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
Chetticamp Connection	The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside - Balmoral Castle - Tom Rae Reel - The Way to Mull River Reel	Phase II	07:39
Ludlow, Anna	Jig of Slurs	Reel to Reel	03:24
Drumlin	Fire	Paper Flowers	03:47
Figgy Duff	Emile's Reels	ST	02:02
Ryan's Fancy	A Children's Winter	Dark Island	02:49
Doyle, Teresa	Lukey's Boat	Dance to your Daddy	02:09
Whitehorse	Missing in Action	The Ship That Never Returned	02:08
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
Figgy Duff	The Greenland Disaster (Sealing Song)	ST	04:43
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
Bonnie Scots	This Land Is Your Land	Laugh and Cry	02:56
Benoit, Emile	Arriving To St. John's - Emile's Dream	Emile's Dream	02:22
Celtic Connection	Shores of Newfoundland - Traveler’s Reel	Calvert's Dream	03:15
Fine Crowd	Theresa Maria	Poverty's Arse	03:34
Ryan's Fancy	The Tiree Love Song	Dark Island	03:41
Wonderful Grand Band	The Jig is Up	ST	01:58
Lamond, Mary Jane	A Mhàiri Bhòidheach	Làn Dùil	05:12
Fraser, Kimberley	The Fairy Dance	Falling on New Ground	07:36
Doyle, Teresa	And Summer Faire	Cradle on the Waves	04:06
Celtic Connection	Ordinary Man	Calvert's Dream	06:10
Mainville, Fleur	La Rose	Finding Treasures	03:39
Figgy Duff	A Sailor Courted a Farmer's Daughter	After the Tempest	04:50
Macgillivray, Troy	Jig Detour	Live at the Music Room	03:19
Whitehorse	The Black Sheep	The Ship That Never Returned	04:56
Ryan's Fancy	Carrick Fergus	Looking Back	03:22
Cormier, JP	Hell Freezin' Over	Another Morning	03:45
Bonnie Scots	Northern Lights of Aberdeen	Laugh and Cry	02:02
Ryan's Fancy	By The Bright Silvery Light of the Moon	Dark Island	02:22
Wonderful Grand Band	One Last Lover	ST	02:54
O'Kannagan	Katie	The Leaving	02:56
Ryan's Fancy	Fare Thee Well Enniskillen	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	02:47
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
Ryan's Fancy	The Greenland Whale Fisheries	Dark Island	03:00
Fine Crowd	Queen of Argyll	Poverty's Arse	04:02
Livingstone, Bill	Lucy's Frolics - Aussie Stevie	Northern Man	03:38
Wonderful Grand Band	(Just Like a) Movie Scene	ST	03:39
Korkola, Olivia	The New Canadian Waltz	Playing in Traffic	02:38
Quinn, Shannon	Jigs	The Irwin Lake Sessions	03:27
Mainville, Fleur	"G" Whiz	Finding Treasures	04:17
Fraser, Kimberley	Tamerack 'er Down	Heart Behind the Bow	07:25
MacDonald, Hugh A.	Favourite Polka	Favourite Polka // Starlight Waltz	02:53
Celtic Connection	Molly Bawn	Calvert's Dream	05:08
Mainville, Fleur	Si Beag si mor	It's About Time	03:01
Ryan's Fancy	Butcher Boy	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	04:33
Mainville, Fleur	Get Jiggy	It's About Time	01:40
Ryan's Fancy	The Night That Paddy Murphy Died	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	01:38
Beòlach	Holly Bush	ST	05:14
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
Enter the Haggis	Year of the Rat	The Modest Revolution	02:55
Doyle, Teresa	A Lullabye	Cradle on the Waves	03:45
Celtic Connection	Calvert’s Dream	Calvert's Dream	04:57
Peterson, Carl	Ballad of Sam Hill	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:31
Enter the Haggis	Down the Line	The Modest Revolution	03:17
Mainville, Fleur	Aldune's Set	Finding Treasures	03:14
Ludlow, Anna	Anna & Hector's Set	Reel to Reel	05:54
Gillis, Angus Allan	Johnnie Cope	Don Side/ Lady Georgina Campbell // Johnnie Cope	03:09
Benoit, Emile	Ryan's Fancy Arriving	Emile's Dream	01:55
Peterson, Carl	I Once Loved a Lass	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:38
Fine Crowd	Banks of Newfoundland	Sucker For Good Company	03:48
Whitehorse	The Ship That Never Returned	The Ship That Never Returned	03:23
Celtic Connection	Risin’ of the Moon	Calvert's Dream	03:23
Figgy Duff	The Gypsy	After the Tempest	03:12
Cormier, JP	Kelly's Mountain	Another Morning	04:55
Doyle, Teresa	Cradle on the Waves	Cradle on the Waves	03:20
Ryan's Fancy	Galway City	Looking Back	02:56
Benoit, Emile	Farewell Reel	Emile's Dream	01:27
Korkola, Olivia	Clare Jig - Buttermilk Mary - Carmen’s Amber	Playing in Traffic	03:27
Fine Crowd	Clean Up After The Time	Poverty's Arse	03:31
Fine Crowd	The Sun Song	Sucker For Good Company	02:54
Ryan's Fancy	The Peat Bog Soldiers	Dark Island	03:19
Brothers, Carol	Ireland I Love You, Acushla Macree	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:31
Mainville, Fleur	My Favorite Things	Finding Treasures	05:34
Korkola, Olivia	The Bonnie Lass o’Bon Accord - The Hurricane (feat. Ashley MacIsaac)	Playing in Traffic	03:58
Kiérah	Tuttles - Devil’s Dream - Flora MacDonald’s - The Auld Fiddler	Stone Mason's Daughter	03:47
Figgy Duff	Honour, Riches (song from The Tempest)-Breakwater Boys Breakdown	After the Tempest	04:34
Lamond, Mary Jane	Oran Snìomh (Spinning Song)	Suas E!	05:12
Lamond, Mary Jane	Òran Luaidh (A milling song from Lachie Dan N. MacLellan)	Stòras	03:58
MacDonald, Hugh A.	Areial Hornpipe	Walker Street Reel // Areial Hornpipe	03:13
Peterson, Carl	Without Sun, Without Rain	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:04
Whitehorse	The Gay Spanish Maid	The Ship That Never Returned	04:29
Mainville, Fleur	Jig-O-Low	Finding Treasures	03:45
Fine Crowd	Days Gone By	Poverty's Arse	05:24
Mainville, Fleur	Northern Cajun Man	It's About Time	03:36
O'Kannagan	Irish Rover	The Leaving	03:33
Fine Crowd	Blarney Roses	Poverty's Arse	02:53
Figgy Duff	The Ten Comandments	After the Tempest	02:38
Figgy Duff	Auntie Mary - Brother's Jig	After the Tempest	02:42
Beòlach	Slip Set	ST	04:40
Purvis, Peter	Steam Train to Mallaig	A New Tradition	03:34
McManus, Tony	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Whitehorse	The Answer to 21 - Years	The Ship That Never Returned	03:17
Celtic Connection	Leavin’ London	Calvert's Dream	03:08
Livingstone, Bill	Bill's Blues (Piping in 12 Bars, A Piper's Dream)	Northern Man	03:21
Ryan's Fancy	Connemara By The Lake	Looking Back	03:18
Drumlin	Louie	Paper Flowers	03:15
MacLean, Joe and hid Old Time Scotch Music with Lila Hashem on Piano	Miss Anderson - The Braes O' Elchies - Jigs	Miss Anderson/ The Braes O' Elchies - Jigs // Bill Robertson's/ Mrs. MacPherson of Inveron - Reels	02:29
Brothers, Carol	The Golden Jubilee	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	01:49
Ryan's Fancy	Twenty One Years	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	02:49
Fine Crowd	Poor Old Mare	Poverty's Arse	03:09
Quinn, Shannon	Maids of Mitchelstown	The Irwin Lake Sessions	03:28

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