Celebrating Samhain with the darker side of Celtic music. From tales of blood-sucking wild boars to bog bodies to The Scariest Room, pick your poison and serve with a twist. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist, Canada’s contemporary Celtic radio hour for 20 years and counting.

Celt In A  Twist October 29 2023

Music

Music Interviews

There’s a method to this week’s Celtic madness. Take a song or two, add a fiddle tune, rinse and repeat. Introducing the flying fingers of Mary Frances, the 17 year old daughter of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. Her first album is appropriately, First Light and we debut ’Cheerio’. Maggie’s Wake serve the Bond theme with a twist of ’Shaken Not Stirred’. There’s lots more to love this week on Celt In A Twist!

Celt In A Twist May 19 2024

A holler back to our Top 10 contemporary Celtic chart for April, with new entries from the traditions of Donegal from Altan to the entrancing futures of the Afro Celt Sound System. Plus Vishten Connexions reform and debut a winner from the album Expansion. Expand your musical horizons with Celti In A Twist!

Celt In A Twist May 12 2024

Let the games begin! Your Eyes Are Gonna Shine like Canucks’ fans, new music from the Murph’s Okemah Rising. Gaelic Storm ring in with Chicken Boxer on an Irish Breakfast Day. Dom DufF is inspired by a Breton foot race, and Dervish dive into the Great Irish Songbook with The Rambling Irishman. Scottish, Danish and Maritime music blend into a mix of the finest in contemporary Celtic. It’s Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser.

Celt In A Twist May 5 2024

Another eclectic mix of Celtivity! Enjoy a new spin from Vishten Connexions featuring Catherine McLellan. Alba’s Edge set sail on The Diamond while The Dreadnoughts find themselves on Dusty Ground. Sharon Shannon rolls with a Wild West Wagon Train and The Afro Celt Sound System bring tranquility with AM. Join Patricia Fraser and remember t​o rate and review.

Celt In A Twist April 28 2024

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!

Celt In A Twist October 29 2023

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