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
Ryan's Fancy	A Children's Winter	Dark Island	02:49
Doyle, Teresa	The Maid of Coolmore	Cradle on the Waves	03:46
Beòlach	Holly Bush	ST	05:14
Fine Crowd	Donald MacGillavry	Sucker For Good Company	02:39
Doyle, Teresa	And Summer Faire	Cradle on the Waves	04:06
Brothers, Carol	Doonaree	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	01:50
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
Korkola, Olivia	Chorus Jig - Jesse Korkola’s Strathspey - Francis Beaton’s - The Snow Plough (feat. Jesse Korkola)	Playing in Traffic	04:40
Kennedy, Willie	Inganess-Trad'l fr Duncan MacQuarrie-Trad'l fr Dan J Campbell-Trad'l fr Johnny Wilmot-Athole Brose (strathspeys); General Stewart-Gillis' Favourite-Francis Beaton's-Donald MacGugan's Rant-Jenny Pippin-Jenny Dang the Weaver - Sir David Davidson of Cantry	Cape Breton Violin	08:50
Purvis, Peter	Steam Train to Mallaig	A New Tradition	03:34
Fraser, Kimberley	The Cheticamp Set	Falling on New Ground	03:18
Ryan's Fancy	Delaney's Donkey	Looking Back	02:48
Korkola, Olivia	Tanera Mor	Playing in Traffic	04:32
Mainville, Fleur	My Favorite Things	Finding Treasures	05:34
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
Brothers, Carol	If I Were a Blackbird	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:22
Figgy Duff	Rabbits in a basket	ST	02:58
Benoit, Emile	Skeleton Reel - Flying Reel	Emile's Dream	03:59
Fitzgerald, Winston "Scotty"	McNab's Hornpipe	McNab's Hornpipe/ Farmer's Daughter Reel // Mrs. C. Sutherland Strathspey/ Charles Sutherland Reel	03:01
Stubbert, Brenda	The Crooked Stovepipe Set	Endless Memories	03:29
Korkola, Olivia	Beautiful Lake Ainslie	Playing in Traffic	03:40
Ryan's Fancy	Manchester Rambler	Dark Island	03:47
Kennedy, Willie	Kitchener's Army (march); Devil in the Kitchen - Miss Drummond of Perth (strathspeys); Muileann Dubh - Locheil's Awa' to France - MacKinnon's Rant (reels)	Cape Breton Violin	05:43
O'Kannagan	Katie	The Leaving	02:56
Drumlin	Someone	Paper Flowers	03:24
Ludlow, Anna	Jig of Slurs	Reel to Reel	03:24
Brothers, Carol	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:45
MacDonald, Dan Rory	Balkan Hills - Lasses of Campbell Street	Cameron's Got His Wife Again - Homeward Bound - Rachel Rae // Balkan Hills - Lasses of Campbell Street	03:05
Doyle, Teresa	Lagan Love	Cradle on the Waves	05:25
Korkola, Olivia	St. Joseph Island Jig - Peter Gray - Kiley’s Reel	Playing in Traffic	03:11
Figgy Duff	Centennial Highway Reel - Cooley's Reel	After the Tempest	02:25
Fine Crowd	Green Valleys	Poverty's Arse	03:21
MacDonald, Dan Rory	Cameron's Got His Wife Again - Homeward Bound - Rachel Rae	Cameron's Got His Wife Again - Homeward Bound - Rachel Rae // Balkan Hills - Lasses of Campbell Street	03:21
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
Benoit, Emile	Diane's Happiness - David's Reel	Emile's Dream	03:30
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Peterson, Carl	I Passed By	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:25
Lamond, Mary Jane	Seinn O	Suas E!	02:54
Mainville, Fleur	Back Up the Bow	It's About Time	04:30
Grant, Colin	Les tounes acadiennes	ST	04:20
Gillis, Angus Allan	Johnnie Cope	Don Side/ Lady Georgina Campbell // Johnnie Cope	03:09
Ryan's Fancy	Ryans And The Pittmans	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	03:30
Fine Crowd	Theresa Maria	Poverty's Arse	03:34
Celtic Connection	Leavin’ London	Calvert's Dream	03:08
Mainville, Fleur	Homemade	It's About Time	02:59
Doyle, Teresa	Sleep Song	Cradle on the Waves	04:08
Brothers, Carol	Galway Bay	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	03:09
Celtic Connection	Roddy McCorley	Calvert's Dream	03:19
Fraser, Kimberley	Jigs Wit' Troy	Heart Behind the Bow	03:29
Peterson, Carl	I've Gotta Gift	A Man With a Song in His Heart	01:53
Ryan's Fancy	Banks Of Sicily	Looking Back	02:30
Wonderful Grand Band	Take a Chance on Love	ST	02:21
Mainville, Fleur	Jig-O-Low	Finding Treasures	03:45
Korkola, Olivia	The Bonnie Lass o’Bon Accord - The Hurricane (feat. Ashley MacIsaac)	Playing in Traffic	03:58
Ryan's Fancy	Dark Island	Dark Island	03:59
Figgy Duff	The Ten Comandments	After the Tempest	02:38
McManus, Tony	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Figgy Duff	Thomas and Nancy	After the Tempest	05:27
Doyle, Teresa	A Chuachag Nam Beann	Cradle on the Waves	04:39
MacLean, Joe and hid Old Time Scotch Music	Mrs. Major Stewart of the Island of Java - (Slow Air) - Snow Plough - Reel	Mrs. Major Stewart of the Island of Java - (Slow Air)/ Snow Plough - Reel // Lady Duff - (Jig)/ Bonnie Strathmore - (Jig)/ Road to Skye - (Jig)	03:16
Lamond, Mary Jane	Màiri Bhàn Dhail an Eas (Fair Mary from Dalness)	Stòras	05:40
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
O'Kannagan	The Leaving	The Leaving	02:51
Peterson, Carl	I Once Loved a Lass	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:38
Cormier, JP	Hell Freezin' Over	Another Morning	03:45
Wonderful Grand Band	Sonny's Dream	ST	03:15
MacDonald, Hugh A.	Favourite Polka	Favourite Polka // Starlight Waltz	02:53
Benoit, Emile	Clode Sound Jig	Emile's Dream	01:41
Fine Crowd	Stubborn Man	Sucker For Good Company	03:11
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
Peterson, Carl	Ballad of Sam Hill	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:31
Ryan's Fancy	Home Boys Home	Looking Back	03:05
Ludlow, Anna	Weeping Willow Tree	Reel to Reel	03:25
Lamond, Mary Jane	Òran Luaidh (A milling song from Lachie Dan N. MacLellan)	Stòras	03:58
Korkola, Olivia	Christie Campbell Strathspey: The Thunderbolt Reel - Olivia’s Reel - The Weasel (feat. Pierre Schryer, Brenda Stubbert)	Playing in Traffic	04:54
Peterson, Carl	A Man with a Song in His Heart	A Man With a Song in His Heart	04:12
Brothers, Carol	Cottage by the Lee	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:28
Benoit, Emile	Farewell Reel	Emile's Dream	01:27
Ryan's Fancy	Twenty One Years	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	02:49
Ryan's Fancy	Carrick Fergus	Looking Back	03:22
Fine Crowd	Jolly Tinker - Kerry Polka - Julia Delaney - The Banshee	Poverty's Arse	03:56
Stubbert, Brenda	March Strathspey and Reels in A	Endless Memories	05:06
Gillis, Lauchlin C.	Eilean mo Chridh (My Isle Beloved)	Mairi Mhin Mheall-Shuileach (Lassie of the Witchin' E'e) // Eilean mo Chridh (My Isle Beloved)	03:02
Kiérah	That Dang Tune - Paddy Ryan’s Dream	Stone Mason's Daughter	03:39
Fine Crowd	Cod Liver Oil	Poverty's Arse	03:00
Brothers, Carol	Goodbye Johnny Dear	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:23
Figgy Duff	Rosy Banks of Green	ST	04:41
Beòlach	Hot Lunch Set	Variations	07:03
Fine Crowd	When I Fury	Sucker For Good Company	03:56
Benoit, Emile	Jigs: Le Sabot; Gravel Pond	Emile's Dream	02:42
Fraser, Kimberley	Tamerack 'er Down	Heart Behind the Bow	07:25
Livingstone, Bill	Northern Man	Northern Man	05:28
Brothers, Carol	Acushla Mine	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:31
Cormier, JP	Kelly's Mountain	Another Morning	04:55
Figgy Duff	Quand j'etais fille a l'age quinze ans	ST	02:18
Peterson, Carl	I'd Rather be Gone	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:26
Lamond, Mary Jane	Fàill Ìll Ò Ro	Làn Dùil	03:54
Ryan's Fancy	Looking Back	Looking Back	02:53
Ryan's Fancy	The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	03:20
Korkola, Olivia	My Mind Will Never be Aisy - G- Jig - Gabe’s Hospitality (feat. Brenda Stubbert)	Playing in Traffic	03:34

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