking - Botony Bay CANCON
La Gravetat De Coulomb - Una Punxa Al Peu INST
Firkin - Flowers
Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land
Gangar - Slarkjen INST
Barleyjuice - Join The British Army
Vishten Connexions - Expansion INST CANCON
The Gloaming - Athas (Joy)
Sketch - Encore
Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special - Doubles INST CANCON
58:34
We dig deep to unearth some contemporary Celtic treasures from Martyn Bennett, The Murphs, and from The Imagined Village, Paul Weller from The Jam joined by Eliza and Martin Carthy, and there are plenty more sparkles where those came from. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Celt In A Twist.
Logical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INST
Martyn Bennett - Blackbird
Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Case Of The Mysterious Squabby-Quash INST CANCON
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dropkick Murphys - The Auld Triangle
Gangar - Sukkeri Er Sott
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Ryardine
Paul Weller/Martin & Eliza Carthy - John Barleycorn
Yoko Pwno - Long Bath
Gordon Duncan - Lorient Mornings INST
Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town CANCON
Lunasa - Midnight In Aviles INST
57:48
Join us as we countdown our favorite contemporary Celtic tracks from the month past. Plus, debuts from Phamie Gow's Dancing Hands and fiddler Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special. The Celtic Top 10 comes to life on Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser, 20 years and counting.
ROS - Ball de la Carxofa
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Eclectic Revival - Cry Havoc CANCON
The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
Gangar - Slarkjen INST
Genticorum - Le Persuadeur CANCON
The Go Set - Opportunities
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
Phamie Gow - Rain INST
Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special - Murphy's INST CANCON
59:28
Perfect listening for the 'tween holidays time. Fresh spins from Celtic harp veteran, Phamie Gow and Unreeling with the Derina Harvey Band plus more favorite tracks from our library of contemporary Celtic, Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of the good stuff!
The Electrics - Satellite
The Go Set - Empires
The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON
Eclectic Revival - St. Patrick's Battalion CANCON
Phamie Gow - Harpbeats INST
Boiled In Lead - The Microorganism
Richard Thompson - The Rattle Within
Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land
Daimh - Raasay INST
The Rumjacks - Sainted Milions
Catrin Finch & Aoife Na'Briain - Wonder INST
Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us
Gavin, McGoldrick, Shannon - Mickey Joe Mike's INST
Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON INST
59:58
A Celtic salute to the past and the passed. The Young Wolfe Tones with the classic Fields Of Athenry, Merry Hell talk to The Old Soldier, Offa Rex honour the Blackleg Miner, and Larry Kirwan puts a Celtic spin on Bowie's Heroes. New memories made and never forgotten on Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Fields Of Athenry
Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Merry Hell - The Old Soldier
Sketch - Shed Life
Offa Rex - Blackleg Miner
Gangar - Slarkjen INST
Larry Kirwan - Heroes
Oysterband - Streams Of Innocence
Grumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INST
Afro Celt Sound System - Persistence Of Memory
Dlu - Anthem (Ros T Remix)
58:41
We welcome November's chill with a warm mix of Celtic colours. From Croppy Boys and Shepherd Lads to Jumping Johnnys and a Modern Man. Plus a Halloween hold-over in tribute the mother of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist, 20 years and counting.
Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98
Battlefield Band - Shepherd Lad
The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON
Genticorum - Le Brandy Des Montagnes Noires INST CANCON
Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley
Gaelic Storm - Floating The Flambeau INST
The Langer's Ball - Johnny Jump Up
Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio
The Scratch - Another Round
Homeland - Modern Man
Barleyjuice - Whiskey To The Sea
Kytami - Sirens INST CANCON
Jim Moray - Who's The Fool?
ROS - Arlovins
59:44
Celebrating Samhain with the darker side of Celtic music. From tales of blood-sucking wild boars to bog bodies to The Scariest Room, pick your poison and serve with a twist. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist, Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour for 20 years and counting.
The Chair - The Scariest Room INST
Mekons - What I Believe At Night
Spirit Of The West - Canadian Skye CANCON
Keven Michael Offord - For Abigail CANCON
Gangar - Slarkjen INST
The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCON
Bangers & Mash - Eliza Lee
The Go Set - Take Me Home
Bog Bodies - Sun Is Screaming
Cecile Corbel - Dellum Down
Peatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The Bru
Jim Moray - Lord Bateman
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain - Woven INST
Dlu - Ammoch (Evening) INST
58:46
From The Jesster to The Wisest Fool, Celt In A Twist salutes those of great wit if not wisdom. A new acquisition called Double You from harpest Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain on hardanger PLUS Peatbog Faeries and Afro Celt Sound System bring Celtronica to the fore. Celebrating 20 years, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses INST
The Go Set - The Warriors Beneath Us
Beolach - Freddy's Set INST CANCON
Mary Jane Lamond/Wendy MacIsac - The Soldier's Song CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
Old Blind Dogs - The Wisest Fool
ROS - Ball De La Carxofa
Afro Celt Sound System - Step Up
The Sternwheelers - Don't Turn Around
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise
Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST
57:36
Fresh Celtic spins from unlikely places. La Gravetat enchant with a contemporary take on the Catalonian Bobang folk dance and Norway's Gangar shred the hardanger fiddle. Check out an hour of unconventional Celtic from Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid INST
Dropkick Murphys - Oueen Of Suffolk County
Cassie & Maggie - Seileach CANCON
The Mahones - Girl With Galway Eyes CANCON
The Irish Experience - The Wicked Jig INST
Skerryvore - Borderline
Epsylon - L'Exil
Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet
La Gravetat - Una Punxa Al Peu INST
Gangar - Grotleken INST
Martin Furey - Falling
Kila - Tog E Go Bog E
Frigg - Varpunen INST
58:21
Bringing Celtic to a boil with fiery fiddles and folk metal from Norway with Gangar. Enter The Haggis survive being Swallowed By A Whale, diatonic accordion from Belgium with Duplex and instrumental excellence Unreeling with The Derina Harvey Band. Bring your dancing shoes for another hour of Celt In A Twist!
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Gangar - Sukkeri Er Sott
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Dance Arnold Dance INST CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Part 2 INST
Young Dubliners - Follow Me Up To Carlow
Mary Ann Kennedy - Mise Fhuair
Duplex - Magic House INST
Cecile Corbel - Stor Mo Chroi
Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again
Emer Kenny - Parting Glass
Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling INST CANCON
Firkin - Hold My Beer
Shooglenifty - Black Dog
58:08
From the outrageousness of Yoko Pwno to the outstanding tradition of Genticorum, from perennial stalwarts Kila to the part-time Weekend Irish from Barleyjuice, it's another hour of killer Celtic from Celt In A Twist!
Soulsha - Isle Of Skye Reel INST
Kila - Rachel Corrie INST
Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON
The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON
Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down
Flogging Molly - Within A Mile Of Home
Yoko Pwno - Quorn Star
Fiamma Fumana - Mondo Grande
Elephant Revival - The Pasture INST
Doolin' - Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Genticorum - Persuadeur INST CANCON
Vishten - Les Sirenes A Romeo INST CANCON
Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish
Mile Twelve - Onwards
Harv - Sockertoj/Ja Da Go Vi INST
58:55
Squeezing Celtic traditions through a post-modern filter of house, punk, rock and jazz. Patricia fraser is your guide to today's Celtic. Celebrating 20 years as Canada's contemporary Celtic Radio Hour!
The Go Set - Empires
Brick Top Blaggers - Denial
Melisande - Chant De L'Alouette CANCON
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Glad Farewell INST CANCON
Michael Cleveland - Tall Fiddler INST
Merry Hell - Dreaming Of The Time
Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann
Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover
Peatbog Faeries - Clune Road/The Winning Bid INST
Storm Seeker - Row, Row, Row
The Poozies - Throw The Ball
Genticorum - Le Brandy Des Montagnes Noires INST CANCON
Kate Rusby - Manic Monday
Basco - March Of The Frogs INST
59:48
There's no substitute for Patricia Fraser so, in her absence this week I've skimmed off the cream of contemporary Celtic for a masterful mix of music magic. Join us for Celt In A Twist, 20 years and counting.
Talisk - Surya INST
Peatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The Bru INST
The Dirty Beat - Follow Yer Leader Dead CANCON
Slainte Mhath - Annie CANCON
Barleyjuice - St. Patricks Day
Frigg - Keidas INST
Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train INST
Firkin - Santiana
Oysterband - Streams Of Innocence
Jim Moray - The Lowlands Of Holland
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Fields Of Athenry
Genticorum - La Batellre CANCON
Danish Fiddle Quartet - Jorgen Vestergaards Rundtenom INST
59:05
Another Round from The Scratch, Spirit Of The West revisited and new Celtic from Hamilton and Brampton band Eclectic Revival. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of the best in contemporary Celtic from Celt In A Twist 20 years and counting.
The Scratch - Another Round Eileen Ivers - Paddy In Zululand INST Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Spirit Of The West - D For Democracy CANCON Trio Svin - Darling Cory Flook - E Flat Reels INST Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past The Sternwheelers - Tune Set INST Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamuchan Frigg - Early Bird INST Doolin' - A Place Where We Belong Eclectic Revival - Cry Havoc CANCON House Of Hamill - The Bully Of Skidmore Town John McCusker - Wabazi Heaven INST
59:47
Join us for a Celt n A Twist road trip. The ride - a Vincent Black Lightning 1952, a burn down an Unapproved Road with Lunasa, a cruise around Stanley Park with Aoife O'Donovan, we even take a spin on a mechanical bull with Gaelic Storm. Hold onto your hat. Dropkick Murphys aren't leaving without it. For 20 years you got yer Celt In A Twist!
Ewan Robertson - Vincent Black Lightning Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb INST Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Case Of The Mysterious Squabby Quash INST CANCON The Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCON The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name Dropkick Murphys - I Had A Hat Talisk - Storm INST Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park La Bastringue - L Grande Gigue Simple INST Lunasa - Unapproved Road INST Kate Rusby - I Wish Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON Gaelic Storm - The Mechanical Bull INST Manran - Tilldh Mi Shooglenifty - The Eccentric INST
59:34
Embracing the Celtic world in all its colour and diversity. More ground breaking sounds from the Isle of Skye, Catalan piping, swampy grooves from the bayou and lots more. For 20 years, you've got yer Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON Mary Jane Lamond/ Wendy MacIsaac - The Yellow Coat CANCON Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There Feufollet - Prends Courage Shooglenifty - Billy's Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Lost Bayou Ramblers - Nezpique The Mahones - Lonesome Boatman CANCON ROS - Ball De La Carxofa Logical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INST Snuff Box - Reels INST
57:56
Skerryvore - Live Forever Willie Nile - The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose INST CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down The Mahones - Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil CANCON Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again Barleyjuice - It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk Trio Svin - Trump Stomp INST Feufollet - A Saint-Martin Ava - Seas Suas (Stand UP) The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON Merry Hell - I Never Loved Anyone John McCusker - Wabazi Heaven INST Good craic as always for today's Celts. Willie Nile recalls The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square. The Mahones are visited by The Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil and Barleyjuice suggest It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk. You got your Celt In A Twist!
From Barcelona to Belfast we have the Celtic world covered. Acadian podorhythmia and Swedish earworms fuse with Celtpunk, Celtronica, even Celt Reggae in a one-of-a-kind draught of potent brew. Try a wee dram of Celt In A Twist. Patrica Fraser serves it up neat.
Picot - Cerca Cvem Or Jimi McRae - Scotland The Brave INST Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) Bates Motel - Never Say Never Mekons - What I Believe At Night Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - Back Home In Derry Youthi & Macca Dread - Celtik Mode INST Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Sunshine Highway The Gloaming - The Girl Who Broke My Heart INST Sketch - After The Storm Firkin - The Drunken Angels Club
57:08
RIP Sinead O'Connor. Celt In A Twist honors her memory with a song her father taught her about the streets of her Dublin town. Still more debuts from Peatbog Faeries' great new album I See A World. For 20 years, we spin only the finest in contemporary Celtic music. Join us and get yer Celt In A Twist!
The Biblecode Sundays - Plunkster INST Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON Talisk - Dystopia Pt2 INST Young Dubliners - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost INST The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio Sinead O'Connor - Molly Malone Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing
59:55
Sifting through the centuries and surfing the Celtic world, join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Celt In A Twist, opening with another sparkling debut from Peatbog Faeries!
Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid INST Seiva - Sete INST Chasse-Galerie - Les Trois Cavaliers CANCON The McDades - Willie Reilly CANCON Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Flying Fingers Set INST Firkin - Galway Girl The Go Set - Opportunities Iain Morrison - Breathing Space John Doyle - Cooaney Reel INST Jim Moray - Fair Margaret And Sweet William Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky INST Mary Jane Lamond/Wendy MacIsaac - The Thief's Song Santiago Molino - Camino A Boedo INST
59:27
I See A World, you get to enjoy it; brand new music from Dunvegan's Peatbog Faeries! Music from down under with The Rumjacks and The Go Set, a debut from Tau & The Drones Of Praise and Belgium's Duplex. For 20 years you've got yer Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurcan The Rumjacks - Sainted Millions Vishten - J'aime Vraiment Ton Accent CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour The Go Set - Take Me Home Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder Hummingbird Duplex - Magic House INST Salsa Celtica - Luna Llena Rura - Sorley's INST Ava - Rhythm Of Earth Pat Chessell - Brennan On The Moor CANCON Flogging Molly - Welcome To Adamstown Dropkick Murphys - Where Trouble Is At Fergus - The Clanky Jig INST
59:42
The Celtic spirit thrives in the flora and fauna. We invite you to enjoy Tanglewood and The Hollow Tree, Dolphin Boy, The Peeler & The Goat, Oysterband and Cat Bacon. Plus a brand new chamber Celt fiddle & cello duet from Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira. For 20 years you got yer Celt In A Twist!
Firkin - Santiana Sver - Batch 15 INST The East Pointers - Tanglewood CANCON Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON Michael Cleveland - Tennessee Plates The Mahones - Heroes Die CANCON House Of Hamill - Cat Bacon INST Oysterband - The Time Is Now Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Moira Smiley - Dressed In Yellow Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Glad Farewell INST CANCON Yoko Pwno - The Airt O' The Deil INST Moving Cloud - The Peeler & The Goat
57:22
From ROS to MSR, it's an hour exploring County Downs and Swansea Towns, Galicia to the Lowlands Of Holland. With debuts from The Derina Harvey Band, Tau & The Drones of Praise and a tribute to the author of Frankenstein (sort of). For 20 years and counting, you've got yer Celt In A Twist!
ROS - Ball De La Carxofa Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley The Real McKenzies - Swansea Town CANCON Natalie MacMaster & Donnall Leahy - Galicia CANCON Bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Tom-Tom Soulsha - Fetchal INST Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre Bog Bodies - Toward The Harvest The Go Set - Take Me Home Jim Moray - The Lowlands Of Holland Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON Old Blind Dogs - Harris Dance INST Manran - MSR
59:32
Tis nothing so pale and fair as a Celt on the beach. Win tickets to Bard on the Beach 'As You Like It' Merry Hell proclaims Summer Is A-Comin', The Dreadnoughts ride The Rodney Rocket, lilting lasses voices of Kate Rusby and Eddi Reader. For 20 years you got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Merry Hell - Summer Is A-Comin' Dropkick Murphys - HBDMF Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Colour Theory INST CANCON The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON Logical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie INST Urban Trad - Get Reel INST Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love Doolin' - Man Smart, Woman Smarter Firkin - Haiku INST Hannah Sanders And Ben Savage - Reynardine Eddi Reader - Baron's Heir + Sardinia's Sketch - Out Of My Cage INST Trio Svin - Sej, Sild
59:48
Win tickets to Bard On The Beach "As You Like It". Tune in and find out how and enjoy a great mix of contemporary Celtic while you're at it. Fresh spins from Firkin, The Derina Harvey Band, Tau & The Drones Of Praise and more surprises. For 20 years, you got yer Celt In A Twist!
Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Dlu - Am Politician INST Jocelyn Pettit - Migrations CANCON INST The Bookends - Dinny Donegal INST Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise Peatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INST Firkin - Santiana Doolin' - Lamour Sorcier Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills Grumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INST House Of Hamill - The Bully Of Skidmore Town Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON Frigg - Keidas/Oasis INST
59:47
While Patricia Fraser explores Scotland we explore the rest of the Celtic world with spins from Ireland, Denmark, Catalan, Quebec, Hungary and ... ya, there may be a Scottish tune or two. For 20 years, you've got yer Celt In A Twist!
Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98 The Scratch - Session Song The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON ROS - Sac Buit INST Basco - Carsten The Fox INST Karan Casey & John Doyle - The False Lady Jansberg - Kometens Hale INST Firkin - Step It Out Mary Joe Quinn & Sammy Horner - De'll Makes Work Lunarium - Evening Star INST The Go Set - Opportunities La Bottine Souriante - Et Boucle La Bottine CANCON
58:16
There are over 30 Portland towns around the world. Guess which one the Derina Harvey Band is singing about. Aoife O'Donovan takes in the beauty of Vancity's Stanley Park. She'll be at Jericho Beach this summer. Railroad Earth are Chasin' A Rainbow and the Go Set head West Into The Sun. Join our Celtic adventure. For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist!
The Go Set - West Into The Sun Epsylon - Le Temps Melisande - Boisson D'Avril CANCON Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town CANCON Admiral Fallow - The Paper Trench Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band We Banjo Three - Annabelle's Cannon Railroad Earth - Chasin' A Rainbow Talisk - Surya INST Telefis - Falun Gong Dancer Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park Solas - On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis Kytami - Sirens INST CANCON
57:58
The Murphs continue to find inspiration in the timeless words of Woody Guthrie on Okemah Rising. We have another fresh spin PLUS new Canadian Celtic from the Derina Harvey Band capture to Newfie spirit on Waves Of Home AND new Mudmen. Celt In A Twist, 20 years of keeping Celtic contemporary!
Dropkick Murphys - My Eyes Are Gonna Shine
Talisk - Storm INST
Early Spirit - Burnt Toast INST CANCON
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
Lorne MacDougall - John Paterson's Mare INST
Baka Beyond - An Gwirder
La Bastringue - Pigen Og Froen/Reel Des Noueau INST
Skerryvore - Hold On
Tsummi Sound System - The Blink INST
The Scratch - Old Dog
Mudmen - Farmer's Tan CANCON
The Sternwheelers - Wild Rover Reprise
Yoko Pwno - Horace's INST
The Biblecode Sundays - Plunkster INST
58:40
Expect more than boring pub fare. This hour offers tastes of French Celtic, Cajun Celtic, Afro Celtic along with songs of Speakeasys and drinking to wash it down with. Epicurean Celtic for 20 years!
The Electrics - Satellite
Doolin' - L'amour Sorcier
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
The Paperboys - Feeling You CANCON
Barleyjuice - The Old Speakeasy
Afro Celt Sound System - Seed
Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Flying Fingers Set INST
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise
Daimh - Banjo's Favourite INST
Pat Chessell - Girl From Boston CANCON
Flogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me Drinkin'
Feufollet - A Saint-Martin
58:02
Wow 16 tracks squeezed into one action-packed hour of Celt In A Twist! New spins from Doolin' and ROS, some old favorites and a panoply of contemporary Celtic flavours.
Talisk - Dystopia Pt 2 INST
Doolin' - Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots INST CANCON
The Mahones - The Hunger & The Fight CANCON
Logical Fleadh - Merry Blacksmith Set INST
Young Dubliners - Evermore
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Celtica Pipes Rock - Itchy Fingers INST
The Go Set - Opportunities
Dropkick Murphys - Talking Jukebox
ROS - Arlovins INST
The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCON
Serras - Anglaise INST
Rock, Salt, Nails - More And More
Iain Copeland - The Chase Is On INST
The McCabes - Get Reel INST
59:59
A menagerie of contemporary Celtic grooves in this week's zoo. From Spotted Dogs to Toxic Frogs and Grumpy O Sheep; from Newfoundland to Van Dieman's Land. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's favorite Celtic mix. Celt In A Twist, 20 years in the making.
The Go Set - The Warriors Beneath Us
Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic INST
Kevin Michael Offord - For Abigail CANCON
John Welsh - Newfoundland Song CANCON
Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers
Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep INST
Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down
Vri - Y Gasser Ddou
Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land
Toxic Frogs - The Shamrock's Jig INST
Rawlins Cross - Singles INST CANCON
Stone Row - She Moved Through The Fair
Yoko Pwno - Bothy Rhumba
Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok
Sourdurent - Franc De Bruch
59:51
We count down the Contemporary Celtic Top 10 for April 2023! Join us for the top of the Celtic pops! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
The Scratch - Another Round
The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON
Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise
ROS - Sac Buit INST
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Colour Theory INST CANCON
Firkin - The Drunken Angels Club
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
The Go Set - Opportunities
Brighde Chaimbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & Despair INST
Dropkick Murphys with The Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To Peekskill
Carlos Nunez - Nau Bretoa INST
56:41
Some time-tested favorites meet new friends including a surprising blend of organic and electronic from Catalonian piper ROS. Join Patricia Fraser for a sweet hour of contemporary Celtivity from Celt In A Twist!
Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool
ROS - Ball De La Carxofa
The Mahones - Fiddle On Fire INST CANCON
Early Spirit - That's Right CANCON
Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing
Austuriana Mining Company - Iron Bridge Reel INST
Lorne MacDougall - Hello World INST
Hackensaw Boys - The Sweet
Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane INST
Tiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake INST
Les Charbonniers De L'enfer - Au Diable Les Avocats CANCON
Oliver Schroer - A Song For All Seasons CANCON
Old Blind Dogs - Soup Of The Day
Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte
58:31
Lyrical traditions meet instrumental excellence. It's all part of the Celtic pedigree, no matter if a drop of Celtic blood be in ye. Celebrate with The Go Set from Australia, begians Duplex, Budapest's Firkin and much more. You Got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
The Go Set - West Into The Sun
Donall Donnelly - Sunday's Well INST
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Bog Bodies - Firelighters
Shooglenifty - The Reid St. Sofa INST
Talisk - Lava INST
Firkin - Finnegan's Wake
Frigg - Hakkeisen Riili INST
The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON
The Breath - All You Have Been
Ava - Seas Suas (Stand Up)
Duplex - Broken Leaf INST
Gaelic Storm - Green Eyes, Red Hair
Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST
59:33
Blurring the Celtic lines between folklore, protest songs and bluegrass. Join Patricia Fraser for debuts from The Dropkick Murphys wth The Violent Femmes, tall fiddler, Michael Cleveland, Irish-inspired Frenchmen Doolin' and Grumpy O Sheep, even Geordie Mark Knopfler is in the mix.
Trio Svin - Darling Cory
Dlu - Anthem (Ros T Remix) INST
McGillicuddys - Lady Owen CANCON
The Bookends - Dinny Donegal INST CANCON
Karen Matheson - Laurel To A Wreath
Mark Knopfler - Fare Thee Well Northumberland
Dropkick Murphys w/ The Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To PeekskillFlogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me DrinkingMichael Cleveland - Tennessee Plates
Grumpy O Sheep - Tipping It Up To Nancy
Doolin' - A Place Where We Belong
The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON
Santiago Molina - Camino a Boedo INST
Sketch - Homeward Bound
58:20
We got to the hunt early and picked a basket of Celtic colours. It's a baker's dozen eggs for Easter + 1, including new music from The Go Set, Firkin, House of Hamill and Ros. Celt In A Twist. Share our treats with your friends.
The Go Set - Take Me Home
The Scratch - God Slap
Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON
The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON
Firkin - Santiana
Eileen Ivers - Gravelwalk INST
Hackensaw Boys - Alabama Shamrock
House Of Hamill - Superb Owl INST
Simon Emmerson - Pilsden Pen INST
Ros - Sac Buit INST
Dropkick Murphys - Never Git Drunk No More
Karen Matheson - Recovery
Jim Moray - The Week Before Easter
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Galicia INST
58:39
Celtic thunder from down under! We tear the cellophane from The Warriors Beneath Us, brand new from Melbourne's The Go Set, From Sydney, The Rumjacks beg to Tell Me What Happened + Catalonian pipes and electronics from Ros and Portugal's Seiva. It's a global Celtic mix you won't hear anywhere else!
The Go Set - Opportunities
Firkin - Step It Out Mary
Vishten - Elle Tempete CANCON
Early Spirit - That's Right CANCON
Ros - Sac Buit INST
Flook - Sharig/The Pipers Of Roguery INST
The Sternwheelers - Wet The Goat
The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened
Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers
Celtic Cross - Jameson Johnny
Instinkt - Kommisaeren INST
Quagmyre - Relax CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - Lovers Of Light INST
Seiva - Sete INST
Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet
57:40
A tribute to Simon Emmerson, founding member of the Afro Celt Sound System. We also remember the great Martyn Bennett. Plus, new music from Logical Fleadh, Flogging Molly, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy.
Logical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie INST
Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Galicia (ft.Josemi Carmona)CANCON
Grinning Barretts - Black Velvet Band CANCON
Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu (Aurel)
Afro Celt Sound System - Persistence Of Memory
Martyn Bennett - Ale House
Hoven Droven - Brekken INST
The Scratch - Session Song
Selsolater - Whiskeywand
The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON
Spiro - Welcome Joy, Welcome Sorrow INST
The Electrics - The Curious Dance Of Humphy Backit INST
Trio Svin - Ride A Piggy Train
Boot - Wild Honey INST
59:38
Today's Celtic is more than fiddly-dee decent. It's rich, relevant and reflective. Debuts off the top from Firkin and Doolin'! Join Patricia Fraser each week for Celt In A Twist.
Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose
Doolin' - SAmour Sorcier
Bod'haktan - La Bouteille est Agreable CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON
Barleyjuice - Mollys Girls
Bog Bodies - I Caught Her Eye
House Of Hamill - The Bully Of Skidmore Town
Soulsha - What A Day INST
Young Dubliners - Abhainn Mor INST
Dervish w/ Kate Rusby - Down By The Sally Gardens
The Real McKenzies - Swansea Town (feat. Brenna Red) CANCON
Shooglenifty - Maggie Ann Of Clachnabrochan
Fiamma Fumana - Prendi L'Onda
Snuff Box - Reels INST
59:37
So much more to Celtic music than St. Patrick's Day. He was a missionary after all and probably would frown on green beer and plastic shamrocks. Sample this week's cool Celtic including debuts from La Bastringue, the Murphs, Nickel Creek and House of Hamill.
Seiva - Debaixo da TerraOysterband - streams Of InnocenceMelisande - Degenerations CANCONThe Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCONYouthi & Macca Dread - Celtik Mode INSTDropkick Murphys - I Know How It FeelsLa Bastringue - La grande Gigue SimpleTau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And PraiseYoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte)The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCONMoira Smiley - Wise Man (feat. Sam Lee)Mouth Music - ManitobaNickel Creek - StrangersHouse Of Hamill - Superb Owl INSTGrumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep INST59:29
Celtic that's strangely cetacean-centric for some reason? The new single from Enter The Haggis drops 'Swallowed By A Whale', The Dreadnoughts are onboard with 'Pique La Beleine' and Dolphin Boy takes us for another spin. Join Patricia Fraser for a whale of a show.
Trio Svin - Sej, SildToxic Frogs - Thank You HumanityEarly Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCONEnter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCONJohnny Kalsi & Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INSTSinead O'Connor - My Lagan LoveLarry Kirwan - HeroesPunch Brothers - The Wreck Of The Edmond FitzgeraldLogical Fleadh - Bridgton Nod INSTHomeland - Pressed For Time INSTJim Moray - ValentineThe Dreadnoughts - Pique La Beleine CANCONDolphin Boy - The Rough Bounds RumbaDoolin' - Reel Africa INST59:36
New spins from Flogging Molly and Logical Fleadh, all part of a balanced serving of songs and melodies. Only the finest ingredients go into every hour of Celt In A Twist. Have a go, it's good for ye!
Flogging Molly - A Song Of LibertyLogical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INSTEnter The Haggis - Western Shore CANCONJocelyn Pettit - Silk And Spice CANCON INSTBog Bodies - Toward The HarverstWolfstone - Battle INSTKaren Matheson - Laurel To A WreathManran - Jigs INSTPunch Brothers - Church Street BluesBarleyjuice - High On Highland LifeMike Surratt - Bonnie Sorrow INSTThe Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCONYoung Dubliners - FanTalisk - Aura INST59:40
Firkin - The Drunken Angels ClubThe Scratch - Old DogNatalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Colour Therapy INST CANCONThe Real McKenzies - Swansea Town (feat. Brenna Red) CANCONFlogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me DrinkingFlook - Ocean Child INSTThe Rumjacks - Light In My ShadowDom DufF - Dorn D'ar VannThe Go Set - Sleepy Little TownSharon Shannon - Saints And Angels (feat. The Waterboys)The Mahones - Lonesome Boatman INST CANCONDropkick Murphys - Dig A HoleSketch - Bulgarian Shed INSTEat Your Guru - Two Sheets To The Wind INST59:34A fresh pour of new music to wet your whistle. Album debuts from Firkin, Natalie McMaster & Donnell Leahy, The Real McKenzies and Flogging Molly. Celt In A Twist! Tip your host, Patricia Fraser.
Jack The Sailor and sailing sheep. Drones Of Praise and Caberdrones. St. Patrick's Day then Home For A Rest. Celt In A Twist, it's life's rich pageant.
Seiva - Azul INSTTau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And PraiseThe Once - Jack The Sailor CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCONMekons - What I Believe At NightPeatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INSTBaiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio INSTFlogging Molly - Until We Meet AgainBarleyjuice - St. Patrick's DayTalisk - Surya INSTMudmen - Home For A Rest CANCONMerry Hell - Lean On Me, LoveGrumpy O Sheep - Sheep Are Sailing INST58:19
Plenty of Instrumentals pepper our playlist for when you want the music to do the talking for itself. Join Patricia Fraser for our weekly Celt In A Twist!
Dropkick Murphys - We Shall OvercomeTradish - The Falls Of Swad INSTThe Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCONGlengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCONDlu - Am Politician INSTJim Moray - Barbara AllenSpotted Dogs - Connolly Was ThereLost Bayou Ramblers - J'aurais Des AlilesSimon Emmerson - Pilsdon Pen INSTDaimh - Banjo's Favourite INSTKate Rusby - I WishThe East Pointers - Tanglewood INST CANCONSketch - Shed LifeCarlos Nunez - Danza de Espadas INST59:48
The Scratch - God SlapBarleyjuice - Sweet Young ThingThe Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCONMAZ - Mazouka INST CANCONThe Popes - Let The Bells Ring OutHannah Sanders And Ben Savage - ReynardineTalisk - Lava INSTBattlefield Band - The Mickey DamFirkin - FlowersKim Thompsett - SnowboundDiamonds And Guns - Cheers To UsThe Bookends - Dinny Donegal INST CANCONThe Mahones - When It Comes Around CANCONThe Young Folk - EnglandBragr - Surgubben INST59:00Give Celt In A Twist 1 hour and we're liable to give you 15 spins in return! From a God Slap by The Scratch to a kick in sporran for Scotland The Brave from The Real McKenzies, give your ears the drubbing they didn't know they needed.
Talisk - Aura INSTHold Fast - Gentlemen & Rogues INSTEarly Spirit - Gabe's Jig Set CANCON INSTThe Malarkeys - Time Machine CANCONTrio Svin - Misty KingAine Minogue - Si Do Mhamo ICarlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas INSTFlogging Molly - Reptiles (We Woke Up)Logical Fleadh - Merry Blacksmith/Swinging On The Gate INSTThe Scratch - Old DogCoig - Deep Down Under CANCONTau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On ChreJulie Fowlis - Bodaich Odhar HoghaigearrDlu - AnthemMaybe you can't teach an old dog new tricks but you can teach old timey Celtic a few. Next gen. Celtivity from Talisk, Carlos Nunez, Tau & The Drones Of Praise and The Scratch! Get your Celt In A Twist. Good B'y.57:31
The Go Set - EmpiresDropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside DownThe Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCONCeltic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCONThe Sternwheelers - Lily Of The WestVri - Y Gasser DduDaimh - Raasay INSTAlan Stivell - Brezhoneg RaokDuplex - Broken Leaf INSTEnter The Haggis - Balto CANCONVishten - Ames Soeurs CANCONSolas - On A Sea Of Fleur De LisSpotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside DownFrigg - Hakkisen Riili INST58:21A few favorites and some new spins for the New Year including Vri, a Welsh trio with English, Cornish and Scandi roots, and Diatonic accordion meets electronic atmospheres in the Belgian collab called Duplex. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues (Hell On Church Street)Dlu - Am Politician (Moch)Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky (The Man With The Dog)Oysterband - Corner Of The Room (Read The Sky)Jesse Malin & Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (single)Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley (single)The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday (Roll And Go)Trio Svin - Darling Cory (Total Annihilation)The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) (Jameson Street)Talisk - Dystopia (Dawn)Bog Bodies - I Caught Her Eye (Reclaim The Ritual)The Scratch - Another Round (single)Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise58:51It's our year-end Celtic Countdown of the best contemporary Celtic tracks of 2022, culled from our monthly Top 10 charts!
Jethro Tull - Bouree (The Jethro Tull Christmas Album) 4:24Boiled In Lead - Apple Tree Wassail (Silver) 3:02Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Christmas Medley (A Celtic Family Christmas) 6:36 CANCONThe Mahones - Angel Without Wings - Merry Christmas Baby (Angels & Devils) 4:56 CANCONCeltic Social Club - Xmas 4:04Sultans Of String feat. Paddy Maloney - Niel Gow's Lament/ Rakes Of Mallow/Rouge River Valley (Christmas Caravan) 5:42 CANCONLasairfhiona Ni Chonaola - Nollaig Bhan (White Christmas) (Putumayo Presents Celtic Christmas) 2:23Barleyjuice - The Longest Night Of The Year (This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things) 3:40Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Sleigh Ride (Jingle All The Way) 3:30Lexington Field - Christmas At The Pub 3:09Kate Rusby - Little Jack Frost (The Girl Who Couldn't Fly) 4:24various artists - Fairy Tale Of New York (Together For Christmas) 3:58Pretenders - 2000 Miles 3:3859:01It's Christmas, it's Celtic. Slip our holiday special into your stream. Merry Christmas from Celt In A Twist!
Hold Fast - The Ballad Of Joe SaveryThe Scratch - Session SongCassie & Maggie - Buin A 'Chorcie INST CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885 CANCONGordon Duncan - Thunderstruck INSTOld Blind Dogs - Soup Of The Day INSTDom DufF - Ar Bleiz DwezhanDlu - Anthem (Ros T Remix) INSTMile Twelve - OnwardsDropkick Murphys - Turn Up That DialFear Of Drinking - Flanagan's CANCONAltan - The Month Of JanuarySpotted Dogs - Connolly Was TherePete's Posse - The Echo INSTOur annual Christmas Special drops on Christmas Day so we present another hour of jingle-free fare! The Scratch and Cassie & Maggie are all coming to Vancouver in the new year, this hour spins with music from both acts, Dlu gets the remix treatment and the late Gordon Duncan pipes AC/DC!58:45
The Scratch - Another roundBog Bodies - Toward The HarvestThe Duhks - Lazy John CANCONPat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCONAnnbjorg Lien - Needle's Eye INSTGaelic storm - Johnny TarrGrumpy O Sheep - Irish RoverVri - Y Gasser DduDerek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - Back Home In DerryEwan Robertson - Vincent Black LightningDlu - Braighe Loch IllThe Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCONLa Bastringue - Pigen Og Froen/Reel Des NoueauxDoolin - The Road To Gleanntan INST59:37New music points to the future of Celtic. Irish rowdies The Scratch and Bog Bodies open the show. Welsh trio Vri draw on English, Cornish and Scandi influences while La Bastringue play Quebecois to Danish delight.
Barleyjuice - Maggie MayDropkick Murphys - Where Trouble Is AtMelisande - Bell Hirondelle CANCONGraham Lindsey - Leaving Goderich Set INST CANCONTau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On ChreWolfstone - Psycho Woman INSTBragr - Surgubben INSTDerek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Flying Fingers Set INSTAoife O'Donovan - Detour SignTrio Svin - Darling CoryGrumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INSTThe Tiller's Folly - Shine CANCONDolphin Boy - The Rough Bounds RumbaPaddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan - Sliabh Russell/The Blarney Pilgrim58:47Malarkey and melody in perfect balance. Check out new spins from This Machine Still Kills Fascists, Tau & The Drones Of Praise plus Bragr recorded in Engelsholm Castle, Denmark. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise Selsolater - Whiskeywand Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose INST CANCON The Mahones - Fiddle On Fire INST CANCON Firkin - We Are The Ones Talisk - Beast INST Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Logical Fleadh - Merry Blacksmith/Swinging On The Gate INST Bog Bodies - Sun Is Screaming Trio Svin - Ride A Piggy Train Kevin Michael Offord - Wild Mountain Thyme CANCON Anna Schaad - Mermaid Ashley MacIsaac - Andy Renwick's Ferret INST CANCON Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God Baiuca w/ Carlos Nunez - Salsticio INST
Congratulations to Nancie, our Mahones Prize Pack Winner! Thanks to all who entered the draw. Everyone is a winner this week with new spins from Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Selsolater, Logical Fleadh, Bog Bodies and more cutting-edge Celtic!
59:42
Bog Bodies - I Caught Her Eye Talisk - Lava INST The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - COVID 19 Shanty CANCON Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again Grumpy O Sheep - Say's Gi INST Hackensaw Boys - Mecklenburg County Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Vikings Plantec - Nerzh INST Skerryvore - At The End Of The Line Firkin - Beggarman Oysterband - The Oxford Girl The East Pointers - Two Weeks CANCON Rura - Allegory Lost Bayou Ramblers - Nezpique
COVID, so infectious the Celtic Kitchen Party wrote a shanty for it! We have Vikings in Jez Lowe's shed, Bog Bodies in Tipperary and one last kick at the can to win a Mahones Prize Pack! You got yer Celt In A Twist.
59:17
Dropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole feat. Woody Guthrie Ffynon - Le Petit Cordonier Glengarry Bhoys - Start The Jenny INST CANCON Bruce Coughlan - The Kangaroo CANCON Shooglenifty - The Eccentric INST The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Seiva - Sete INST Talisk - Surya INST Bog Bodies - Firelighters Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte 9Bach - Asteri Mou Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON Gaelic Storm - The Samurai Set INST
Political comment on the extreme right from Dropkick Murphys, featuring the voice of Woody Guthrie, a pair of Welsh tales, the incredible Talisk and a brand new find, Bog Bodies from Celt In A Twist!
59:55
Dropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole feat. Woody Guthrie Ffynon - Le Petit Cordonier Glengarry Bhoys - Start The Jenny INST CANCON Bruce Coughlan - The Kangaroo CANCON Shooglenifty - The Eccentric INST The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Seiva - Sete INST Talisk - Surya INST Bog Bodies - Firelighters Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte 9Bach - Asteri Mou Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON Gaelic Storm - The Samurai Set INST
Political comment on the extreme right from Dropkick Murphys, featuring the voice of Woody Guthrie, a pair of Welsh tales, the incredible Talisk and a brand new find, Bog Bodies from Celt In A Twist!
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Talisk - Dystopia INST Jesse Malin & Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCON Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb INST The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON Oysterband - Streams Of Innocence Kolonien - Till Skogen Emily Smith - Take You Home Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Trio Svin - Misty King Derek Warfiled and The Young Wolfe Tones - The Fields Of Athenry Pat Chessell - Girl From Boston CANCON Old Blind Dogs - Gaelic Song Lunasa - Donogh and Mike's INST
Celtic on tour and on your radio! Critically-acclaimed Scots trio, Talisk play up and down the west coast and a new take on an old favorite from Derek Warfild & The Young Wolfe Tones, November 10th at the Queen E in Vancouver. 59:39
Talisk - Dystopia INST Jesse Malin & Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCON Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb INST The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON Oysterband - Streams Of Innocence Kolonien - Till Skogen Emily Smith - Take You Home Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Trio Svin - Misty King Derek Warfiled and The Young Wolfe Tones - The Fields Of Athenry Pat Chessell - Girl From Boston CANCON Old Blind Dogs - Gaelic Song Lunasa - Donogh and Mike's INST
Celtic on tour and on your radio! Critically-acclaimed Scots trio, Talisk play up and down the west coast and a new take on an old favorite from Derek Warfild & The Young Wolfe Tones, November 10th at the Queen E in Vancouver. 59:39
The Sternwheelers - We The Goat Traveler - Celtica INST The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON Sprag Session - Paddy's INST CANCON Kila - An Tiomani Paivi Hirvonen - Vanvan Viitta Sketch - Homeward Bound Billy Bragg & The Young Coppers - Hard Times Of Old England Retold The Paul McKenna Band - The Sloe Switch INST Mike Surratt feat. Aeone - Celtic Whispers Manran - Latha Math Jim Moray - Fair Margaret And Sweet William
Listen for details on how you could win a Mahones prize pack from true North Records. Another debut from their latest, Jameson Street on tap, Finnish fiddler Paivi Hirvonen, a Cosmic Celtic from Mike Surratt and more!
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The Sternwheelers - We The Goat Traveler - Celtica INST The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON Sprag Session - Paddy's INST CANCON Kila - An Tiomani Paivi Hirvonen - Vanvan Viitta Sketch - Homeward Bound Billy Bragg & The Young Coppers - Hard Times Of Old England Retold The Paul McKenna Band - The Sloe Switch INST Mike Surratt feat. Aeone - Celtic Whispers Manran - Latha Math Jim Moray - Fair Margaret And Sweet William
Listen for details on how you could win a Mahones prize pack from true North Records. Another debut from their latest, Jameson Street on tap, Finnish fiddler Paivi Hirvonen, a Cosmic Celtic from Mike Surratt and more!
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Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Saor Patrol - Duncarron INST Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCON Paddy Murphy - Coffin Ship The Real McKenzies - Catch Me CANCON Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing Tradish - The Bunker Hill Set INST Dlu - Bagh Dubh (Black Bay) INST Dervish with Kate Rusby - Down By The Sally Gardens Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again
A Celtic shout-out to Canada, Austria, the Isle Of Skye, Denmark, Scotland and Ireland from today's scalawags and rogues. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
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Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Saor Patrol - Duncarron INST Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCON Paddy Murphy - Coffin Ship The Real McKenzies - Catch Me CANCON Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing Tradish - The Bunker Hill Set INST Dlu - Bagh Dubh (Black Bay) INST Dervish with Kate Rusby - Down By The Sally Gardens Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again
A Celtic shout-out to Canada, Austria, the Isle Of Skye, Denmark, Scotland and Ireland from today's scalawags and rogues. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
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Hermitage Green - Aisling Ritva Nero - Kaks'askelvassi INST Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON Early Spirit - Gabe's Jig Set INST CANCON Barleyjuice - High On HIghland Life Michael McGoldrick - Wired To The Moon INST Spotted Dogs - Come Out Ye Black And Tans Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky INST Dropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON The Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCON Santiago Molina - Camino A Boedo INST Shooglenifty - Delighted INST
Klaatu Barada Nikto! When the earth stands still, pick up the pace. Our contemporary mix of global Celtic is always on a roll at Celt In A Twist. New spins this week from Early Spirit, Dropkick Murphys W/ Woody Guthrie and Wilie Nile.
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Hermitage Green - Aisling Ritva Nero - Kaks'askelvassi INST Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON Early Spirit - Gabe's Jig Set INST CANCON Barleyjuice - High On HIghland Life Michael McGoldrick - Wired To The Moon INST Spotted Dogs - Come Out Ye Black And Tans Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky INST Dropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON The Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCON Santiago Molina - Camino A Boedo INST Shooglenifty - Delighted INST
Klaatu Barada Nikto! When the earth stands still, pick up the pace. Our contemporary mix of global Celtic is always on a roll at Celt In A Twist. New spins this week from Early Spirit, Dropkick Murphys W/ Woody Guthrie and Wilie Nile.
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Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose CANCON Oysterband - The Time Is Now Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Salsticio INST Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Jesse Malin & Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God Trio Svin - Darling Cory Dropkick Murphys - Talking Jukebox The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON The Gloaming - Athas (Joy) Flowk - Andro Cmines INST L'Acoustica - She Never Cries Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST
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It's our Contemporary Celtic Top 10 from our latest chart, featuring debuts from The Murphs, The Mahones and Spanish Celtic from Flowk. Count 'em down with us on Celt In A Twist!
Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose CANCON Oysterband - The Time Is Now Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Salsticio INST Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Jesse Malin & Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God Trio Svin - Darling Cory Dropkick Murphys - Talking Jukebox The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON The Gloaming - Athas (Joy) Flowk - Andro Cmines INST L'Acoustica - She Never Cries Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST
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It's our Contemporary Celtic Top 10 from our latest chart, featuring debuts from The Murphs, The Mahones and Spanish Celtic from Flowk. Count 'em down with us on Celt In A Twist!
Hoid Fast - Raise Your Glass Sketch - Failte Irish Moutarde - Olaf CANCON The Town Pants - Plastered In Paris (Remix) CANCON Firken - I Am Who I Am Austuriana Mining Company - Clumsy Lover's Reel INST Oysterband - The Time Is Now Les Triaboliques - Phosper Lane INST The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Merry Hell - All The Bright Blossoms Grumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INST The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON Tarras - The Seige Basco - Bison Grass And Rye INST
Passionate Celtpunk from Hold Fast, Firken and Irish Moutarde, more timely new music from Oysterband and an epic track from Geordie trio Tarras. Celtically yours with Patricia Fraser.
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Hoid Fast - Raise Your Glass Sketch - Failte Irish Moutarde - Olaf CANCON The Town Pants - Plastered In Paris (Remix) CANCON Firken - I Am Who I Am Austuriana Mining Company - Clumsy Lover's Reel INST Oysterband - The Time Is Now Les Triaboliques - Phosper Lane INST The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Merry Hell - All The Bright Blossoms Grumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INST The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON Tarras - The Seige Basco - Bison Grass And Rye INST
Passionate Celtpunk from Hold Fast, Firken and Irish Moutarde, more timely new music from Oysterband and an epic track from Geordie trio Tarras. Celtically yours with Patricia Fraser.
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Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover Seiva - Debaixo de Terra Raz-De-Maree - Le Voyage INST CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Silk And Spice INST CANCON Serras - Glasgow INST The Real McKenzies - Catch Me CANCON Barleyjuice - Maggie May Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Beolach - Norman's Reel INST CANCON The Spirit Of Eden - Compassion Bilbosa w/ Lori Sky - Neon Homeland - Modern Man Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane INST
Celtic music, always the dauntless rover. 15 tracks to take you from Norway to Portugal, Squamish, British Columbia to Philadelphia and Ohio!
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Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover Seiva - Debaixo de Terra Raz-De-Maree - Le Voyage INST CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Silk And Spice INST CANCON Serras - Glasgow INST The Real McKenzies - Catch Me CANCON Barleyjuice - Maggie May Petter Naessan - Tam Lin Reel INST Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Beolach - Norman's Reel INST CANCON The Spirit Of Eden - Compassion Bilbosa w/ Lori Sky - Neon Homeland - Modern Man Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane INST
Celtic music, always the dauntless rover. 15 tracks to take you from Norway to Portugal, Squamish, British Columbia to Philadelphia and Ohio!
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Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea Early Spirit - Burnt Toast INST CANCON Pat Chessell - Ghosts Of Yesterday CANCON The Go Set - Sleepy Little Town The Mahones - Will You Marry Me CANCON Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Storm Seeker - Naval Hitchhike Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) The Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885 CANCON Yoko Pwno - Long Bath Shooglenifty - Maggie Ann Of Claghnabachan Qristina & Quinn - Listen CANCON Trio Svin - Trump Stomp Battlefield Band - Last Trip Home
The most revolutionary Celtic music in a tribute to Her Maj. Join us for a moment in history with Celt In A Twist!
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Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea Early Spirit - Burnt Toast INST CANCON Pat Chessell - Ghosts Of Yesterday CANCON The Go Set - Sleepy Little Town The Mahones - Will You Marry Me CANCON Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Storm Seeker - Naval Hitchhike Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) The Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885 CANCON Yoko Pwno - Long Bath Shooglenifty - Maggie Ann Of Claghnabachan Qristina & Quinn - Listen CANCON Trio Svin - Trump Stomp Battlefield Band - Last Trip Home
The most revolutionary Celtic music in a tribute to Her Maj. Join us for a moment in history with Celt In A Twist!
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The Led Farmers - Thomas Jefferson Trio Svin -Sej, Sild The Town Pants - Came And Went CANCON Ashley MacIsaac - Pok A Rokin INST CANCON Emily Smith - Take You Home Grumpy O Sheep - Strawberries And Raddish INST Damien Dempsey - The Rocky Road To Dublin Aidan O'Rourke - Do People Still Do This? INST Flogging Molly - Welcome To Adamstown Peatbog Faeries - Abhainn A'natheair INST Hannah Sanders And Ben Savage - Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key MAZ - ID Circulaire CANCON Afro Celt Sound System - Further In Time
Homegrown and Celtic from way over yonder. Our signature blend of Celtic rock, punk and Celtronix weave together a wonderful hour we call Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
The Led Farmers - Thomas Jefferson Trio Svin -Sej, Sild The Town Pants - Came And Went CANCON Ashley MacIsaac - Pok A Rokin INST CANCON Emily Smith - Take You Home Grumpy O Sheep - Strawberries And Raddish INST Damien Dempsey - The Rocky Road To Dublin Aidan O'Rourke - Do People Still Do This? INST Flogging Molly - Welcome To Adamstown Peatbog Faeries - Abhainn A'natheair INST Hannah Sanders And Ben Savage - Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key MAZ - ID Circulaire CANCON Afro Celt Sound System - Further In Time
Homegrown and Celtic from way over yonder. Our signature blend of Celtic rock, punk and Celtronix weave together a wonderful hour we call Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Marvara - Chokolade Pandekage Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls The McDades - Willie Reilly CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots INST CANCON Trio Svin - Darling Cary Frigg - Jalla Jalla Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Baka Beyond - Illa Dhuinn Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Aidan O'Rourke - Fallun Fine (Outbound) INST Searson - Bright Nights CANCON The Mahones - Here Comes A Regular CANCON Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets Solas - The Hanover Reel INST
Global-spanning Celtic and a healthy helping of homegrown because the best Celtic comes from our own backyard. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Marvara - Chokolade Pandekage Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls The McDades - Willie Reilly CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots INST CANCON Trio Svin - Darling Cary Frigg - Jalla Jalla Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Baka Beyond - Illa Dhuinn Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Aidan O'Rourke - Fallun Fine (Outbound) INST Searson - Bright Nights CANCON The Mahones - Here Comes A Regular CANCON Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets Solas - The Hanover Reel INST
Global-spanning Celtic and a healthy helping of homegrown because the best Celtic comes from our own backyard. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio Bragr - Surggen Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON The East Pointers - Miner's Dream CANCON Trio Svin - Panzerfaust Jim Moray - Sweet England Dlu - Moch INST Brick Top Blaggers - Denial Lexington Field - Steps The Rumjacks - Hestia Dervish - Boots Of Spanish Leather The Electrics - The Curious Dance Of Humphry Backit INST The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Pete's Posse - The Bunny Tree INST
To bittersweet partings and abundant possibilities. Life's rich pageant plays out before your very ears each week on Celt In A Twist. New Scandi-Celt spins from Trio Svin and Bragr!
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Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio Bragr - Surggen Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON The East Pointers - Miner's Dream CANCON Trio Svin - Panzerfaust Jim Moray - Sweet England Dlu - Moch INST Brick Top Blaggers - Denial Lexington Field - Steps The Rumjacks - Hestia Dervish - Boots Of Spanish Leather The Electrics - The Curious Dance Of Humphry Backit INST The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Pete's Posse - The Bunny Tree INST
To bittersweet partings and abundant possibilities. Life's rich pageant plays out before your very ears each week on Celt In A Twist. New Scandi-Celt spins from Trio Svin and Bragr!
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Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb The Go Set - Empires Beolach - Belle Lane INST CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Mile Twelve - Onwards Gaelic Storm - Space Race Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park Afro Celt Sound System - Mojave Oysterband - Bright Morning Star Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INST
Bright lights Yoko Pwno illuminate the hour with The Old Lightbulb, The Dreadnoughts take us on a Cider Holiday and Gaelic Storm ponders why Ireland has no astronauts. When you listen to Celt In A Twist, so will your neighbors!
Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb The Go Set - Empires Beolach - Belle Lane INST CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Mile Twelve - Onwards Gaelic Storm - Space Race Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park Afro Celt Sound System - Mojave Oysterband - Bright Morning Star Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INST
Bright lights Yoko Pwno illuminate the hour with The Old Lightbulb, The Dreadnoughts take us on a Cider Holiday and Gaelic Storm ponders why Ireland has no astronauts. When you listen to Celt In A Twist, so will your neighbors!
Skerryvore - Live Forever Willie Nile - The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose INST CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down The Mahones - Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil CANCON Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again Barleyjuice - It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk Trio Svin - Trump Stomp INST Feufollet - A Saint-Martin Ava - Seas Suas (Stand UP) The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON Merry Hell - I Never Loved Anyone John McCusker - Wabazi Heaven INST Good craic as always for today's Celts. Willie Nile recalls The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square. The Mahones are visited by The Ghost Of A Whiskey Devil and Barleyjuice suggest It Takes A Village To Raise A Drunk. You got your Celt In A Twist!
Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Trio Svin - Darlin' Cory Melisande - Degenerations CANCON The McDades - Nomadic Mood & Caroline's Reel INST CANCON Michael Cleveland - Tall Fiddler INST Kila - Jigs INST Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace Plantec - Speedwell INST Daimh - Bodach Innse Chro Dropkick Murphys - HBDMF Kate Rusby - Carolina In My Mind Genticorum - Asphalteuse CANCON Hold Fast - The Ballad Of Joe Savery Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris From Sol all the way to Polaris, Celtic stars are shining this hour. New heavy folk from Trio Svin, Speedgrass from fiddler Michael Cleveland, Jesse Malin and Eugene Hutz pinch a Pogues classic for Ukraine and Kate Rusby with the sweetest take on James Taylor!
Trio Svin - Trump Stomp Dropkick Murphys - We Shall Overcome Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON The Paul McKenna Band - Daylight Firkin - Loch Lomond Johnny Kalsi & The Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INST Homeland - Pipe Song INST Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Grumpy O Sheep - Tipping It Up To Nancy Sver - Love Boat INST The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON John Doyle - Coolaney Reel INST
Protest songs from Denmark's heavy folk artists Trio Svin. Put the boots to the Trump Stomp. Plus, Dropkick Murphys with a hymn of defiance, We Shall Overcome and we take our first ride on The Rodney Rocket from The Dreadnoughts. Celtic with attitude from Celt In A Twist!
Trio Svin - Trump Stomp Dropkick Murphys - We Shall Overcome Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON The Paul McKenna Band - Daylight Firkin - Loch Lomond Johnny Kalsi & The Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INST Homeland - Pipe Song INST Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Grumpy O Sheep - Tipping It Up To Nancy Sver - Love Boat INST The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON John Doyle - Coolaney Reel INST
Protest songs from Denmark's heavy folk artists Trio Svin. Put the boots to the Trump Stomp. Plus, Dropkick Murphys with a hymn of defiance, We Shall Overcome and we take our first ride on The Rodney Rocket from The Dreadnoughts. Celtic with attitude from Celt In A Twist!
Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There The Real McKenzies - Overtoun Bridge CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Socks In The Frying Pan - Shady Grove Barleyjuice - Potatoes Batttlefield Band - Tending The Steer INST Altan - The Tin Key Set INST Barbar O'Rhum - Boire, Occire, Rire Mekons - What I Believe At Night The Rogues - Andrew Duthart CANCON Vishten - Valse A Alonzo CANCON Pauline Scanlon - The Springhill Mining Distaster Elephant Revival - The Pasture INST Seiva - Debaixo Da Terra
The Murphs tap Woodie Guthrie for This Machine Still Kills Fascists, The Dreadnoughts Roll And Go on a Cider Holiday. 15 soon to be Celtic classics from Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley Oysterband - Streams Of Innocence Mary Jane Lamond/Wendy MacIsaac - Yellow Coat INST CANCON Glen Graham - Little Donald's Wife CANCON Firkin - Flowers Chris Armstrong - Jaz's Jukebox INST The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose Ruben Blades - A San Patricio Dlu - Am Politician INST The Finlay MacDonald Band - Back To Bergamo Pat Chessell - Girl From Boston CANCON Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly 3 (Remix) INST
Celtgrass, Cape Breton Celtic, Celtic Jazz, Celtic Cuban, Celtpunk, Celtronica and much more this week on Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist!.
Oysterband - Corner Of The Room Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog INST The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON Pat Chessell - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Storm Seeker - Row,Row,Row Young Dubliners - Real World Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past Peatbog Faeries - Dun Beag INST Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Jerry Cans - On The Rocks CANCON Frigg - Keidas=Oasis INST Moira Smiley - Dressed In Yellow Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues Baiuca and Carlos Nunez - Salsticio
Oysterband's chart topper plus brand new Pat Chessell! YOu'll hear from the Punch Brothers and the Sons Of Southern Ulster, Galician compatriots Baiuca & Carlos Nunez serve up Celtic ear candy!
Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Celtica Pipes Rock - Sandy's New Chanter INST Slainte Mhath - Bruce & The Troopers Set INST CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Ready For The Storm CANCON Dlu - Moch (Dawn) INST Jim Moray - Rufford Park Poachers Seiva - Debaixo Da Terra Oysterband - The Time Is Now Floating Sofa Quartet - Reventlove INST Hackensaw Boys - Mary Shelley The East Pointers - Tanglewood INST Kate Bush - Mna Na Heireann The Go Set - The Captain's Daughter Hold Fast - Raise Your Glass Alan Stivell - Den II
A round trip of the Celtic world starting and ending in Breizh, including debuts from Jocelyn Pettit, Oysterband and The Hackensaw Boys. Some Kate Bush in there too for good measure. 17 songs per hour!
Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing The Sternwheelers - Tune Set INST Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots INST CANCON Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls Flogging Molly - From The Back Of A Broken Dream Seiva - Sete INST Yoko Pwno - Horace's INST Dropkick Murphys - Middle Finger Daimh - Raasay INST Karen Matheson - Recovery The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON Barleyjuice - State Of Desiree Spiro - The Vapourer INST
Celt In A Twist is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get, but there's probably a libation involved. Wee drams of wicked Celtic this hour!
Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) Jocelyn Pettit - Wind Rose INST CANCON Art Bergman - The Greatest story Never Told CANCON Toxic Frogs - The Shamrock's Jig INST Grumpy O Sheep - Tipping It Up To Nancy The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name Dropkick Murphys - HBDMF Feufollet - Tired Of Your Tears Maura O'Connell & The Duhks - Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves Chris Thile - God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Skerryvore - The Exorcists INST
You'll hear it here, first. New Oysterband, fiddler Jocelyn Pettit, Vancouver rumpunks, The Dreadnoughts and Art Bergman tells the greatest story never told. Celt In A Twist!
Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep INST Ritva Nero - Kaks'askelvalssi INST The Mahones - Night Train To Paris CANCON Beolach - Freddy's Set INST CANCON Iain Morrison - Breathing Space The Go Set - Change The World Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic INST Epsylon - Le Temps Lunasa - The Cadgers INST Treacherous Orchestra - Superfly INST Ava - Seas Suas (Stand Up) Grinning Barretts - Black Velvet Band CANCON Martyn Bennett - Ale House
Proving once again, music is the international language. This Celtic hour is heavy on instrumental goodness and magical melodies. You Got yer Celt In A Twist.
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Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God Grumpy O Sheep - Go East INST Ten Strings & A Goatskin - Shoot The Moon INST CANCON Melisande - Belle Hirondelle CANCON Firkin - Flowers Gaelic Storm - Beggarman Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Corner Boy - True North Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Mudmen - This Old World CANCON Serras - Anglaise INST Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) Young Dubliners - Banshee INST Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - La Betaille
Jesse Malin and Eugene Hutz cover The Pogues for the people of Ukraine, Grumpy O Sheep Go East, Corner Boy head True North and Willie Nile recalls The Day The Earth Stood Still. The coolest Celtic from Celt In A Twist!
Runrig - Maymorning Barleyjuice - Rose Of Garden City Ashley MacIsaac - King Is Back CANCON INST Early Spirit - Trou Noir CANCON Daimh - 12th Of June INST Grada - Tread Softly Seiva - Debaixo Da Terra Flook - Reel For Rubik INST Manran - Latha Math Hold Fast - The Ballad Of Joe Savery Kevin Michael Offord - Wild Mountain Thyme CANCON Mouth Music - Seafaring Man Tartan Amoebas - Giant Barbar O'Rhum - Penuire De Rhum
Starting with celebration of a Maymorning and ending with pirates' tears when the rum is all gone. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour charting a day in the life of Celtic music!
Firkin - Hold My Beer Nordic Raga - Folk Dreams Enter The Haggis - Western Shore CANCON Pat Chessell - Santy Ano CANCON Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us Sinead O'Connor - My Lagen Love Dropkick Murphys - Turn Up That Dial Mekons - What I Believe At Night Dlu - Anmoch (Evening) INST LQR - War Games Afro Celt Sound System - Green INST Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann Slainte Mhath - Annie CANCON The Electrics - Jenny MacDonald's Birthday Picot - Cerca Cvem Or
You got your music for nothing and your spins for free! 15 tracks this hour of the finest contemporary Celtic around the world including brand new Dom DufF from Breizh and Picot from Galicia!
Grumpy O Sheep - Tipping It Up To Nancy Oysterband - Corner Of The Room The Mahones - Heroes CANCON Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing Sketch - Shed Life Skerryvore - The Rise INST Jim Moray - Hard Yoko Pwno - Tourmalet Jesse Malin/Eugene Hutz - If I Should Fall From Grace With God Tiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake INST Thereafter - Go Strong The Go Set - The Miner's Son Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Beoga - Sticky Bun Slides INST Oysterband have a fresh hit on their hands. We give it another spin PLUS debuts from Grumpy O Sheep, Melisande and Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz & Jesse Malin cover The Pogues with proceeds to Ukraine!
Jansberg - Kometen's Hale INST The Sterwheelers - Wet The Goat Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON Jerry Cans - Echoes CANCON Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North INST Dropkick Murphys - Fields Of Athenry Plantec - Nerzh INST Ritva Nero - Kaks'askelvalssi Seiva - Sete INST Young Dubliners - Paddy 's Green Shamrock Shore Yoko Pwno - Horace's INST Mary Jane Lamond - O Brown Haired Maiden CANCON Daimh - 'S Trusaidh mi na Coilleagan Sver - The Doctor INST
Another leg on our global journey of Celtic discovery, featuring music from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Breton, Portugal, Ireland, The Isle of Skye and of course, the best Celtic comes from Canada!
Snuff Box - Limerick INST Merry Hell - Reason To Be Ozere - The Sun Ain't Down CANCON The Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCON Yoko Pwno - Quorn Star Black 47 - Bohdrans On The Brain Storm Seeker - Naval Hitchhike Hold Fast - Raise Your Glass Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues Jim Moray - Eppie Moray Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON The Gloaming - The Weight Of Things Oysterband - Corner Of The Room Flook - Asturian Way INST Lexington Field - The Chemical Workers Song From sea shanties to drowning in your drink, tugging your heart strings or tapping your feet, it's the wide, wonderful world of Celt In A Twist!
The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose The Go Set - Empires Melisande - Boisson d'Avril CANCON Enter The Haggis - The Archer's Parade CANCON Tony McManus - Lochaber Dance INST The Proclaimers - Whole Wide World Bilbosa with Lori Sky - Neon Mekons - What I Believe At Night Dom DufF - Des Chemins Creux Young Dubliners - Come On Dervish - Boots Of Spanish Leather Kolonien - Morgondag Casssie & Maggie - Blue Willow CANCON Dlu - Bagh Dubh (Black Bay) INST Revelry to reflectivity. A sea of emotions set to story and song. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of Celtivity on Celt In A Twist!
Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog INST Lolly Lawton - Same For Everyone CANCON The Jerry Cans - Paniarjuk CANCON Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool Peatbog Faeries - The Folk Police INST The Rumjacks - Sainted Millions Lost Bayou Ramblers - Sabine Torunaround Dlu - Donalda's INST The McDades - The Golden Willow Tree CANCON Solas - Silver Dagger Searson - 1847 CANCON Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Salsticio Budding, beautiful, new Celtic from The Isle Of Skye, Balfort, France and Galicia, Spain. Bold Celtic to waken the Folk Police and rock the Homeland. You got yer Celt In A Twist!
Hackensaw Boys - Limousin Lady Yoko Pwno - Horace's INST Fionn - A Pagen's Prayer CANCON Vishten - J'aime Vraiment Ton Accent INST CANCON Frigg - Varpunen INST The Real McKenzies - Kings Of Fife CANCON Storm Seeker - Row,Row,Row Toxic Frogs - Thank You Humanity The Elders - LuckOTheIrish Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover Hannah Sanders And Ben Savage - Reynardine Mike Surratt - Bonnie Sorrow Gaelic Storm - Green Eyes, Red Hair Debra Lyn - Billy Taylor March is just a memory, celebrate great Celtic all year round with Celt In A Twist! New spins this week from Yoko Pwno and Grump O Sheep.
Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky INST Barbar O'Rhum - L'equipage de Babedrut The East Pointers - Party Wave INST CANCON The Once - Jack The Sailor CANCON Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There The Mahones - One Last Shot CANCON Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Oysterband - Corner Of The Room Santiago Molina - Camino A Bodeo INST The Duhks - 95 South CANCON Dlu - Bagh Dubh (Black Bay) INST Telefis - Falun Gong Dancer Basco - Tea In The Garden INST Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb INST
Two from France kick off a nautical 1st half hour; new Grumpy O Sheep and Barbar O'Rhum, then moving to other conveyances by Santiago Molina and The Duhks PLUS brand new Yoko Pwno!
The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name
Firkin - One More Pint
The Malarkeys - Time Machine CANCON
The Punters - P Stands For Paddy CANCON
Peatbog Faeries - Spigel And Nongo INST
Urban Trad - Mechanix Remix
Merry Hell - All The Bright Blossoms
Trio Mio - Solstik INST
Debra Lyn - One Voice
Shooglenifty - Billy's INST
The Gloaming - The Girl Who Broke My Heart INST
The Real McKenzies - The Ballad Of Cpl Hornburg CANCON
Enter The Haggis - Murphy's Ashes INST CANCON
Floating Sofa Quartet - Skanebiter INST
The pain of parting and the joy of Spring, The Rhythm Of Her Name from The Rumjacks, The Malarkeys' Time Machine and All The Bright Blossoms from Merry Hell.
Firkin - Galway Girl
The Go Set - Empires
The Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCON
Fear Of Drinking - Flanagan's CANCON
John Doyle - Naoise Nolans INST
Afro Celt Sound System - Eireann
Hackensaw Boys - The Sweet
The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella CANCON
*interview with Karen Matheson on 'Still Time' her new album!
Karen Matheson - Ae Fond Kiss
Skerryvore - At The End Of The Line
Flook - Asturian Way INST
Aoife O'Donovan ft Kris Drever - TransAtlantic
The Led Farmers - Space INST
Karen Matheson mines more golden vocal moments on her new album 'Still Time' and opens up to Celt In A Twist about the process.
Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep INST Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea The McDades - The Oak, Ivy and Ash CANCON The Mahones - Stars (feat. Simon Townshend) CANCON Dlu - Anmoch (Evening) INST The Outside Track - Smugglers Of Strangford Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Solsticio INST Punch Brothers - The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald Ritva Nero - Kaks'askelvalssi INST Anna Shaad - Mermaid INST Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON St. Patrick's for Celts of all cultures! Tapping into new traditions from France, Scotland,Sweden,Catalan, Finland and of course our home a native land.
The Sternwheelers - Don't Turn Around Ritva Nero - Megapolka INST The Dreadnoughts - Sacramento CANCON Moritz Behm - The Beast INST CANCON Saor Patrol - Duncarron INST Melisande - Degenerations CANCON Soulsha - Fetchal Hold Fast - Gentlemen & Rogues INST Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane INST The Town Pants - Came And Went CANCON Frigg - Hakkisen Riili INST Tartan Amoebas - Rescue Dlu - Braighe Loch Eil Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON Salsa Celtica - Rolling Road The Town Pants Came And Went. Wishing the road rises up to meet them as they relocate to Ottawa! A solid hour of sweet spins await on Celt In A Twist!
Dlu - Am Politician INST The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Sprag Session - Paddy's INST CANCON The McDades - Nomadic Mood & Caroline's Reel INST CANCON Willie Nile - The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square Kasir - P.J. Kings/The Shannon Jig INST Karen Matheson - Laurel To A Wreath Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past Peatbog Faeries - Spigel And Nongo INST Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Listen CANCON La Tuque Bleue - Le Printemps Des Cousins CANCON Lunasa - Sinead Maire's INST Always giving the music a chance to speak for itself. Some inspired instrumentals from Dlu, Sprag Session, Peatbog Faeries and Lunasa!
The Go Set - Empires Firkin - Flowers Grinning Barretts - Kudatah CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Keidas Oasis CANCON INST Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Enter The Haggis - The Archer's Parade CANCON Marvara - Chokolade Pandekage We Banjo Three - Annabele's Cannon INST Daimh - Raasay INST Dervish - The Galway Shawl D'Lu - Moch INST Lunarium - Evening Star INST Old Blind Dogs - A Wild Rumpus Anticipating spring with a Galway Shawl, Flowers and a treat of Chocolate Pancakes! Plus a fresh debut from 5 Gaels named D'Lu and the album title Moch!
Skerryvore - Live Forever Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There Pat Chessell - My Old Town CANCON Melisande - Belle Hirondelle CANCON Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line Flogging Molly - The Seven Deadly Sins Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring The McCabes - Wish I Had Stayed With You Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers Mekons - What I Believe At Night Maria Dunn - Ontario Song CANCON Pete's Posse - The Sap Ain't Runnin' Gaelic Storm - Jimmy's Bucket INST Runrig - Maymorning Sketch - Bulgarian Shed INST
Of life lived, unrequited love, riding the rails, plying the seven deadly sins and runnin' the sap dry, Celt In A Twist music for life and living it!
Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues Frigg - Early Bird INST The Mahones - Night Train To Paris CANCON Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON Hold Fast - Raise Your Glass Beoga - Mischief INST Afro Celt Sound System - Step Up The Sternwheelers - Wet The Goat Mekons - What I Believe At Night Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris Cecile Corbel - Suil A Ruin Vishten - Ames Soeurs CANCON The Fretless - Alfonzo McKenzie's INST CANCON Jim Moray - Early One Morning Dropkick Murphys - L.EE.B.O.Y. Nuanced numbers for a not so subtle musical world. Check interesting adds from Mekons, Sons Of Southern Ulster and Punch Brothers!
Firkin - One More Pint Corner Boy - True North The Tiller's Folly - Shine CANCON Poor Angus - Shores Of The Bay CANCON Offa Rex - Blackleg Miner Austuriana Mining Company - Iron Bridge Reel INST Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - Banjo Pickin' Girl The Sternwheelers - Tune Set INST The Led Farmers - Thomas Jefferson Grumpy O Sheep - Sheep Are Sailing INST Celtic Kitchen Party - COVID-19 Shanty CANCON Kim Thompsett - Snowbound Milisande - Boisson D'Avril CANCON Marvara - Chokolade Pandekage Battlefield Band - The Canongate Twitch INST
Binge-able Celtic with a new mix each week. It's Canada's contemporary radio hour, Celt In A Twist with the effervescent Patricia Fraser.
Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane INST Vishten - L'autre Femme CANCON Early Spirit - We've Seen This Film CANCON Yoko Pwno - The Airt O' The Deil INST Flogging Molly - Between A Man And A Woman Dropkick Murphys - Turn Up That Dial Boiled In Lead - Come In From The Rain INST Black 47 - For What It's Worth MAZ - Chasse-Galerie INST CANCON Tradish - The Parting Glass Kila - Rachel Corrie INST Melisande - Degenerations CANCON Manran - Overtime INST
Mining the richest veins of Celtivity the world over. Join Patricia Fraser for new Punch Brothers, Melisande and Early Spirit to name a few!
Merry Hell - We Need Each Other Now Gaelic Storm - Out The Road Melisande - Belle Hirondelle CANCON Graham Lindsay - Arne's Flying Adventure INST CANCON Toxic Frogs - The Shamrock's Jig INST The Mahones - When It Comes Around CANCON Corner Boy - True North The Go Set - Mixed Tapes Mouth Music - Trip To Ballyshannon INST The Real McKenzies - The Bluenose CANCON Kierah - Climbing The Chief INST CANCON Telefis - Falun Gong Dancer The Sternwheeelers - Don't Turn Around Floating Sofa Quartet - Skanebiter
A comforting taste of normalcy without the normal. Extraordinary new music from Melisande, Corner Boy and the Jacknife Lee/Cathal Coughlan collab, Telefis!
Ritva Nero - Rahapolska Helsingista INST Dropkick Murphys - Queen Of Suffolk County The Town Pants- The Wall CANCON The McDades - Sundown CANCON Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Flook - Natterjack INST Barleyjuice - St. Patricks Day Frigg - Varpunen INST Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Pas Aoife O'Donovan - Passengers The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON Bob Quinn & The Quincept Project - Nova Scotia, Nature's Song CANCON The Electrics - Dennis Goes And Does It INST Brick Top Blaggers - Denial
Roam like the Celts of yore with toe-tappers from Finland, Sweden and new world Canadian Celts like The Town Pants, The Mahones and Bob Quinn. You got yer Celt In A Twist!
Grumpy O Sheep - Say's Gi The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Firkin - Flowers The Go Set - Empires The Mahones - When Ye Go Away CANCON The Sternwheelers - Lily Of The West Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Kolonein - Morgondag The Celtic Kitchen Party - Auld Lang Syne CANCON The McDades - Willie Reilly CANCON Melisande - Boisson D'Avril (NEW FOR 22!) CANCON
Happy New Year from Celt In A Twist as we look back at the albums that brought us our favorite tracks, culled from our monthly Contemporary Celtic Top 10 charts!
Flogging Molly - There's Nothing Left Pt. 2 We Banjo 3 - Driving Home For Christmas Ozere - Pony Ride INST CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - COVID 19 Shanty CANCON Dom DufF - Des Dhemins Creux Damien Dempsey - Maasai Ian Thomson & Mac Duff - The Winder Winds Blow Daimh - Banjo's Favorite INST Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Salsa Celtica - The Hag Graham Lindsey - Shacky Wacky INST CANCON Ava - Seas Suas (Stand Up) Young Dubliners - Saoirse INST Storm Seeker - Row,Row,Row Tony McManus - Bloavez Mad INST
Perfect for that limbo between Christmas and New Years! Clip your tags and cut your boxes with an hour of contemporary Celtic featuring a Breton New Year's track from Tony McMonster!
Rathkeltair - Yule Log And Holly Berries Barleyjuice - Whiskey For Christmas Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Ding Dong Merrily On High The McDades - See Amid The Winter's Snow Beroguetto - Nadal de Luintra Lexington Field - Christmas At The Pub Sultans Of String feat. Sweet Honey In The Rock - Celebrate The HolyDays Bowfire - Kashmir/Do You Hear What I Hear U2 - I Believe In Father Christmas Alison Brown Quartet - Carol Of The Kings Brobdingnagian Bards - Bog Down In Christmas Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets - Let It Snow Spirit Of The West - Christmas Eve Emma Kate Tobia and George Murphy - Fairytale Of New York The Pretenders - 2000 Miles Vince Guaradli Trio - Linus And Lucy
Stick your yule in your hearth and your buds under your muffler, it’s Celt In A Twist’s contemporary Christmas!
Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Nordic Raga - Balkan Waltz The McDades - Willie Reilly CANCON The Mahones - Rise Again CANCON The Rumjacks - Light In My Shadow Peatbog Faeries - Captain Couli's Parrot INST Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Railroad Earth - Chasin' A Rainbow Harv - Grythyttehyl INST Early Spirit - We've Seen That Film CANCON The Town Pants - Dark Annie CANCON Eileen Ivers - Craic With Jack INST Sketch - After the Storm INST
We debut The Empress, a brilliant new album from Canadian sibs, The McDades, The Town Pants' sad lament for Jack The Ripper's number 3 plus more tales from the high seas to the heavens above on Celt In A Twist!
Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls Spotted Dogs - Come Out Ye Black And Tans Spirit Of The West - Sadness Grows CANCON Chasse-Galerie - Miss Mary MacDonald CANCON Yoko Pwno - Blood, Sex, Sugar, Diabetes INST Mark Knopfler - Why Aye Man *exclusive interview with author Vince R. Ditrich re: The Liquor Vicar Shooglenifty - Brutus Barbar O'Rhum - Boire, Occire, Rire INST Afro Celt Sound System - Green INST Solas - Vital Mental Medicine
Very special guest Viince Ditrich (former Spirit Of The West drummer now popular author of 'The Liquor Vicar'), joins Patricia to talk about the new book and his multi-faceted career!
The Go Set - The Captain's Daughter Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu (Aurel) The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Melisande - Je Suis Nee En Automne CANCON Skerryvore - The Excorcists INST Young Dubliners - Say Anything Mickey Rickshaw - Stay Afloat Lunasa - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore Emily Smith - Take You Home Flogging Molly - The Light Of A Fading Star Jim Moray - The Rufford Park Poachers Daniel Lapp - Sweet Reunion INST CANCON Toxic Frogs - Thank You Humanity Hold Fast - The Ballad Of Joe Savery
It's not just for St. Paddy's anymore! Warm autumnal Celtic from The Paperboys, Melisande, Jim Moray, Daniel Lapp and many more!
Johnny Kalsi & The Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INSST Lexington Field - Alive Early Spirit - We've Seen That Film CANCON Kytami - Mek's Reel CANCON Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok Gaelic Storm - The Samurai Set INST Flook - The Crystal Year INST Dropkick Murphys - Queen Of Suffolk County The Rumjacks - Sainted Millions Ritva Nero - Trepatska Thrasher INST Aoife O'Donovan - Lay My Burden Down Matapat - La Vielle Galope CANCON Tarras - Whiskey Town Snuff Box Limerick INST
Johnny Kalsi & The Dhol Foundation look forward, as does British Columbia, to After The Rain + new Murphs and new Rumjacks in the mix.
The Sternwheelers - Heavens No Michael Cleveland - Tennessee Plates Pat Chessell - Rainy Tuesday Morning CANCON The Mahones - Rise Again CANCON Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North The Go Set - Empires Marvara - Chokolade Pandekage Grumpy O Sheep - Sheep Are Sailing INST Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Hold Fast - The Ballad Of Joe Savery Harv - Halihovve INST Karen Matheson - Recovery Skerryvore - Trip to Modera INST Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON Firkin - Galway Girl
Lest we forget, music with a long memory and a rhythmic future! New Sternwheelers, Michael Cleveland, Marvara, Hold Fast and cool Celtic from the world over.
The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Hfappened Fiamma Fumana - Angiolina Early Spirit - Trou Noir CANCON The East Pointers - Party Wave INST CANCON Soulsha - What A Day INST Afro Celt Sound System - Inion/Daughter Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us Tradish - The Emigration Suite INST Martyn Bennett - Blackbird Jim Moray - The Flying Cloud Rawlins Cross - Reel And Roll CANCON Spiro - Blyth High Light INST
Punching a hole in November's clouds, enough for an hour of enlightened contemporary Celtic! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte The Dreadnoughts - Jolie Rouge CANCON The Peelers - Savannah CANCON Sketch - Failte INST Frigg - Yalla, Yalla Tony McManus - Inveran/The Devil In The Kitchen INST Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Nickel creek - Smoothie Song INST Firkin - Flowers Oysterband - The Oxford Girl Flogging Molly - Hope The Mahones - Is This Bar Open 'Til Tomorrow CANCON Ritua Nero - Trepatska Thrasher Skerryvore - At The End Of The Line
One if by land, two if by sea, feeling the wheels and the the waves beneath our feet this hour with travelling Celtic from around the globe. Even riding off the rails with new party, folk, metal from Finland!
The Sternwheelers - Lily Of The West Danu - Kilenora INST Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCON Bilbosa w/ Lori Sky - Neon Basco - Jacky Tar Hackensaw Boys - Ol' Nick Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Au Revoir Grand Mamou Daimh - Mary's Fancy INST Firkin - We Are The Ones Paddy Waggin - Gentlemen & Rogues INST CANCON Pipes And Pints - Found And Lost Jansberg - Terra Nova INST Afro Celt Sound System - I Think Of ... Beltaine - Happy Dance Man INST
Covering the Celtic fests of seasonal change from Samhain to Beltaine with horns and pipes and influences of Cajun, Bluegrass, Nordic and of course Canadian!
Runrig - Maymorning Mickey Rickshaw - Drag The Tiller's Folly - Go The Road CANCON TThe Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Socks In The Frying Pan - Shady Grove The Chieftains - Long Journey Home (w/ Elvis Costello) Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix Tradish - The Glasgow Twin Set INST Dropkick Murphys - L-EE-B-O-Y Vasen - Elsa Kolonien - Morgondag (Tomorrow) The Sternwheelers - Wild Rover Reprise Jim Moray - Lord Bateman Gaelic Storm - The Storks Of Guadalajara INST Paddy Maloney once told us it would be a "boots on job". We salute The Chieftain with a Long Journey Home + new Swedish celtfolk from Kolonien.
Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life The Rumjacks - Hestia The Mahones - Night Train To Paris CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - COVID 19 Shanty CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Turn Up That Dial Peatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INST Shooglenifty - Brutus Merry Hell - This Time Annbjorg Lien - Natten Storm Seeker - Row,Row,Row Delhi2Dublin - Master Crowley's CANCON Moira Smiley - Wiseman The Go Set - Drums Of Chelsea Paddy Murphy - Coffin Ship Shannon, Gavin, McGoldrick - The Road To Corrandulla INST
Set sail on Celt In A Twist with a COVID 19 Shanty, a Coffin Ship and Row,Row Row. But, it's not all a hard slog, we're also Living High On Highland Life. Turn Up That Dial!
Soulsha - Isle Of Skye Reel INST Dropkick Murphys - Middle Finger Natalie MacMaster - Matt & Nat's CANCON INST The Mahones (w/ Simon Townshend) - Stars CANCON Firkin - One More Pint Hoven Droven - Syen (Psychic) INST Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris The Sidh - All In One Day INST Skerryvore - Hold On Barbar O'Rhum - Boire, Occire, Rire Shannon Kingsbury - Sailor Song CANCON The Fretless - Northern Jig CANCON INST Manran - Tilldh Mi Abigail Washburn - Banjo Pickin' Girl
Senegalese Celtic, Swedish Celtic, Italian Celtic, French Pirates, Sailor Songs, Chamber Celts and Banjo Pickin' Girls. The world is our stage at Celt In A Twist!
Brick Top Blaggers - Denial Grumpy O Sheep - Old John's Drinking INST Celtic Kitchen Party - Big Break CANCON Jayme Stone - Earthlight CANCON The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls INST Homeland - Modern Man Michael McGoldrick - Annam Cara/Ships In The Night INST We Banjo 3 - Pack It Up Na Lua - Os Tempos Son Chegados Kevin Michael Offord - Wild Mountain Thyme CANCON Debra Lyn - The Parting Glass La Bottine Souriante - Aime INST CANCON Santiago Molina - Camino A Bodeo INST
Cool new Celtic flavours from Celtic Kitchen Party, banjo player Jayme Stone, The Sternwheelers and Kevin Michael Offord. You got yer Celt In A Twist!
Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea The Sternwheelers - Tune Set INST Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON Steve Dawson - Lucky Hand INST CANCON Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again The Mahones - The Hunger And The Fight CANCON Iain Thompson & Mac Duff - Glendale Martyrs Doolin' - The Galway Girl Merry Hell - Fear Of Falling Aoife O'Donovan - Phoenix The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love The Go Set - Change The World Searson - The Link INST CANCON Spiro - One Train May Hide Another INST
A full set of 15 spins an hour! With new music from Aoife O'Donovan, The Paperboys, The Sternwheelers, Kate Rusby and The Dropkick Murphys!
Mickey Rickshaw - Floodgates Wendell - Wet The Goat Enter The Haggis - Balto CANCON The Paperboys - Good Thing CANCON Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Crapaud/Fruge INST Afro Celt Sound System - Seed Yoko Pwno - Pre-Paid Meter Blues Barbar O'Rhum - Penuire De Rhum Jansberg - Korncirkler INST Ava - Seas Suas (Stand Up) Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past The Mahones - Brian Boru's March INST CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Sunshine Highway Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Great stories, tall tales and historic tributes PLUS rockin' spins from the Sons Of Southern Ulster, Willie Nile and Barbar O'Rhum! U Got Yer Celt In A Twist!
Lexington Field - Win The Day Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls The Town Pants - Something To Say CANCON Kierah - Climbing The Chief INST CANCON Wendell - Heavens No Young Dubliners - Real World Karen Matheson - Cassiopeia Coming Through Sver - The Doctor INST Iain Morrison - Breathing Space Sharon Shannon - Pull Out The Stops INST Grinning Barretts - Black Velvet Band CANCON The Mahones - The Shamrock Shore CANCON Sinead O'Connor - He Moved Through The Fair Sketch - After The Storm INST
A September playlist to remember! Irish pub classics like Black Velvet Band, The Shamrock Shore & He Moved Through The Fair updated with a twist!
The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name Jim Moray - Bristol Harbour The Real McKenzies - Overtoun Bridge CANCON Kierah - That Dang Paddy Ryan CANCON INST Dom DufF - A Bleiz Diwezhan Damien Dempsey - Chase the Light Peatbog Faeries - Room 215 INST Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past The Electrics - At All, At All, At All Slainte Mhath - Gravel Walks CANCON INST The Go Set - Letter To My Government Afro Celt Sound System - The Migration Medley Merry Hell - This Time Kila - Boy Racer INST
Laying a rockin' rhythm for Celt In A Twist with The Rumjacks, Real McKenzies, The Go Set, The Electrics and a debut from Sons Of Southern Ulster!
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Firkin - We Are The Ones The Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCON Enter The Haggis - The Archer's Parade CANCON Vasen - Typhoon Nozaki INST Gaelic Storm - Out On The Road Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us Wendell - Vera Rose Shooglenifty - Billy's INST Barleyjuice - Prettiest Girl At The Fair Ava - Seas Suas (Stand Up) Hermitage Green - Cloud 9 Grumpy O Sheep - Say's Gi INST
New music off the top inspired by a Sci-Fi classic! New York Irish Rocker records The Day The Earth Stood Still. And, there's plenty more cool Celtic where that comes from!
Celtica Pipes Rock - Itchy Fingers INST
Gaelic Storm - Out The Road
The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON
The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCON
Barleyjuice - Rose Of Garden City
Bob Brozman - The Hag In The Blanket INST
Skerryvore - Mile High INST
Debra Lyn - Billy Taylor
Mile Twelve - Call My Soul
Spiro - Blyth High Light INST
Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON
Mike Surratt - Bonnie Sorrow INST
Young Dubliners - Fan
Stevie Lawrence - McBrides INST
Celtic inspriration. Great storytelling from Gaelic Storm, The Real McKenzies, Barleyjuice, Debra Lyn and Mile Twelve. Join Patricia Fraser for another chapter of Celt In A Twist.
Dropkick Murphys - Queen Of Suffolk County The Biblecode Sundays - Mary Of Northolt Road Mary Jane Lamond/ Wendy MacIsaac - Yellow Coat CANCON INST Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON Aofie O'Donovan - Stanley Park Iarla O'Lionaird - Iron And Gold Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris Larry Kirwan - Heroes Yoko Pwno - The Airt O' The Deil INST Rura - Intro INST Jayme Stone - Brotherless John Welsh - Newfoundland Song CANCON Barleyjuice - Celtic Girl bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down Toxic Frogs - Bestie Life
Crunchy CeltPunk on the outside with a dreamy, creamy Celtronica centre. Take a bite of this week's Celt In A Twist, Canada's bonbon Celtic radio hour.
The Rumjacks - Sainted Millions Dropkick Murphys - HBDMF Jerry Cans - On The Rocks CANCON The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Wendell - Tune Set INST Flook - Reel For Rubik INST Flogging Molly - Welcome To Adamstown Shooglenifty - Squat Lobster Celtic Cross - Jameson Johnny Pat Chessell - Brennan On The Moor CANCON Chris Thile - God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot Toxic Frogs - Thank You Humanity Sketch - Out Of My Cage Michael Cleveland - Tall Fiddler INST
For Celtic music fans, the few and the mighty, the Sainted Millions PLUS new Dropkicks, solo mandolin from Chris Thile and Speedgrass from Michael Cleveland!
Dropkick Murphys - L-EE-B-O-Y Firkin - One More Pint The East Pointers - John Wallace CANCON Vishten - Bi Bi Box CANCON Sons Of Southern Ulster - Polaris Afro Celt Sound System - Deep Channel INST Debra Lyn - Wayfaring Stranger Frigg - Varpunen INST Fat Dog - Ring The Changes Cassie & Maggie - Hurricane Jane CANCON INST Karen Matheson - Recovery The Mahones - Draggin' The Days CANCON Traveler - Celtica
Dropkicks return with No.10 'Turn Up That Dial plus new music from Sons Of Southern Ulster. Do yer Celtic proud and give it the crank! Celt In A Twist.
Lexington Field - Alive Toxic Frogs - The Shamrock's Jig INST Mudmen - Fields Of Athenry CANCON Spirit Of The West - Wishing Line CANCON Firkin - Hold My Beer Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band Lost Bayou Ramblers - Bastille Baka Beyond - Sylkie The Paul McKenna Band - Jolly Beggar Barleyjuice - The Old Speakeasy Graham Lindsey - Flying Paul CANCON INST Ava - Rhythm Of Earth Flogging Molly - The Seven Deadly Sins Ashley MacIsaac - Gravel Walk CANCON Iain Thomson & Marc Duff - No Borders
Celt punks lay the boots to some Celtic Trad classics + a Cosmic Celtic from former Celtic Woman, Ava and one for Bastille Day! You got yer Celt In A Twist!
Bangers & Mash - Summer In Dublin Grumpy O sheep - Sheep Are Sailing INST MAZ - ID Circulaire CANCON The Mahones - Rise Again CANCON Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring Lunasa - The Cadger INST Wendell - Vera Rose Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us Kevin Michael Offord - Wild Mountain Thyme CANCON Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Ceapaval INST The Breath - All That You Have Been Bilbosa w/ Lori Sky - Neon Battlefield Band w/ Karina Polwart - Shepherd Lad Baltic Crossing - Risumaki Satianinen INST
Keeping Celtic current with fresh spins from Karen Matheson, Wendell, Diamonds & Guns, Kevin Michael Offord, The Breath and Bilbosa!
Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool Wendell - Lily Of The West The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON Carlos Nunez - Irmandade Das Estrelas INST Jim Moray - Sweet England Manran - Tilldh Mi Spiro - Blyth High Light INST Brick Top Blaggers - Denial Eat Your Guru - Two Sheets To The Wind INST Cecile Corbel - Dellum Down Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON Santiago Molina - Camino A Bodeo INST Dophin Boy - The Rough Bounds Rumba INST
A sweet summer mix of Celtic with debuts from The Paperboys, Kevin Michael Offord and Brick Top Blaggers. Get your kicks with Celt In A Twist!
Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us Flogging Molly - The Hand Of John L. Sullivan Slainte Mhath - Va CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella CANCON Kila - Rachel Corrie Gaelic Storm - The Night I Punched Russell Crowe Merry Hell - This Time Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again Battlefield Band - Bagpipe Music Pat Chessell - Like A Rock CANCON The Young Folk - England Lunarium - Evening Star INST Frigg - Norrsken INST Lexington Field - Dear Sorrow Wendell - Don't Turn Around
Holding no punches - The Hand of John L. Sullivan and The Night I punched Russell Crowe + Toxic Frogs, Diamonds and Guns on Celt In A Twist!
Young Dubliners - We The Mighty Barleyjuice - State Of Desiree The Fretless - Alfonzo McKenzie's/Salkantay INST CANCON Enter The Haggis - Western Shore CANCON Roddy MacDonald - Departure INST Damien Dempsey - Maasai Firkin - Galway Girl Michael Cleveland - Tennessee Plates Mary Ann Kennedy - Mise Fhuair Wendell - Wild Rover Reprise Solas - A Tune For Roan INST Bangers & Mash - Eliza Lee Gordon Duncan - The Belly Dancer INST
Good Dryin' that! Piping masters Roddy MacDonald and Gordon Duncan deliver epics + a Wild Rover make-over from Wendell AND Tall Fiddler Michael Cleveland!
Martyn Bennett - Ale House Wendell - Wet The Goat graham Lindsey - Flying Paul INST CANCON Early Spirit - Tru Noir CANCON Annbjorg Lien - Natten Mark Knopfler - Fare Thee Well Northumberland Dolphin Boy - Too Many Fiddles Offa Rex - Blackleg Miner Firkin - Hold My Beer Storm Seeker - Naval Hichhiker Vishten - L'autre Femme CANCON Ava - Rhythm Of Earth Afro Celt Sound System - Whirly 3 (Remix) Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Green. You got your Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!
Sketch - Failte Mickey Rickshaw - Floodgates The Mahones - Night Train To Paris CANCON Enter The Haggis - Gone CANCON Manran - MSR Fiamma Fumana - L.I.L.T. Homeland - Pipe Song INST Wendell - Lily Of The West Skerryvore - At The End Of The Line White Sun - Aisa Naam The Town Pants - Something To Say CANCON Basco - Bison Grass And Rye INST
A dreamy, sunny groove to greet the month of June. Celtic for all seasons from Celt In A Twist!
Wendell - Tune Set INST Diamonds & Guns - Cheers To Us Coig - Uncle Leo's Jigs INST CANCON The Mahones - Heroes Die CANCON The Go Set - Mixed Tapes Ashley MacIsaac - andy Renwick's Ferret INST CANCON We Banjo 3 - Pack It Up Emily Smith - Take You Home Soulsha - What A Day Irish Moutarde - Glasses To The Sky CANCON Grumpy O Sheep - Say's Gi INST Kate Rusby - Carolina In My Mind Frigg - Tepeq INST The Rumjacks - Light In My Shadow
More debuts for you from Celt In A Twist! Wendell from Nashville and Diamonds & Guns from Stockholm plus Kate Rusby with a James Taylor ballad in mind.
Celtica Pipes Rock - Sandy's New Chanter INST Wendell - Don't Turn Around The Once - Jack The Sailor CANCON Natalie MacMaster - Three Reels INST CANCON Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing Tartan Aomebas - Big Sky INST Pipeline - The Peacock's Feather Dervish - The Galway Shawl feat. Steve Earle Hackensaw Boys - Limousin Lady Kilmaine Saints - Pog Mo Thoin Mike Surratt - Celtic Whispers feat. Aeone The Duhks - Magalenha CANCON Feufollet - Jolie Fille Debra Lyn - One Voice
Exercising our right to a running gag. Get your heart rate up with an hour of spirited Celtic, including a fresh spin from Nashville's Wendell!
A classic hour of contemporary Celtic with favourites from Oysterband and Damien Dempsey and fresh spins from The Paperboys and Firkin.
Toxic Frogs - Thank You Humanity The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Sprag Session - Paddy's INST CANCON The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON Daimh - Donald MacLeod Reels INST Damien Dempsey - Maasai Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys - Bernadette Firkin - Galway Girl Frigg - Hakkisen Riili INST The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Oysterband - The Soul's Electric Karen Matheson - Recovery Skerryvore - Mile High INST Salsa Celtica - An Galilleach (The Hag)
The Sidh - Cora's Tune INST Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line Melisande - Quand Hommes Sont Aiux Vignes CANCON Thereafter - Neck Belly/Trip To Herve's INST CANCON Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte Basco - March Of The Frogs INST Toxic Frogs - Go Back Again Shooglenifty - Billy's Siochain - Billy Sullivan's INST Maria Dunn - Ontario Song CANCON Vishten - Ames Soeurs CANCON The Biblecode Sundays - Bang Bang You're Dead Mickey Rickshaw - Floodgates
Of Hackensaw Boys and Dolphin Boys, Marching Frogs and Toxic Frogs, Billy's tunes and Billy Sullivan's, 14 fresh Celtic spins from Celt In A Twist!
15 spins from all over the Celtic-lovin' world! Slip on some phones and put a spring in your step. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.
Frigg - Early Bird INST Bangers & Mash - Summer In Dublin Kierah - Bohemian Rush INST CANCON The Real McKenzies - Overtoun Bridge CANCON Firkin - We Are The Ones Mickey Rickshaw - Drag Hevia - Son Del Busgosu INST Manran - 10k Tattie INST Pete's Posse - The Bunny Tree INST Hednigarna - Aivoton Grumpy O Sheep - Say's Gi INST Jim Moray - Nightvisiting Epsylon - Le Temps Lers Finnigan - Eleven And A Half INST CANCON Merry Hell - Drunken Serenade
The Paperboys' dazzling new single, new Bricktop Blaggers and atmospheric Ava. Your home for contemporary Celtic!
The Bricktop Blaggers - Denial Yoko Pwno - GMoD INST The Paperboys - Someplace, Somewhere CANCON Spirit Of The West - Canadian Skye - CANCON Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train INST Grada - Red Civic Pipes And Pints - Never Let You Down Kila - Electric Landlady INST Dom DufF - An Drailher Daonet Tsummi Sound System - Blink INST Tarras - Whiskey Town Ava - Rhythm Of Earth Fionn - Robert SharonShannon - Rusheen Bay INST Firkin - Those Irish Punk Girls
All the trappings of spring: Flowers, Strawberries & Raddish and Early Bird, plus the finest Celtpunk from down under with Rumjacks & The Go Set!
Grumpy O Sheep - Strawberries and Raddish INST Firkin - Flowers The Young Folk - England Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko - Ninki Nanka INST CANCON Frigg - Early Bird INST Ashley MacIsaac - To America We Go CANCON The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happed The Go set - Empires Barbar O'Rhum - Freres De Bitte Dropkick Murphys - Sandlot The Gloaming - The Weight Of Things The Mahones - Celtic Pride The Electrics - Dennis Goes And Does It INST
Celtic that's on the move whether crossing the devil, rowing your boat, a flying adventure, fresh asphalt or just taking you home with Celt In A Twist!
Dom DufF - Treizh An Diaoul feat. Kohann Storm Seeker - Row, Row, Row Graham Lindsey - Arne's Flying Adventure INSST CANCON Jerry Cans - On The Rocks CANCON The Rumjacks - Light In My Shadow Young Dubliners - Follow Me Up To Carlow We Banjo Three - Annabele's Cannon Afro Celt Sound System - Step Up grumpy O Sheep - Old John's Drinking INST Emily Smith - Take You Home Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Crooked Jack CANCON Beoga - Mischief INST Genticorum - Asphalteuse CANCON The Outside Track - Smugglers Of Strangford
Roll up your sleeve a take a jab of contemporary Celtic. 100 percent effective!
Mjickey Rickshaw - Drag Skerryvore - Mile High INST Ten Strings & A Goat Skin - Maluron Lurette CANCON The Mahones - Heroes Die CANCON Lost Bayou Ramblers - Carolina Blues Toxic Frogs - The Shamrock's Jig INST Lunasa - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore feat. Daoiri Farrell Santiago Molina - Camino A Bodeo INST Jim Moray - Fair Margaret And Sweet William Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life Vishten - Valse A Alonzo INST CANCON Elephant Revival - The Pasture INST Jocelyn Pettit - Keidas Oasis INST CANCON Martyn Bennett - Ale House
A wee dram of Celtic is like a shot in the arm for the COVID-fatigued. Inspired tracks from Scottish Highlands to Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore to The Great White North!
The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name Firkin - One More Pint The Malarkeys - Time Machine CANCON The Punters - P Stands For Paddy CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Spigel And Nongo INST Urban Trad - Mechanix Remix Merry Hell - All The Bright Blossoms Trio Mio - Solstik INST Debra Lyn - One Voice Shooglenifty - Billy's INST The Gloaming - The Girl Who Broke My Heart INST The Real McKenzies - The Ballad Of Cpl Hornburg CANCON Enter The Haggis - Murphy's Ashes INST CANCON Floating Sofa Quartet - Skanebiter INST
The pain of parting and the joy of Spring, The Rhythm Of Her Name from The Rumjacks, The Malarkeys' Time Machine and All The Bright Blossoms from Merry Hell.
Party on O'Flanagan! Who celebrates St. Patrick's on a Wednesday? Keep the festivities rolling with kick arse Celtic from Celt In A Twist!