Celt In A Twist

Samhain has come and gone but we still have 10 treats to hand out. It​'s the Celt In A Twist Top 10 for October​! Join Patricia Fraser as she counts down our favorite tracks from the month past PLUS surpising debuts from Maggie’s Wake new Lifelines album, North Sea diver turned songsmith Pete Davies, pancakes with berries from Denmark’s Marvara and some metal-tinged folk from the forests of Finland. Check out the new chart at your favorite social media and join us!   Sisken Green - As I Went Walking  Hamish Napier - Arctic  Melisande - Franco d’Amerique  CANCON Baka Beyond - Nanjinga’s Song  Trouz Bras - Pride And Prejudice  The Real McKenzies - Shackleton CANCON Louise Bichan - BEEF  Hayden Stern - Susie’s  Celtic Cross - TossItBack  Shooglenifty - Up The McFud  Pete Davies - Note From Aberdeen  Marvara - Kokar Pankokar  Ritva Nero - Bombschottische Maggie’s Wake - Stronger CANCON   59:51

Celtic music anniversaries and memoriums this hour: Delhi2Dublin celebrate 20 years with a string of singles, staring with a fresh debut, featuring fiddler Serena Eades, Celtic Cross TossItBack with new music at 30 years, remembering the great Donal Lunny and Vancouver son, John Mann plus more AcidCroft magic from Shooglenifty. You got yer Celt In A Twist!   Shooglenifty - Tronach  Celtic Cross - TossItBack  Delhi2Dublin - Spiral-Fi  CANCON The Fretless - Pipe Dream (feat. Madeline Roger)  CANCON Trouz Bras - Pardon Spezed - Far Breton  Willie Nile - Beautiful Wreck Of The World  Toxic Frogs - Lose You Again  Melisande w/ Mamselle Ruiz - Sans Courir Toujours  CANCON Firkin - Haiku  CANCON John Mann - Acoustic Kitty CANCON Coolfin - Kickdancer  AfroCelt Sound System - AM  Baka Beyond - Fair Molly  Hamish Napier -  Passes    59:23

Breaking new Celtic creativity is what we do at Celt In A Twist! Join Patricia this week for Shovel Dance Collective, an envelope-pushing 9 piece from London, mixing classical contemporary with free improv on Everything In Readiness, fiddle music from Paisos Catalans by Coloma Bertran PLUS the sublime O Carolan’s Farewell from Celtic Ground by Peter Thomas and Stevon Russell, a tribute to Ireland’s greatest harpist!   Shovel Dance Collective - The Foxhunter’s Reel  Abby Green - Home To Bearna  Vishten Connexions - Gaillard feat. De Temp Antan CANCON The McDades - Telegraph Reel / The Three Sisters CANCON Baka Beyond - Nanjinga’s Song  Barleyjuice - Weekend Irish  Coloma Bertran - Jota De Cors  La Bottine Souriante - Santiago CANCON The Malarkeys - Time Machine  CANCON Hayden Stern - Boston Harbor Welcome  The Go Set - Empires  Iain Copeland - Neil Ewart Of Ardnamuchan  Jim Moray - William Of Barbary  Peter Thomas and Stevon Russell - O Carolan’s Farewell Irish Moutarde - L.L.L. CANCON   59:30

A couple of spooky new spins to awaken the Samhain spirit; Louise Bichan shares a good old fashioned Scottish Murder Ballad while the Real McKenzies retell the ghost story of The Mad Trapper Of Rat River. Shooglenifty take us on a deep dive from Stamina Island, plus a set from Baltic Crossing and Celtic Cross. Join Patricia Fraser for an hour of Nu-Celtic. Celt In A Twist!   Shooglenifty - Dig Deep  Louise Bichan - BEEF  Haggis X-1 - Across The Waves ​ CANCON The Real McKenzies - The Mad Trapper Of Rat River  CANCON Hamish Napier - Arctic (The Dipper/Kompani/Linges Return)  Bangers And Mash - Eliza Lee  Baltic Crossing - Risuaki Satiainen  Celtic Cross - Dancin’ Belfast  The Tiller’s Folly - Far End Of The Road  CANCON Melisande - Disco Set Carre  CANCON Baka Beyond - Inner Orbit  Iain Morrison - Away With The Faeries  The Ollam - Stream Of Silver    ​59:37

Beoga are Back In the Lab after dropping out of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Finnish folk metalists, Ritva Nero drop Bombschottische, more new music from NYC’s Celtic Cross, Edinburgh’s Sisken Green, Breton Bourrees from Trouz Bras, and Shooglenifty pour out some ​compassion for the Bairns (Babies) Of Gaza. Music the wells up with heart and conscience from Celt In A Twist!   Beoga - Back In the Lab  Celtic Cross - Slan Go Foill  Cassie And Maggie - The Big Hewer  CANCON The Paperboys - I’ve Just Seen A Face CANCON Ritva Nero - Bombschottische  Roddy MacDonald - Bullet Train  Sisken Green - As I Went Walking Hayden Stern - The Morning Dark  The Go Set - The Miner’s Son  Grumpy O Sheep - Strayaway Child  Trouz Bras - Rainy Day Bourree/Courtship Bourree  Rum Ragged - The Apple Tree  CANCON Shooglenifty - Bairns O Gaza  Louise Bichan - Binnorie  Rawlins Cross - Joey Clements/Red Island Tune CANCON   59:37

Celt In A Twist regales with nautical tales this hour! Orkney fiddler tells the fable of the sea witch, Mammy Scott, a Celtpunk historical tale of the Shacklten expedition to the South Pole from the Real McKenzies, while The Dreadnoughts hoist anchor on the saucy Rosibella. PLUS, brand new Shooglenifty, their 10th and best yet! It all unfolds before your ears under the steady hand of Patricia Fraser. Heave away!   Shooglenifty - Up The McFud  Celtic Cross - TossItBack Melisande & Mamselle Ruiz - Sans Courir Toujours  CANCON The McDades - Telegraph Reel/tThe Three Sisters CANCON Basco - Jacky Tar  Dropkick Murphys - Chesterfields and Aftershave  Louise Bichan - Mammy Scott  The Real McKenzies - Fortitudine Vincimus/Shackleton George Duff - Gin I Were A Baron’s Heir  Nevrida - Matylek  Sketch - Bulgarian Shed  Dervish feat. Iron & Wine - Rock The Machine  The Dreadnoughts - Rosibella  CANCON Hayden Stern - Bomb Cyclone    59:53

Because the best Celtic comes from Canada, Celt In A Twist presents an hour of 100 percent Canadian Content, featuring Pat Chessell, ​The​ Real McKenzies and Early Spirit from the west, Melisande and MAZ from Quebec, Maritimers and prairie dogs alike. From coast to coast to coast, Canada loves its Celt In A Twist!   Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling - The Golden Goose  Artists For Action - Which Side Are You On  Vishten Connexions - Expansion  Pressgang Mutiny - Haul Away Joe  Pat Chessell - My Own Town  Melisande - Disco set Carre MAZ - Brique Chaud  Lucy MacNeil - I Know My Love The McDades - Peggy-O  The Mahones - Shakespeare Road (feat. Greg Keelor fr. Blue Rodeo) Haggis X-1 - This Is The Place (Caledonia) The Real McKenzies - Black Agnes Early Spirit - That’s Right  The Fretless - Lost Lake   59:52

Conscious Celtic for our times! New-style fiddling from Seattle’s Hayden Stern launches the hour. We take you back to a night at The Blarney Stone with The Town Pants, board The Earthship for our Cosmic Celtic trek and The Real McKenzie’s confess their love for ewe, a sheep named Fiona!    Hayden Stern - Boston Harbour Welcome  Lexington Field - Steps  Haggis X-1 - Arthur’s Gold (Any Means Of Persuasion) CANCON The Town Pants - Rasputin CANCON Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Reynardine  Homeland - Pressed For Time Stramash - Bonnie Ship The Diamond Patrick Mangan - The Canadian Set  Willos - Ophelia  The Real McKenzies - Fiona (Wee Luv Ewe)  CANCON Sketch - The Earthship Afro Celt Sound System - The Mantra  Steve Dawson - Hale Road Revolution  CANCON   59:52

So, that was Labour Day. We relish the last Summer Scraps from Alba’s Edge, Open the heavens with a Summer Storm from Patrick Mangan, tipple some Celtic Creole and Scottish Celtronica. You’ll even hear sounds from Finland and Galicia when you’ve got yer Celt In A Twist, this week with Patricia Fraser! Patrick Mangan - Summer Storm  The Go Set - Opportunities  Thunderor - Cape Breton Home CANCON  The Real McKenzies - I Love A Lassie Roamin’ In The. Gloaming CANCON Alan Stivell - Brezhnev Raok  Alba’s Edge - Summer Scraps  Lost Bayou Ramblers - Granny Smith  Maggie’s Wake - Louisiana CANCON La Bottine Souriante - Suede Inn  CANCON Niteworks - A Toll Dub feat. Sian  ROS - Ball de la Carxofa  Salamakannel - Salamahumppa  Aoife O’Donovan wq/ Kris Drever - Transatlantic Ashley MacIsaac - Johnny Cope  CANCON Laura Hurd - You Again    59:58

Take some time away from the worries of the day. Tap your feet and groove to the beat of a Celtic holiday! RANT play it LIVE in Glasgow for The Day Off, we order Another Round from The Scratch, catch up on our Jane Austen with Trous Braz’ Pride And Prejudice. PLUS, Haggis X-1 deliver LIVE in Plymouth, NH with Congress. You got yer Celt In A Twist!   RANT - The Day Off The Scratch - Another Round Slainte Mhath - Gravel Walks CANCON Sultans Of String - Kitchen Party CANCON Toxic Frogs - The Green Night Trous Braz - Pride And Prejudice Rocky Roads - Doolin Revisited Woodlands Backfall - Wild Mountain Thyme Valtos - Dorn Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau - Le Batteux CANCON Celtica - Itchy Fingers Haggis X-1 - Congress CANCON   59:59