Budapest's Firkin take us to the Carpathians for a different Highland Games. Meanwhile, Way Out West, Tiller's Folly debut Pioneer Days, and The East Pointers are back with Anniversary. Peatbog Faeries share one for Wacko King Hacko and Sons Of Southern Ulster take a trancendant turn, pointing to Polaris. No two stars are the same this week on Celt In A Twist. Firkin - Highland Games Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98 Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days CANCON The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCON I...
Jan 16, 2025•59 min•Ep. 201
Serving Celtic delicacies from the world over! It's a smorgasbord of tastes from Celtpunk to Celtronica, Scottish balladry, Irish malarkey, Gaelic Grammy-winning and Juno-awarded fiddling, topped with succulent strips of Cat Bacon. Seriously, you'll never know if you like it if you don't take a bite. You've got your Celt In A Twist. House Of Hamill - Cat Bacon Lexington Field - Alive Les Tireux d'Roches - Les Saisons/Les Sauterelles CANCON The Mahones - Will You Marry Me? CANCON George Duff - Wh...
Jan 09, 2025•59 min•Ep. 200
Roddy MacDonald leaves 2024 on a Bullet Train, The Mahones and Tiller's Folly ponder death, and taxes, plus a peerless vocal performance from Landless and Inchmurrin honour a Scottish Warrior. Make the New Year a celebration of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist! Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life The Mahones - The Last One To Die CANCON Tiller's Folly - Death & Taxes CANCON Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep The Scratch - Session Song Inchmurrin - Scottish Warrior...
Jan 02, 2025•59 min•Ep. 199
Culled from our monthly Top 10 Contemporary Celtic charts, it's our picks for the best of 2024. Join Patricia Fraser as we walk through 12 months of exceptional Celtic tracks. Happy Holidays from Celt ln A Twist! Gangar - Slarkjen La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON Altan - The Barley And The Rye Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temp Antan) CANCON Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON Open The Door For Three - William Glen Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo) Afro Celt Sound System - The L...
Dec 26, 2024•59 min•Ep. 198
If it's green it's either Celtic or Christmas in Vancouver. Fire up our Christmas Special with Celtic originals from Pat Chessell, The Langer's Ball and Barleyjuice, pipes and guitars from Rathkeltair and Christmas favorites by Celtic artists. No matter the weather, listen together and best of the holidays to you from Celt In A Twist and Patricia Fraser. The Elders - Christmas Day The Gothard Sisters - Little Drummer Girl Pat Chessell - Christmas Kitchen Party CANCON Great Big Sea - Come And I W...
Dec 19, 2024•59 min•Ep. 197
We double dip down under for our mix of Australia's Go Set and The Rumjacks, then far-flung Celtic from Norway, Breton and Catalonia. Plenty of homespun heroes as well, like The Fretless and Mary Frances. Toss in the symphonic and electronic from Capercaillie and Sketch respectively and you have an hour of what we affectionately call Celt In A Twist, with Patricia Fraser. The Go Set - The Warriors Beneath Us The Rumjacks - Hestia Mary Frances - Return To Skye CANCON MAZ - Brique Chaude CANCON B...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 196
Lots of homegrown talent to enjoy this hour along with global spins on Celtic traditions, from northern Brazil (Furmiga Dub), Peilmanni folk from Finland (Salamakannel) rockin' Hardanger fiddle from Norway (Gangar) even a Celtic-inspired track from Vampire Weekend! Served with a twist each week with Patricia Fraser. Celt In A Twist! Firkin - Santiana Gangar - Grotleken The Clumsy Lovers - Streams Of Whiskey CANCON Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti Niteworks - An Toll D...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 195
Avoiding the jingle we stubbornly jangle through another hour of contemporary Celtic. There'll be plenty of that with our Christmas Special later this month. Serving Glitchy Fiddles from the Afro Celts, Whistling Donkeys from County Tyrone, greener grass from The Electrics and a pause for thanksgiving, because It Is Right To Give Drones And Praise. You've got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles Aine Minogue - Maire Mhor Irish Moutarde - The Bear And...
Nov 28, 2024•59 min•Ep. 194
Be it brogue, burr, cockney or transatlantic, the accent is on music this hour. From Celtic climes to Catalan, Australia and back to Canada, the world is your home. Join us and get your Celt In A Twist every week, with your host Patricia Fraser. Stevie Lawrence - Pearce Lodge/Jimmy D's Hornpipe The Go Set - Opportunities Cassie And Maggie - Strip The Willow Set CANCON The Mahones - Give It All You Got CANCON The Langer's Ball - Whiskey Chaser Peatbog Faeries - Captain Coull's Parrot The Fretless...
Nov 21, 2024•59 min•Ep. 193
Celtic creativity never sleeps, still Clan Of Celts and The Fretless both explore dream time this hour. We wake In A Big Country hoping for The Next Best Thing but facing uncertainty from The Oval Room. Celt In A Twist, reflecting life with a dollop of Celtivity each week. Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Gnoss - Keefa Hill The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON Graham Lindsey - The Next Best Thing CANCON Open The Door For Three - William Glen Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The W...
Nov 14, 2024•59 min•Ep. 192
An open door to comforting Celtic for a brisk November day. Debuts aplenty this hour from The Fretless and their 6th album of chamber folk, Pat Chessell is back with the tale of pugilist, Pat McLaughlin, Dark Fire licks at the heels of Catalan piper, ROS, Afro Celt Sound System share a cosmic inside track from Ova AND dub fiddle from Paraiba, Brazil! Expanding the Celtic world with every hour of Celt In A Twist! Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore Skerryvore - Borderline The Fre...
Nov 07, 2024•59 min•Ep. 191
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 CANCON Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Ukrainian Expedition Medley) CANCON ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 190
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 Bones Crooked Still - Ain't No Grave The Real McKenzies - The Cremation Of Sam McGee CANCON LQR -...
Oct 24, 2024•59 min•Ep. 189
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 Souri...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 188
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 Feathers Gnoss - Honey Wine Jocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice CANCON Enter The Haggis...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 187
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 T...
Oct 03, 2024•59 min•Ep. 186
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 CANCON Th...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 185
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 CA...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 184
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 Gone Yann Falquet Le Deux Noyes De L'ille Aux Basques CANCON Peatbog Faeries ...
Sep 12, 2024•58 min•Ep. 183
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 - L...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 182
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 CANCON Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON Rocksalt & Nails - More And More ROS - Sac Buit Barleyjuice - Join The British Army Sultans Of S...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 180
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 CANCON The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 179
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 ...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 178
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 CANCON The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON Davie Simmons - Jenny-O Th...
Aug 08, 2024•59 min•Ep. 177
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 Hic...
Aug 01, 2024•59 min•Ep. 176
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 CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCON Skerryvo...
Jul 25, 2024•59 min•Ep. 175
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 CANCON The McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek Remix)...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 174
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 Ones Dropkick Murphys - Rebels With A Cause The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON Mary Frances - First Light CANCON Talisk - Dystopia ...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 173
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. Sian Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON Graham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCON The Outside Track - Flash Company The Scratch - Session So...
Jul 04, 2024•58 min•Ep. 172
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 Road Ashley MacIsaac ...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 171
