{"id":55742,"date":"2025-05-23T13:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=55742"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:05:41","slug":"lifeline-part-1-singer-songwriter-pete-cummins-talks-to-john-connell-about-the-different-trends-in-the-irish-music-scene-over-the-decades-from-beat-clubs-in-the-1960s-to-rock-bands-in-contemporary-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=55742","title":{"rendered":"Lifeline : Part 1 Singer-songwriter Pete Cummins talks to John Connell about the different trends in the Irish music scene over the decades from Beat Clubs in the 1960s to Rock Bands in contemporary Ireland."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55743\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artworks-gk13PsnPWSVt5hSz-wHKYOw-t500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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