Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist January 29 2023

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

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Celt In A Twist January 22

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

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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.

Celt In A Twist January 15 2023

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.

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Celt In A Twist January 8 2023

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

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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.

Celt In A Twist January 1 2023 Year Ender

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

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It's our year-end Celtic Countdown of the best contemporary Celtic tracks of 2022, culled from our monthly Top 10 charts!

Celt In A Twist December 25 2022 Christmas Special

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

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It's Christmas, it's Celtic. Slip our holiday special into your stream. Merry Christmas from Celt In A Twist!

Celt In A Twist December 18 2022

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!

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Celt In A Twist December 11 2022

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

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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.

Celt In A Twist December 4 2022

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

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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!

Celt In A Twist November 27 2022

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!

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