RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – An Taobh Tuathail, every weeknight 11pm – 1am
I wouldn’t usually be a huge radio listener, except for when I’m in a car or without an i-Pod, television, computer, Internet connection… you get the idea. However, I have been increasingly listening to “An Taobh Tuathail” (irish for “The Other Side”), which broadcasts “underground music from around the globe” every week night from 11pm to 1am on RnaG (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht; 93.5 FM).
While I certainly could improve my level of Irish listening to RnaG, I’m more interested in tuning into this show for the moment. The show has been broadcasting since 1999 and the aim of the show is simple – “to play you exciting new music that you may not have the opportunity to hear elsewhere.” Interestingly, the radio station had a policy of not playing English language lyrics, which was only relaxed in May 2005. One of the main reasons that I like the music that is played on this show is for the lack of vocals, however.
Check out the following links:
- An Taobh Tuathail Official website on RTÉ
- An Taobh Tuathail 1 CD compiled by Cian Ó Ciabháin
- An Taobh Tuathail on MySpace
Below are two tracks from the CD:
Beatpoet – Tao
Chequerboard – Konichiwa
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Dubh David Black Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Go h’iontach, yo! I’m a Texas born/Nez Perce Reservation raised 4th gen. American, and the only one who studies Gaeilge (though ‘Dubh’ is indeed my real given name). I love RnaG, and Cían plays an amazing cross-section of music, from every-fekn-where. I’ve had the honor of producing/mixing records for a bunch of Irish bands, both here in Portland Oregon/Seattle Washington, and in Ireland. The level of talent in Ireland is truly staggering for a country of ANY size. Huge props to you, Niamh for talking up ‘The Other Side’… even if it weren’t from RnaG, I’d still say it’s one of the very best radio shows happening in the whole freakin’ world.
Niamh Redmond Says:
July 7th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Hey Dubh!
Thanks for your comment. It’s great that the show reaches such a wide audience. That’s cool about your own productions and mixes, maybe you should contact the show and see if any of those tracks could be broadcast on it – if you wanted to and got permission from any of the artists work that you may use in your productions/ mixes.
I’m off to Canada next year myself but I’ll still be listening to the show. It is one of the best.
- Niamh.