Siobhan O'Brien bestselling author and performer

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Not literary or musicology business, just hangin’ with my beautiful (inside and out) daughter business. Couldn’t love this kind, funny, outstanding human anymore that I do. @beatriceepowell What a blessing. #writers #writerslife #allthego

Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. Cira 1902 Guesthouse. You beautiful old beast. #travelphotography #travelling #traveling #travelblogger #siobhanobrienauthor

Loads of fun doing this ad for Reed & Co Distillery. Gorgeous images. Great gin! #seehighcountry #reedandco #regionalvictoria #northeast #distillery #gindistillery #brightvibes #brightvic

MONA. Hobart, Tasmania. My mind is officially blown. #mona #monatasmania #visittasmania #writers #writer #novel #allthegoldenlight

Last day of my Creative Residency @all_that_we_are_tasmania Shall miss these artful vignettes. @zeitgeistwriters @harpercollinsaustralia #writer #writers #allthegoldenlight #novel #novelist #novelwriting #writersretreat

Clifton Beach. Tasmania. @zeitgeistwriters @harpercollinsaustralia #writers #writersandpoets #novel #novelist #siobhanobrienauthor #allthegoldenlight #tasmania #tasmaniaaustralia

In love with my office. Wanna marry my office. @all_that_we_are_tasmania @zeitgeistwriters @harpercollinsaustralia

Contemplation. @all_that_we_are_tasmania #novelist #novel #novelwriting #allthegoldenlight #writers #writersretreat

Some people challenge themselves physically or academically. I’ve always gone for creative challenges which is how I’ve ended up on a two week Creative Residency at all that we are - Tasmania I’ll be burrowing down in solitude at th

Star Magnolia and Camellia. Bunched together like two little sweethearts. #spring #springbreak #springtime #gardening #garden #gardeninspo #allthegoldenlight #siobhanobrienauthor

Spring at mine.

Been writing for six hours. Hyper focus is one good thing about ADHD. But it feels like my eyeballs are on sticks. Help is required. Not. 🤣🤣🤣 @zeitgeistwriters @harpercollinsaustralia

Poignant. #graffiti #graffitiart

Raining, raining. Writing, writing. #writers #writersofinstagram #writer #novel #novelist #novelwriting #seehighcountry #allthegoldenlight

Around twenty years ago I wrote this book A Life by Design: The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst. It recounts the life and times of Broadhurst (designer, socialite, entrepreneur) who was brutally murdered in her Paddington Sydney studio in 1977.

Literary lovers within cooee of Beechworth VIC need to make their way to the Memorial Hall today Sun 24 Aug. I’ll be there at 12:45pm (as part of the Winterwords Festival) in conversation with the festival director blah blah blahing about my re

Making memories with the ladies of The Blues Train. Love these gorgeous, talented chicks. Rock on sisters. @miss_lou_band @laurelandthepainkillers @minnieandthemoonrakers @thebluestrain #sisters #livemusic #liveperformance #blues #bluesmusician #blue

Holy crap! It’s almost a wrap! Yours truly & The Moonrakers have *two* performances left for 2025. Sat 20 Dec 8pm til late Dartmouth Pub, Dartmouth, Victoria. (tickets still available). Sat 27 Dec 9pm til late SS&A Albury, NSW. @ssa_alb

Ahoy Shipmates! Dates for the diary:

Dartmouth, Vic I Dartmouth Pub I Sat 20 Dec I 8pm til late
Albury, NSW I SS&A Club I Sat 27 Dec I 9pm til late
Albury, NSW I Commercial Club I Sun 4 Jan I 5:30pm-8:30pm
Bright, Vic I Bright Brewery I Sun 18

Somewhere within the literary/musical muddle of 2025 I hosted a series of public talks about my dual life as an author /musician.

In that tme I met eight times Archibald finalist portrait artist Jim Van Geet. He painted this portrait of me. Oh my g

I can feel a road trip coming on...

Dartmouth Pub! Let's rumble! Get ready for a sensational night of live music, great food and even better vibes.

Sat 20 Dec. Show starts 8pm. Tickets: $20 https://www.trybooking.com/DGDFP
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#livemusic #livepe

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Have to admit to being ever so slightly flattered. Merch has been flying off the shelves since Gough Whitlam launched his campaign. Eternally grateful to you, giant amongst men (erm...women etc). #bandmerch #minnieandthemoonrakers #clinteastwood #pic

Fabulous photos by the bottomless well of talent, Mrs. O’Farrell. Thank you, again. Mucho. Mucho. @punka_pub #minnie #minnieandthemoonrakers #live #liveauthentic #livemusic #blues #bluesmusicvictoria #bluesmusician #bluesrockmusic #bluesrockgui

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It's time, my peeps. Support live music. Well, may we say... Gough says. #livemusic #LiveMusicVibes #LiveConcert #minnieandthemoonrakers #liveperformance #supportlocal #supportlivemusic #goughwhitlam

A reminder that this motley crew are bringing the tunes to the @punka_pub
Sat 15 Nov, noon-3pm, for a smokin' hot sesh of blues n' boogaloo.

The fundraising event is in aid of a community garden and sporting equipment for the Porepunkah Panthers.

The Moonrakers in full flight (grubby, sweaty, veins in the teeth) at the recent @north_east_food_wine festival. Thanks for having us! Some monster shots: Paul Temple Photography. #northeast #northeastfoodies #northeastvictoria #musician #musicphotog

Thanks for having us onboard @thebluestrain Never in the history of 16kms has there been so much blues. #livemusic #liveperformance #livemusicvenue #livemusicvibes #minnieandthemoonrakers #blues #bluesrockmusic #bluesmusician

Some great shots from a recent private event in Wodonga, Victoria. Wonderful music and a great night with these supremely talented lads.

Long-time devotee Clive Smith strides towards a pop-up Minnie and The Moonrakers merch stand in Khujand, Tajikistan wearing his much loved t-shirt. It’s ironic because I was only just thinking of the Central Asian country - bordered by Afghanis