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Celt In A Twist January 11 2026

Celt In A Twist ·

2026/01/08

Lots of cool Celtic from Canada and its Nordic neighbor this hour. Bruce Coughlan, College Trad and The Fretless join Denmark's Jansberg and Baltic Crossing in the mix. We debut the title track from Tuesday Paper Club by Falkirk's Brogeal and commiserate with The Rumjacks "They Kick You When You're Down". Not you. You got yer Celt In A Twist!Brogeal - Tuesday Paper Club Chris Armstrong - Jaz's Jukebox Bruce Couglan - The Kangaroo CANCON Collage Trad - Gabe's Reel Set CANCON Baltic Crossing -

59:35

Celt In A Twist January 4 2026

Celt In A Twist ·

2026/01/01

Patricia Fraser kicks off the New Year with the emphasis on diversity. Celtic music picks up influences wherever it travels and then comes home to Celt In A Twist where we sift through it and weave it into a colourful, cohesive mix. Expanding musical horizons, join us for a taste in 2026!Sketch - Shedmou5 The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers The Mahones - When It Comes Around CANCON The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCON Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels Brogeal - Racing

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Celt In A Twist December 28 205

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/12/25

It's a look and listen back to our favorite picks of 2025! Join Patricia Fraser for a reprise of the best in contemporary Celtic music counted down in chronological order. Happy New Year (Bliadhna Mhath Ur) from Celt In A Twist!Flook - Koady/The Burning Lion Frigg - Game Of Frigg Gnoss - Keefa Hill The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore Langan Band - I'm Alive Willos - Vallely's Treat Grumpy O Sheep - Jesse James Theme Dropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave Brogeal - Stuck

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Celt In A Twist December 21 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/12/18

Nollaig Shona Duit! Happy Christmas to you from Celt In A Twist. Join Patricia Fraser for a festive hour of contemporary Celtic for the holidays. Share it when you get together with family friends. A little gift of music from your friends at Celt In A Twist and World Beat Canada Radio. Natalie MacMaster/ Donnell Leahy - The Christmas Medley CANCON Pat Chessell - Christmas Kitchen Party CANCON Mithril - Galician Carol The Shamrocks - Christmas In Belfast Vasen - Kungshatt Bowfire - Let It

59:59

Celt In A Twist December 14 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/12/11

A welcome break from the hectic holidays. Turn off and tune in Celt In A Twist for a one of a kind mix of updated classics and contemporary revelations in Celtivity. Patricia Fraser drops the 3rd single from the new ETH spinoff Haggis X-1, Billy Bragg, man of the people joins the Murphs from For The People and we bookend some Celtic dub to coax some Christmas sunshine. Join the fun!Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti Gaelic Storm - Beggarman Cassie and Maggie - Dougie's Set (feat. Dougie MacDonald)

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Celt In A Twist December 7 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/12/04

A palette cleanser for Christmas tune-weary ears! Reworking classic Celtic like The Rocky Road To Dublin, Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast, reimagining the highland pipes, the small pipes with fiddle fusions, a rockin' remake by The Paperboys, CeltPunk Grrrls, Toxic Frogs and Celtronica from Tartan Amoebas. Taste the difference when you've got your Celt In A Twist!Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - The Rocky Road To Dublin Drones & Bellows - The Carnival

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Celt In A Twist November 30 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/11/27

Don't catch a chill. Celt In A Twist heats up some inside tracks for a toasty hour of blended Celtic spirits. Overlooked spins from our favorite artists, including a few debuts from Eloise & Co, The Langan Band, Natalie MacMaster and more. Join Patricia Fraser for good crack, curiosities and cool Celtic from Celt In A Twist!Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back Firkin - The Boys Are On The Loose La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON The Mahones - When Ye Go Away

59:40

Celt In A Twist November 23 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/11/20

Coming in hot! Celt In A Twist presents 3 debuts off the top from Brogeal, Basco and Haggis X-1, launching an hour to stir the heart, feed the soul and soothe your conscience in the tradition of the greatest storytellers on the planet. Discover music with meat on the bone from Celt In A Twist!Brogeal - Stuck Inside Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars/Ten Minutes To Landfall Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCON Kevin Michael Offord - For Abbigail CANCON Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire Dom

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Celt In A Twist November 16 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/11/13

It shore ain't grandpappy's playlist. It's the Contemporary Celtic Countdown, your chance to catch up with today's Celtic taste-makers, innovators and fusionists - 10 of our top tracks from our latest chart, plus a debut or two. Keep it fresh, Canada! You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton CANCON Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down CANCON Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye

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Celt In A Twist November 9 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/11/06

It's on the house! A round of favorites for our favorite listeners; epic jams from our past, chart toppers from our present and, as always we peer into the future of contemporary Celtic. Spend an hour with our favorites, just because. Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!Martyn Bennett - Nae Regrets The Scratch - Another Round Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON Mary Jane Lamond - If You Were Mine CANCON Brogeal - Friday On My Mind Dervish - Whelans Feufollet - Cette Fois Cassie

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Celt In A Twist November 2 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/10/30

While we fall back, Celt In A Twist springs forward, with contemporary Celts who embrace tradition and fling it into the future. Break new ground with Brogeal, Frigg, Peatbog Faeries, Willos, and Irish Moutarde. Let Patricia Fraser guide you to getting your Celt In A Twist.Brogeal - Draw The Line Dan Ar Braz - Call To The Dance Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira - Midnight CANCON The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON Frigg - Maple Cake Farm Karen Matheson - Diamond Ring Homeland - Pressed For

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Celt In A Twist October 26 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/10/23

Chimey, rhymey Brogeal from Falkirk Scotland are among several debuts this hour. East Pointers from PEI celebrate an 'Anniversary' with a fresh single. Eloise & Co. introduce us to the Bal folk traditional dance rhythms of France, and the Murphs belt out a tribute to Shane McGowan, For The People. Sign up for our E-Blast at worldbeatinternational.com and join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist!Black 47 - Bodhrans On The Brain Brogeal - Stuck Inside Kierah - Bohemian Rush CANCON The East

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Celt In A Twist October 19 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/10/16

Summoning Sahmain! Celt In A Twist dredges dark tales from the deep and revels in new releases. Tiller's Folly debut Dancing With The Dead, The Mahones conjure the Ghost Of The Whiskey Devil, it's Terror Time for Old Blind Dogs, plus fresh spins from Brogeal, Thunderor and Socks In The Frying Pan. Trick or treat with a twist!Brogeal - Vicar Street Days Grumpy O Sheep - Strayaway Child Tiller's Folly - Dancing With The Dead CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Mary, The One Eyed Prostitute, Who Fought The

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Celt In A Twist October 12 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/10/09

Music from the Celtic crossroads between borders, acoustic and electric, organic and electronic. Explore nu-traditions from Quebec and the Maritimes, Finland and Sweden, Ireland and Scotland, even Australia. Songs about resistance existence and just plain nonsense. Let Patricia Fraser guide you through an hour of diverse sounds. Celt In A Twist!Salamakannel - Salamahumppa Spotted Dogs - The World Turned Upside Down Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCON Slainte Mhath - Annie CANCON Dropkick

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Celt In A Twist October 5 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/10/02

Celt In A Twist proudly presents Brogeal,a 5 piece from Falkirk, Scotland (home to the giant kelpies). Their new album Tuesday Paper Club is a revelation of contemporary Celtic stomp with punk attitude. Equally adventurous, comes Woodlands Backfall, fusing Swedish midsummer with the spirit of an Irish pub. Boldly taking fiddle and fife into the future. Join Patricia Fraser this week.Brogeal - Tuesday Paper Club Woodlands Backfall - Bonnet Reels Jocelyn Pettit - Keidas Oasis CANCON The Peelers

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Celt In A Twist September 28 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/09/25

A smooth pour after the daily grind. Enjoy an hour of celtic rejuvenation and innovation. This week start by venting your rage with the Dropkick Murphys and The Go Set, slip on a smile with heartwarming Celtic from Logical Fleadh and Mary Jane Lamond, finally slide into a blissful Celtronica trance from Valtos and Shooglenifty. Free your emotions with Celt In A Twist!Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us The Go Set - West Into The Sun Bodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom)

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Celt In A Twist September 21 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/09/18

Introducing Pressgang Mutiny, a Toronto-based vocal quartet recapturing the raw spirit of t he sea shanty, Jim Moray's shanty for All The Pretty Girls, another supersonic pass from Haggis X-1 and The Jerry Cans perform music from Canada's third coast in Nunavut. Ever-expanding the boundaries of Celtic music, you got yer Celt In A Twist!Doolin' - The Galway Girl Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's Despair Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCON Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON Hackensaw Boys -

59:57

Celt In A Twist September 14 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/09/11

Back to the future of Celtic. We spotlight a couple of the first Celtic tracks we ever played over a quarter century a go. And, new spins from Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana, Sweden's Woodlands Backafall and Spoket i Koket from Denmark. Plenty in between to keep the groove alive as we trace the ever-changing Celtic songbook on Celt In A Twist.Coila - The 5 am Ceilidh Firkin - The Boys Are Loose Cassie & Maggie - I Long To Return CANCON Jeremy Walsh - The Shetland Set CANCON Woodlands Backafall

59:54

Celt In A Twist September 7 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/09/04

While Enter The Haggis are on hiatus, we debut a flyby by Haggis X-1, and Pat Chessell revels in his latest, This Is The Life! Throw in a couple of inspired covers of The Clash by Barleyjuice and The Devil Went Down to Georgia from Grumpy O Sheep and you've got a full pull of great Celtic from Celt In A Twist. Barleyjuice - London Calling Bangers & Mash - Star Of The County Down Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley CANCON Pat Chessell - This Is The Life CANCON Dom Duff - Foeter Breizh 4 Whistling

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Celt In A Twist August 31 2025

Celt In A Twist ·

2025/08/28

Locking in and locking down the reel and roll. Join Patricia Fraser and expand your expectations for Celtic music. Rejigging jigs, unravelling reels and breathing fresh air into time-honoured airs, melding them with punk and funk, strings and brass, even salsa. It's a journey of discovery each week from Celt In A Twist!Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Kila - The Mama Song Ashley McIsaac - Gravel Walk CANCON The Fretless - The Queen Nancy CANCON Open The Door For Three - William

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