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
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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 Moritz Behm - I'm Dreamin' CANCON Eddi Reader - Baron's Heir + Sardinia's Sketch - Out Of My Cage INST Trio Svin - Sej, Sild59:48
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
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 Terra Oysterband - streams Of Innocence Melisande - Degenerations CANCON The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON Youthi & Macca Dread - Celtik Mode INST Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels La Bastringue - La grande Gigue Simple Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Moira Smiley - Wise Man (feat. Sam Lee)Mouth Music - Manitoba Nickel Creek - Strangers House Of Hamill - Superb Owl INST Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep INST 59:29
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, Sild Toxic Frogs - Thank You Humanity Early Spirit - The Hollow Tree CANCON Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON Johnny Kalsi & Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INST Sinead O'Connor - My Lagan Love Larry Kirwan - Heroes Punch Brothers - The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald Logical Fleadh - Bridgton Nod INST Homeland - Pressed For Time INST Jim Moray - Valentine The Dreadnoughts - Pique La Beleine CANCON Dolphin Boy - The Rough Bounds Rumba Doolin' - Reel Africa INST 59:36
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 Liberty Logical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INST Enter The Haggis - Western Shore CANCON Jocelyn Pettit - Silk And Spice CANCON INST Bog Bodies - Toward The Harverst Wolfstone - Battle INST Karen Matheson - Laurel To A Wreath Manran - Jigs INST Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life Mike Surratt - Bonnie Sorrow INST The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON Young Dubliners - Fan Talisk - Aura INST 59:40
Firkin - The Drunken Angels Club The Scratch - Old Dog Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Colour Therapy INST CANCON The Real McKenzies - Swansea Town (feat. Brenna Red) CANCON Flogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me Drinking Flook - Ocean Child INST The Rumjacks - Light In My Shadow Dom DufF - Dorn D'ar Vann The Go Set - Sleepy Little Town Sharon Shannon - Saints And Angels (feat. The Waterboys) The Mahones - Lonesome Boatman INST CANCON Dropkick Murphys - Dig A Hole Sketch - Bulgarian Shed INST Eat Your Guru - Two Sheets To The Wind INST 59:34 A 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 INST Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Give Drones And Praise The Once - Jack The Sailor CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Cider Holiday CANCON Mekons - What I Believe At Night Peatbog Faeries - Caberdrone INST Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio INST Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again Barleyjuice - St. Patrick's Day Talisk - Surya INST Mudmen - Home For A Rest CANCON Merry Hell - Lean On Me, Love Grumpy O Sheep - Sheep Are Sailing INST 58:19
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 Overcome Tradish - The Falls Of Swad INST The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON Dlu - Am Politician INST Jim Moray - Barbara Allen Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There Lost Bayou Ramblers - J'aurais Des Aliles Simon Emmerson - Pilsdon Pen INST Daimh - Banjo's Favourite INST Kate Rusby - I Wish The East Pointers - Tanglewood INST CANCON Sketch - Shed Life Carlos Nunez - Danza de Espadas INST 59:48
The Scratch - God Slap Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON MAZ - Mazouka INST CANCON The Popes - Let The Bells Ring Out Hannah Sanders And Ben Savage - Reynardine Talisk - Lava INST Battlefield Band - The Mickey Dam Firkin - Flowers Kim Thompsett - Snowbound Diamonds And Guns - Cheers To Us The Bookends - Dinny Donegal INST CANCON The Mahones - When It Comes Around CANCON The Young Folk - England Bragr - Surgubben INST 59:00 Give 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 INST Hold Fast - Gentlemen & Rogues INST Early Spirit - Gabe's Jig Set CANCON INST The Malarkeys - Time Machine CANCON Trio Svin - Misty King Aine Minogue - Si Do Mhamo I Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas INST Flogging Molly - Reptiles (We Woke Up) Logical Fleadh - Merry Blacksmith/Swinging On The Gate INST The Scratch - Old Dog Coig - Deep Down Under CANCON Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre Julie Fowlis - Bodaich Odhar Hoghaigearr Dlu - Anthem Maybe 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 - Empires Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant CANCON The Sternwheelers - Lily Of The West Vri - Y Gasser Ddu Daimh - Raasay INST Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok Duplex - Broken Leaf INST Enter The Haggis - Balto CANCON Vishten - Ames Soeurs CANCON Solas - On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Frigg - Hakkisen Riili INST 58:21 A 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 Praise 58:51 It'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) 4:24 Boiled In Lead - Apple Tree Wassail (Silver) 3:02 Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Christmas Medley (A Celtic Family Christmas) 6:36 CANCON The Mahones - Angel Without Wings - Merry Christmas Baby (Angels & Devils) 4:56 CANCON Celtic Social Club - Xmas 4:04 Sultans Of String feat. Paddy Maloney - Niel Gow's Lament/ Rakes Of Mallow/Rouge River Valley (Christmas Caravan) 5:42 CANCON Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola - Nollaig Bhan (White Christmas) (Putumayo Presents Celtic Christmas) 2:23 Barleyjuice - The Longest Night Of The Year (This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things) 3:40 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Sleigh Ride (Jingle All The Way) 3:30 Lexington Field - Christmas At The Pub 3:09 Kate Rusby - Little Jack Frost (The Girl Who Couldn't Fly) 4:24 various artists - Fairy Tale Of New York (Together For Christmas) 3:58 Pretenders - 2000 Miles 3:38 59:01 It'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 Savery The Scratch - Session Song Cassie & Maggie - Buin A 'Chorcie INST CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885 CANCON Gordon Duncan - Thunderstruck INST Old Blind Dogs - Soup Of The Day INST Dom DufF - Ar Bleiz Dwezhan Dlu - Anthem (Ros T Remix) INST Mile Twelve - Onwards Dropkick Murphys - Turn Up That Dial Fear Of Drinking - Flanagan's CANCON Altan - The Month Of January Spotted Dogs - Connolly Was There Pete's Posse - The Echo INST Our 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 round Bog Bodies - Toward The Harvest The Duhks - Lazy John CANCON Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON Annbjorg Lien - Needle's Eye INST Gaelic storm - Johnny Tarr Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover Vri - Y Gasser Ddu Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - Back Home In Derry Ewan Robertson - Vincent Black Lightning Dlu - Braighe Loch Ill The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON La Bastringue - Pigen Og Froen/Reel Des Noueaux Doolin - The Road To Gleanntan INST 59:37 New 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 May Dropkick Murphys - Where Trouble Is At Melisande - Bell Hirondelle CANCON Graham Lindsey - Leaving Goderich Set INST CANCON Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre Wolfstone - Psycho Woman INST Bragr - Surgubben INST Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - The Flying Fingers Set INST Aoife O'Donovan - Detour Sign Trio Svin - Darling Cory Grumpy O Sheep - Give Me Your Hand INST The Tiller's Folly - Shine CANCON Dolphin Boy - The Rough Bounds Rumba Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan - Sliabh Russell/The Blarney Pilgrim 58:47 Malarkey 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
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! 59:18
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! 57:22
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. 59:07
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 57:47 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. 58:21
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! 59:33
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! 58:55
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!
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! 59:35
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!
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!
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. 57:41
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!