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Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON
Lucy MacNeil - The Amber Mandolin Set CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an tSaoil (ft. Moya Brennan)
Trouz Bras - Cheese Bourrees
Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON
Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight CANCON
Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls
The Ollam - The Burial Stone
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Sketch - Bam The Tanjo
59:43
Thursday Jun 11, 2026
Thursday Jun 11, 2026
Enjoy an encore presentation.
Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
The Ollam - Streams Of Silver
Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree CANCON
Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride and Prejudice
Urban Trad - Berim Dance
The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON
Pat Chessell - This Is The Life
Tradish - The South Sligo Set
Gnoss - Stroma
Eamonn Coyne & Chris Drever - Isle Of France
Valtos - Charlies On The Run
59:00
Thursday Jun 04, 2026
Thursday Jun 04, 2026
Join Patricia Fraser and Celt In A Twist at SCOTFEST BC Friday, June 19th and Saturday June 20th, under the big tent for The legendary Barra MacNeils, The Whiskeydicks and Pat Chessell along with other drop in guest performers@scotfestbc.com! The best of the best of the month, this hour as we bring you another Contemporary Celtic Top 10. Count 'em down with us and count the days to join us live at SCOTFEST BC!
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Gnoss - Storma
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Dervish (ft. Moya Brennan) - Tobar An tSaoil
Boiled In Lead - The King Of The Dogwoods
The Real McKenzies - Shackleton CANCON
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place CANCON
Trouz Bras - Pride And Predjustice
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Darren Flynn - Pinebox
Flore Laurentienne - Regate CANCON
Capercaillie - To The Moon Medley
59:28
Thursday May 28, 2026
Thursday May 28, 2026
Fiddles be flyin' from the get go this hour. Boiled In Lead set the pace with Fast Reels, fiddles and electronics from Parahyba, Brazil with Furmiga Dub, Derina Harvey takes us back to The Big Rock, The East Pointers to PEI, Grumpy O Sheep from France, Brogeal from Falkirk and more Breton melodies from Trouz Bras. It 's a mix not to be trifled or fiddled with. You got yer Celt In A Twist, 27 years and counting, with Patricia Fraser!
Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCON
Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back
Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag
House Of Hamill - Suberb Owl
Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio
Brogeal - One For The Ditch
Trouz Bras - Evelyn's Hanter Dro
Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William
Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny
The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes CANCON
Bodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom) CANCON
59:27
Thursday May 21, 2026
Thursday May 21, 2026
Small pipes, Border pipes, Uilleann pipes, Northumbrian, Galician and of course, Highland pipes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! This hour has plenty o' pipes and fiddles, banjos and some spicy zydeco accordion. Homegrown Celtic too from Haggis X-1, The Mahones and The McDades.Come get your weekly hit of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist!
Broom Bezzums - Stanhope In Weardale
Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree
Haggis X-1 - Arthur's Gold (Any Means Of Persuasion) CANCON
The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (ft. Tara Slone) CANCON
Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye
Drones & Bellows - Song Of The Hammers
Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas
The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an t'Saoil (ft. Mya Brennan)
The Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills
Corey Arceneaux & The Zydeco Fusion Band - Washboard Zydeco
Valtos - S.T.W. (ft. Gary Innes)
Basco - Down In The Greenwood
The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth
59:32
Thursday May 14, 2026
Thursday May 14, 2026
Looking forward to seeing you LIVE under the big tent for Pat Chessell, The Barra MacNeils, Whiskey Dicks and more. It's ScotFestBC, Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, June 19th and 20th. This hour, music from across the Celtic diaspora including Canada's best, even some Kreole to spice up the mix. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist Radio!
Chris Armstrong - The Barachios
Dervish - The Broad Majestic Shannon
Ashley MacIsaac - Belle Cote CANCON
Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over CANCON
Dropkick Murphys - One Last Goodbye "Tribute To Shane"
Kilmaine Saints - Painting Paradise Square
Peatbog Faeries - Folk Police
Little Sparta - The Telling Of The Truth
Lunasa - The Cadgers
Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCON
The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines With Your Mother CANCON
Sean Ardoin - Kick Rocks
Brogeal - Lonesome Boatman
Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth
59:38
Thursday May 07, 2026
Thursday May 07, 2026
Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down the Top Ten Contemporary Celtic Tunes for the month past and new additions from today including: The Real McKenzies, Broom Bezzums, Boiled In Lead, Dervish, Haggis X-1, The Ollam and many more. Check the new chart on social media and subscribe to our weekly E-Blast for the full pull. Celt In A Twist from worldbeatinternational.com!
The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride And Prejudice
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Gnoss - Storma
Boiled In Lead - The King Of The Dogwoods
Dervish ft. Moya Brennan - Tobar AntSaoil
Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place CANCON
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
Barleyjuice - State Of Desiree
The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend
Michael McGoldrick - Freefalling Reels
59:08
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
Thursday Apr 30, 2026
Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!
Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON
Lucy MacNeil - The Amber Mandolin Set CANCON
Dervish - Tobar an tSaoil (ft. Moya Brennan)
Trouz Bras - Cheese Bourrees
Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON
Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight CANCON
Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls
The Ollam - The Burial Stone
Open The Door For Three - William Glen
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Sketch - Bam The Tanjo
59:43
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!
Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster
The Ollam - Streams Of Silver
Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree CANCON
Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON
Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'
Trouz Bras - Pride and Prejudice
Urban Trad - Berim Dance
The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON
Pat Chessell - This Is The Life
Tradish - The South Sligo Set
Gnoss - Stroma
Eamonn Coyne & Chris Drever - Isle Of France
Valtos - Charlies On The Run
59:00
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Join Celt In A Twist under the main tent for ScotFestBC, June 19 and 20 at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam for Celtic music you won't hear anywhere else. Plus, live entertainment from The Barra McNeils and more. Pipes and fiddles aplenty this hour with newcomers, Broom Bezzums, Haggis X-1, Cabbie Drennan + Dervish (April 26 @ The Rio) & The Ollam (April 27 @ The Pearl) You got yer Celt In A Twist!
The Go Set - Opportunities
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Haggis X-1 - March Of The Tartan Turtles CANCON
Jane & Kyle - Cazedero CANCON
Broom Bezzums - Crooked Jack
Dervish - Whelan's
Boiled In Lead - Je T'aime Helena
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
The Ollam - The Arrows That Murder Sleep
Cabbie Drennan Band - Plough and Sew
Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/Highway To Hell
Daimh - Loch Eilt Narrows
Shooglenifty - A Fistful Of Euro
59:43