Celt In A Twist

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Celt In A Twist episodes

February 26 Celt In A Twist March 1 2026
Celt In A Twist moves to a new station and a new time! Listen in Vancouver to FM 96.1 every Tuesday evening at 8 for cutting-edge Celtic you won't hear anywhere else. Like The Ollam (April 27th at The Pearl on Granville, The Cloverhearts, new CeltPunk from Sydney, Australia AND homegrown Celtic folk from The Tiller's Folly new EP "Far End Of The Road". Join us at our new home on the road less travelled. Celt In A Twist!

The Ollam - Stream Of Silver
The Cloverhearts - Heartbreaker
Tiller's Folly - The Pirate Bold KirkConnell CANCON
Thereafter - Moonshiner CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - Radio Ronza
Basco - Nor Any Drop To Drink
Brogeal - Lady Madonna
Capercaillie - Fear-Allabain
Cassie & Maggie - Dougie's Set CANCON
Eloise & Co. - Avant-deux de Vitteaux/Queen's Bath
Gaelic Storm - Green Eyes, Red Hair
Valtos - Charlie's On the Run
Woodlands Backfall - Wild Rover
The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers

59:48
1 hr
February 19 Celt In A Twist February 22 2026
New Celtpunk from Australia! You've Got A Friend down under with The Cloverhearts. Haggis X-1test fire Arthur's Gold and we spin new Tiller's Folly at the Far End Of The Road. Contemporary Celtic comes home to Celt In A Twist each week with Patricia Fraser.

The Cloverhearts - You've Got A Friend
Daimh - Lock Load
Haggix X-1 - Arthur's Gold CANCON
The Tiller's Folly - Far End Of The Road CANCON
Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga (The Scent Of The Ocean)
Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir
George Duff - When These Shoes Were New
Gnoss - Vore Tullye
Shooglenifty - Squat Lobster
The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny CANCON
The Mahones - Girl With Galway Eyes
ROS - Foc Fosc
The Rumjacks - Pulled From The Shore
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Sjuplatarlaten
Salsa Celtica - Rolling Road

59:18
1 hr
February 12 Celt In A Twist February 15 2026
Wow, what a week for sports! Push that thing to the other thing. Go Sports! It's also a great week for Celtic music with some fresh spins and old chestnuts, like the title track from PM Mark Carney's favourite album, done in a Celtic stylee. Yay Team Canada! We're there when you're done sporting.

Afro Celt Sound System - Anatomic
Sketch - The Whelker
Beolach - Freddy's Set/Freddy's Reels CANCON
Glen Graham Amy Graham - Tempest Gaels CANCON
The Led Farmers - Row By Row
Tau & The Drones Of Praise - The Sixth Sun
Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola - Childhood Hero)
Basco - Jacky Tarr
Barleyjuice - London Calling
The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON
Catrin Finch - Be Gone, Begin
The McDades - Peggy O CANCON
Pat Chessell - Galway Girl CANCON
Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling - The Golden Goose CANCON

59:00
59 min
February 05 Celt In A Twist February 8 2026
A week before Valentine's and Patricia Fraser presents a Celtic love letter with a little more grit than saccharine, starting with a Celtic Glitch two-fer, Quebectronix from Melisande and MAZ, Celt Punk from The Go Set and Brogeal plus pubfare from Budapest and Prague and a real Valentine from Jim Moray to you. Our heart's in this one. Give it a listen. Celt In A Twist!

Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles
Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti
Melisande - Boisson d'avril CANCON
MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON
The Go Set - Empires
Brogeal - Stuck Inside
Grumpy O' Sheep - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Going Home CANCON
Julie Fowlis - Danns' A Luideagan Odhar
Michael McGoldrick/Frankie Gavin/Sharon Shannon - The Road To Corrandulla
Pipes And Pints - Calling Me
Firkin - Az Ocean Szaga
Salamakannel - Hilseet Pois!
Jim Moray - Valentine
Shooglenifty - The Eccentric

59:43
1 hr
January 29 Celt In A Twist February 1 2026
Patricia introduces Firkin's album of pub songs, all in Hungarian, a sublime pairing of harp and fiddle from Adrianna Ciccone and Ellen Gibling, Haggix X-1's 3rd single, We Can See The Sun, and our winter visit from The MicroOrganism. Rest and drink plenty of fluids. You got your Celt In A Twist!

Firkin - Tundermese (Fairy Tale)
Gangar - Slarkjen
Haggis X-1 - We See the Sun CANCON
Adrianna and Ellen - The Golden Goose CANCON
Boiled In Lead - The MicroOrganism
Basco - Down In The Greenwood
Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling/Up On The Quarry/Clancy's Stomp CANCON
Flogging Molly - Hope
Brogeal - Draw The Line
The Finlay MacDonald Band - Salsa's
Frigg - Chris Stout's Compliements To The Bon Accord Ale House
The McDades - Peggy O CANCON
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends
Transatlantica - The Sea Is Calling

59:45
1 hr
January 24 Celt In A Twist January 25 2026
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 DufF - Dorn d'Ar Vann
Dropkick Murphys (ft. The Mary Wallopers) - Bury The Bones
Fergus - Back Of Beyond
Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCON
Peatbogg Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan
John Doyle - Elevenses
Nevrida - Matylek
Pol Hellou & Friends - Star Of The County Down
The Dreadnoughts - Bold Reilly CANCON
Phoenyx - Banish Misfortune

59:40
1 hr
January 17 Celt In A Twist January 18 2026
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 CANCON
Tiger Moth - Sloe On The Uptake
Jim Moray - Early One Morning/Young Collins
The Langan Band - I'm Alive
Les Poules A Colin - Le Laurier Blanc CANCON
George Duff - The Overgate
Brogeal - Vicar Street Days
Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy - Wedding Day Jig CANCON
Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Listen CANCON
The Go Set - The Captain's Daughter
ROS - Sac Buit

59:19
1 hr
January 08 Celt In A Twist January 11 2026
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 - Risumaki Satiainen
Angus Lyon - 10,000 Miles
Jansberg - Kometens Hale
The Outside Track - Smugglers Of Strangford
Oysterband - Born Under The Same Sun
Punch Brothers - Cattle In The Cane
The Rumjacks - They Kick You When You're Down
The Fretless - Caledonia (feat. Madeleine Rogers) CANCON
Valtos - Beinn (ft. Ellidh Cormack)
The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella CANCON
Willos - Best Of Luck

59:20
1 hr
January 01 Celt In A Twist January 4 2026
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 Track
Haggis X-1 - I Wrote A Letter CANCON
Mads Hansens Kapel - Vejledalsvals
Homeland - Leaving Of Liverpool
Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith
La Bottine Souriante - Loop La Bottine CANCON
Afro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Calliope Meets Frank

59:36
1 hr
December 25, 2025 Celt In A Twist December 28 205
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 Inside
Haggis X-1 - Down In The Valley
Woodlands Backfall - Wild Mountain Thyme
Basco - The Huntress/Twenty Thousand Stars
Cassie And Maggie - Dougie's Set (ft. Dougie MacDonald) CANCON

59:35
1 hr