We all need to acknowledge & be acknowledged so applause to the contributors for this podcast, three of whom recorded in lockdown: Paul Whittington on the distractions of parents’ night; Jenny Ireland on the trauma of brain surgery; Joe Nawaz on doing the right thing; Fergal McGuckin on being a fool. Paul is your host.

In normal times Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Tenx9 needs your help to keep the podcast going through the coming months - Paul has more details. We’ve also three stories for you on this podcast recorded at a selection of tenx9s: Steve Tymms is proud of daughter Heather; Helen Judge takes pride in goading the nuns; Richard O’Leary is proud of big sister Maud.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

A bonus podcast that will make you smile & weep: let Cathy Carson break your heart with this excellent story featuring her mother, the Kinks & a 17-year-old. Recorded in the Black Box, February 2020 when the theme was “From the Heart.”

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Three stories recorded at tenx9 Kyneton near Melbourne, Australia, when the theme was Sorry: Paul D tells a story of a Belfast bus & Lady Diana; Angus Grant is very sorry on a night out in Riga; Marye O’Brien loses her way in County Cork & in life. Sarah Lockwood & Lee Brennan are your hosts.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

In a collaboration with the British Heart Foundation NI on February 26 2020 in the Black box, we heard amazing true stories From the Heart: Linda Donaldson survived against the odds thanks to passers-by; Jacqui English pays an emotional tribute to Tommy - “forever 50”; Seph Mallon introduces us to fighter Daithí. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

It was the first tenx9 in Limavady on a wet Friday but with the theme of Love, it was pure sunshine in Roe Valley Arts Centre. Here are are three stories from that evening: Paul Brady finds love with the Duchess; Linda Faith-Kelly walks away from a love that wasn't right; Roy Arbuckle discovers a love for all things artistic. Paul is your host & guide.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Three more stories from our January evening: Fergal McGuckin realises his camping days are behind him; Laura Kelly realises she is not quite the Good Samaritan she hoped to be; Glenn Jordan realises Springsteen fans are the best. Paul is your host.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Pádraig & Paul both missed tenx9 fo the first time ever but they were ably replaced by Cara Doran & Chris O’Donoghue. The theme was: The Kindness of Strangers: Paul Brady learns a good deed isn’t always repaid in kind; Anne Marie McCallion learns kindness can come from anyone; David Braziel learns kindness can come in small gestures.

Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Two stories recorded in the Balmoral Hotel as part of Féile in August 2019 when the theme was The West: first-timer Calvin Black (all the way from Vancouver) found himself separated by a common language while Jim Livingstone found being a bread man not to his taste. Paul is your host.