Celt In A Twist

Dropkick Murphys lay the boots to tyranny with the blistering fnew album, For The People. Grumpy O Sheep return with In Sheep We Trust, think Rodrigo y Gabriela but Irish. Stick around for CDN Celtpunk from The Mahones and The Real McKenzies, a Folk Fest reprise from Kris Drever and lots more. For over 2 decades, trust Celt In A Twist with the latest.   Dropkick Murphys - Bury The Bones (ft. The M...

Patricia Fraser returns from a road trip around beautiful BC with the perfect mix to take on yours, featuring debuts from Dropkick Murphys (as seen on Meidas Touch), France's Grumpy O' Sheep and BC homegrown from Collage Trad. Enjoy great scenery with an hour of supreme Celtic sounds!   Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's Despair Bog Bodies - Firelighters Collage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set  CANCON Derina Harve...

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 Wit...

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 C...

Recalling a great time at Scotsfest with new music from Collage Trad, homegrown Celtic from our own backyard. We delve into Danish with Stringflip and Mads Hansens Kapel, enjoy some banjo pickin' from Stevie Dunne and the Toxic Frogs, even Celtic explorations from Italy and Jamaica! Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser, home to the well-travelled Celtic aficionado.   Full Set - The Oak Tree/The La...

The pipes are calling from hill and vale. It's Good Drying from Roddy MacDonald, the Beautiful Wreck Of The World brought to you by Willie Nile. Canadian Celtivity from Spirit Of Canada, The Once, Pat Chessell and The Paperboys show off the Sheep's Ass. Best in show from Celt In A Twist!   The Biblecode Sundays - McBratney From The Kitchen  Firkin - Haiku  The Paperboys - Sheep's Ass  CANCON Pat C...

13 for the road. Wherever you roam the world is your home! New music this hour from the borderlands between Denmark and Germany from Drones & Bellows, Italian Celtic with a Canadian singer from Willos. Livin' High On Highland Life with Barleyjuice and a Cosmic Celtic from The Breath. In, out and all about, it's Celt In A Twist!     Willos - Best Of Luck  Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life  Bo...

Good things come in tens; fingers and toes and hot dogs. Not hot dog buns. But, the Contemporary Celtic Top 10. That comes in ten and the the best of the best each month! Count 'em down with Patricia Fraser this week on Celt In A Twist!   Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune Jane & Kyle - Cazedero  CANCON Tiller's Folly - Pioneer Days  CANCON Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti  Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down  CANCON...

Take a hike and clear your head. We have your trail mix! Assorted Celtic bits and pieces by the handful, starting in Norway and finishing with a flourish from Breton. Enjoy tasty nuggets from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton PLUS debuts from Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, more Rumjacks from Dead Anthems, and Punch Brothers revisit the Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Wander far and wide with Celt...

Celt In A Twist goes under the covers for a pair of Canadian remakes from The Paperboys and The Once. Hitting the Celtic hotspots from Orkney to Galway, Denmark to Belarus, Winnipeg to Indianapolis and points in between. Call shotgun and join the ride.   The Rumjacks - October  Siochain - Billy Sullivan's Final  The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCON The Once - You're My Best Friend  CANC...

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...