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

 

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