{"id":1101,"date":"2020-04-09T23:52:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T22:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:34:52","slug":"boppin-billy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/boppin-billy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockabilly on Concord Community Radio (Dublin)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9493\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1101-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BoppinBilly.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BoppinBilly.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BoppinBilly.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BoppinBilly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1101-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BoppinBilly.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BoppinBilly.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boppin-billy-lee.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From 890 kHz\/337 metres, this is Concord Community Radio from the Artane\/Coolock area of Dublin on 27th March 1983 from 1900. Boppin&#8217; Billy is on air. Billy went on to be manager at Concord&#8217;s successor North Dublin Community Radio (NDCR), was on Radio Caroline Dublin for 10 years in the 90s, worked for Beaumont Hospital Radio and these days he is on Dublin City FM on Fridays from midnight to 2am. Still playing rockabilly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 890 kHz\/337 metres, this is Concord Community Radio from the Artane\/Coolock area of Dublin on 27th March 1983 from 1900. Boppin&#8217; Billy is on air. 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