Paddy Glasgow chats to Draperstown native and renowned sports broadcaster Orla Chennaoui.
They talk about her early days growing up in Ballinascreen, her family’s love of GAA, studying law and French, getting in to journalism, working as a sports broadcaster for Sky Sports and then Eurosport, Tour de France, Olympic Games, anxiety, living in Amsterdam, calling out abuse in the workplace, collective trauma from the Troubles, launching her wellness brand Ten Times Braver, and lots of craic throughout!
Orla's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@orlachennaoui?si=6s89DRECtc6vHYPO
Ten Times Braver: https://tentimesbraver.com/
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund & the Lottery players who made this project possible!
You can keep up to date with all things Small But Massive on our socials: www.facebook.com/glasgowbury
www.instagram.com/glasgowbury
www.tiktok.com/@glasgowbury
www.glasgowbury.com
#voicesfromthesperrins #glasgowbury #smallbutMASSIVE #draperstown #ballinascreen #midulster #sports #skysports #eurosport #broadcaster #journalism #tourdefrance #olympicgames
--------
1:54:27
--------
1:54:27
Voices From The Sperrins - Nancy Hegarty
Paddy Glasgow and the crew went out to chat to Nancy Hegarty about her time as one of the founders & leaders of the 33rd Derry Ballinascreen Scouts. They talk about how it all started, who was there at the beginning, their first building as well as a few of Nancy’s favourite moments from her scouting days.
Sadly, Nancy has passed away since we went to see her. With her family’s permission, we are happy to share this conversation with you all.
Rest easy, Nancy, from all at Glasgowbury.
Thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund & the Lottery players who made this project possible!
#voicesfromthesperrins #podcast #glasgowbury #smallbutMASSIVE #draperstown #ballinascreen #scouts #scoutingireland
--------
29:57
--------
29:57
Voices From The Sperrins - Heritage of Horse Racing in Ballinascreen & Desertmartin
Paddy Glasgow chats to Noel Kelly; race horse trainer & Laurence O’Kane; race horse owner.
They talk about the history of horse racing in Ballinascreen / Draperstown and Desertmartin, training horses, local horse owners, shared ownership, jockeys, flapping, betting, bookmakers, Edward R Bradley and more!
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Lottery players who made this project possible.
#NationalLottery #HeritageFund #voicesfromthesperrins #glasgowbury #draperstown #ballinascreen #desertmartin #noelckellyracing #horseracing #grandnational #masterrobert #horse #horserace #heritage
--------
1:53:09
--------
1:53:09
Voices From The Sperrins - Heritage of Farming in Ballinascreen
Paddy Glasgow chats to Kevin Fullerton, a dairy farmer and Francis McEldowney, a sheep farmer.
They talk about the changes in farming over the years in Ballinascreen, farming practices, horses, tractors, artificial insemination, robotic milking, crops, slurry, fertilisers, farming regulations, Mulligans Tractor & Truck Run & much more.
They also talk about their families’ histories in farming, stories from the past and what the future looks like for farming.
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund & the Lottery players who made this project possible.
#NationalLottery #HeritageFund
#voicesfromthesperrins #podcast #farming #ballinascreen #midulster #farm #dairyfarmer #dairyfarming #sheepfarmer #sheepfarming
--------
2:41:48
--------
2:41:48
Voices From The Sperrins - Heritage of Rallying in Ballinascreen
Paddy Glasgow chats to rallying legends Paddy Toner and Camillus Bradley to talk about the rich rallying heritage of Ballinascreen.
Paddy Toner, a seasoned co-driver with miles logged around the world, shares stories from his journey, while Camillus Bradley—rally driver, owner of C Bradley Motorsport and an expert in Mk2 Ford Escorts—tells Paddy about his “one-stop rally shop” that supplies parts globally.
They talk about the evolution of rallying, some of their favourite stages around Ireland and further afield, successful drivers from the area, and discuss why they think Draperstown / Ballinascreen has created so many rally drivers & rally car builders. They talk about the Tour of the Sperrins, the Magherafelt Motor Club and more!
Watch to the end to see Camillus take Paddy G around a track in his new mk2 escort!!
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Lottery players for making this project possible.
#NationalLottery #HeritageFund
#voicesfromthesperrins #glasgowbury #smallbutMASSIVE #midulster #draperstown #ballinascreen #fordescort #mk2escort #sunbeam
The Small But Massive podcast is hosted by Paddy Glasgow, founder of Glasgowbury Festival & Creative Hub. In this series local artists who have an ongoing connection with Glasgowbury will join Paddy to explore their musical journeys and Paddy, being Paddy, will bring a bit of random madness and craic to the mix. This initial series of 10 podcasts and music recordings is supported by Arts Council of NI’s Creative Seeds Fund and Mid Ulster District Council.
UK