Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist February 22 2026

New Celtpunk from Australia! You've Got A Friend down under with The Cloverhearts. Haggis X-1test fire Arthur's Gold and we spin new Tiller's Folly at the Far End Of The Road. Contemporary Celtic comes home to Celt In A Twist each week with Patricia Fraser.

 

The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend

Daimh - Lock Load

Haggix X-1 - Arthur's Gold CANCON

The Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON

Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga (The Scent Of The Ocean)

Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir

George Duff - When These Shoes Were New

Gnoss - Vore Tullye

Shooglenifty - Squat Lobster

The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON

The Mahones - Girl With Galway Eyes

ROS - Foc Fosc

The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore

Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Sjuplatarlaten

Salsa Celtica - Rolling Road

 

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Celt In A Twist February 15 2026

Wow, what a week for sports! Push that thing to the other thing. Go Sports! It's also a great week for Celtic music with some fresh spins and old chestnuts, like the title track from PM Mark Carney's favourite album, done in a Celtic stylee. Yay Team Canada! We're there when you're done sporting.

 

Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic

Sketch -  The Whelker

Beolach - Freddy's Set/Freddy's Reels CANCON

Glen Graham  Amy Graham - Tempest Gaels CANCON

The Led Farmers - Row By Row

Tau & The Drones Of Praise - The Sixth Sun

Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Childhood Hero)

Basco - Jacky Tarr

Barleyjuice - London Calling

The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON

Catrin  Finch - Be Gone, Begin

The McDades - Peggy O CANCON

Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON

Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling - The Golden Goose CANCON

 

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Celt In A Twist February 8 2026

A week before Valentine's and Patricia Fraser presents a Celtic love letter with a little more grit than saccharine, starting with a Celtic Glitch two-fer, Quebectronix from Melisande and MAZ, Celt Punk from The Go Set and Brogeal plus pubfare from Budapest and Prague and a real Valentine from Jim Moray to you. Our heart's in this one. Give it a listen. Celt In A Twist!

 

Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti

Melisande - Boisson d'avril CANCON

MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON

The Go Set - Empires

Brogeal - Stuck Inside

Grumpy O' Sheep - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Going Home CANCON

Julie Fowlis - Danns' A Luideagan Odhar

Michael McGoldrick/Frankie Gavin/Sharon Shannon - The Road To Corrandulla

Pipes And Pints - Calling Me

Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga

Salamakannel - Hilseet Pois!

Jim Moray - Valentine

Shooglenifty - The Eccentric

 

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Celt In A Twist February 1 2026

​Patricia introduces Firkin's album of pub songs, all in Hungarian, a sublime pairing of harp and fiddle from Adrianna Ciccone and Ellen Gibling, Haggix X-1's 3rd single, We Can See The Sun, and our winter visit from The MicroOrganism. Rest and drink plenty of fluids. You got your Celt In A Twist!

 

Firkin - Tundermese (Fairy Tale)

Gangar - Slarkjen 

Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun  CANCON

Adrianna and Ellen - The Golden Goose  CANCON

Boiled In Lead - The MicroOrganism 

Basco - Down In The Greenwood 

Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling/Up On The Quarry/Clancy's Stomp CANCON

Flogging Molly - Hope 

Brogeal - Draw The Line

The Finlay MacDonald Band - Salsa's 

Frigg - Chris ​Stout's Compliements To The Bon Accord Ale House 

The McDades - Peggy O  CANCON

 Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends

Transatlantica - The Sea Is Calling 

 

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Celt In A Twist January 25 2026

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 January 18 2026

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 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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