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Celt In A Twist brings Flowers in November from Budapest, Ten Strings & A Goat Skin from the Maritimes, dance beats from Scotland and reggae beats from Atlanta. And, we debut Glasswing, the 6th album from Juno-winning chamber folk quartet, The Fretless. Slide into Daylight Savings with your host, Patricia Fraser! Firkin - Flowers feat. Agi Szaloki Stramash - Top Level Vishten Connexions w/ De Temps Antan - Gaillard CANCONTen Strings And A Goat Skin - The Ukrainian Expedition Medley) CANCONJulie Fowlis - Hug Air A' Bhonaid MhoirOysterband - Corner Of The Room Kila - Electric Landlady Gnoss - Storma Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian The Fretless feat. Madeleine Roger - Caledonia CANCONPiper Street Sound - Rid Them (fiddle version) Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON 59:52
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Welcome to our Samhain Special! Ghoulishly good Celtic with titles like Haunted Bones, The Gravediggers Jigs, The Witch and The Scariest Room. Plus, chilling tales of Lord Bateman,The Cremation of Sam McGee and the wicked old woman in the wood with Weila Waila. We could go on, but you know what Dracula would say about that, "Blah, blah, blah!" Join us if you dare for Celt In A Twist! Kasir - Haunted BonesCrooked Still - Ain't No Grave The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCONLQR - Muffins & Coffins The Popes - Black Is The Colour Jim Moray - Lord Bateman Altan - The Gravediggers JigsOld Blind Dogs - Terror Time The Young Dubliners - Weila Waila Cecile Corbel - Dellum Down Kaia Kater feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch CANCONThe Chair - The Scariest Room Flogging Molly - The Seven Deadly Sins Yoko Pwno - The Black Cat (feat. Acolyte) Mary Jane Lamond - Boise Monsters CANCON 59:04
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Music that expands and improves on Celtic traditions! Have a listen to what today's artists are doing to granpappy's Celtic: Celtpunk from The Mahones, along with Pipes & Pints from the Czech Republic, The Whistling Donkeys and Gnoss plug in for Celtic Rock, new Cosmic Celtic from The Breath and Celtronica from the Afrocelts and Valtos. Music from old souls who are young at heart from Celt In A Twist.Gnoss - Vore Tullye Valtos - Home (feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan)La Bottine Souriante - Tralala CANCONThe Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCONThe Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers Pipes And Pints - Calling MeSalamakannel - Salama Humppa )Afro Celt Sound System - Glitch FiddlesCeltic Kitchen Party - Sandy 's Chanter CANCONLogical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie The Breath - Keep It Safe Dlu - Anmoch Maria Dunn - Ontario Song CANCONIain Copeland - Homeward Bound 59:50
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Great Celtic music to enjoy LIVE this month from The Whistling Donkeys at The Rickshaw Theatre on October 19th, and the Dropkick Murphys at Harbour Centre with The Scratch on October 13th. We have gnew Gnoss for you, Sonova turns in a fiddly Cosmic Celtic and Galician piper Carlos Nunez puts in an appearance. It's Celtic that's an old soul but young at heart from Celt In A Twist!The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The FeathersGnoss - Honey WineJocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice CANCONEnter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCONValtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan) Capercaillie - Famous Last WordsCarlos Nunez - Danza De EspadasCeltic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCONToxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub Ewan Robertson - Ride Away Talisk - Aura59:32The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The FeathersGnoss - Honey WineJocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice CANCONEnter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCONValtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan) Capercaillie - Famous Last WordsCarlos Nunez - Danza De EspadasCeltic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCONToxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub Ewan Robertson - Ride Away Talisk - Aura59:32
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Celtic gets its groove on this hour! The Afro Celt Sound System finally drops Ova, the last music created before the passing of founder, Simon Emmerson. We dig in deep for the show's opener, followed by another new discovery, Gnoss, a Scottish combo who are stretching the form with Stretching The Sky. Still more fresh takes from Catalonian piper ROS and Capercaillie, celebrating 40 years with ReLoved featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony. Just one taste, and you'll drink your fill from Celt In A Twist! Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles Gnoss - Stroma 3:21Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCONRawlins Cross - Make The ChangeROS - Flama Skyrie - Take Me Home With You Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover Mary Frances - Celticumbia CANCONCapercaillie - Hi Ri'm BoPeatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The BruOliver Schroer - A Song For All Seasons CANCONThe Go Set - Change The World The Scratch - Another RoundGangar - Grotleken58:41
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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
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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
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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
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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 Buit 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
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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
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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
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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 - Galicia59:10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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