Three stories told at a packed-out Black Box on 31 August 2022: Gerard Devlin remembers the good, bad & ugly of 1970s Belfast; Barney Gribben remembers the consequences of the teabag game; Bevin O’Donnell remembers when it all got out of hand. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 returned to Newry with Iúr Cinn Fleadh on August 25 for true stories on the theme Music: Sean Ó Baoill takes great pride in his medals; Ruairi Cahill takes us on a nightmare trip to Ibiza; Laurie Randell takes on Kate Bush & Annie Lennox. Paul is your host.
Summer nights & summer days, three stories of Holiday from first-timers told at the Black Box in July 2022: Kerry Logan gets bizarre windsurfing advice; Anna Small introduces us to her travelling companions; Kenny Campbell goes to Ukraine with a dinosaur. Paul is your host.
Three stories from three Black Box events in Belfast: Anthea Irwin discovers a new/old language; Bob Salisbury meets the Skull; Richard O’Leary invites us to his fairy cottage. Paul is your host.
Paul Whittington told this fantastic story at our Black Box event in May 2022 when the theme was Break.
Two more stories from our evening with Our place in Space in June: Lynda Sullivan finally breaks away and finds a new place; Oliver Jeffers battles a deadline, a missing cat & a friend in need. Paul is your host.
Three stories from our partnership with Our Place in Space on June 29: Aodhán Ó Baoill takes us to his place and introduces us to Smicko; Donna Hunter speaks in tongues & has a vision; Adriana Dufay wakes up on Mount St Helens. Paul is your host.
We teamed up with Ulster University’s LGBT staff network on June 15 for true stories of Belonging: Willa Murphy felt out of place with a Mormon doughnut; Paul McCormack found comfort after 9/11 with his ragtag bunch; Eliz McArdle found she belongs with her unglamorous wild swimmers. Paul is your host.
Lorna Dunn charmed us with this wonderful tale of a culture class she was determined to win. Recorded at the Ulster Folk Museum when the theme was Tradition.
We took tenx9 to the Ulster Folk Museum on a gorgeous June evening for true stories of Tradition: Michael Chaney came from the USA with his story of the Great Mississippi Cheese Heist; Ben Ritchie describes the rite of passage that many a young boy had to endure in school. Paul is your host.
