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.

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
Kennedy, Willie Hiawatha - Newcastle (hornpipe); Lady Charlotte Campbell - Clear the Track - Mary Claire - Eugene Stratton - Lady Madelina Sinclair's Birthday - Miss Menzie of Menzie's (reels) Cape Breton Violin
Celtic Connection Molly Bawn Calvert's Dream
McManus, Tony Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Mainville, Fleur The Big Rock Candy Mountain It's About Time
Brothers, Carol If I Were a Blackbird When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Mainville, Fleur River Johnnies Finding Treasures
Ryan's Fancy Fare Thee Well Enniskillen Newfoundland Drinking Songs
O'Kannagan Irish Rover The Leaving
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
Davis, Rachel Dan Hughie & Buddy Jigs ST
Figgy Duff The Fisher who Died in his Bed ST
Benoit, Emile Emile's Reel Emile's Dream
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)
Figgy Duff Auntie Mary - Brother's Jig After the Tempest
Whitehorse The Gay Spanish Maid The Ship That Never Returned
O'Kannagan Dirty Old Town The Leaving
Figgy Duff Matt Eiley ST
Whitehorse Whitehorse Jig The Ship That Never Returned
Ryan's Fancy Butcher Boy Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Korkola, Olivia St. Joseph Island Jig - Peter Gray - Kiley’s Reel Playing in Traffic
Bonnie Scots Lonely Prison Cell Laugh and Cry
O'Kannagan Katie The Leaving
Fraser, Kimberley The Mortgage Burn Falling on New Ground
Benoit, Emile Piccadilly Slant: West Bay Centre; Making the Curve to Black Duck Brook; Brother's Jig Emile's Dream
Korkola, Olivia Christie Campbell Strathspey: The Thunderbolt Reel - Olivia’s Reel - The Weasel (feat. Pierre Schryer, Brenda Stubbert) Playing in Traffic
Brothers, Carol The Spinning Wheel When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Peterson, Carl I'd Rather be Gone A Man With a Song in His Heart
Celtic Connection Roddy McCorley Calvert's Dream
Whitehorse Missing in Action The Ship That Never Returned
Peterson, Carl I Once Loved a Lass A Man With a Song in His Heart
Brothers, Carol October Winds When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Ryan's Fancy Nancy Whiskey Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Brothers, Carol The Green Glens of Antrim When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Doyle, Teresa A Chuachag Nam Beann Cradle on the Waves
Bonnie Scots Northern Lights of Aberdeen Laugh and Cry
Ryan's Fancy The Rocky Road To Dublin Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Fitzgerald, Winston "Scotty" McNab's Hornpipe McNab's Hornpipe/ Farmer's Daughter Reel // Mrs. C. Sutherland Strathspey/ Charles Sutherland Reel
Bonnie Scots Coulter's Candy Laugh and Cry
Kiérah Tuttles - Devil’s Dream - Flora MacDonald’s - The Auld Fiddler Stone Mason's Daughter
Doyle, Teresa Green Grow the Rushes Cradle on the Waves
Mainville, Fleur Ashoken Farwell Finding Treasures
Brothers, Carol Ireland I Love You, Acushla Macree When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Brothers, Carol Goodbye Johnny Dear When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Fine Crowd Queen of Argyll Poverty's Arse
Mainville, Fleur Back Up the Bow It's About Time
Bonnie Scots Jeanie McCall Laugh and Cry
Whitehorse French Jig The Ship That Never Returned
Fine Crowd The Richman Sucker For Good Company
Fraser, Kimberley Tamerack 'er Down Heart Behind the Bow
Cormier, JP Kelly's Mountain Another Morning
Whitehorse Geese in the Bog The Ship That Never Returned
Whitehorse Flowers in Edinburgh The Ship That Never Returned
Brothers, Carol Cottage by the Lee When Irish Eyes are Smiling
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
Livingstone, Bill Northern Man Northern Man
Ludlow, Anna The Flat Roof House Reel to Reel
Benoit, Emile Roaming Scott Emile's Dream
Whitehorse No Momma on Mother's Day The Ship That Never Returned
Ryan's Fancy Intro Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Chetticamp Connection MacGregor Jig - Murray River - Lost My Love Phase II
Stubbert, Brenda Tribute to John Morris Rankin Set Endless Memories
Ryan's Fancy By The Bright Silvery Light of the Moon Dark Island
Korkola, Olivia My Mind Will Never be Aisy - G- Jig - Gabe’s Hospitality (feat. Brenda Stubbert) Playing in Traffic
Lamond, Mary Jane A Mhàiri Bhòidheach Làn Dùil
Ryan's Fancy Delaney's Donkey Looking Back
Doyle, Teresa Land for the Tiller Stowaway
Wonderful Grand Band The Budgell's Jigs ST
Benoit, Emile Jigs: Le Sabot; Gravel Pond Emile's Dream
Stubbert, Brenda March Strathspey and Reels in A Endless Memories
Drumlin Paper Flowers Paper Flowers
Ryan's Fancy The Beginning Dark Island
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
O'Kannagan Carolyn's Reel The Leaving
Enter the Haggis Can’t Trust the News The Modest Revolution
Celtic Connection Risin’ of the Moon Calvert's Dream
Celtic Connection Shores of Newfoundland - Traveler’s Reel Calvert's Dream
Ryan's Fancy Galway City Looking Back
Macgillivray, Troy New Tunemakers When Here Meets There
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)
Brothers, Carol Galway Bay When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Ryan's Fancy The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen Newfoundland Drinking Songs
Fine Crowd The Lesson Sucker For Good Company
Figgy Duff Geese in the Bog ST
Figgy Duff Now I'm 64 ST
Benoit, Emile Diane's Happiness - David's Reel Emile's Dream
Korkola, Olivia The New Canadian Waltz Playing in Traffic
Fine Crowd Wha'd'ya Think Of Me Now Sucker For Good Company
Whitehorse The Answer to 21 - Years The Ship That Never Returned
Wonderful Grand Band Don't Wake Me Up Too Early ST
Doyle, Teresa Dream Angus Cradle on the Waves
Fine Crowd Theresa Maria Poverty's Arse
Peterson, Carl Sunshine A Man With a Song in His Heart
Figgy Duff Dans la prison de londres After the Tempest
O'Kannagan Farewell to Nova Scotia The Leaving
O'Kannagan Star of the County Down The Leaving
Doyle, Teresa The Old Turf Fire Cradle on the Waves
Brothers, Carol When Irish Eyes Are Smiling When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Fine Crowd Chanty Sucker For Good Company
Fine Crowd Green Valleys Poverty's Arse
Doyle, Teresa Sleep Song Cradle on the Waves

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