# Bronagh Gallagher - "I met Aretha and told her she was our queen"

An episode of [Brendan O'Connor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1495060929), 5 Sep 2026, 37 min.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/c7d3b33c-f943-4afb-8665-b0b200e579f7/0b4f3022-f323-4188-80ec-b2ac0167b3d7/e62319d2-c568-4cc8-ba64-b4bc00d37ab4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=fdac2904-a57e-4b42-8e2f-b2ac0167b3e5

Derry woman Bronagh Gallagher tells Dearbhail about growing up in the Troubles and her amazing acting life, including roles in The Commitments, Pulp Fiction, and Star Wars. She also discusses her soul-singing career and political activism through the prism of five songs, ranging from Aretha Franklin to Bob Marley to Van Morrison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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