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  • Common ground for disparate Celtic forms around the world! Yoko Pwno get the ball rolling with The Airt Of The Deil, Niteworks shine a light on Skye's fascination with Celtronica. We introduce Hunger Road, the new album from Fife band, Skyrie and round out a ton of tunes with a seriously cool set from Daimh (who perform October 31st at the St. James Hall). Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist.Yoko Pwno - The Airt O The Deil The Led Farmers - Row By Row The Once - Maid On the Shore CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCONNiteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. SianAfro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Skyrie - Alasdair Gammack's Vishten Connexions - Sauvage (feat. Caltherine MacLellan) CANCONThe Tossers - Donegal Danny The Sidh - Charma Martin Furey - Falling Nickel Creek - When In Rome Culann's Hounds - Twin Peaks Daimh - Mrs. Robertson Of Greshornish 59:57

  • It's an early crop of Celtic fresh from the fields! Capercaillie celebrate 40 years with the BBC Scottish Symphony! We pop the cork on ReLoved, the new album. Whistling Donkeys show up on Vancouver's door, October 19th at The Rickshaw. They're in the mix this week. And, Catalan piper ROS releases more of his signature fusion of pipes & electronics. Twisted Celtic indeed, this week with Patricia Fraser.ROS - Bruixes Salsa Celtica - Descarga Gaelica The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCONThe Mahones - Heroes CANCONStramash - Top Level Whistling Donkeys - When The Ship Comes In Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire Mary Jane Lamond - Boise Monsters CANCONValtos - Skye Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - Kelly From Killan Culbeag - Bravery Altan - The Road Home Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCONFrigg - Chris Stout's Compliments To The Bon Accord Ale House 59:48

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  • Savoring the last sip of summer with the very best in contemporary Celtic, culled from our monthly Top 10 chart. It's the Celt In A Twist Celtic Countdown! Featured this hour: a new single from the critically-acclaimed Breath, new Celtronica from Skye remixed by Valtos and the 3rd pre-release from Ova, Afro Celt Sound System's forthcoming album. Rate and review us where you get your podcasts!The Breath - Too Many Have GoneYann Falquet Le Deux Noyes De L'ille Aux Basques CANCONPeatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Adnamurchan The McDades - Willie Riley (Eccodek Remix) CANCONGeorge Duff - When These Shoes Were New Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCONOpen The Door For Three - William Glen Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)​ Remix Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temps Antan) CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON58:12

  • No punches pulled this week. At the bell, a brand new spin from the Afro Celt Sound System due later this month. St. John's songsmith Len O'Neill share his tale of Rebels In The Rubble. More cool celtic from The Go Set who always bring the Opportunities. And, at high tide we float a cool classic from Fairport Convention. Come out swingin' with Celt In A Twist!

    Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel 
    Iain Copeland - Ailidh Dall of Lairg 
    Enter The Haggis - Lancaster Gate CANCON
    Yann Falquet - Le Deux Noyes De L'ile Aux Basques CANCON
    George Duff - Rattlin' Roarin' Willie 
    Harv - Saivo 
    Len O'Neill - Rebels In The Rubble CANCON
    GiveWay - The Poaching Song
    The Go Set - Opportunities
    Jansberg - Korncirkler
    Fairport Convention - Wait For The Tide To Come In 
    Jim Moray - Edward Of The Lowlands
    Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set  
    Ashley MacIsaac - Belle Cote CANCON

    59:54

  • You've got the sky, you got the road. The world is your home! Take Celt In A Twist on your travels. We're spinning West African/Scottish from Chicago, Catalan pipes with electronics, ethno punk with Rocksalt & Nails, The Sons Of Southern Ulster and Prague's Pipes And Pints.Soulsha - What A Day ​ Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North Scatter The Mud - Piper Lad CANCONMary Frances - Cheerio CANCONRocksalt & Nails - More And MoreROS - Sac B​uit Barleyjuice - Join The British Army Sultans Of String - Kitchen Party CANCONSons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past Pipes And Pints - Never Let You Down Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny Valtos - Charlies On The Run The Real McKenzies - Burnout CANCONNiall Vallely, Caoimhin Vallely, Paul Meehan - The Wrong House 59:53

  • Punk Celts, Firkin from Budapest, decided to give limericks rest. Instead the present to you, an impossibly heavy haiku. The Mollys serve up a Song Of Liberty, something for Finny McConnell's birthday, Davie Simmons tributes the lost at Culloden Field and The Once channel Queen. Celtic music fan's best friend is Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.Firkin - Haiku Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite Of Everything CANCONThe Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCONDavie Simmons - Culloden Field Valtos - Home ​(feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan​) Talisk - Lava Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover Once - You're My Best Friend CANCONThe Sidh - 300Km Adria Jackson - Castle Threave CANCONLexington Field - Steps Old Blind Dogs - A Wild Rumpus 59:54

  • RIP Sinead O'Connor. Celt In A Twist honors her memory with a song her father taught her about the streets of her Dublin town. Still more debuts from Peatbog Faeries' great new album I See A World. For 20 years, we spin only the finest in contemporary Celtic music. Join us and get yer Celt In A Twist!
     
    The Biblecode Sundays - Plunkster INST
    Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte)
    Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON
    The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON
    Talisk - Dystopia Pt2 INST
    Young Dubliners - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
    Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost INST
    The Sternwheelers - Vera Rose
    Grumpy O Sheep - Irish Rover
    Baiuca/Carlos Nunez - Salsticio
    Sinead O'Connor - Molly Malone
    Pat Chessell - Last Thing On My Mind CANCON
    Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty
    Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing

    59:55

  • Cool Celtic for blazing days! Timely tunes from Willie Nile and Oysterband, Tiller's Folly Take Pride, more Skye-inspired Valtos and after many years, Celt In A Twist reconnects with the music of Davie Simmons. Yesterday, today with an ear for tomorrow, join us for Canada' Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour.Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still Oysterband - The Time Is Now Vishten (feat. Cedric Dind-Lavoie) - Reflexions CANCONThe Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCONDavie Simmons - Jenny-O The Sidh - Bretonnbase Valtos - Beinn Solas - Darkness, Darkness Pat Chessell - I Confess CANCONThe Scratch - Another Round Martin Simpson - Greystones Open The Door For Three - The Drunken Gauger Tiller's Folly - Take Pride CANCONUrban Trad - Galicia5​9:10

  • Ova, the new album from the Afro Celt Sound System drops in October on Six Degrees. We spin the pre-release 'AM' as our Cosmic Celtic, featuring the magical voice of Iarla O'Lionaird. PLUS, more from the Hebrides with transcendent Celtronica from Valtos, Celtic rock from Stramash and Clan of Celts. And, the Dropkicks lay the boots to the fascists with Woody Guthrie's Dig A Hole. Dig in! You got yer Celt In A Twist.Valtos - S.T.W. ft. Gary Innes The Stapletons - The Bigler Steve Dawson - Old Hickory Breakdown CANCONSlainte Mhath - Va CANCONThe Tossers - The First League Out From Land Danu - Only Nineteen Years Old Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher Svobsk - After Tonder Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskill Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCONAfro Celt Sound System - AM Doolin' - L'amour SorcierDropkick Murphys (ft. Woody Guthrie) - Dig A Hole Lunasa - The Ballivanich Reel 58:36

  • The Isle of Skye reveals more of its magical, musical alchemy! We debut a new remix from Valtos. And, Irish/UK duo The ​Breath return with a haunting spin. Lots of Celtpunk this hour to stoke a fire in yer belly alongside traditional craftsmanship from some of the finest fiddle bands. It's another hour of Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Join us.The Go Set - Empires Toxic Frogs - Lose You Again The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCONThe Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCONSkerryvore - Mile HighValtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)George Duff - When These Shoes Were NewGaelic Storm - An Cailin Deas RuaDaimh - Donald McLeod ReelsSpirit Of The West - King Of Scotland CANCONThe Breath - Too Many Have GoneDamien Dempsey - MaasaiFrigg - VarpunenGrumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky59:29

  • Celebrating Shooglenifty's single Caravan Up North and their west coast swing of a Canadian tour. Crossing genres into Louisiana Cajun with Steve Riley. Grenadian Canadian, Kaia Kater teams up with Aoife O'Donovan on a debut PLUS many more from the Celtic nations. For over 20 years, you've got your Celt In A Twist!Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Tite Fille De La Campagne Glenn Graham - Little Donald's Wife CANCONThe McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek Remix) CANCONJohn McSherry - The Wave-Sweeper Dom DufF - Des Chemins Creux Kaia Kater(feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch​ CANCONDlu - Am Politician Homeland - Modern Man The Peatbog Faeries - Captain Couli's Parrot Phamie Gow - RainOpen The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton Nod 59:59

  • Firkin, The Murphs and The Mahones get things off to a Celtpunk start, then we ease into instrumental goodness from Mary Frances and Talisk, explore Catalan and Nordic flavours with ROS, Gangar and Basco and finish with the ethereal and electronic from The Gloaming and The Afro Celts. As full as any musical hour can be, it's Celt In A Twist!Firkin - We Are the OnesDropkick Murphys - Rebels With A CauseThe Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCONMary Frances - First Light CANCONTalisk - Dystopia Pt.2Tannas - Thoir Dhomh Do LamhROS - Ball de la CarxofaGangar - SlarkjenBasco - Two SistersLa Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCONGeorge Duff - The Blackleg MinerOpen The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of MullaghmoreThe Gloaming - Freedom/SaoirseAfro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead 59:55

  • We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist!Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. SianOpen The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig SetEnter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCONGraham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCONThe Outside Track - Flash CompanyThe Scratch - Session SongTau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder HummingbirdTrio Ged - West CountryVishten Connexions - Galliard feat. De Temps Antan CANCONFlogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying SongBrighde Chainmbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & DespairGeorge Duff - Green Grow The RashesIain Morrison - Halcyon Daze58:15

  • Souveniers from Scotland! The vaykay pix are up on Facebook and this hour, soundtrack to bring them to life, with wee treats from The Battlefield Band, Sketch, Iain Morrison, Julie Fowlis and the incompar able voice of George Duff who we enjoyed live in Edinburgh. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour, Celt In A Twist.Battlefield Band - Highlands (The Lass Of Killiecrankie/Ladies Of Gormond/ Highlands)The Biblecode Sundays - Mary Of The Northolt RoadAshley MacIsaac - Cello Song CANCONMary Frances - Return To Skye CANCONGeorge Duff - When These Shoes Were NewThe Go Set - Sleepy Little TownIain Morrison - Away With The FairiesOpen The Door For Three - William GlenSketch - EiggboundJulie Fowlis - Puirt A Beul Set (Beautiful Ribbons)Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic The Mahones - The Hunger & The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCONPeatbog Faeries - Folk Police59:44

  • From ROS to MSR, it's an hour exploring County Downs and Swansea Towns, Galicia to the Lowlands Of Holland. With debuts from The Derina Harvey Band, Tau & The Drones of Praise and a tribute to the author of Frankenstein (sort of). For 20 years and counting, you've got yer Celt In A Twist. ROS - Ball De La CarxofaHackensaw Boys - Mary ShelleyThe Real McKenzies - Swansea Town CANCONNatalie MacMaster & Donnall Leahy - Galicia CANCONBangers & Mash - Star Of The County DownJez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Tom-TomSoulsha - Fetchal INSTTau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On ChreBog Bodies - Toward The HarvestThe Go Set - Take Me HomeJim Moray - The Lowlands Of HollandDerina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCONOld Blind Dogs - Harris Dance INSTManran - MSR59:32

  • While Patricia Fraser explores Scotland we explore the rest of the Celtic world with spins from Ireland, Denmark, Catalan, Quebec, Hungary and ... ya, there may be a Scottish tune or two. For 20 years, you've got yer Celt In A Twist! The Scratch - Session SongThe Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCONThe Mahones - Celtic Pride CANCONROS - Sac Buit INSTBasco - Carsten The Fox INSTKaran Casey & John Doyle - The False LadyJansberg - Kometens Hale INSTFirkin - Step It Out MaryJoe Quinn & Sammy Horner - De'll Makes WorkLunarium - Evening Star INSTThe Go Set - OpportunitiesLa Bottine Souriante - Et Boucle La Bottine CANCON58:16

  • There are over 30 Portland towns around the world. Guess which one the Derina Harvey Band is singing about. Aoife O'Donovan takes in the beauty of Vancity's Stanley Park. Railroad Earth are Chasin' A Rainbow and the Go Set head West Into The Sun. Join our Celtic adventure. For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist!
     
    The Go Set - West Into The Sun
    Epsylon - Le Temps
    Melisande - Boisson D'Avril CANCON
    Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town CANCON
    Admiral Fallow - The Paper Trench
    Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band
    We Banjo Three - Annabelle's Cannon
    Railroad Earth - Chasin' A Rainbow
    Talisk - Surya INST
    Telefis - Falun Gong Dancer
    Aoife O'Donovan - Stanley Park
    Solas - On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis
    Kytami - Sirens INST CANCON

    57:58

  • As we heed the skirl of the highland pipes. spread our wings and fly forth to the bonnie home Patricia Fraser's ancesteral clan, we invite you to share our excitement with a wee hour of Celtic honouring Alba. From the Isle Of Skye (we'll be there!) Psych shedlife from Peatbog Faeries, Scots Rock staples Runrig, our own Real McKenzies, Clan of The Celts and lasses Kate Rusby and Karen Matheson each share a tune. You've got yer Celt In A Twist! Lang may yer lum reek.Peatbog Faeries - The JessterRunrig - MaymorningThe Real McKenzies - Barrett's Privateers CANCONThe Mahones - One Last Shot CANCONBob Brozman, John McSherry, Donal O'Connor - Hardiman the FiddlerBaltic Crossing - Goodnight SalonkylaKaren Matheson - Cassiopea Coming ThroughAfro Celt Sound System - Manako-It's Too LateClan Of Celts - DreamcatcherCulbeag - BraveryKate Rusby - Manic MondayGenticorum - Legere Bergere CANCONYoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb59:49

  • Bootstrapping Celtpunk blazes into Vancouver as The Murphs and The Scratch light up Harbour Centre, October 13th. 'Another Round' from The Scratch opens another twisty hour of Canada's contemporary Celtic radio. Join Patricia Fraser this week!The Scratch - Another RoundYoung Dubliners - We The MightyMary Frances - Celticumbia CANCONVishten Connexions - Reflexions CANCON)Stone Row - Bound For South AustraliaThe Rumjacks - Tell Me What HappenedTradish - The South Sligo SetRunrig - Clash Of The AshMAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCONKeltic Electric - Wild Mountain ThymeFullSet - The Bonnie House Of AirlieThe Fretless - Northern Jig/Holding Aine CANCONHannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Santa Fe TrailGrumpy O Sheep - Black Betty59:55

  • There's a method to this week's Celtic madness. Take a song or two, add a fiddle tune, rinse and repeat. Introducing the flying fingers of Mary Frances, the 17 year old daughter of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. Her first album is appropriately, First Light and we debut 'Cheerio'. Maggie's Wake serve the Bond theme with a twist of 'Shaken Not Stirred'. There's lots more to love this week on Celt In A Twist!The Tosspints - Your NameToxic Frogs - Bernie's Old PubMary Frances - Cheerio CANCONTen Strings & A Goat Skin - Maluron Lurette CANCONSketch - After The StormPunch Brothers - Church Street BluesOysterband - Wonders Are PassingMaggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCONIarla O'Lionaird - Iron And GoldIain Morrison - Dear GooseFirkin - SantianaEamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Isle Of FranceBarleyjuice - High On Highland LifeKila - Jigs59:48