Celt In A Twist

Patricia Fraser is back in the saddle with another hour of Celtic innovation. New Irish from the Whistling Donkeys and The Langan Band, new Canadian from Cassie and Maggie plus Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, Rounding it all out with Celtronica, Celtpunk and rawkin' Celtic pipes. You're a lucky wee listener! You have your Celt In A Twist!   Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers  Young Dubliners - S...

Kickin' cool new Celtic from The Rumjacks' Dead Anthems and The Langan Band's Plight 'O Sheep (coming to the Vancouver Folk Fest) and a sublime CD from Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira called Here To Stay. Listen to our debut and see them live at The St. James Hall on June 20th. Join us for an hour of the best in Contemporary Celtic on Celt In A Twist!   The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Patrick...

Fact. Nordic and Celtic nations were once joined by a land bridge called Doggerland. We bridge their musics with Danish quartet, Stringflip. Also, we salute those who turned out to vote with April Verch and Belle Election.​ Plus, political protest from The Go Set and The Hackensaw Boys. Join us for Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist!   Stringflip - Gadevosem/The Riddle  Afro...

Paddy steps into the Celtic time machine for Phoenyx, a San Fran band's 35 year old recording is finally released! A Touch of the familiar from Kate Bush (she lives in a castle so, Celtic adjacent). And, out standing Celtic from The Gloaming, The Dreadnoughts and Karen Matheson. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic Radio Hour!   Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune  Feufollet - Cette Fois ...

Celtic energy resonates and permeates the world! Explore its influence on Finland, Denmark, Breton and even Belarus! New spins this week from Nevrida and Ivatra Quartet. Broadcasting the coolest contemporary Celtic for more than 25 years. You've got your Celt In A Twist!   Shilelagh Law - Meet Me On McLean  Baltic Crossing - Whirling Waltz  La Bottifne Souriante - Pas de Credit CANCON The Fretless...

Celebrating our CFMA, Canadian Folk Music Award-winners for 2025 off the top. From First Light, it's Mary Frances Leahy, Young Performer Of The Year, from her debut album, First Light, New Emerging Artist of the Year, Maggie's Wake, and Traditional Singer of the Year, Lucy MacNeil. Lots more Canadian Celtic as well! Join your host Patrica Fraser for Canada's Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In...

Liberating great Celtic music from around the world to the streams and the airwaves. There's Firkin from Hungary, Gangar from Norway, Canadian duets from Cassie & Maggie and Jane & Kyle, plus new Irish vocal quintet, Landless. Check out the giant playlist. Here, let me hold it up for the press, except the fake news. No one's ever seen anything like it, Celt In A Twist.    Firkin - The Drun...

Which Side Are You On? Join us for the debut from Artists For Action, folk luminaries like Bruce Cockburn, Alan Doyle, Lucy MacNeil, Oysterband, Martin Simpson ... 16 talents in total pour their heart into protest of the war in Ukraine. Plus, new music from Cassie & Maggie and upcoming folk duo Jane & Kyle. VolumeUp and ElbowsUp for Canada;s Celtic Radio Hour, Celt In A Twist!   Artists Fo...

Celtic road warriors, Cassie & Maggie, along with the Dropkick Murphys fend off political harassment to deliver the goods. We honour them this hour, along with new legacy Celtic from Cape Breton's Lucy MacNeil, westcoast wanderers, The Paperboys​, and a spin from The Rough Guide To Irish Music. Join Patricia Fraser for some ​post-Paddy's Celtivity! Celt In A Twist.   Gnoss - Vore Tullye Jim Mo...

The week before St. Patrick's and before we get into the sing-along pub classics, we present a program showcasing the modern diversity in Celtic fare. Join us for an Eccodek remix of the McDades, Tau And The Drones Of Praise, fresh La Bottine Souriante and new Toxic Frogs. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.   Skerryvore - Borderline Tau & The Drones Of Praise - It's Right To Giv...

Static-free, hassle-free, commercial-free and best of all, tariff-free. Join Patricia Fraser for the freedom of music from the Celtic world, featuring old favorites in contemporary arrangements and creative new expressions based on timeless traditions. You got yer Celt In A Twist, the best mix for 25 years.   Gaelic Storm - Beggarman Frigg - Troll's Twilight  Celtic Kitchen Party - The Immigrant ...

The Celtic world is expanding around the globe, growing more nuanced with each new culture it touches. This hour, Patricia Fraser takes us from the rainforest of Cameroon to the Brazilian jungle, the Canadian shield to the Scottish highlands, from Denmark to Brooklyn with a stops in Ireland and Catalan. You got another hour with yer Celt In A Twist.   Baka Beyond - An Gwirder Barbar O'Rhum - Penur...

Delivering Opportunities, Famous Last Words and Friggin' Haikus. Our Ambassador meets The Bully Of Skidmore Town while The Jesster courts wee Maggie Ann Of Clachnabrochan. The finest music and malarkey for over 25 years. You got your Celt In A Twist!   Dropkick Murphys - Black Velvet Band The Go Set - Opportunities  Cassie And Maggie - The Salley Gardens Set  CANCON Natalie MacMaster - In My Hands...

A selection of the best plus a listener request! More fresh tracks from Flook and Frigg, fiddles with Dub Reggae, Canadian instros from Yann Falquet (of Genticorum) and Sonova . And, a Cosmic Celtic reprise of Orinoco Flow. Sail away with Celt In A Twist!   Pipes And Pints - Calling Me  Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish  The Duhks - 95 South  CANCON Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON Celtic...

Exclusive debuts this hour from Flook and Frigg! We introduce a fresh track from Tiller's Folly and their Way Out West EP PLUS two from MacIsaac cousins, Ashley and Wendy. The finest Celtic from around the world and your own backyard, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.   Flook - Jig For Sham/The Dawn Wall  Soulsha - Fetchal  Ashley MacIsaac - To America We Go CANCON Beolach - Norman's Reel...

One from Elvis Costello's half-brother off the top in a Celtpunk Go Set. Tiller's Folly recall tough times in those Pioneer Days. Fiddle meets cello in a Glad Farewell from Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira PLUS lots of Celtic and Nordic instros to soothe your frazzled soul. Slip into a healing hour of Celt In A Twist.   The BibleCode Sundays - Bang Bang You're Dead  The Go Set - Drums Of Chelsea  C...

A stiff chaser of cool Celtic is what is what you need to follow a true blue Monday. Spend an hour in the company of great Canadians like The Mahaones, The Dreadnoughts, The Fretless and Maggie's Wake. Plus, tasty tracks from Denmark, Catalonia and Breton. Lighten your load with a stop on the road for Celt In A Twist!   Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William  Talisk - Storm  The Dreadnoughts...

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 M...

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 Tire...

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 & T...

Culled f​rom 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...

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 Sist...

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...

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 - Stream...

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 Fras...