{"id":8817,"date":"2023-08-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:12:54","slug":"border-series-linedancing-on-radio-star-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-linedancing-on-radio-star-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: linedancing on Radio Star Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3430\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8817-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SM02.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SM02.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SM02.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\/2023\/08\/SM02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8817-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SM02.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SM02.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/header-banner275green.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: linedancing on Radio Star Country\" class=\"wp-image-3632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/header-banner275green.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/header-banner275green-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/header-banner275green-768x220.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Star Country banner from the station&#8217;s website. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This short recording of Monaghan station Radio Star Country from 1997 reflects the linedancing craze that was sweeping rural Ireland at the time, particularly among country music fans. Following the syndicated news from IRN in Britain, a promo airs for a linedancing competition sponsored by Radio Star Country in a pub in Armagh. The extract also includes adverts for local businesses and a station advertising promo. The presenter is Country Girl Claire, who continues to broadcast on Radio Star Country to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broadcast was recorded on the island of Sotra in western Norway and quality worses towards the end, reflecting the distance from the transmitter on the Irish border. The recording was made sometime in November 1997 between 0858-0910 from 981 kHz. It is kindly donated by Svenn Martinsen. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short recording of Monaghan station Radio Star Country from 1997 reflects the linedancing craze that was sweeping rural Ireland at the time, particularly among country music fans. 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