THE BLARNEY SESSIONS: Recent Episodes
THE BLARNEY SESSIONS
We are a large and colourful bookshop with both new and secondhand titles, an art gallery, and an event space for authors, musicians, thespians and poets.
Helen Garner returns to Blarney Books & Art for her second appearance, this time with friend and fellow author David Owen Kelly. This discussion revolves around writing lives - with particular focus on memoir and/or diary. This was an event at Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy, February 2022.
Bob Handby in conversation with Nigel at Blarney Books and Art, about his book "You will go, won't you?"
Mark Smith in conversation with Jock Serong at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'If Not Us'.
Maya Linnell in conversation with Matt Neal at Blarney Books and Art about 'Wildflower Ridge'.
Steven Conte in conversation with Jock Serong at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'The Tolstoy Estate'.
Robert Gott and Bill Farr in a conversation about their Film Noir exhibition, 'Shadows and Light'.
Michael Winkler in conversation with Robert Gott at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'Grimmish'.
Richard Walters in conversation with Jock Serong at Blarney Books and Art about his collection of poems, 'Odd Fellows'.
Richard Weatherly, one of Australia's best wildlife artists, celebrates the production of this sumptuous book of birds
Songwriter/musician Tim Rogers (of You Am I fame)in conversation with local author Jock Serong. A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2021.
Australia's best-loved cartoonist Michael Leunig comes to Blarney for this intimate chat with his audience!
A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event celebrating the release of Jeff Lang's book, 'Some Memories Never Die'. Hosted by Nick Charles. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2020.
A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event featuring UK folk singer/songwriter Grace Petrie in conversation with Dobe Newton. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2020.
A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event with songwriter and musician William Crighton discussing all things music with Dobe Newton. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2020.
A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event featuring Canadian poet Bob Jensen. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2020.
The Magic of Children's Literature. A Port Fairy Folk Festival Village Program event featuring Craig Smith, Diane Jackson Hill and Stephen Whiteside. Hosted by Jim Haynes. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art in March 2020.
JP Pomare in conversation with Jock Serong at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'In the Clearing'.
Rob McDonald in conversation with Maya Linnell at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'The Nancy's'.
Laura Waters in conversation at the 2019 Port Fairy Adventure Film Festival about her novel, 'Bewildered'. Recorded at Blarney Books and Art.
Robert Gott in conversation with Jock Serong at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'The Autumn Murders'.
Monica Curro in conversation with Paul Kildea at Blarney Books and Art about his novel, 'Chopin's Piano'. Brought to you by the Spring Music Festival(2019).
Toni Jordan in conversation with Matt Neal at Blarney Books and Art about her novel, 'The Fragments'.
Pamela Irving talks about “YOLO Man Waltzes Matilda“, a solo exhibition of her new paintings and mosaic works.
Nino Bucci in conversation with Woody Bucci at Blarney Books and Art about "The Stoccos: The eight-year manhunt that captured Australia".
Rosemary Jenkinson in conversation with Kate Donelan at Blarney Books and Art about the Irish play 'May the Road Rise Up'.
Philomena Manifold in conversation with Kate Donelan at Blarney Books and Art about 'Written in Stone: Reading the Rocks of the Great Ocean Road."
Heather Sheard and Ruth Lee in conversation with host John Forbes about their book, "Women to the Front - the Extraordinary Australian Women-Doctors of the Great War."
Rebekah Robertson in conversation with ABC journalist, Matt Neal at Blarney Books and Art about her book 'About a Girl', with daughter Georgie Stone.
Jock Pomare in conversation with Matt Neal at Blarney Books and Art about 'Call Me Evie'.
The launch of Jodie Fleming's book 'A Hole in My Genes' at Blarney Books and Art, hosted by Matt Neal.
Blaise Van Hecke, from Busybird Publishing, in conversation with Jo Canham. Recorded live at Blarney Books and Art.
Mick Thomas in conversation with Jock Serong, recorded live at Blarney Books and Art. Brought to you by the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.
Mary Coughlan in conversation with Paul Petran about her book "Bloody Mary" . Recorded live at Blarney Books and Art as part of the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.
The launch of "Waltzing Matilda - Australia's Accidental Anthem" by Benjamin Lindner, in conversation with Felix Meagher. Recorded live at Blarney Books and Art as part of the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.
Paul Livingston uses his bedroom guitarist tricks to underscore readings from his latest books; a biography/memoir of life on the road with the Allstars – D.A.A.S. Their Part in my Downfall, and his well-received non-fiction memoir of his father’s wartime experiences, ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. He finishes with some Flacco favourites.
Recorded live at Blarney Books and Art as part of the Port Fairy Folk Festival 2019.
Podcast of the book launch of Jock Serong's most recent novel - Preservation. Recorded live at Blarney Books and Art in Port Fairy.