Celt In A Twist

Samhain has come and gone but we still have 10 treats to hand out. It​'s the Celt In A Twist Top 10 for October​! Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down our favorite tracks from the month past PLUS surpising debuts from Maggie’s Wake new Lifelines album, North Sea diver turned songsmith Pete Davies, pancakes with berries from Denmark’s Marvara and some metal-tinged folk from the forests of Finland. Check out the new chart at your favorite social media and join us!   Sisken Green - As I Went Walking  Hamish Napier - Arctic  Melisande - Franco d’Amerique  CANCON Baka Beyond - Nanjinga’s Song  Trouz Bras - Pride And Prejudice  The Real McKenzies - Shackleton CANCON Louise Bichan - BEEF  Hayden Stern - Susie’s  Celtic Cross - TossItBack  Shooglenifty - Up The McFud  Pete Davies - Note From Aberdeen  Marvara - Kokar Pankokar  Ritva Nero - Bombschottische Maggie’s Wake - Stronger CANCON   59:51

Celtic music anniversaries and memoriums this hour: Delhi2Dublin celebrate 20 years with a string of singles, staring with a fresh debut, featuring fiddler Serena Eades, Celtic Cross TossItBack with new music at 30 years, remembering the great Donal Lunny and Vancouver son, John Mann plus more AcidCroft magic from Shooglenifty. You got yer Celt In A Twist!   Shooglenifty - Tronach  Celtic Cross - TossItBack  Delhi2Dublin - Spiral-Fi  CANCON The Fretless - Pipe Dream (feat. Madeline Roger)  CANCON Trouz Bras - Pardon Spezed - Far Breton  Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of The World  Toxic Frogs - Lose You Again  Melisande w/ Mamselle Ruiz - Sans Courir Toujours  CANCON Firkin - Haiku  CANCON John Mann - Acoustic Kitty CANCON Coolfin - Kickdancer  AfroCelt Sound System - AM  Baka Beyond - Fair Molly  Hamish Napier -  Passes    59:23

Breaking new Celtic creativity is what we do at Celt In A Twist! Join Patricia this week for Shovel Dance Collective, an envelope-pushing 9 piece from London, mixing classical contemporary with free improv on Everything In Readiness, fiddle music from Paisos Catalans by Coloma Bertran PLUS the sublime O Carolan’s Farewell from Celtic Ground by Peter Thomas and Stevon Russell, a tribute to Ireland’s greatest harpist!   Shovel Dance Collective - The Foxhunter’s Reel  Abby Green - Home To Bearna  Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON The McDades - Telegraph Reel / The Three Sisters CANCON Baka Beyond - Nanjinga’s Song  Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish  Coloma Bertran - Jota De Cors  La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON The Malarkeys - Time Machine  CANCON Hayden Stern - Boston Harbor Welcome  The Go Set - Empires  Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamuchan  Jim Moray - William Of Barbary  Peter Thomas and Stevon Russell - O Carolan’s Farewell Irish Moutarde - L.L.L. CANCON   59:30

A couple of spooky new spins to awaken the Samhain spirit; Louise Bichan shares a good old fashioned Scottish Murder Ballad while the Real McKenzies retell the ghost story of The Mad Trapper Of Rat River. Shooglenifty take us on a deep dive from Stamina Island, plus a set from Baltic Crossing and Celtic Cross. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of Nu-Celtic. Celt In A Twist!   Shooglenifty - Dig Deep  Louise Bichan - BEEF  Haggis X-1 - Across The Waves ​ CANCON The Real McKenzies - The Mad Trapper Of Rat River  CANCON Hamish Napier - Arctic (The Dipper/Kompani/Linges Return)  Bangers And Mash - Eliza Lee  Baltic Crossing - Risuaki Satiainen  Celtic Cross - Dancin’ Belfast  The Tiller’s Folly - Far End Of The Road  CANCON Melisande - Disco Set Carre  CANCON Baka Beyond - Inner Orbit  Iain Morrison - Away With The Faeries  The Ollam - Stream Of Silver    ​59:37

Beoga are Back In the Lab after dropping out of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Finnish folk metalists, Ritva Nero drop Bombschottische, more new music from NYC’s Celtic Cross, Edinburgh’s Sisken Green, Breton Bourrees from Trouz Bras, and Shooglenifty pour out some ​compassion for the Bairns (Babies) Of Gaza. Music the wells up with heart and conscience from Celt In A Twist!   Beoga - Back In the Lab  Celtic Cross - Slan Go Foill  Cassie And Maggie - The Big Hewer  CANCON The Paperboys - I’ve Just Seen A Face CANCON Ritva Nero - Bombschottische  Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train  Sisken Green - As I Went Walking Hayden Stern - The Morning Dark  The Go Set - The Miner’s Son  Grumpy O Sheep - Strayaway Child  Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree  Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree  CANCON Shooglenifty - Bairns O Gaza  Louise Bichan - Binnorie  Rawlins Cross - Joey Clements/Red Island Tune CANCON   59:37