Not just a great mix of Celtivity, it's our Top Ten from our latest monthly chart! Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down the cream of the crop. Subscribe to our weekly e-blast and get our charts, playlists, album covers of the week and much more, straight to your inbox at worldbeatinternational.com, home to Celt In A Twist! 

 

Gnoss - Vore Tullye

Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Road Trip To Cape Breton CANCON

Cassie and Maggie - Bow Down CANCON

Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb

Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On?

The Rumjacks - An Irish Goodbye On St. Valentine's Day

Willos - Best Of Luck

Grumpy O Sheep - Fiddler's Despair

Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us?

Flook - Tie The Knot In Georgia

Alba's Edge - Summer Scraps

 

58:36

We spin a sublime track from Afro Celt Sound System's Ova, 'AM' as our Cosmic Celtic, featuring the magical voice of Iarla O'Lionaird. PLUS, more from the Hebrides with transcendent Celtronica from Valtos, Celtic rock from Stramash and Clan of Celts. And, the Dropkicks lay the boots to the fascists with Woody Guthrie's Dig A Hole. Dig in! You got yer Celt In A Twist.

 

Valtos - S.T.W. ft. Gary Innes

The Stapletons - The Bigler

Steve Dawson - Old Hickory Breakdown CANCON

Slainte Mhath - Va CANCON

The Tossers - The First League Out From Land

Danu - Only Nineteen Years Old

Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher

Svobsk - After Tonder

Stramash - The Insanity Of Miss McAskill

Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON

Afro Celt Sound System - AM

Doolin' - L'amour Sorcier

Dropkick Murphys (ft. Woody Guthrie) - Dig A Hole

Lunasa - The Ballivanich Reel

58:36

Passing around some Celtic hor d'ouevres this hour. 15 delicious bites; some spicy, some sweet, all decidedly different from the usual Celtic fare, with ingredients from Galicia, Britanny, Budapest and Brazil. Served on a bed of your favorite flavours, like fiddles, pipes and strings & things. Bon appetit from Celt In A Twist! 

 

Baiuca & Carlos Nunez - Solsticio 

Cecile Corbel - Suil a Ruin 

Cassie & Maggie - I Long To Return  CANCON

Collage Trad - Beeswax  CANCON

Firkin - Flowers feat. Agi Szaloki 

Dropkick Murphys w/ Billy Bragg -  School Days Over 

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti 

The East Pointers - No Bridge Too Far CANCON

Peatbog Faeries - Abhainn A'Nathair 

The Go Set - Opportunities

Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder 

Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith

The Paperboys - I've Just Seen A Face CANCON

Fear of Drinking - Flynn's Tail  CANCON

Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train 

 

59:33

Celtic characters aplenty this hour, from the Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast and the Celtic Girl, a tribute to Shane McGowan from the Dropkicks, a Raggle Taggle Gipsy, Neil Ewart Of Ardnamuchan, Rakish Paddy and Willie Reilly. Don't worry, Patricia Fraser takes care of the introductions on Celt In A Twist.

 

Willos - Sweet Bonnie Lass From Belfast 

Barleyjuice - Celtic Girl 

Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March  CANCON

The Dreadnoughts - Battleford 1885  CANCON

Dropkick Murphys feat. The Scratch - One Last Goodbye (A Tribute To Shane) 

Grumpy O Sheep - Raggle Taggle Gipsy 

Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan 

ROS - Cendra i Lament 

Nevrida - Vyasna 

Baka Beyond - Rakish Paddy 

Capercaillie - Hi Ri'm Bo 

Iyatra Quartet - Orkney Hymn 

Solas - Darkness, Darkness

The McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek remix) CANCON

The Bookends - Dinny Donegal  CANCON

 

59:32

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 Mary Wallopers)

Grumpy O Sheep - Jessie James Theme 

Vishten Connexions - More Love (ft. 6 Hearts) CANCON

Graham Lindsey - Shacky Wacky CANCON

Habadekuk - Den Ny Maskerade 

Homeland - Modern Man 

Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles 3

Kris Drever - Harvest Gypsies 

The Langan Band - Leg Of Lamb 

The Mahones - Holloway Jack CANCON

The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny 

Landless - My Lagan Love 

Shooglenifty - Black Dog )

Sharon Shannon - Wild West Wagon Train 

 

59:35

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 Harvey Band - Waves Of Home  CANCON

Celtica - We Will Rock You/I Love R n R 

Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us

Sketch - March Strathspey and Really 

The Stapletons - The Bigler 

Gnoss - Honey Wine 

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Midnight  CANCON

Valtos - Ceol Dannsa(ft. Donnie Munro) 

Willos - Ghost Ship 

Brighde Chaimbeul - The Sweeper 

Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals 

 

59:30

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 With A Cause

The Mahones - Never Let You Down CANCON

Mary Frances - First Light CANCON

Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2

Tannas - Thoir Dhomh Do Lamh

ROS - Ball de la Carxofa

Gangar - Slarkjen

Basco - Two Sisters

La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON

George Duff - The Blackleg Miner

Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore

The Gloaming - Freedom/Saoirse

Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead

59:55

Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian

Open The Door For Three - The Fairy Jig Set

Enter The Haggis - Bound For America CANCON

Graham Lindsey - The Vet Set CANCON

The Outside Track - Flash Company

The Scratch - Session Song

Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Thunder Thunder Hummingbird

Trio Ged - West Country

Vishten Connexions - Galliard feat. De Temps Antan CANCON

Flogging Molly - Requiem For A Dying Song

Brighde Chainmbeul - Banish The Giant Of Doubt & Despair

George Duff - Green Grow The Rashes

Iain Morrison - Halcyon Daze

58:15

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 Laurel Tree/ Moll & Tiarna Reels

Stramash - Bonnie Ship The Diamond 

Collage Trad - Beeswax 

Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over 

Stevie Dunne - Down The Back Lane/Only For Barney 

Stringflip - Gadevisen/The Riddle

Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejiedalvals 

Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub 

Vishten - Joe Feraille  CANCON

The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers 

Willos - Pound A Week Rise 

Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic 

Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North

The Mahones - Fiddle on Fire

Piper Street Sound - Rid Them (Fiddle Version) 

 

59:28

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 Chessell - Best Man Wins  CANCON

Willos - Vallely's Treat 

Yoko Pwno - Long Bath 

Talisk - Dystopia Pt.2 

Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of the World 

Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest  CANCON

Spoket i Koket - Jig till John 

Roddy MacDonald - Good Drying 

Once - The Deserter  CANCON

Mary Frances - First Light  CANCON

Peatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako 

 

59:51