I’ve posted about radio shows before, I know. But I’ve stopped listening to the radio during the day- mainly because if I hear ‘Radio Heart’ by the Futureheads one more time I may kill myself. Thankfully, night time is a happier radio time. The excellent excellent Cian O Cíobhán presents ‘An Taobh Tuathail’ from 11pm-1am every Monday to Friday night on Radio na Gaeltachta.

An Taobh Tuathail has been broadcasting the cream of underground music from around the globe on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta/ANOCHT FM since May 1999.

Cian Ó Cíobháin who has been presenting the show since its very first broadcast, presents the show Monday to Friday, 11pm-1am.

Cian spins a broad range of mostly underground music on the show. The shows from earlier in the the week are more reflective in mood - drawing on electronica, dream-pop, alt-folk, post-rock, soundtracks and jazz.

Thursdays and Fridays are devoted to electronic dancefloor music: predominantly house, electro & techno, which Cian plays at clubs around Ireland (http://www.sisi.tv).

On Wednesday, you could say ‘file under: other’, though usually theres’s space for Balearic gems, nu-disco, dubstep and electro-pop on the midweek show.

Now, I know it’s as gaeilge, but when the playlist is as ace as this, and when you hear o Cíobhán’s beautiful Irish, language will cease to become an issue.

Podcasts are available díreach anseo, and a best of cd can be bought here.

Ailbhe Malone is 21 years old. She continually gets Malcolm McClaren and Steve McClaren mixed up.
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