Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Rapal



Rapal is a music TV show based in Stornoway, and if you haven't caught it yet then I'd highly recommend giving it a look. I guess you could say its like a Gaelic version of Later With Jools Holland featuring some of Scotland's best young bands and musicians. I first came across it last year when it was airing on terrestrial tv as part of the BBC's Gaelic programming slot and was delighted to see acts like Strike the Colours, Broken Records and Crash My Model Car doing their thing.

Nowadays it airs on the new digital station BBC Alba on Wednesdays at 10pm, with the last episode featuring a superb set from Endor and a song from Lewis singer-songwriter Iain Mackinnon. Tomorrow night's show looks like being another corker, with the Americana-tinged folk of The State Broadcasters and a look at There Will Be Fireworks' new video.

Don't worry if you can't get BBC Alba- you can check out the show on the BBC's iplayer,which also features a rather nifty archive of performances from the likes of Frightened Rabbit and Attic Lights.

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