{"id":11529,"date":"2026-06-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11529"},"modified":"2026-06-21T19:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:01:01","slug":"border-series-country-and-irish-on-misty-mountain-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-country-and-irish-on-misty-mountain-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Country and Irish on Misty Mountain Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4308\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11529-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IB0051.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IB0051.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IB0051.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IB0051.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11529-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IB0051.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0051.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-Cassette-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Country and Irish on Misty Mountain Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-Cassette-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-Cassette-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-Cassette-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-Cassette.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Misty Mountain Radio was a country and Irish pirate broadcasting from the Cavan border region in the 2000s. This recording of an evening show from autumn 2003 features the usual diet of requests from listeners throughout the county, one of whose donkeys have gone missing! The unidentified DJ finishes his show at 2130 and is followed by automated music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 107.1 FM between 2010-2140 on Tuesday 14<sup>th<\/sup> October 2003 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misty Mountain Radio was a country and Irish pirate broadcasting from the Cavan border region in the 2000s. This recording of an evening show from autumn 2003 features the usual diet of requests from listeners throughout the county, one of whose donkeys have gone missing! 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