Surely BBC Alba is the Scottish gaelic channel - it is not BBC Scotland!

One of the reasons many tune-groups sound the same is because there seems to be little or no melody in these newly-penned 'tunes'. They take a phrase, repeat it (that's the 'A' phrase) - then do that again for the second 'A' phrase - then move it up a fifth (or sometimes only a third) for the 'B' phrase! That and the audience-ignoring self-indulgence of some modern peformers(Scots, Welsh and English)emphasises that disengagement with the old tunes and the old performers.

Having said all that, BBC Alba does have some GREAT music - both vocal and instrumental - I'll put up with self-gratification (you can always put the kettle on) to get worthwhile stuff. Just compare to what we (don't) get of our culture on English TV.