Celt In A Twist

Vishten regroup as Vishten Connexions with help from a few illustrious friends, Yann Falquet from Genticorum solos a new album, Les Secrets Du Ciel (The Secrets Of Heaven). We share one on this week's show. The best in contemporary Celtic music for over 20 years, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! Eileen Ivers - Craic With Jack Young Dubliners - Saints And Sinners Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March CANCON Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre The Comas - Finola And Tom's Hornpipe Jim Moray - Bristol Harbour The Go Set - Opportunities The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON Flook - Reel For Rubik Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder Barleyjuice - Jig Set Afro Celt Sound System - Release 59:51

Celt In A Twist answers the pipes call with Pints and Pipes. Plus, more Canadian Celtic from Maggie's Wake, Derina Harvey and The Real McKenzies. We unearth a Peatbog Faeries oddity, 'Wacko King Hako' and succumb to a transcendent new spin from the Afro Celt Sound System. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour! Pipes And Pints - Calling Me Talisk - Beast Vishten - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCON Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCON Iain Thompson And Marc Duff - Glendale Martyrs Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog The Hackensaw Boys - Happy For Us Jansberg - Kometens Hale The Real McKenzies - Kings Of Fife CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako John McSherry - The Wave Sweeper Afro Celt Sound System - AM Aine Minogue - Maire Mhor Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON 58:24

We get deeper into the new Donegal from 35 year veterans of Irish trad, Altan. Sketch salu tes the fishy Whelkers of the world. Martin Simpson brings us some tasty slide from True Stories and Maggie's Wake introduce us to Brdget O'Brien. Canada's coolest mix of contemporary Celtic, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! Beoga - Back In The Lab Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea The Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCON La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON Sketch - The Whelker Gangar - Slarkjen Battlefield Band - Shepherd Lad Altan - Liostail me le Sairsint Jim Moray - Eppie Moray Lexington Field - Alive Martin Simpson - Greystones Maggie's Wake - Bridget O'Brien CANCON The Sternwheelers - Wet The Goat Pat Chessell - Mother In Law CANCON Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North 59:09

We've hidden a few tasty eggs in this week's program. Spirit Of The West drummer turned author, Vince Ditrich joins Patricia for chat about the latest adventures of Tony Vicar. Altan debut Donegal their latest release with an old favorite. The Barley and The Rye. Speaking of barley, Barleyjuice cover The Clash with their rendition of London Calling! Happy Easter from Celt In A Twist. Afro Celt Sound System - Manako (It's Too Late) Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok Jeremy Walsh - Arthur McBride CANCON Graham Lindsey - Arne's Flying Adventure CANCON Altan - The Barley And The Rye Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Cerlew/Gravel Walk Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu Vicar's Vortex Interview with author Vince Ditrich - 5:02 Spirit Of  The West - Morning In The Bath Abbey CANCON The Bible Code Sundays - My Town Baka Beyond - Braighe Locheil (The Brais Of Loch Eil) Barleyjuice - London Calling Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyla 58:28

Two from Ardnamurchan, apparently renowned for its whiskey. We also hit the high seas with The Real McKenzies and Barbar O'Rhum. Plus, we catch Toxic Frogs hard at Play Play Play. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Canada's best Celtic mix on Celt In A Twist! Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan The Scratch - God Slap Vishten - Chalet Groove La Bottine Souriante - Tralala Yoko Pwno - Horace's Toxic Frogs - Play Play Play The Irish Experience - Scatter The Mud Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Reynardine The Real McKenzies - Sloop John B Barbar O'Rhum - Freres de Bitte Phamie Gow - Harpbeats Plantec - Naoned E Breizh 59:20

Jameson's and green lager? You know you're soaking in it. Get your Irish indulgence on with an hour of St. Patrick's fare. Malarkey and shenanigans are the order of the hour on Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish Black 47 - St.  Patrick's Day Blackthorn - Jolly Rovin' Tar CANCON The Clumsy Lovers - Streams Of Whiskey  CANCON Dropkick Murphys - The Dirty Glass The Elders - LuckOtheIrish Fergus - From Clare To Here Doolin' - The Galway Girl Gaelic Storm - Johnny Tarr The Go Set - Drums Of Chelsea The Langer's Ball - Rocky Road To Dublin Pierce Turner - Hail Glorious St. Patrick The Mahones - Celtic Pride  CANCON Bangers And Mash - Star Of The County Down Young Dubliners - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore 59:50

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 Give Drones And Praise Maggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCON Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCON Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool The Finlay MacDonald Band - Back To Bergamo Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub The McDades - Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix) CANCON Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets Anna Schaad - Mermaid La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON Basco -Red Wooden Gate 57:16

The Good, The Plaid and The Ugly. Edgy Celtic from Kilmaine Saints, Celtic Thunder and The Mahones, Celtic finery from tunesmiths like Flook and Jocelyn Pettit. Even some Nashville Celtic from Steve Dawson and The Sternwheelers. Get your Celt on with Celt In A Twist! Kilmaine Saints - Painting Paradise Square  Flogging Molly - The Croppy Boy '98 Jocelyn Pettit - Winding Roots 2:57 CANCON The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON Flook - Sharig/The Pipers Of Roguery/The Huntsman Hackensaw Boys - Oval Room Shooglenifty - Brutus The Sternwheelers - Lily Of The West Steve Dawson - Lucky Hand CANCON Kate Rusby - Friday I'm In Love Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Stramash - The Walking Song The Young Folk - England (3:58) Searson - Da Tunes CANCON 58:54

Spotlighting the thistle up the kilt of Celtic music, Scots Rock. Stramash celebrate the Flower Of Scotland. Culbeag take us Across The Water. Alba's Edge sail The Diamond. Celtronica from the Isle of Skye with Peatbog Faeries and from here at home, it's the fiercely Real McKenzies. Cry freedom! You've got yer Celt In A Twist. Alba's Edge - The Diamond The Go Set - Opportunities Irish Moutarde - The Black Mill CANCON Kierah - Climbing The Chief CANCON Oysterband - The Time Is Now Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON Stramash - Flower Of Scotland Gangar - Grotleken Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose The Fretless - Bird's Nest CANCON La Bottine Souriante - Benjy's Rollicks CANCON Culbeag - Across The Water Coila - Basil The Retriever 58:59

A tall tale of a garden shed full of Vikings, advice on How To Be A Pirate, serving Bangers & Mash from a Quicksand Cafe. Also, The Scratch, Sketch and Pat Chessell is taken by the charms of a Galway Girl. You got yer Celt In A twist with Patricia Fraser. Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies - Vikings Iain Copeland - Family MacBough Genticorum - La Batellre CANCON The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON The Scratch - Old Dog Sketch - Dodge (DJ Mix) Storm Seeker - How To Be A Pirate Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON Talisk - Aura Spiro - Welcome Joy And Welcome Sorrow Tartan Amoebas - Rescue Bangers And Mash - Quicksand Cafe Feufollet - A Saint-Martin 58:36

For the love of Celtic music and Valentines. It's a playlist to stir your heart and soul; with more love from Vishten with 6 Hearts, an ode to the prettiest girl at the fair and an expansive epic for the heartland. And, there's Jim Moray with the quintessential Valentine. Join Patricia Fraser for a heartfelt hour of Celt In A Twist! Wolfstone - Heart And Soul Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre Vishten - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCON The Paperboys - Don't Want To Know CANCON Frigg - Early Bird Barleyjuice - Prettiest Girl At The Fair Peatbog Faeries - The Poozies Visit To Carbost The McDades (Eccodek Remix) - Willie Reilly CANCON Young Dubliners - Chance Celtic Thunder - Heartland Jim Moray - Valentine La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON Snuff Box - Limerick 59:17

Celt In A Twist delivers the unexpected, twisting the traditional from Skye with Iain Copeland, Afro Celt Sound System rise like a Thunderhead, Budapest's Firkin ponder a Haiku and The Stapletons share a new debut, as does Aoife O'Donovan. Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist!    The Go Set - Empires Iain Copeland - Family MacBough Graham Lindsey - The Next Best Thing(w/Cara Luft/JD Edwards/April Verch) CANCON The Dreadnoughts - The Rodney Rocket CANCON Firkin - Haiku The Stapletons - The Bigler Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead Culann's Hounds - Helvic Head Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends Enter the Haggis - Minstrel Boy CANCON Gangar - Slarkjen Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William John Doyle - Elevenses   56:39

Sound Designer, Andrew McPherson shares a tasty global treatment of traditional Celtic from The McDades with Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix). Also, Celtic Punk from the Netherlands, Symphonic Celtic from Denmark and lots of fiddles and pipes from Ireland, Scotland and the Celtic nations. It's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! The Battlefied Band - The Five Mile Chase  The Biblecode Sundays - Bang, Bang You're Dead  The McDades - Willie Reilly (The Eccodek Remix)CANCON The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCON Epsylon - Je Me Souviens  La Bottine Souriante - Tralala CANCON Kila - Suas Sios  Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Curlew/Gravelwalk  Lost Bayou Ramblers - La Valse deBalfa/The Bathtub  LQR - Muffins & Coffins  Altan - The Month Of January  Barleyjuice - Maggie May  Basco - The Ferryman  56:32

Celtica launches us back in black with a trio of AC/DC covers on the pipes. Dervish dive into the Great Irish Songbook. The Mahones Holloway Jack and we hit the road with Peatbog Faeries and Salsa Celtica. Take ride to the unexpected with Celt In A Twist! Celtica - Thunderstruck/It's A Long Way/Highway To Hell   Dervish - The Rambling Irishman  Early Spirit (feat. Andy Hillhouse) - Gabe's Jig Set CANCON The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid  Salsa Celtica - El Portobello Malecon  Skerryvore - Live Forever  Steve Dawson - Hale Road Revelation CANCON The Paul McKenna Band - Jolly Beggar  Phamie Gow - Rain  Pat Chessell - Drunk In Exile  CANCON  Iain  Copeland - Homeward Bound  58:30

A deep dive into our vault uncovers some rare spins and inside tracks PLUS brand new music for 2024 from Aoife O'Donovan. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of the best in contemporary Celtic on Celt In A Twist! Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Donal O'Connor - Hardiman the Fiddler  Bog Bodies - Toward The Harvest  Ashley MacIsaac - Grapes  CANCON Bruce Coughlan - When the Rain Falls Down  CANCON Pipes And Pints - Calling Me  Plantec - Linelis 4:34  Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down  Abby Green - Home To Bearna  Afro Celt Sound System - The Otherside  Dropkick Murphys w/ Violent Femmes - Gotta Get To Peekskill  Frigg - Varpunen  Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends  Gadelle - En Filant Ma Quenouille CANCON The Go Set - West Into The Sun  Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep  58:50

Willie Nile swears he saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square, Arnold dances while Mary steps it out and the Young Dubliners Follow Me Up To Carlow. Get your steps in for New Years. Good health to your ears from Celt In A Twist! Willie Nile - The Day I Saw Bo Diddley In Washington Square 4:47 Gangar - Sukkerj er Sott 3:33 Enter The Haggis - Western Shore 4:17 CANCON Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Dance Arnold Dance 3:32 CANCON Talisk - Dystopia Part 2 3:20 Young Dubliners - Follow Me Up To Carlow 3:38 Mary Ann Kennedy - Mise Fhuair 3:30 Duplex - Magic House 3:15 Cecile Corbel - Stor Mo Chroi 3:51 Toxic Frogs - Back Again 3:01 Derina Harvey Band - Portland Town 4:03 Emer Kenny - Parting Glass Firkin - Step It Out Mary 3:27 Shooglenifty - Black Dog 6:50 58:37

Not just the best of the month, the best of the year that was 2023. Join us as we revisit the best of the best of contemporary Celtic, culled from our monthly charts. Ring in the new with the very best of the best of Celt In A Twist!   The Scratch - Another Round  (January) The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON (February) The Go Set - Opportunities (March) Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON (April) Doolin' - LAmour Sorcier (May) Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON (June) Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster (July) Firkiin - Santiana (August) ROS - Ball de la Carxofa (September) Genticorum - Persuadeur CANCON (October) La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON (November) Gangar - Slarkjen (December) Vishten - Expansion CANCON   58:41

Nollaig Chridheil, Nollaig Shona Dhuitm, Nadolig Llawen, Blythe Yule and Merry Christmas from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for our Contemporary Celtic Christmas Special! Kyf Brewer - Whiskey For Christmas 2:58 Debra Lyn - The Wexford Carol (Tom Billy's Jig)4:11 Sultans Of String - Neil Gow's Lament/Rakes Of Mallow INST CANCON 5:43 The McDades - Dreaming On A Yuletide Night CANCON 2:30 Larry Kirwan - Happy Xmas 3:52 Allison Russell Quartet - Carol Of The Kings INST 5:04 Celtic Kitchen Party - Drunken Santa CANCON 3:32 The Sternwheelers - The Fairy Tale Of New York 4:05 Jed Marum - Banjos We Have Heard On High 3:22 U2 - I Believe In Father Chrstmas 3:26 The Malarkeys - We're All Home For Christmas CANCON 3:37 Spirit Of The West - Christmas Eve INST CANCON 3:59 Los Straitjackets - Feliz Navidad INST 3:11 T​he Pretenders - 2000 Miles 3:38 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy INST 3:06 59:18

This week we're riding the rails and rolling on the waves. Plus, two tales of the US Mexican War, and Scandi Celtic from Sweden and Norway. History remembered and in the making with the best in contemporary Celtic music, For 20 years you've got your Celt In A Twist! Dolphin Boy - The West Highland Line Barleyjuice - Rose Of Garden City The Mahones - Fiddle On Fire INST CANCON Eclectic Revival - St. Patrick's Battalion CANCON Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurch Garmarna - The Greenest Branch Gangar - Grotleken INST Shooglenifty - Black Dog Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain - Woven INST Mickey Rickshaw - Keep Afloat Pat Chessell - Santy Ano CANCON The Go Set - The Miner's Son Johnny Kalsi & Dhol Foundation - After The Rain INST 59:36

Celt In A Twist drops some brand new releases to cap the year. La Bottine Souriante's first new album since 2017 is called Domino. Vishten return with Connexions and fiddler Maria Cherwick Doubles down with another fresh single. Plus a world of great Celtic taking us from Botony Bay to Norway. Patricia Fraser is your guide to Celt In A Twist! Grumpy O  Sheep - Zakouweesky INST Dropkick Murphys - Two 6's Upside Down La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON Fear Of Drinking - Botony Bay CANCON La Gravetat De Coulomb - Una Punxa Al Peu INST Firkin - Flowers Transglobal Underground - Van Dieman's Land Gangar - Slarkjen INST Barleyjuice - Join The British Army Vishten Connexions - Expansion INST CANCON The Gloaming - Athas (Joy) Sketch - Encore Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special - Doubles INST CANCON 58:34