An Taobh Tuathail is an Irish language alternative music program broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. It has been produced and presented by DJ Cian Ó Cíobháin since its inception in 1999.[4]
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| Genre | post-rock, funk, soul, disco, house, techno, electronica[1] |
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| Running time | 2 hours |
| Language(s) | Irish language |
| Home station | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta |
| Produced by | Cian Ó Cíobháin [2] |
| Original release | May 1999[3] – present |
| Website | An Taobh Tuahtail on RTE |
History
editÓ Cíobháin, originally from Country Kerry,[5] started broadcasting An Taobh Tuathail from RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's headquarters in Casla in 1999.[1] The name An Taobh Tuathail translates to English as 'The Other Side', and Ó Cíobháin, who had worked as a music journalist for the publication Fionse, often used this term when describing B-sides.[6] RTE Rnag previously only allowed Irish language and instrumental music on the station, but that rule was changed in 2005 thanks to the then Minister for the Arts Culture and The Gaeltacht Michael D Higgins, allowing An Taobh Tuathail to broadcast songs sung in other languages.[7] Cian Ó Cíobháin has released several compilation albums of music featured on the show.[8][9] It won a bronze accolade at the 2014 IMRO Radio Awards, in the category of Specialist Music Programme.[10] On 3 May 2019, An Taobh Tuathail celebrated its 20th anniversary with a live show from Galway's Roisin Dubh music venue.[11]
Reception
editIn the book Made in Ireland: Studies in Popular Music, An Taobh Tuahtail was described as having "achieved cult status among enthusiasts of underground music culture".[12] Writing for the Galway Advertiser, arts journalist Kernan Andrews stated: "Since it first began in 1999, the show has become essential listening for anyone who wants to keep abreast of underground and innovative trends in rock, dance, electronic, and world music."[13] The show has been described as an "astoundingly cool late-night show" in the Irish Independent.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b O'Sullivan, Eoghan (25 April 2019). "Cian Ó Cíobháin marks 20 years on Taobh Tuathail". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner.
Dave Fanning used to just play the singles off the albums, the big track. If he played a Joy Division track it was 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' or 'Transmission', or 'Atmosphere' maybe," he says, pointing out that Fanning was Ireland's answer to John Peel. But Donal Dineen, post-No Disco, in 1997 began a radio show on Today FM called Here Comes the Night. Dineen started playing b-sides and the oddities and the digging-deep stuff. Some of it we were familiar with but just hadn't been played on the radio.
- ^ Parker, C (2008). The Wire, Volumes 293-298. The University of California. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "An Taobh Tuathail Marks 20 Years On Air". imro.ie. Irish Music Rights Organisation. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "PICK OF THE DAY; WEDNESDAY 27 january.". Sunday Times [London, England]. 24 January 2021. p. 44. ISSN 0956-1382.
An Taobh Tuathail RTE RNAG, 10pm Bringing listeners the best in "fresh underground music from Ireland and abroad", hosted by Cian O Ciobhain [sic]
- ^ Ni Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "ARCHIVE NEWSEarlier time slot for Cian î C'obh‡inÕs An Taobh Tuathail". Connacht Tribune.
- ^ Butler, Eoin (2 May 2009). "'I convinced them that I could do this show without playing any song with English lyrics'". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
The show is called An Taobh Tuathail. Yeah, it means the other side, or the left side. I started out writing a music column for Foinse, where I would refer to the B-side of a single as "an taobh tuathail" – so that's where the name came from.
- ^ "Raidio na Gaeltachta broadens its horizons". Hot Press. 3 May 2005.
- ^ "An Taobh Tuathail Vol.1 on AllMusic". allmusic.com. Tivo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "New An Taobh Tuathail compilation". hotpress.com. Hot Press. 15 February 2011.
- ^ "ARCHIVES – 2014 PPI RADIO AWARDS". Irish Music Rights Organisation.
- ^ "An Taobh Tuathail 20th Anniversary With Ships, Mount Alaska & Anna Mullarkey". journalofmusic.com. Journal of Music. 3 May 2019.
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's flagship alt. radio show celebrates a milestone birthday in May 2019 with special anniversary broadcasts, including this live show from Róisín Dubh, Galway.
- ^ Mangaoang, Áine; O'Flynn, John; Ó Briain, Lonán (2020). Made in Ireland: Studies in Popular Music. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 9780429811852. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (5 November 2009). "An Taobh Tuathail live show and album launch". advertiser.ie. Galway Advertiser.
- ^ Lynch, Declan (20 February 2022). "Radio review: The magical music of language whether it's double Dutch or not". independent.ie. Irish Independent.