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
Bonnie Scots	Lonely Prison Cell	Laugh and Cry	02:36
Mainville, Fleur	Les Amis	It's About Time	03:31
Bonnie Scots	Scotland 'Ra Brave	Laugh and Cry	01:38
Mainville, Fleur	La Rose	Finding Treasures	03:39
Whitehorse	Whitehorse Jig	The Ship That Never Returned	01:48
Mainville, Fleur	My Favorite Things	Finding Treasures	05:34
Ryan's Fancy	The Greenland Whale Fisheries	Dark Island	03:00
Macgillivray, Troy	Jig Detour	Live at the Music Room	03:19
Benoit, Emile	Emile's Reel	Emile's Dream	03:12
Bonnie Scots	The Billy and the Sally	Laugh and Cry	01:36
Figgy Duff	Now I'm 64	ST	03:02
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
Ryan's Fancy	Manchester Rambler	Dark Island	03:47
Ryan's Fancy	The Rose Of Mooncoin	Dark Island	03:58
Whitehorse	The Gay Spanish Maid	The Ship That Never Returned	04:29
Kiérah	That Dang Tune - Paddy Ryan’s Dream	Stone Mason's Daughter	03:39
Fine Crowd	Ireland	Sucker For Good Company	04:13
Fine Crowd	When I Fury	Sucker For Good Company	03:56
Drumlin	My Dearie	Paper Flowers	03:19
Beòlach	Three Mile Bridge	ST	05:10
Mainville, Fleur	Wizard's Walk	It's About Time	02:07
Figgy Duff	Centennial Highway Reel - Cooley's Reel	After the Tempest	02:25
Korkola, Olivia	The New Canadian Waltz	Playing in Traffic	02:38
Korkola, Olivia	Christie Campbell Strathspey: The Thunderbolt Reel - Olivia’s Reel - The Weasel (feat. Pierre Schryer, Brenda Stubbert)	Playing in Traffic	04:54
Ryan's Fancy	Road To the Isles & The Beggarman	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	03:10
Figgy Duff	Auntie Mary - Brother's Jig	After the Tempest	02:42
Figgy Duff	Half Door-Larry's Lacer-Mother on the Doorstep	ST	03:14
Celtic Connection	Molly Bawn	Calvert's Dream	05:08
Ryan's Fancy	Carrick Fergus	Looking Back	03:22
Mainville, Fleur	5 For 4	Finding Treasures	03:04
Peterson, Carl	I Passed By	A Man With a Song in His Heart	03:25
Benoit, Emile	Ryan's Fancy Arriving	Emile's Dream	01:55
Fine Crowd	Wha'd'ya Think Of Me Now	Sucker For Good Company	03:21
Cormier, JP	Hell Freezin' Over	Another Morning	03:45
Mainville, Fleur	"G" Whiz	Finding Treasures	04:17
Ryan's Fancy	Delaney's Donkey	Looking Back	02:48
Ryan's Fancy	Streets Of London	Looking Back	03:24
Ryan's Fancy	Connemara By The Lake	Looking Back	03:18
Lamond, Mary Jane	A Mhàiri Bhòidheach	Làn Dùil	05:12
Ryan's Fancy	The Star Of Logy Bay	Looking Back	03:17
Figgy Duff	The Darby Ram	After the Tempest	02:59
Ryan's Fancy	Looking Back	Looking Back	02:53
Ryan's Fancy	The Tiree Love Song	Dark Island	03:41
Fine Crowd	Cunla	Sucker For Good Company	03:18
Cameron, Douglas	Canadians on a Bender to the Wedding	ST	03:14
Fine Crowd	Theresa Maria	Poverty's Arse	03:34
Lamond, Mary Jane	Seinn O	Suas E!	02:54
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	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:45
Doyle, Teresa	The Old Turf Fire	Cradle on the Waves	02:45
Korkola, Olivia	St. Joseph Island Jig - Peter Gray - Kiley’s Reel	Playing in Traffic	03:11
O'Kannagan	Farewell to Nova Scotia	The Leaving	02:52
Doyle, Teresa	The Maid of Coolmore	Cradle on the Waves	03:46
Ryan's Fancy	Galway City	Looking Back	02:56
Ryan's Fancy	Nancy Whiskey	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	03:07
Ryan's Fancy	The Rocky Road To Dublin	Newfoundland Drinking Songs	02:10
Lamond, Mary Jane	Fàill Ìll Ò Ro	Làn Dùil	03:54
Whitehorse	Father	The Ship That Never Returned	03:28
Livingstone, Bill	Bill's Blues (Piping in 12 Bars, A Piper's Dream)	Northern Man	03:21
Fine Crowd	Stubborn Man	Sucker For Good Company	03:11
Doyle, Teresa	Cradle on the Waves	Cradle on the Waves	03:20
Celtic Connection	Calvert’s Dream	Calvert's Dream	04:57
Wonderful Grand Band	One Last Lover	ST	02:54
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Benoit, Emile	Reels: Comfort; Washroom; Joe Smallwood's	Emile's Dream	03:11
Brothers, Carol	Goodbye Johnny Dear	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	02:23
Doyle, Teresa	Green Grow the Rushes	Cradle on the Waves	02:51
O'Kannagan	I's The B'y	The Leaving	02:56
Fine Crowd	Parting Glass	Poverty's Arse	02:48
Wonderful Grand Band	Medley: The Washroom Reel, Joe Smallwood's Reel, The Humours of Lissadel	ST	03:36
Brothers, Carol	The Golden Jubilee	When Irish Eyes are Smiling	01:49
Whitehorse	Geese in the Bog	The Ship That Never Returned	02:14
Figgy Duff	Lake St. John Reel - The Blackthorn Stick	After the Tempest	02:19
Purvis, Peter	Steam Train to Mallaig	A New Tradition	03:34
Whitehorse	The Ship That Never Returned	The Ship That Never Returned	03:23
Mainville, Fleur	En Francais	It's About Time	03:51
Mainville, Fleur	Orange Blossom Special (Dave's Tune)	Finding Treasures	02:20
Whitehorse	The Answer to 21 - Years	The Ship That Never Returned	03:17
Celtic Connection	Ordinary Man	Calvert's Dream	06:10
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
Stubbert, Brenda	The Crooked Stovepipe Set	Endless Memories	03:29
Mainville, Fleur	Homemade	It's About Time	02:59
Wonderful Grand Band	For You and Me	ST	03:27
Benoit, Emile	Jigs: Le Sabot; Gravel Pond	Emile's Dream	02:42
Fine Crowd	Cod Liver Oil	Poverty's Arse	03:00
Mainville, Fleur	Mixed Up	It's About Time	02:17
Ludlow, Anna	Anna & Hector's Set	Reel to Reel	05:54
Mainville, Fleur	Northern Cajun Man	It's About Time	03:36
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
Enter the Haggis	Down the Line	The Modest Revolution	03:17
Ryan's Fancy	A Children's Winter	Dark Island	02:49
O'Kannagan	Watlz For Sarah	The Leaving	03:11
Ludlow, Anna	The Flat Roof House	Reel to Reel	03:30
Mainville, Fleur	Ashoken Farwell	Finding Treasures	03:17
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
McManus, Tony	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Quinn, Shannon	Maids of Mitchelstown	The Irwin Lake Sessions	03:28
Benoit, Emile	Michael T. Wall Breakdown	Emile's Dream	01:29
Davis, Rachel	Dan Hughie & Buddy Jigs	ST	03:15
Fine Crowd	Jolly Tinker - Kerry Polka - Julia Delaney - The Banshee	Poverty's Arse	03:56

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