Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist July 13 2025

Firkin, The Murphs and The Mahones get things off to a Celtpunk start, then we ease into instrumental goodness from Mary Frances and Talisk, explore Catalan and Nordic flavours with ROS, Gangar and Basco and finish with the ethereal and electronic from The Gloaming and The Afro Celts. As full as any musical hour can be, it's Celt In A Twist!

 

Firkin - We Are the Ones
Dropkick Murphys - Rebels With A Cause
The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON
Mary Frances - First Light CANCON
Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2
Tannas - Thoir Dhomh Do Lamh
ROS - Ball de la Carxofa
Gangar - Slarkjen
Basco - Two Sisters
La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON
George Duff - The Blackleg Miner
Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore
The Gloaming - Freedom/Saoirse
Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead

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Celt In A Twist July 6 2025

We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist!

Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian
Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set
Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON
Graham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCON
The Outside Track - Flash Company
The Scratch - Session Song
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder Hummingbird
Trio Ged - West Country
Vishten Connexions - Galliard feat. De Temps Antan CANCON
Flogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying Song
Brighde Chainmbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & Despair
George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes
Iain Morrison - Halcyon Daze

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Celt In A Twist June 29 2025

Recalling a great time at Scotsfest with new music from Collage Trad, homegrown Celtic from our own backyard. We delve into Danish with Stringflip and Mads Hansens Kapel, enjoy some banjo pickin' from Stevie Dunne and the Toxic Frogs, even Celtic explorations from Italy and Jamaica! Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser, home to the well-travelled Celtic aficionado.

 

Full Set - The Oak Tree/The Laurel Tree/ Moll & Tiarna Reels

Stramash - Bonnie Ship The Diamond 

Collage Trad - Beeswax 

Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over 

Stevie Dunne - Down The Back Lane/Only For Barney 

Stringflip - Gadevisen/The Riddle

Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejiedalvals 

Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub 

Vishten - Joe Feraille  CANCON

The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers 

Willos - Pound A Week Rise 

Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic 

Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North

The Mahones - Fiddle on Fire

Piper Street Sound - Rid Them (Fiddle Version) 

 

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Celt In A Twist June 22 2025

The pipes are calling from hill and vale. It's Good Drying from Roddy MacDonald, the Beautiful Wreck Of The World brought to you by Willie Nile. Canadian Celtivity from Spirit Of Canada, The Once, Pat Chessell and The Paperboys show off the Sheep's Ass. Best in show from Celt In A Twist!

 

The Biblecode Sundays - McBratney From The Kitchen 

Firkin - Haiku 

The Paperboys - Sheep's Ass  CANCON

Pat Chessell - Best Man Wins  CANCON

Willos - Vallely's Treat 

Yoko Pwno - Long Bath 

Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2 

Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of the World 

Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest  CANCON

Spoket i Koket - Jig till John 

Roddy MacDonald - Good Drying 

Once - The Deserter  CANCON

Mary Frances - First Light  CANCON

Peatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako 

 

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Celt In A Twist June 15 2025

13 for the road. Wherever you roam the world is your home! New music this hour from the borderlands between Denmark and Germany from Drones & Bellows, Italian Celtic with a Canadian singer from Willos. Livin' High On Highland Life with Barleyjuice and a Cosmic Celtic from The Breath. In, out and all about, it's Celt In A Twist!

 

 

Willos - Best Of Luck 

Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life 

Bodh'aktan - Down The Broom  CANCON

The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong)

ROS - Ball de la Carxofa 

Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set 

Dropkick Murphys - We Shall Overcome 

Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise 

Cassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald)  CANCON

Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian 

Anna Schaad - Happy 

The Breath - Too Many Have Gone 

Urban Trad - Berim Dance 

 

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Celt In A Twist June 8 2025

Good things come in tens; fingers and toes and hot dogs. Not hot dog buns. But, the Contemporary Celtic Top 10. That comes in ten and the the best of the best each month! Count 'em down with Patricia Fraser this week on Celt In A Twist!

 

Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune

Jane & Kyle - Cazedero  CANCON

Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days  CANCON

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti 

Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down  CANCON

Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb 

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton  CANCON

Gnoss - Vore Tullye 

Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On? 

The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentine's Day  

Spoket i Koket - Jig Till Jon 

Richard Wood - Vendome Set  CANCON

Beoga - The Flying Golf Club 

 

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Celt In A Twist June 1 2025

Take a hike and clear your head. We have your trail mix! Assorted Celtic bits and pieces by the handful, starting in Norway and finishing with a flourish from Breton. Enjoy tasty nuggets from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton PLUS debuts from Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, more Rumjacks from Dead Anthems, and Punch Brothers revisit the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Wander far and wide with Celt In A Twist!

 

Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye 

Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (ft. Ellidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan) 

The Real McKenzies - A Red, Red Rose  CANCON

Beolach - Norman's Reel​  CANCON

Culbeag - Bravery 

Kila - Skinheads 

Dropkick Murphys feat. Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To Peeskill

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Passport To Mettabee​  CANCON

Gangar - Groetleken 

Gaelic Storm - Stone By Stone 

The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentines Day 

Punch Brothers - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 

Mary Frances - Return To Skye ​ CANCON

Plantec - Nerzh (Ton Double Gavotte) 

 

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Celt In A Twist May 25 2025

Celt In A Twist goes under the covers for a pair of Canadian remakes from The Paperboys and The Once. Hitting the Celtic hotspots from Orkney to Galway, Denmark to Belarus, Winnipeg to Indianapolis and points in between. Call shotgun and join the ride.

 

The Rumjacks - October 

Siochain - Billy Sullivan's Final 

The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCON

The Once - You're My Best Friend  CANCON

Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead 

Gnoss - Vore Tullye 

Kris Drever - If Wishes Were Horses 

We Banjo 3 - Sunflower 

Jane & Kyle - Cazadero  CANCON

Stringflip - Gadevisen/The Riddle 

Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskill

Jim Moray - Edward Of The Lowlands

Nevrida - Matylek 

Pete's Posse - The Brocca Set 

 

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Celt In A Twist May 18 2025

Patricia Fraser is back in the saddle with another hour of Celtic innovation. New Irish from the Whistling Donkeys and The Langan Band, new Canadian from Cassie and Maggie plus Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, Rounding it all out with Celtronica, Celtpunk and rawkin' Celtic pipes. You're a lucky wee listener! You have your Celt In A Twist!

 

Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers 

Young Dubliners - Saints And Sinners 

Cassie And Maggie - I Long To Return CANCON

The Mahones - Someone Saved Me CANCON

The Langan Band - I'm Alive  

Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/ Highway to Hell 

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Going Home  CANCON

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti 

MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON

The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore 

ROS - Bruixes 

Sketch - The Earthship 

Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune 

Frigg - Game Of Frigg  

 

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Celt In A Twist May 11 2025

Kickin' cool new Celtic from The Rumjacks' Dead Anthems and The Langan Band's Plight 'O Sheep (coming to the Vancouver Folk Fest) and a sublime CD from Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira called Here To Stay. Listen to our debut and see them live at The St. James Hall on June 20th.

Join us for an hour of the best in Contemporary Celtic on Celt In A Twist!

 

The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Patrick's Day 

The Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb 

Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temps Antan  CANCON

Cassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald)  CANCON

Ffynnon - Le Petit Cordonier 

House Of Hamill - Superb Owl 

Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan 

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton 

George Duff - The Overgate 

Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down

Frigg - Ilon Haikeus 

The Electrics - Satellite 

Jane & Kyle - Sounds Of Summer 

 

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