Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist January 11 2026

Lots of cool Celtic from Canada and its Nordic neighbor this hour. Bruce Coughlan, College Trad and The Fretless join Denmark's Jansberg and Baltic Crossing in the mix. We debut the title track from Tuesday Paper Club by Falkirk's Brogeal and commiserate with The Rumjacks "They Kick You When You're Down". Not you. You got yer Celt In A Twist!

 

Brogeal - Tuesday Paper Club

Chris Armstrong - Jaz's Jukebox 

Bruce Couglan - The Kangaroo CANCON

Collage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCON

Baltic Crossing - Risumaki Satiainen

Angus Lyon - 10,000 Miles 

Jansberg - Kometens Hale 

The Outside Track - Smugglers Of Strangford 

Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun 

Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane 

The Rumjacks - They Kick You When You're Down 

The Fretless - Caledonia (feat. Madeleine Rogers)  CANCON

Valtos - Beinn (ft. Ellidh Cormack) 

The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella  CANCON

Willos - Best Of Luck 

 

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Celt In A Twist January 4 2026

Patricia Fraser kicks off the New Year with the emphasis on diversity. Celtic music picks up influences wherever it travels and then comes home to Celt In A Twist where we sift through it and weave it into a colourful, cohesive mix. Expanding musical horizons, join us for a taste in 2026!

 

Sketch - Shedmou5  

The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers 

The Mahones - When It Comes Around  CANCON

The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far  CANCON

Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels 

Brogeal - Racing Track 

Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCON

Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals 

Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool 

Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith 

La Bottine Souriante - Loop La Bottine  CANCON

Afro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn 

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Calliope Meets Frank 

 

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Celt In A Twist December 28 205

It's a look and listen back to our favorite picks of 2025! Join Patricia Fraser for a reprise of the best in contemporary Celtic music counted down in chronological order. Happy New Year (Bliadhna Mhath Ur) from Celt In A Twist!

 

Flook - Koady/The Burning Lion 

Frigg - Game Of Frigg 

Gnoss - Keefa Hill 

The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore 

Langan Band - I'm Alive 

Willos - Vallely's Treat 

Grumpy O Sheep - Jesse James Theme

Dropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave 

Brogeal - Stuck Inside 

Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley 

Woodlands Backfall - Wild Mountain Thyme 

 Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars 

Cassie And Maggie - Dougie's Set (ft. Dougie MacDonald) CANCON

 

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Celt In A Twist December 21 2025

Nollaig Shona Duit! Happy Christmas to you from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for a festive hour of contemporary Celtic for the holidays. Share it when you get together with family friends. A little gift of music from your friends at Celt In A Twist and World Beat Canada Radio. 

 

Natalie MacMaster/ Donnell Leahy - The Christmas Medley  CANCON

Pat Chessell - Christmas Kitchen Party  CANCON

Mithril - Galician Carol 

The Shamrocks - Christmas In Belfast 

Vasen - Kungshatt 

Bowfire - Let It Snow/Ding Dong Merrily On High  CANCON

Loreena McKennitt - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 

Rathkeltair - Yule Log And Holly Berries 

Celtic Kitchen Party - We Wish You A Merry Christmas CANCON

Jethro Tull - We Five Kings 

The Sternwheelers - The Fairy Tale Of New York 

The Mahones - Angel Without Wings/ Merry Christmas Baby CANCON

Sultans Of String feat. Paddy Maloney - Niel Gow's Lament /Rakes Of Mallow/Rogue River Valley CANCON

Vince Guaraldi - Linus And Lucy 

 

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Celt In A Twist December 14 2025

A welcome break from the hectic holidays. Turn off and tune in Celt In A Twist for a one of a kind mix​ of updated classics and contemporary revelations in Celtivity. Patricia Fraser drops the 3rd single from the new ETH spinoff Haggis X-1, Billy Brag​g, man of the people joins the Murphs from For The People and we bookend some Celtic dub to coax some Christmas sunshine. Join the fun!

 

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti 

Gaelic Storm - Beggarman 

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

Haggis X-1 - We See The Sun  CANCON

Lexington Field - Alive 

Serras - Glasgow

Shooglenifty - Delighted 

House Of Hamill - The Bully Of Skidmore Town 

Spoket i Koket - Turbomoppen

Jane & Kyle - Cazadero CANCON

Dropkick Murphys - School Days Over 

Valtos - A' Chuthag (The Cuckoo)

Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton Nod

Iain Thomson and Marc Duff - The Winter Winds Blow 

Youthie, Macca Dread - Celtic Mode 

 

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Celt In A Twist December 7 2025

A palette cleanser for Christmas tune-weary ears! Reworking classic Celtic like The Rocky Road To Dublin, Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast, reimagining the highland pipes, the small pipes  with fiddle fusions, a rockin' remake by The Paperboys, CeltPunk Grrrls, Toxic Frogs and Celtronica from Tartan Amoebas. Taste the difference when you've got your Celt In A Twist!

 

Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - The Rocky Road To Dublin 

Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set 

Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower​ CANCON

Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter  CANCON

Frigg - Troll's Twilight 

Julie Fowlis - Hug air a'Bhonaid Mhoir 

Len O'Neill - Rebels In the Rubble  CANCON

Skyrie - Raggle Taggle Gypsy 

Tartan Amoebas - Giant 

Toxic Frogs - Devil Island 

Young Dubliners - (I Don't Think I'll) Love Anymore 

Willos - Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast 

Sprag Session - The Gwanwitcha  CANCON

 

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Celt In A Twist November 30 2025

Don't catch a chill. Celt In A Twist heats up some inside tracks for a toasty hour of blended Celtic spirits. Overlooked spins from our favorite artists, including a few debuts from Eloise & Co, The Langan Band, Natalie MacMaster and more. Join Patricia Fraser for good crack, curiosities and cool Celtic from Celt In A Twist!

 

Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back 

Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose 

La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks  CANCON

The Mahones - When Ye Go Away  CANCON

Tiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake 

Jim Moray - Early One Morning/Young Collins 

The Langan Band - I'm Alive 

Les Poules A Colin - Le Laurier Blanc  CANCON

George Duff - The Overgate 

Brogeal - Vicar Street Days  

Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy - Wedding Day Jig  CANCON

Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Listen  CANCON

The Go Set - The Captain's Daughter 

ROS - Sac Buit 

 

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Celt In A Twist November 23 2025

Coming in hot! Celt In A Twist presents 3 debuts off the top from Brogeal, Basco and Haggis X-1, launching an hour to stir the heart, feed the soul and soothe your conscience in the tradition of the greatest storytellers on the planet. Discover music with meat on the bone from Celt In A Twist!

 

Brogeal - Stuck Inside 

Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars/Ten Minutes To Landfall 

Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter  CANCON

Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail  CANCON

Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire 

Dom DufF - Dorn d'Ar Vann 

Dropkick Murphys (ft. The Mary Wallopers) - Bury The Bones 

Fergus - Back Of Beyond 

Maggie's Wake - Adaptation  CANCON

Peatbogg Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan 

John Doyle - Elevenses 

Nevrida - Matylek 

Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down 

The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly  CANCON

Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune 

 

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Celt In A Twist November 16 2025

It shor​e ain't grandpappy's playlist. It's the Contemporary Celtic Countdown, your chance to catch up with today's Celtic taste-makers, innovators and fusionists - 10 of our top tracks from our latest chart, plus a debut or two. Keep it fresh, Canada! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!

 

Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON

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

Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down ​CANCON

Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb 

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

Grumpy O' Sheep - Fiddler's Despair

Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us? 

Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley

Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels 

Brogeal - Draw The Line 

Eloise & Co. - Humours Of Trim

Basco - Nor Any Drop To Drink 

Afro Celt Sound System - Colossus 

 

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Celt In A Twist November 9 2025

It's on the house! A round of favorites for our favorite listeners; epic jams from our past, chart toppers from our present and, as always we peer into the future of contemporary Celtic. Spend an hour with our favorites, just because. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!

 

Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets 

The Scratch - Another Round 

Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON

Mary Jane Lamond - If You Were Mine​ CANCON

Brogeal - Friday On My Mind 

Dervish - Whelans 

Feufollet - Cette Fois 

Cassie And Maggie - Bow Down CANCON

Hoven Droven - Brekken 

Tarras - The Seige 

Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On?

The Mahones - One Last Shot  CANCON

Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel 

 

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