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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  59:28

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 CANCON Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Ukrainian Expedition Medley) CANCON Julie Fowlis - Hug Air A' Bhonaid Mhoir Oysterband - Corner Of The Room  Kila - Electric Landlady  Gnoss - Storma  Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian  The Fretless feat. Madeleine Roger - Caledonia  CANCON Piper 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 Bones Crooked Still - Ain't No Grave  The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee  CANCON LQR - Muffins & Coffins  The Popes - Black Is The Colour  Jim Moray - Lord Bateman  Altan - The Gravediggers Jigs Old Blind Dogs - Terror Time  The Young Dubliners - Weila Waila  Cecile Corbel - Dellum Down  Kaia Kater feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch CANCON The 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 - Korncirkler Fairport 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 B​uit  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 5​9:10

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 - Swall​owed By A Whale CANCON The Mahones - Hollaway Jack CANCON ​Gangar - Slarkjen Genticorum - 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

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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

 

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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 

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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

 

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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 T​he 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