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

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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

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We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist! 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

Roddy MacDonald leaves 2024 on a Bullet Train, The Mahones and Tiller's Folly ponder death, and taxes, plus a peerless vocal performance from Landless and Inchmurrin honour a Scottish Warrior. Make the New Year a celebration of Celtivity with Celt In A Twist! Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train  Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life  The Mahones - The Last One To Die CANCON Tiller's Folly - Death & Taxes CANCON Grumpy O Sheep - Highway To Sheep The Scratch - Session Song  Inchmurrin - Scottish Warrior ) Wolfstone - Heart And Soul  Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles  Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster  Landless - My Lagan Love  Catrin Finch and Aoife Na Bhriain - Woven The Real McKenzies - Lilacs In The Alleyway CANCON Salsa Celtica - El Agua De La Vida  59:03

Culled f​rom our monthly Top 10 Contemporary Celtic charts, it's our picks for the best of 2024. Join Patricia Fraser as we walk through 12 months of exceptional Celtic tracks. Happy Holidays from Celt ln A Twist! Gangar - Slarkjen  La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON Altan - The Barley And The Rye Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temp Antan) CANCON Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON Open The Door For Three - William Glen Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo) Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel Gnoss - Stroma  Capercaillie - Hi R'im Bo  The Fretless - Pipe Dream​ CANCON Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti ​  ROS - Bruixes  59:07

We double dip down under for our mix of Australia's Go Set and The Rumjacks, then far-flung Celtic from Norway, Breton and Catalonia. Plenty of homespun heroes as well, like The Fretless and Mary Frances. Toss in the symphonic and electronic from Capercaillie and Sketch respectively and you have an hour of what we affectionately call Celt In A Twist, with Patricia Fraser. The Go Set - The Warriors Beneath Us The Rumjacks - Hestia Mary Frances - Return To Skye​ CANCON MAZ - Brique Chaude CANCON Barleyjuice - London Calling  Black 47 - Funky Ceili Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire  Annbjorg Lien - Natten  Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh ROS - Flama Sketch - March Strathspey and Really The Fretless - Icarus (feat. Madeleine Roger) CANCON Gnoss - Vore Tullye Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel  59:47

Lots of homegrown talent to enjoy this hour along with global spins on Celtic traditions, from northern Brazil (Furmiga Dub), Peilmanni folk from Finland (Salamakannel) rockin' Hardanger fiddle from Norway (Gangar) even a Celtic-inspired track from Vampire Weekend! Served with a twist each week with Patricia Fraser. Celt In A Twist! Firkin - Santiana  Gangar - Grotleken  The Clumsy Lovers - Streams Of Whiskey CANCON Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti  Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian  Salamakannel - Salamahumppa  Searson - My Canadian Town  CANCON Enter The Haggis - Can't Trust The News CANCON The Finlay MacDonald Band - Salsa's The Stapletons - The Bigler  Lunarium - Evening Star  Vampire Weekend - Bryn  The Duhks - Magalenha Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan  59:53

Celtic creativity never sleeps, still Clan Of Celts and The Fretless both explore dream time this hour. We wake In A Big Country hoping for The Next Best Thing but facing uncertainty from The Oval Room. Celt In A Twist, reflecting life with a dollop of Celtivity each week. Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel  Gnoss - Keefa Hill  The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON Graham Lindsey - The Next Best Thing CANCON Open The Door For Three - William Glen  Peatbog Faeries - Clunie Road/The Winning Bid  Capercaillie - Calum's Road  Clan Of Celts - Dream Catcher  The Fretless - Pipe Dream (feat. Madeleine Roger) CANCON Hackensaw Boys - Oval Room Skyrie - Exiled  Gangar - Slarkjen  Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove CANCON Keirah - Irish Madness CANCON 59:26

An open door to comforting Celtic for a brisk November day. Debuts aplenty this hour from The Fretless and their 6th album of chamber folk, Pat Chessell is back with the tale of pugilist, Pat McLaughlin, Dark Fire licks at the heels of Catalan piper, ROS, Afro Celt Sound System share a cosmic inside track from Ova AND dub fiddle from Paraiba, Brazil! Expanding the Celtic world with every hour of Celt In A Twist! Open The Door For Three - The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore Skerryvore - Borderline The Fretless - Lost Lake CANCON Pat Chessell - Best Man Wins CANCON ROS - Foc fosc  Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)  George Duff - The Overgate Pol Huellou & Friends - The Star Of The County Down  The Duhks - Down To The River CANCON The East Pointers - Party Wave  Afro Celt Sound System - Brid Bahn Furmiga Dub - Upi Biti   The Go Set - Letter To My Government  Coig - Uncle Leo's Jigs  59:23

Music that expands and improves on Celtic traditions! Have a listen to what today's artists are doing to granpappy's Celtic: Celtpunk from The Mahones, along with Pipes & Pints from the Czech Republic, The Whistling Donkeys and Gnoss plug in for Celtic Rock, new Cosmic Celtic from The Breath and Celtronica from the Afrocelts and Valtos. Music from old souls who are young at heart from Celt In A Twist. Gnoss - Vore Tullye  Valtos - Home (feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan​) La Bottine Souriante - Tralala CANCON The Mahones - The Hunger, The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCON The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers  Pipes And Pints - Calling Me Salamakannel - Salama Humppa ) Afro Celt Sound System - Glitch Fiddles Celtic Kitchen Party - Sandy 's Chanter CANCON Logical Fleadh - Over The Moor To Maggie  The Breath - Keep It Safe  Dlu - Anmoch  Maria Dunn - Ontario Song  CANCON Iain Copeland - Homeward Bound  59:50 

Great Celtic music to enjoy LIVE this month from The Whistling Donkeys at The Rickshaw Theatre on October 19th, and the Dropkick Murphys at Harbour Centre with The Scratch on October 13th. We have gnew Gnoss for you, Sonova turns in a fiddly Cosmic Celtic and Galician piper Carlos Nunez puts in an appearance. It's Celtic that's an old soul but young at heart from Celt In A Twist! The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers Gnoss - Honey Wine Jocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice​ CANCON Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale  CANCON Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan)  Capercaillie - Famous Last Words Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy  Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels  Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly  Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove  CANCON Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub  Ewan Robertson - Ride Away  Talisk - Aura 59:32 The Whistling Donkeys - Toss The Feathers Gnoss - Honey Wine Jocelyn Pettit - Silk and Spice​ CANCON Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale  CANCON Valtos - Air a' Mhuir (feat. Eilidh Cormack & Lana Pheutan)  Capercaillie - Famous Last Words Carlos Nunez - Danza De Espadas Celtic Thunder - Raggle Taggle Gypsy  Dropkick Murphys - I Know How It Feels  Jez Lowe - Davis And Golightly  Sonova - Fiddler On The Groove  CANCON Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub  Ewan Robertson - Ride Away  Talisk - Aura 59:32

Celtic gets its groove on this hour! The Afro Celt Sound System finally drops Ova, the last music created before the passing of founder, Simon Emmerson. We dig in deep for the show's opener, followed by another new discovery, Gnoss, a Scottish combo who are stretching the form with Stretching The Sky. Still more fresh takes from Catalonian piper ROS and Capercaillie, celebrating 40 years with ReLoved featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony. Just one taste, and you'll drink your fill from Celt In A Twist!                                     Afro Celt Sound System - Glitchy Fiddles  Gnoss - Stroma 3:21 Cassie And Maggie - Seileach CANCON Rawlins Cross - Make The Change ROS - Flama  Skyrie - Take Me Home With You  Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover  Mary Frances - Celticumbia CANCON Capercaillie - Hi Ri'm Bo Peatbog Faeries - Innes Drinks The Bru Oliver Schroer - A Song For All Seasons​ CANCON The Go Set - Change The World  The Scratch - Another Round Gangar - Grotleken 58:41

Common ground for disparate Celtic forms around the world! Yoko Pwno get the ball rolling with The Airt Of The Deil, Niteworks shine a light on Skye's fascination with Celtronica. We introduce Hunger Road, the new album from Fife band, Skyrie and round out a ton of tunes with a seriously cool set from Daimh (who perform October 31st at the St. James Hall). Join Patricia Fraser for Celt In A Twist. Yoko Pwno - The Airt O The Deil  The Led Farmers - Row By Row  The Once - Maid On the Shore CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground CANCON Niteworks - An Toll Dubh feat. Sian Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel  Skyrie - Alasdair Gammack's  Vishten Connexions - Sauvage (feat. Caltherine MacLellan) CANCON The Tossers - Donegal Danny  The Sidh - Charma  Martin Furey - Falling  Nickel Creek - When In Rome  Culann's Hounds - Twin Peaks  Daimh - Mrs. Robertson Of Greshornish  59:57

It's an early crop of Celtic fresh from the fields! Capercaillie celebrate 40 years with the BBC Scottish Symphony! We pop the cork on ReLoved, the new album. Whistling Donkeys show up on Vancouver's door, October 19th at The Rickshaw. They're in the mix this week. And, Catalan piper ROS releases more of his signature fusion of pipes & electronics. Twisted Celtic indeed, this week with Patricia Fraser. ROS - Bruixes  Salsa Celtica -  Descarga Gaelica  The Paperboys - All Along The Watchtower CANCON The Mahones - Heroes CANCON Stramash - Top Level  Whistling Donkeys - When The Ship Comes In  Capercaillie - Tobar Mhoire  Mary Jane Lamond - Boise Monsters CANCON Valtos - Skye  Damien Dempsey & The Dubliners - Kelly From Killan  Culbeag - Bravery  Altan - The Road Home  Derina Harvey Band - Run To Me CANCON Frigg - Chris Stout's Compliments To The Bon Accord Ale House  59:48

Savoring the last sip of summer with the very best in contemporary Celtic, culled from our monthly Top 10 chart. It's the Celt In A Twist Celtic Countdown! Featured this hour: a new single from the critically-acclaimed Breath, new Celtronica from Skye remixed by Valtos and the 3rd pre-release from Ova, Afro Celt Sound System's forthcoming album. Rate and review us where you get your podcasts! The Breath - Too Many Have Gone Yann Falquet Le Deux Noyes De L'ille Aux Basques CANCON Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Adnamurchan  The McDades - Willie Riley (Eccodek Remix) CANCON George Duff  - When These Shoes Were New  Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON Open The Door For Three - William Glen  Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo)​ Remix  Vishten Connexions - Gaillard (feat. De Temps Antan) CANCON Afro Celt Sound System - The Lockdown Reel  Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic  La Bottine Souriante - Santiago  CANCON 58:12

You've got the sky, you got the road. The world is your home! Take Celt In A Twist on your travels. We're spinning West African/Scottish from Chicago, Catalan pipes with electronics, ethno punk with Rocksalt & Nails, The Sons Of Southern Ulster and Prague's Pipes And Pints. Soulsha - What A Day ​   Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North  Scatter The Mud - Piper Lad CANCON Mary Frances - Cheerio  CANCON Rocksalt & Nails - More And More ROS - Sac B​uit  Barleyjuice - Join The British Army  Sultans Of String - Kitchen Party CANCON Sons Of Southern Ulster - Live In The Past  Pipes And Pints - Never Let You Down  Spiro - Have A Care For Her Johnny  Valtos - Charlies On The Run  The Real McKenzies - Burnout  CANCON Niall Vallely, Caoimhin Vallely, Paul Meehan - The Wrong House  59:53

Punk Celts, Firkin from Budapest, decided to give limericks rest. Instead the present to you, an impossibly heavy haiku. The Mollys serve up a Song Of Liberty, something for Finny McConnell's birthday, Davie Simmons tributes the lost at Culloden Field and The Once channel Queen. Celtic music fan's best friend is Celt In A Twist with  Patricia Fraser. Firkin - Haiku  Flogging Molly - A Song Of Liberty  Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite Of Everything  CANCON The Mahones - Rise Up (Be Strong) CANCON Davie Simmons - Culloden Field  Valtos - Home ​(feat. Eilidh Cormack and Lana Pheutan​)  Talisk - Lava  Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover  Once - You're My Best Friend CANCON The Sidh - 300Km  Adria Jackson - Castle Threave CANCON Lexington Field - Steps  Old Blind Dogs - A Wild Rumpus  59:54

Cool Celtic for blazing days! Timely tunes from Willie Nile and Oysterband, Tiller's Folly Take Pride, more Skye-inspired Valtos and after many years, Celt In A Twist reconnects with the music of Davie Simmons. Yesterday, today with an ear for tomorrow, join us for Canada' Contemporary Celtic Radio Hour. Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still  Oysterband - The Time Is Now  Vishten (feat. Cedric Dind-Lavoie) - Reflexions CANCON The Mahones - She Comes For Love CANCON Davie Simmons - Jenny-O  The Sidh - Bretonnbase  Valtos - Beinn  Solas - Darkness, Darkness  Pat Chessell - I Confess CANCON The Scratch - Another Round  Martin Simpson - Greystones  Open The Door For Three - The Drunken Gauger  Tiller's Folly - Take Pride CANCON Urban Trad - Galicia 5​9:10

Ova, the new album from the Afro Celt Sound System drops in October on Six Degrees. We spin the pre-release '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

The Isle of Skye reveals more of its magical, musical alchemy! We debut a new remix from Valtos. And, Irish/UK duo The ​Breath return with a haunting spin. Lots of Celtpunk this hour to stoke a fire in yer belly alongside traditional craftsmanship from some of the finest fiddle bands. It's another hour of Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser. Join us. The Go Set - Empires  Toxic Frogs - Lose You Again  The Real McKenzies - Leave Her Johnny  CANCON The Dreadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour CANCON Skerryvore - Mile High Valtos - A'Chuthag (The Cuckoo) George Duff - When These Shoes Were New Gaelic Storm - An Cailin Deas Rua Daimh - Donald McLeod Reels Spirit Of The West - King Of Scotland CANCON The Breath - Too Many Have Gone Damien Dempsey - Maasai Frigg - Varpunen Grumpy O Sheep - Zakouweesky 59:29

Celebrating Shooglenifty's single Caravan Up North and their west coast swing of a Canadian tour. Crossing genres into Louisiana Cajun with Steve Riley. Grenadian Canadian, Kaia Kater teams up with Aoife O'Donovan on a debut PLUS many more from the Celtic nations. For over 20 years, you've got your Celt In A Twist! Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North  Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Tite Fille De La Campagne  Glenn Graham - Little Donald's Wife  CANCON The McDades - Willie Reilly (Eccodek Remix) CANCON John McSherry - The Wave-Sweeper  Dom DufF - Des Chemins Creux  Kaia Kater(feat. Aoife O'Donovan - The Witch​ CANCON Dlu - Am Politician  Homeland - Modern Man  The Peatbog Faeries - Captain Couli's Parrot  Phamie Gow - Rain Open The Door For Three - Fineen The Rover  Logical Fleadh - Bridgeton Nod  59:59

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

We have a couple of more imports direct from Scotland to share this hour, along with nu-Irish from The Scratch and Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Nordic fiddle music from New Zealand and plenty of home-spun Celtivity. Your host is Patricia Fraser for this hour of Celt In A Twist! 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

Souveniers from Scotland! The vaykay pix are up on Facebook and this hour, soundtrack to bring them to life, with wee treats from The Battlefield Band, Sketch, Iain Morrison, Julie Fowlis and the incompar able voice of George Duff who we enjoyed live in Edinburgh.  Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour, Celt In A Twist. Battlefield Band - Highlands (The Lass Of Killiecrankie/Ladies Of Gormond/ Highlands) The Biblecode Sundays - Mary Of The Northolt Road Ashley MacIsaac - Cello Song  CANCON Mary Frances - Return To Skye CANCON George Duff - When These Shoes Were New The Go Set - Sleepy Little Town Iain Morrison - Away With The Fairies Open The Door For Three - William Glen Sketch - Eiggbound Julie Fowlis - Puirt A Beul Set (Beautiful Ribbons) Aoife O'Donovan w/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic  The Mahones - The Hunger & The Fight (feat. Tara Slone) CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Folk Police 59:44

As we heed the skirl of the highland pipes. spread our wings and fly forth to the bonnie home Patricia Fraser's ancesteral clan, we invite you to share our excitement with a wee hour of Celtic honouring Alba. From the Isle Of Skye (we'll be there!) Psych shedlife from Peatbog Faeries, Scots Rock staples Runrig, our own Real McKenzies, Clan of The Celts and lasses Kate Rusby and Karen Matheson each share a tune. You've got yer Celt In A Twist! Lang may yer lum reek. Peatbog Faeries - The Jesster Runrig - Maymorning The Real McKenzies - Barrett's Privateers CANCON The Mahones - One Last Shot CANCON Bob Brozman, John McSherry, Donal O'Connor - Hardiman the Fiddler Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyla Karen Matheson - Cassiopea Coming Through Afro Celt Sound System - Manako-It's Too Late Clan Of Celts - Dreamcatcher Culbeag - Bravery Kate Rusby - Manic Monday Genticorum - Legere Bergere CANCON Yoko Pwno - The Old Lightbulb 59:49

Bootstrapping Celtpunk blazes into Vancouver as The Murphs and The Scratch light up Harbour Centre, October 13th. 'Another Round' from The Scratch opens another twisty hour of Canada's contemporary Celtic radio. Join Patricia Fraser this week! The Scratch - Another Round Young Dubliners - We The Mighty Mary Frances - Celticumbia CANCON Vishten Connexions - Reflexions CANCON) Stone Row - Bound For South Australia The Rumjacks - Tell Me What Happened Tradish - The South Sligo Set Runrig - Clash Of The Ash MAZ - Chasse-Galerie CANCON Keltic Electric - Wild Mountain Thyme FullSet - The Bonnie House Of Airlie The Fretless - Northern Jig/Holding Aine CANCON Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Santa Fe Trail Grumpy O Sheep - Black Betty 59:55

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! The Tosspints - Your Name Toxic Frogs - Bernie's Old Pub Mary Frances - Cheerio CANCON Ten Strings & A Goat Skin - Maluron Lurette CANCON Sketch - After The Storm Punch Brothers - Church Street Blues Oysterband - Wonders Are Passing Maggie's Wake - Shaken & Stirred CANCON Iarla O'Lionaird - Iron And Gold Iain Morrison - Dear Goose Firkin - Santiana Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Isle Of France Barleyjuice - High On Highland Life Kila - Jigs 59:48

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 Celt In A Twist!

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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. Dropkick Murphys - My Eyes Are Gonna Shine Gaelic Storm - Irish Breakfast Day Yann Falquet - Le Deux Noyes De L'ile aux Basque CANCON Enter The Haggis - Swallowed By A Whale CANCON Dom DufF - Foeter Breizh Dervish - The Rambling Irishman Shooglenifty - Brutus Serras - Glasgow Vishten Connexions - Gaillard CANCON We Banjo 3 - Dawn Breaks 4:31 Sinead O'Connor - Trouble Of The World Afro Celt Sound System - Fissiri Wali Polka Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Shetland Set 59:52

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 to leave a comment or review. Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamuchan Sketch - Bam The Tanjo Vishten Connexions - Sauvage ft. Catherine McLellan La Bottine Souriante - Santiago Firkin - Finnegans Wake Feufollet - Red Light Alba's Edge - The Diamond ) The Dreadnoughts - Dusty Ground Flogging Molly - These Times Have Got Me Drinking Lunasa - The Cadgers Sharon Shannon - Wild West Wagon Train Afro Celt Sound System - AM The Mahones - She Comes For Love Rura - Oran nan Mogaisean 59:47

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! Eileen Ivers - Craic With Jack Young Dubliners - Saints And Sinners Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON Yann Falquet - Sutherland's March CANCON Tau & The Drones Of Praise - Ceol On Chre The Comas - Finola And Tom's Hornpipe Jim Moray - Bristol Harbour The Go Set - Opportunities The Glengarry Bhoys - In A Big Country CANCON Flook - Reel For Rubik Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain - Wonder Barleyjuice - Jig Set Afro Celt Sound System - Release 59:51

Celt In A Twist answers the pipes call with Pints and Pipes. Plus, more Canadian Celtic from Maggie's Wake, Derina Harvey and The Real McKenzies. We unearth a Peatbog Faeries oddity, 'Wacko King Hako' and succumb to a transcendent new spin from the Afro Celt Sound System. Join Patricia Fraser for Canada's contemporary Celtic radio hour! Pipes And Pints - Calling Me Talisk - Beast Vishten - More Love feat. 6 Hearts CANCON Maggie's Wake - Adaptation CANCON Iain Thompson And Marc Duff - Glendale Martyrs Grumpy O Sheep - The Man With The Dog The Hackensaw Boys - Happy For Us Jansberg - Kometens Hale The Real McKenzies - Kings Of Fife CANCON Peatbog Faeries - Wacko King Hako John McSherry - The Wave Sweeper Afro Celt Sound System - AM Aine Minogue - Maire Mhor Derina Harvey Band - Unreeling CANCON 58:24

We get deeper into the new Donegal from 35 year veterans of Irish trad, Altan. Sketch salu tes the fishy Whelkers of the world. Martin Simpson brings us some tasty slide from True Stories and Maggie's Wake introduce us to Brdget O'Brien. Canada's coolest mix of contemporary Celtic, it's Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser! Beoga - Back In The Lab Dropkick Murphys - City By The Sea The Mahones - Watch Me Fall CANCON La Bottine Souriante - Benji's Rollicks CANCON Sketch - The Whelker Gangar - Slarkjen Battlefield Band - Shepherd Lad Altan - Liostail me le Sairsint Jim Moray - Eppie Moray Lexington Field - Alive Martin Simpson - Greystones Maggie's Wake - Bridget O'Brien CANCON The Sternwheelers - Wet The Goat Pat Chessell - Mother In Law CANCON Shooglenifty - Caravan Up North 59:09

We've hidden a few tasty eggs in this week's program. Spirit Of The West drummer turned author, Vince Ditrich joins Patricia for chat about the latest adventures of Tony Vicar. Altan debut Donegal their latest release with an old favorite. The Barley and The Rye. Speaking of barley, Barleyjuice cover The Clash with their rendition of London Calling! Happy Easter from Celt In A Twist. Afro Celt Sound System - Manako (It's Too Late) Alan Stivell - Brezhoneg Raok Jeremy Walsh - Arthur McBride CANCON Graham Lindsey - Arne's Flying Adventure CANCON Altan - The Barley And The Rye Logical Fleadh - Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Cerlew/Gravel Walk Salsa Celtica - He Mandhu Vicar's Vortex Interview with author Vince Ditrich - 5:02 Spirit Of  The West - Morning In The Bath Abbey CANCON The Bible Code Sundays - My Town Baka Beyond - Braighe Locheil (The Brais Of Loch Eil) Barleyjuice - London Calling Baltic Crossing - Goodnight Salonkyla 58:28

Two from Ardnamurchan, apparently renowned for its whiskey. We also hit the high seas with The Real McKenzies and Barbar O'Rhum. Plus, we catch Toxic Frogs hard at Play Play Play. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Canada's best Celtic mix on Celt In A Twist! Peatbog Faeries - The Humours Of Ardnamurchan The Scratch - God Slap Vishten - Chalet Groove La Bottine Souriante - Tralala Yoko Pwno - Horace's Toxic Frogs - Play Play Play The Irish Experience - Scatter The Mud Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamurchan Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Reynardine The Real McKenzies - Sloop John B Barbar O'Rhum - Freres de Bitte Phamie Gow - Harpbeats Plantec - Naoned E Breizh 59:20