Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist November 2 2025

While we fall back, Celt In A Twist springs forward, with contemporary Celts who embrace tradition and fling it into the future. Break new ground with Brogeal, Frigg, Peatbog Faeries, Willos, and Irish Moutarde. Let Patricia Fraser guide you to getting your Celt In A Twist.

 

Brogeal - Draw The Line

Dan Ar Braz - Call To The Dance 

Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira - Midnight​ CANCON

The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong)​ CANCON

Frigg - Maple Cake Farm 

Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring 

Homeland - Pressed For Time 

Willos - Pound A Week Rise 

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti 

Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre 

Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit to Carbost 

Culbeag - Cuttin' Bracken 

Irish Moutarde - Olaf CANCON

Skerryvore - Trip To Modera 

 

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Celt In A Twist October 26 2025

Chimey, rhymey Brogeal from Falkirk Scotland are among several debuts this hour. East Pointers from PEI celebrate an 'Anniversary' with a fresh single. Eloise & Co. introduce us to the Bal folk traditional dance rhythms of France, and the Murphs  belt out a tribute to Shane McGowan, For The People.  Sign up for our E-Blast at worldbeatinternational.com and join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist!

 

Black 47 - Bodhrans On The Brain 

Brogeal - Stuck Inside 

Kierah - Bohemian Rush​ CANCON

The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCON

Afro Celt Sound System - Green Instrumental 

Eloise & Co - Torrid Romance/Dress Back

Doolin' - Man Smart Woman Smarter 

Dropkick Murphys - One Last Goodbye 

House Of Hamill - Superb Owl 

Gangar - Grotleken 

Valtos - Dorn 

Tiller's Folly - A Murder Of Crows CANCON

Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic 

Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set 

 

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Celt In A Twist October 19 2025

Summoning Sahmain! Celt In A Twist dredges dark tales from the deep and revels in new releases. Tiller's Folly debut Dancing With The Dead, The Mahones conjure the Ghost Of The Whiskey Devil, it's Terror Time for Old Blind Dogs, plus fresh spins from Brogeal, Thunderor and Socks In The Frying Pan. Trick or treat with a twist!

 

Brogeal - Vicar Street Days

Grumpy O Sheep - Strayaway Child 

Tiller's Folly - Dancing With The Dead  CANCON

The Dreadnoughts - Mary, The One Eyed Prostitute, Who Fought The Colossal Squid And Saved Us From Certain Death On The High Seas, God Rest Her One-Eyed Soul  CANCON

Floating Sofa Quartet - Vallivan (ft. Dreamers Circus​)

Jm Moray - Rufford Park Poachers

The Mahones - Ghost Of The Whiskey Devil  CANCON

Kasir - Haunted Bones 

Thunderor - Cape Breton Home  CANCON

Gnoss - Vore Tullye 

Socks In The Frying Pan - Sweetest Friend 

Old Blind Dogs - Terror Time 

Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly 

Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals 

 

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Celt In A Twist October 12 2025

Music from the Celtic crossroads between borders, acoustic and electric,  organic and electronic. Explore nu-traditions from Quebec and the Maritimes, Finland and Sweden, Ireland and Scotland, even Australia. Songs about resistance existence and just plain nonsense. Let Patricia Fraser guide you through an hour of diverse sounds. Celt In A Twist!

 

Salamakannel - Salamahumppa 

Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down 

Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley  CANCON

Slainte Mhath - Annie  CANCON

Dropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave 

Eileem Ivers - Darlin' Corey 

Geniticorum - Asphalteuse  CANCON

Iain Copeland - Homeward Bound

The Go Set - Empires

Kris Drever - Going To The North 

Salsa Celtica -An Danns Elegua

Kate Rusby - Manic Monday 

Gnoss - Hard Times 

Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove 

 

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Celt In A Twist October 5 2025

Celt In A Twist proudly presents Brogeal,a 5 piece from Falkirk, Scotland (home to the giant kelpies). Their new album Tuesday Paper Club is a revelation of contemporary Celtic stomp with punk attitude. Equally adventurous, comes Woodlands Backfall, fusing Swedish midsummer with the spirit of an Irish pub. Boldly taking fiddle and fife into the future. Join Patricia Fraser this week.

 

Brogeal - Tuesday Paper Club 

Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels 

Jocelyn Pettit - Keidas Oasis  CANCON

The Peelers - Savannah  CANCON

Culann's Hounds - Helvic Head 

The Rumjacks - Rhythm Of Her Name

ROS - Cremem-ho tot

Soulsha - Isle Of Skye Reel 

The Duhks - Lazy John  CANCON

Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyia

Flogging Molly - Welcome To Adamstown

Flook - Jig For Sham/The Dawn Wall/Timeweaver 

Sketch - The Earthship 

Peatbog Faeries - Jesster 

 

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Celt In A Twist September 28 2025

A smooth pour after the daily grind. Enjoy an hour of celtic rejuvenation and innovation. This week start by venting your rage with the Dropkick Murphys and The Go Set, slip on a smile with heartwarming Celtic from Logical Fleadh and Mary Jane Lamond, finally slide into a blissful Celtronica trance from Valtos and Shooglenifty. Free your emotions with Celt In A Twist!

 

Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us

The Go Set - West Into The Sun

Bodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom)  CANCON

Collage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCON

Nickel Creek - Best Of Luck

The Scratch - Session Song

Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Curlew/Gravelwalk 

Mary Jane Lamond - If You Were Mine  CANCON

Laura Jurd - You Again 

Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Ellidh Cormack and Lan Pheutan) 

Shoogleinifty - Squat Lobster 

Lumiere Tales - Evening Star 

The Mahones - Never Let You Down

Lunasa - The Cadgers 

 

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Celt In A Twist September 21 2025

Introducing Pressgang Mutiny, a Toronto-based vocal quartet recapturing the raw spirit of t he sea shanty, Jim Moray's shanty for All The Pretty Girls, another supersonic pass from Haggis X-1 and The Jerry Cans perform music from Canada's third coast in Nunavut. Ever-expanding the boundaries of Celtic music, you got yer Celt In A Twist!

 

Doolin' - The Galway Girl 

Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's Despair 

Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCON

Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON

Hackensaw Boys - Mecklenburg County 

Harv - Grythyttehyl 

Afro Celt Sound System - Radio Ronza

Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCON

Culbeag - Across The Water 

House Of Hamill - Cat Bacon 

The Jerry Cans - Nirliit  CANCON

Jim Moray - All You Pretty Girls

Martin Simpson - Swooping Molly 

Willos - Best Of Luck 

 

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Celt In A Twist September 14 2025

Back to the future of Celtic. We spotlight a couple of the first Celtic tracks we ever played over a quarter century a go. And, new spins from Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana, Sweden's Woodlands Backafall and Spoket i Koket from Denmark. Plenty in between to keep the groove alive as we trace the ever-changing Celtic songbook on Celt In A Twist.

 

Coila - The 5 am Ceilidh 

Firkin - The Boys Are Loose

Cassie & Maggie - I Long To Return​ CANCON

Jeremy Walsh - The Shetland Set  CANCON

Woodlands Backafall - Wild Rover

The Sidh - 300 km 

Oysterband - The Time Is Now 

Natalie MacMaster - Three Reels CANCON

Capercaillie - To The Moon Medley 

Spoket i Kokoet - Turbomoppen

The Rumjacks - October 

The Mahones - Will You Marry Me?  CANCON

Cerys Hafana - An Dro (Once Upon A Time) 

Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Solsticio 

 

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Celt In A Twist September 7 2025

While Enter The Haggis are on hiatus, we debut a flyby by Haggis X-1, and Pat Chessell revels in his latest, This Is The Life! Throw in a couple of inspired covers of The Clash by Barleyjuice and The Devil Went Down to Georgia from Grumpy O Sheep and you've got a full pull of great Celtic from Celt In A Twist.

 

Barleyjuice - London Calling 

Bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down 

Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCON

Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON

Dom Duff - Foeter Breizh 4

Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers 

We Banjo 3 - Sunflower 

Vishten Connexions - Expansion CANCON

The Tossers - Donegal Danny 

Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of The World 

Tartan Amoebas - Big Sky 

George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes 

Grumpy O Sheep - The Devil Went Down To Georgia 

Alex Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau - Le Batteux  CANCON

 

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Celt In A Twist August 31 2025

Locking in and locking down the reel and roll. Join Patricia Fraser and expand your expectations for Celtic music. Rejigging jigs, unravelling reels and breathing fresh air into time-honoured airs, melding them with punk and funk, strings and brass, even salsa. It's a journey of discovery each week from Celt In A Twist!

 

Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel 

Kila - The Mama Song

Ashley McIsaac - Gravel Walk CANCON

The Fretless - The Queen Nancy​ CANCON

Open The Door For Three - William Glen 

Dropkick Murphys - Longshot (feat. The Scratch) 

The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket  CANCON

Molde - Besog Udefra 

Habadekuk - Den Ny Maskerade 

Salsa Celtica - Descarga Gaelica 

Spiro - Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow 

Valtos - Skye 

Ed Sheeran and Beoga - Galway Girl 

Willos - Vallely's Treat 

 

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