Celt In A Twist

Celt In A Twist presents an hour of Celtivity you can enjoy anytime, or 9pm Tuesdays on CHKG FM 96.1 in Vancouver. More fresh tracks from The Ollam, a transatlantic supergroup featuring John McSherry, Joe Dart and other monster musicians. You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!

Drones & Bellows - The Carnival Set

Dropkick Murphys - Bury The Bones (feat. The Merry Wallopers)

The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON

Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun CANCON

The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth

Willos - Ghost Ship

Tartan Amoebas - Giant

Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON

Frigg - Troll's Twilight

Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag

Michael McGoldrick - The Buckfast 5/Wired To The Moon

Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - The Town CANCON

Transatlantica - The Sea Is Calling

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Join us for some fresh greens this week from The Cloverhearts, The Ollam, Edmonton family band The McDades and Scots bard Cabbie Drennan with a drink along, sing along.  Check out Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser at a new time, new day and new station; FM96.1, Tuesdays at 9pm.

Barleyjuice - Sweet Young Thing

Baltic Crossing - Whirling Waltz

The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON

Mary Francis - Cheerio CANCON

The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker

The Ollam - Stream Of Silver

Brogeal - Stuck Inside

Cabbie Drennan Band - Ma Rovin Eye

Afro Celt Sound System - The Other Side

The Mahones - Rise Again

Solas - The Coconut Dog/ Morning Dew

Rura - Allegory

Punch Brothers - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Pol Helleou & Friends - Planty Irvine

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Plenty of fresh Celtic to go around this hour, from Haggis X-1, Boiled In Lead, Alexandre Vilaboa from Galicia. along with the defenders of the realm, The Real McKenzies and their new album, On Yer Bike. Saddle up! You've got yer Celt In A Twist!

Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still

Gangar - Grotleken

Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place (Caledonia) CANCON

Vishten - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON

Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels

Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh

Alexandre Vilaboa - Os Gaedil

Dropkick Murphys - Who'll Stand With Us

Collage Trad - Beeswax CANCON

The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines(With Yer Mother) CANCON

Firken – Tundermese - Kocsmadalok

Iain Copeland - The Traveller

Jeremy Kittel - The Curious Beetle Medley

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New find Little Sparta encourages you to "Turn On The Radio" and tune this week for Celt In A Twist, a contemporary mix of Celtic rock, pop, jazz, funk and trad (from Stratford, Ontario's The Bookends) Plus, veterans of the craft like Runrig and Sinead O'Connor and another spin from supergroup The Ollam. Gems a plenty this week!

Brogeal - Draw The Line

Flogging Molly - Until We Meet Again

The Bookends - Dinny Donegal CANCON

La Bottine Souriante - Pas De Credit CANCON

Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio

Peatbog Faeries - Martin Roachford'/The Oyster Woman's Rant

Runrig - Clash Of The Ash

Toxic Frogs - The Green Night

Pete's Posse - The Echo

The Mahones - Freeway Toll CANCON

Sinead O'Connor - My Lagan Love

The Young Folk - England

The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth

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Dervish draws deep from the well of Irish tradition on their latest collection from The Great Irish Songbook Volume 2. Meanwhile The Ollam take trad someplace else entirely, featuring John McSherry and groovemonster Joe Dart. This hour features fresh track from Trouz Bras, North America's keepers of Breton music heritage and Newfoundland's Rum Ragged take us down The Road To Lushes Bight. Lard Tunderin', it must be Celt In A Twist!

Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel

The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker

Haggis X-1 - Roots CANCON

Lucy MacNeil - The Amber Mandolin Set CANCON

Dervish - Tobar an tSaoil (ft. Moya Brennan)

Trouz Bras - Cheese Bourrees

Le Vent Du Nord - Adieu Du Village CANCON

Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight CANCON

Young Dubliners - Ashley Falls

The Ollam - The Burial Stone

Open The Door For Three - William Glen

The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore

Sketch - Bam The Tanjo

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Enjoy an encore presentation.

Marked by virtuosic playing and a sense of musical adventure, a new generation is taking Celtic where it's never been before. Explore a world of possibilities with Orkney's Gnoss, Breton's Trouz Bras, Germany's Broom Bezzums and Rum Ragged from Newfoundland & Labrador. This ain't your grandpappy's Celtic. You've got your Celt In A Twist!

Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster

The Ollam - Streams Of Silver

Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree CANCON

Spirit Of Canada - Home For A Rest CANCON

Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'

Trouz Bras - Pride and Prejudice

Urban Trad - Berim Dance

The Real McKenzies - Scotland The Brave CANCON

Pat Chessell - This Is The Life

Tradish - The South Sligo Set

Gnoss - Stroma

Eamonn Coyne & Chris Drever - Isle Of France

Valtos - Charlies On The Run

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Join Patricia Fraser and Celt In A Twist at SCOTFEST BC Friday, June 19th and Saturday June 20th, under the big tent for The legendary Barra MacNeils, The Whiskeydicks and Pat Chessell along with other drop in guest performers@scotfestbc.com! The best of the best of the month, this hour as we bring you another Contemporary Celtic Top 10. Count 'em down with us and count the days to join us live at SCOTFEST BC!

Broom Bezzums - A Soulin'

Gnoss - Storma

Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON

Dervish (ft. Moya Brennan) - Tobar An tSaoil

Boiled In Lead - The King Of The Dogwoods

The Real McKenzies - Shackleton CANCON

Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place CANCON

Trouz Bras - Pride And Predjustice

Brogeal - Stuck Inside

The Ollam - Stream Of Silver

Darren Flynn - Pinebox

Flore Laurentienne - Regate CANCON

Capercaillie - To The Moon Medley

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Fiddles be flyin' from the get go this hour. Boiled In Lead set the pace with Fast Reels, fiddles and electronics from Parahyba, Brazil with Furmiga Dub, Derina Harvey takes us back to The Big Rock, The East Pointers to PEI, Grumpy O Sheep from France, Brogeal from Falkirk and more Breton melodies from Trouz Bras. It 's a mix not to be trifled or fiddled with. You got yer Celt In A Twist, 27 years and counting, with Patricia Fraser!

Boiled In Lead - Fast Reels

Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti

Derina Harvey Band - Waves Of Home CANCON

The East Pointers - Anniversary CANCON

Eloise & Co. - Torrid Romance/Dress Back

Grumpy O Sheep - What's Left Of The Flag

House Of Hamill - Suberb Owl

Little Sparta - Turn On The Radio

Brogeal - One For The Ditch

Trouz Bras - Evelyn's Hanter Dro

Jim Moray - Fair Margaret and Sweet William

Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny

The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes CANCON

Bodh'aktan - Le Set De Balais (Down The Broom) CANCON

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Small pipes, Border pipes, Uilleann pipes, Northumbrian, Galician and of course, Highland pipes. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! This hour has plenty o' pipes and fiddles, banjos and some spicy zydeco accordion. Homegrown Celtic too from Haggis X-1, The Mahones and The McDades.Come get your weekly hit of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist!

Broom Bezzums - Stanhope In Weardale

Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree

Haggis X-1 - Arthur's Gold (Any Means Of Persuasion) CANCON

The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (ft. Tara Slone) CANCON

Annbjorg Lien - Needles Eye

Drones & Bellows - Song Of The Hammers

Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas

The McDades - Gardener's Child CANCON

Dervish - Tobar an t'Saoil (ft. Mya Brennan)

The Hackensaw Boys - Content Not Seeking Thrills

Corey Arceneaux & The Zydeco Fusion Band - Washboard Zydeco

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

Basco - Down In The Greenwood

The Ollam - With Pure Crystal Teeth

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Looking forward to seeing you LIVE under the big tent for Pat Chessell, The Barra MacNeils, Whiskey Dicks and more. It's ScotFestBC, Town Centre Park in Coquitlam, June 19th and 20th. This hour, music from across the Celtic diaspora including Canada's best, even some Kreole to spice up the mix. Patricia Fraser hosts Celt In A Twist Radio!

Chris Armstrong - The Barachios

Dervish - The Broad Majestic Shannon

Ashley MacIsaac - Belle Cote CANCON

Cassie and Maggie - The Gold Rush Is Over CANCON

Dropkick Murphys - One Last Goodbye "Tribute To Shane"

Kilmaine Saints - Painting Paradise Square

Peatbog Faeries - Folk Police

Little Sparta - The Telling Of The Truth

Lunasa - The Cadgers

Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe CANCON

The Real McKenzies - I Wanna Eat Sardines With Your Mother CANCON

Sean Ardoin - Kick Rocks

Brogeal - Lonesome Boatman

Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth

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