Celtic traditional

Rooted in centuries of storytelling, melody, and migration, Celtic Traditional celebrates the enduring legacy of Irish, Scottish, and Breton music as it took root across Canada—especially in the Maritimes, Newfoundland, and Cape Breton. Featuring reels, jigs, airs, and ballads passed down through generations, this room honours the fiddlers, pipers, singers, and dancers who keep the tradition alive. Whether played by kitchen fire or concert stage, these tunes carry history, heart, and the soul of Celtic Canada.

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FEATURED

Fine Crowd - Sucker For Good Company

Chapel Cove, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Mainville, Fleur - It's About Time

Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Cormier, JP - Another Morning

London, Ontario - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

Chisholm, Angus - Miss Lyall/ Brother's Letter // Medley of Inverness Jigs

Margaree Forks, Cape Breton

FEATURED

Doyle, Teresa - Orrachan - The Divine Feminine in Gaelic Song

Belfast, Prince Edward Island

Celtic Connection - Calvert's Dream

Kilbride, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Wonderful Grand Band - ST

St John's, Newfoundland

Beòlach - ST

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

MacDonald, Hugh A. - Honeymoon Polka/ Crooked Stovepipe // Archie Menzies/ Fisher's Hornpipe

Lanark, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Campbell, Dan J. - Mrs' Dingwall of Brockley's/ Mist Over Cape Mabou/ Carnie's Canter // The Road to St. Rose/ Song of the Water-Mill

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Doyle, Teresa - Stowaway

Belfast, Prince Edward Island

FEATURED

Doyle, Teresa - Prince Edward Island, Adieu

Belfast, Prince Edward Island

Chetticamp Connection - ST

Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

MacDonald, Hugh A. - Walker Street Reel // Areial Hornpipe

Lanark, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Purvis, Peter - A New Tradition

Merrickville. Ontario

Fraser, Kimberley - Heart Behind the Bow

Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Livingstone, Bill - Northern Man

Copper Cliff, Ontario

FEATURED

Macgillivray, Troy - Live at the Music Room

Lanark, Nova Scotia

Lamey, W. H. (Bill) - Lovat Scouts/ Marquis of Tullybardine // Dr. Shaw's Strathspey/ The Breem Dog/ Sandy Skinner

Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Ryan's Fancy - Dark Island

St. John's, Newfoundland

MacLean, Joe and hid Old Time Scotch Music - Mrs. Major Stewart of the Island of Java - (Slow Air)/ Snow Plough - Reel // Lady Duff - (Jig)/ Bonnie Strathmore - (Jig)/ Road to Skye - (Jig)

Lower Washabucts, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

MacDonald, Jack (Little Jack) - High Level Hornpipe/ Jeanne's Favorite/ John MacCormick's Hornpipe // Peter Baillie Strathspey/ Malcolm Finley Reel/ Prince Charlie Reel

Judique, Inverness County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Mackenzie, Karen - Wind Don't Blow

Iqaluit, Nunavit

Gillis, Angus Allan - Athol Brose/ Lady Muir MacKenzie/ Jenny Dang the Weaver // Flowers of Spring/ Liverpool/ Durang's Hornpipe

Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Brothers, Carol - When Irish Eyes are Smiling

St John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Macgillivray, Troy - When Here Meets There

Lanark, Nova Scotia

O'Kannagan - The Leaving

Kelowna, British Columbbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Davis, Rachel - ST

Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

FEATURED

Lamond, Mary Jane - Làn Dùil

Kingston, Ontario

Fitzgerald, Winston "Scotty" - McNab's Hornpipe/ Farmer's Daughter Reel // Mrs. C. Sutherland Strathspey/ Charles Sutherland Reel

White Point, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Peter Purvis - A New Tradition

Figgy Duff - After the Tempest

Karen Mackenzie - Wind Don't Blow

JP Cormier - Another Morning

Chetticamp Connection - Phase II

Angus Allan Gillis - Athol Brose/ Lady Muir MacKenzie/ Jenny Dang the Weaver // Flowers of Spring/ Liverpool/ Durang's Hornpipe

Angus Chisholm - Mr. Murray/ The L10 Fiddle/ The Baker // Miss Minnie Foster/ Fred Wilson's Clog

Angus Chisholm - Miss Lyall/ Brother's Letter // Medley of Inverness Jigs

Hugh A. MacDonald - Favourite Polka // Starlight Waltz

Neil Steele - Na Cnoic's na Glinn (Malcolm Gillis) // Mo Dhachaidh

Drumlin

Teresa Doyle - Stowaway

Teresa Doyle - Orrachan - The Divine Feminine in Gaelic Song

Teresa Doyle - Dance to your Daddy

Teresa Doyle - Cradle on the Waves

Don Messer & His Islanders - Medley of Londonderry And London Hornpipes // Ragtime Annie and Lord MacDonald's Reel`

Variations

Phase II

Mr. Murray/ The L10 Fiddle/ The Baker // Miss Minnie Foster/ Fred Wilson's Clog

Another Morning

After the Tempest

Athol Brose/ Lady Muir MacKenzie/ Jenny Dang the Weaver // Flowers of Spring/ Liverpool/ Durang's Hornpipe

Lovat Scouts/ Marquis of Tullybardine // Dr. Shaw's Strathspey/ The Breem Dog/ Sandy Skinner

Làn Dùil

Favourite Polka // Starlight Waltz

The Dean Brig of Edinburgh/ Nathaniel Gow Strathspey/ The Braes of Auchtertyre // Mrs. Ronald MacDonald's Reel/ Ann's Favourite/ Lady Charlotte Campbell

Mrs. Major Stewart of the Island of Java - (Slow Air)/ Snow Plough - Reel // Lady Duff - (Jig)/ Bonnie Strathmore - (Jig)/ Road to Skye - (Jig)

Endless Memories

A New Tradition

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Peterson, Carl	I Passed By	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:25
Fine Crowd	Donald MacGillavry	Sucker For Good Company	02:39
Benoit, Emile	Michael T. Wall Breakdown	Emile's Dream	01:29
Korkola, Olivia	Beautiful Lake Ainslie	Playing in Traffic	03:40
Doyle, Teresa	Lagan Love	Cradle on the Waves	05:25
Figgy Duff	Half Door-Larry's Lacer-Mother on the Doorstep	ST	03:14
Bonnie Scots	Lizzie Lindsay	Laugh and Cry	03:33
Doyle, Teresa	Crazy Man Michael	Prince Edward Island, Adieu	03:25
Ryan's Fancy	I'm a Rover	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	03:34
Figgy Duff	Thomas and Nancy	After the Tempest	05:27
Brothers, Carol	The Green Glens of Antrim	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	03:38
Enter the Haggis	Year of the Rat	The Modest Revolution	02:55
Chetticamp Connection	Strathspeys and Reels Immortalized by Angus Chisolm and Winston Fitzgerald	ST	04:41
Fine Crowd	Theresa Maria	Poverty's Arse	03:34
Cameron, Douglas	Some Mabou Tunes Plus	ST	04:58
O'Kannagan	Star of the County Down	The Leaving	02:11
Ryan's Fancy	Galway City	Looking Back	02:56
Figgy Duff	A Sailor Courted a Farmer's Daughter	After the Tempest	04:50
Ryan's Fancy	Everytime	Dark Island	03:23
Whitehorse	Geese in the Bog	The Ship That Never Returned	02:14
Ryan's Fancy	A Children's Winter	Dark Island	02:49
Mainville, Fleur	Aldune's Set	Finding Treasures	03:14
Korkola, Olivia	Christie Campbell Strathspey: The Thunderbolt Reel - Olivia’s Reel - The Weasel (feat. Pierre Schryer, Brenda Stubbert)	Playing in Traffic	04:54
Wonderful Grand Band	Medley: The Washroom Reel, Joe Smallwood's Reel, The Humours of Lissadel	ST	03:36
Ryan's Fancy	By The Bright Silvery Light of the Moon	Dark Island	02:22
Beòlach	Slip Set	ST	04:40
Brothers, Carol	Doonaree	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	01:50
Figgy Duff	Dans la prison de londres	After the Tempest	03:36
Korkola, Olivia	Reel de Maillette - St. Anne’s Reel - Philip’s Reel	Playing in Traffic	04:00
MacLean, Joe and hid Old Time Scotch Music	Lady Duff - (Jig) - Bonnie Strathmore - (Jig) - Road to Skye - (Jig)	Mrs. Major Stewart of the Island of Java - (Slow Air)/ Snow Plough - Reel // Lady Duff - (Jig)/ Bonnie Strathmore - (Jig)/ Road to Skye - (Jig)	03:31
Ryan's Fancy	The Chieftain's Welcome	Looking Back	01:34
O'Kannagan	Rare Auld Times	The Leaving	05:14
Gillis, Lauchlin C.	Mairi Mhin Mheall-Shuileach (Lassie of the Witchin' E'e)	Mairi Mhin Mheall-Shuileach (Lassie of the Witchin' E'e) // Eilean mo Chridh (My Isle Beloved)	02:35
MacLean, Joe and hid Old Time Scotch Music with Lila Hashem on Piano	Bill Robertson's - Mrs. MacPherson of Inveron - Reels	Miss Anderson/ The Braes O' Elchies - Jigs // Bill Robertson's/ Mrs. MacPherson of Inveron - Reels	02:34
Quinn, Shannon	Siuil a Ruin	The Irwin Lake Sessions	03:44
O'Kannagan	All the Best	The Leaving	03:40
Benoit, Emile	Ryan's Fancy Arriving	Emile's Dream	01:55
Messer, Don & His Islanders	Ragtime Annie and Lord MacDonald's Reel	Medley of Londonderry And London Hornpipes // Ragtime Annie and Lord MacDonald's Reel	02:35
Gillis, Angus Allan	Flowers of Spring - Liverpool - Durang's Hornpipe	Athol Brose/ Lady Muir MacKenzie/ Jenny Dang the Weaver // Flowers of Spring/ Liverpool/ Durang's Hornpipe	03:06
Lamond, Mary Jane	A Mhàiri Bhòidheach	Làn Dùil	05:12
Mainville, Fleur	Back Up the Bow	It's About Time	04:30
O'Kannagan	Katie	The Leaving	02:56
Figgy Duff	Matt Eiley	ST	04:52
Gillis, Angus Allan	Don Side - Lady Georgina Campbell	Don Side/ Lady Georgina Campbell // Johnnie Cope	03:04
Celtic Connection	Molly Bawn	Calvert's Dream	05:08
Benoit, Emile	Jigs: Le Sabot; Gravel Pond	Emile's Dream	02:42
Ryan's Fancy	Streets Of London	Looking Back	03:24
O'Kannagan	Irish Rover	The Leaving	03:33
Ryan's Fancy	The Tiree Love Song	Dark Island	03:41
Brothers, Carol	The Golden Jubilee	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	01:49
O'Kannagan	Mount Cashel Raffel	The Leaving	03:39
Benoit, Emile	Skeleton Reel - Flying Reel	Emile's Dream	03:59
Bonnie Scots	Dundee Weaver	Laugh and Cry	01:29
Enter the Haggis	Down the Line	The Modest Revolution	03:17
Figgy Duff	4-Stop Jigs (Sally's Jig / Arts Jig)	ST	03:05
Figgy Duff	Rabbits in a basket	ST	02:58
Whitehorse	The Black Sheep	The Ship That Never Returned	04:56
Mainville, Fleur	Orange Blossom Special (Dave's Tune)	Finding Treasures	02:20
MacDonald, Hugh A.	Favourite Polka	Favourite Polka // Starlight Waltz	02:53
Figgy Duff	Honour, Riches (song from The Tempest)-Breakwater Boys Breakdown	After the Tempest	04:34
Whitehorse	No Momma on Mother's Day	The Ship That Never Returned	02:31
Fraser, Kimberley	The Mortgage Burn	Falling on New Ground	08:56
Celtic Connection	Roddy McCorley	Calvert's Dream	03:19
O'Kannagan	Carolyn's Reel	The Leaving	02:32
Mainville, Fleur	Amazing Grace	It's About Time	02:28
Figgy Duff	The Darby Ram	After the Tempest	02:59
Benoit, Emile	Piccadilly Slant: West Bay Centre; Making the Curve to Black Duck Brook; Brother's Jig	Emile's Dream	04:58
Macgillivray, Troy	New Tunemakers	When Here Meets There	05:00
Figgy Duff	Lake St. John Reel - The Blackthorn Stick	After the Tempest	02:19
Fine Crowd	Always on the Go	Sucker For Good Company	02:59
Livingstone, Bill	Lucy's Frolics - Aussie Stevie	Northern Man	03:38
Doyle, Teresa	Green Grow the Rushes	Cradle on the Waves	02:51
Stubbert, Brenda	March Strathspey and Reels in A	Endless Memories	05:06
Celtic Connection	Ordinary Man	Calvert's Dream	06:10
Ryan's Fancy	Home Boys Home	Looking Back	03:05
Figgy Duff	Jim Rumbolt's Tune	After the Tempest	00:51
Korkola, Olivia	Black and White Rag	Playing in Traffic	02:16
McManus, Tony	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
MacDonald, Hugh A.	Areial Hornpipe	Walker Street Reel // Areial Hornpipe	03:13
Fine Crowd	The Sun Song	Sucker For Good Company	02:54
Doyle, Teresa	And Summer Faire	Cradle on the Waves	04:06
Beòlach	Holly Bush	ST	05:14
Brothers, Carol	Acushla Mine	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:31
Wonderful Grand Band	For You and Me	ST	03:27
Grant, Colin	Les tounes acadiennes	ST	04:20
Figgy Duff	Geese in the Bog	ST	02:48
Campbell, Dan J.	Mrs' Dingwall of Brockley's - Mist Over Cape Mabou - Carnie's Canter	Mrs' Dingwall of Brockley's/ Mist Over Cape Mabou/ Carnie's Canter // The Road to St. Rose/ Song of the Water-Mill	03:09
Ryan's Fancy	The Night That Paddy Murphy Died	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	01:38
Whitehorse	Missing in Action	The Ship That Never Returned	02:08
Mainville, Fleur	The Big Rock Candy Mountain	It's About Time	02:40
Benoit, Emile	Roaming Scott	Emile's Dream	02:05
Benoit, Emile	Clode Sound Jig	Emile's Dream	01:41
Ryan's Fancy	The Beginning	Dark Island	02:13
Figgy Duff	Heel and Toe Polka - Paddy's Jig	After the Tempest	02:03
Mainville, Fleur	Down Home	It's About Time	02:41
Wonderful Grand Band	Take a Chance on Love	ST	02:21
Benoit, Emile	Diane's Happiness - David's Reel	Emile's Dream	03:30
Quinn, Shannon	Jigs	The Irwin Lake Sessions	03:27
Fine Crowd	The Islander	Poverty's Arse	03:17

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