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Tales of life from Dennistoun, Sighthill and Haghill.  
Memories of the past, stories from the present and thoughts for the future.  

This project is part of a residency for Glasgow Life, with Alasdair Satchel doing podcast interviews with local people and Tim Morozzo taking portrait photos of the participants and the spaces that mean something to them.
Podcasting and photography workshops are part of the project, please check out our website if you'd like to join us.   
tales-fae-the-east.com/

Tales Fae the East

Alasdair Satchel
Documentary
19 episodes
S2 Ep6: GUIR! - Gaelic in Glasgow
This episode is a brief investigation into perceptions on Gaelic in the East End of Glasgow.  Everyone who we spoke to for the podcast was asked about their perception of Gaelic in the city.  Here are some of their responses and a short piece in return from Mairi Morrison, Gaelic singer, actor and playwright who lives in Glasgow.  This episode was created as part of GUIR! from Glasgow Life.  Wi...
35m • May 31, 2022
35m
S2 Ep5: Lewa Thomas
This episode is a conversation with Lewa Thomas. Lewa was born in Glasgow, where she’s lived all of her life. I first met Lewa at Akara (https://www.facebook.com/Akarabakery/) , the wonderful bakery and café she runs on Duke St. We talk about growing up as a Nigerian Scot in Glasgow, the nature of hailing from another culture and living in Scotland, her journey to opening up Akara, coming to ...
1hr 7m • Apr 01, 2022
1hr 7m
S2 Ep4: Babs Nicgriogair
This episode is a chat with Babs Nicgriogair.  Originally from Stornoway Babs has lived in Glasgow since the mid 80’s.    Babs has worked at Green City (https://www.greencity.coop/) in East End since the Millennium. Green City is a Wholesaler of ethically sourced food and drink based in the East End and is also a worker’s coop.        We talk about Babs’ younger years in Stornoway, leaving Lew...
52m • Mar 30, 2022
52m
S2 Ep3: Housing with Irene McInnes and Seán Damer
This episode features a chat between Irene McInnes of Reidvale Housing Association and sociologist, historian and author Seán Damer.    In each of the 15 episodes that we’ve released so far for Tale Fae the East, the notion of community, home and housing seems to be an implicit part of the picture we’re building of the East End.    When we talked for episode 14 Mandy McIntosh (https://tales-fae...
1hr 1m • Mar 01, 2022
1hr 1m
S2 Ep2: Jane and James Torrens
In this episode I talk with Jane and James Torrens, formerly of St Rollox Church in Sighthill. Both Jane and James have quite remarkable professional medical backgrounds. James left medicine to enter the church as a minister.  St Rollox became his parish. It was during their time at St Rollox that refugees came to settle in the area.    We talk about both Jane and James’ lives before Sighthill...
40m • Feb 14, 2022
40m
S2 Ep1: Mandy McIntosh
In this episode I talk with the artist Mandy McIntosh.   Mandy grew up in Glasgow and in South Africa.  She has lived in different parts of the city, but in this episode we pay particular attention to her time in Sighthill.     We talk about her life growing up both here and away and what her experience of Sighthill was.  We then talk about her studies and travels, taking in Paris, Ireland ...
43m • Jan 25, 2022
43m
S1 Ep13: Tommy McInnes
In this episode I talk with Tommy McInnes of Dennistoun.   Tommy was born and has lived in the East End all of his life. We talk about growing up in the Gallowgate, his Mum and Dad, the joy of playing football at every opportunity, the cinemas in the area, school life, working life and how he met his wife, Irene McInnes, who we spoke to in the first episode of this series.   This is the last ep...
37m • Aug 10, 2021
37m
S1 Ep12: Sophie Kindreich
In this episode I talk with Sophie Kindreich of Haghill / Dennistoun.   Amongst a broad portfolio of skills, including DJing,  Sophie is involved with Migrant Rights issues including No Evictions, who were the group that successfully put a halt on the eviction of residents of Kenmure St earlier in the summer.    We talk about Sophie’s life growing up in Alloa and how Glasgow always appealed to ...
34m • Aug 10, 2021
34m
S1 Ep11: Mark Chambers - Bolt FM
In this episode I talk with Mark Chambers, the radio coordinator of Bolt FM.   Bolt FM are based in the East End of Glasgow and make radio for young people by young people.  They’ve been serving their community for 20 years now and making all sorts of difference to young people’s lives.    Mark talks about Bolt FM’s work in the East End, and how they’ve made contact with communities in Zambia, ...
36m • Aug 10, 2021
36m
S1 Ep10: Jackie Shearer
This episode is a conversation with Jackie Shearer of Dennistoun about her life and work.   Jackie was brought up in Glasgow and East Kilbride and has had a long and fascinating career in the arts sphere.   We talk about growing up in East Kilbride, the role of a good 80’s jumble sale, the thriving music scene of the 80’s, how Tom Leonard and Alasdair Gray’s work really connected with her as a ...
35m • Aug 10, 2021
35m
S1 Ep9: Barbara Orton
This episode is a conversation with film and TV producer Barbara Orton (http://truetvandfilm.co.uk/team-2/) about her life and work and how she came to live in Dennistoun. We talk about growing up in Newcastle, her first steps into community work, the setting up of a community video company in Pilton in Edinburgh, how the City of Culture 1990 brought her west to Glasgow and then how she steppe...
40m • May 20, 2021
40m
S1 Ep8: Candy and Donald - Andy Neil (Tollcross)
This episode is a conversation about the life and adventures of leading rally driver Andy Neil, with her children Candy and Donald.   Andy, also known as Annie and her sister Chrissie, also known as KiKi were born and brought up in the pig farm at Tollcross.   Andy never sat a driving test, yet she drove trucks for the pig farm and competed in rallies including the Monte Carlo rally.  We talk a...
51m • May 04, 2021
51m
S1 Ep7: Rose Ruane
This episode is a conversation with Rose Ruane. Rose first settled in the East End with a flat in Haghill, then eventually moved into Dennistoun where she’s been a resident for many years.  Rose is an author and so much more, her first book, This is Yesterday was published in 2019.  Rose is also studying for her doctorate at present, which we talk about towards the end of the episode. Our con...
1hr 4m • Apr 27, 2021
1hr 4m
S1 Ep6: Robert Macaulay
This episode is a conversation with Robert Macaulay of Robert’s Hair Design of Duke St, Dennistoun.  Robert was born and brought up in Sword St and knows Dennistoun intimately.    Our conversation goes into life in the area in Robert’s youth, how he started his working life at the age of 9, his memories of cinemas in the area, childhood holidays, the Dennistoun Palais in its roller disco days, ...
55m • Apr 20, 2021
55m
S1 Ep5: Alis Le May
In this episode I speak with Alis Le May of Dennistoun. Alis is a bespoke tailor, whose practice includes both suits and dresses, and the sharing of knowledge through community out reach with Decent Projects, a company she runs with her partner Calum.  We talk about her path from Norfolk to Dennistoun, taking in her studies and how she continued to develop her craft.  We also go into the histor...
43m • Apr 12, 2021
43m
S1 Ep4: Stuart Cosgrove
In this episode I speak with Stuart Cosgrove of Dennistoun.  Stuart is a writer, broadcaster, television executive and so much more.    A resident of Dennistoun for many years, Stuart originally comes from Letham in Perth. Our conversation covers a huge amount of ground, we go from life in Dennistoun, his youth in Perth, his studies in Hull and America, then on to Stuart’s working life.  We a...
1hr 2m • Apr 06, 2021
1hr 2m
S1 Ep3: Elaine MacKenzie Ellis
In this episode I speak with Elaine MacKenzie Ellis of Sighthill. Elaine is an actor with an enviable list of credits to her name including Rab C Nesbitt, Still Game, Dear Frankie, Sunshine on Leith and many others.   In this conversation we don’t talk too much about Elaine’s career, but focus in on her connections to the high flats in Sighthill.  We talk about the community in the area, how th...
48m • Mar 29, 2021
48m
S1 Ep2: Mitch Miller
In this episode I speak with Mitch Miller of Dennistoun. Mitch is an artist who works with an approach which he calls the Dialectogram, offering a pigeons eye view of spaces.  Spaces as seen from above, but with the pigeon’s knowledge of where all the dropped chips from Friday night lie. Mitch comes from a long line of travelling show folk.  It’s so interesting to hear him talk about this heri...
46m • Mar 22, 2021
46m
S1 Ep1: Irene McInnes
A chat with Irene McInnes about her life in Dennistoun and her work with Reidvale Housing Association.
53m • Mar 16, 2021
53m

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