Podcast appearances and mentions of owen marshall

In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen' it's directed by James Ashcroft, written by Eli Kent, James Ashcroft, and Owen Marshall. Starring Geoffrey Rush (Stefan Mortensen) and John Lithgow (Dave Crealy). The plot of the movie is confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a... The post 30 Screams or Less 112: The Rule of Jenny Pen appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

In this episode of the 30 Screams or Less podcast we review 'The Rule of Jenny Pen' it's directed by James Ashcroft, written by Eli Kent, James Ashcroft, and Owen Marshall. Starring Geoffrey Rush (Stefan Mortensen) and John Lithgow (Dave Crealy). The plot of the movie is confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.Sponsored By:Beard Octane: Use the code 30SCREAMS10 at checkout for 10% off your order. https://beardoctane.com/Follow Us on Social Media: https://solo.to/30screamsorless

On the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #707. Subscribe now! Doolin', Austral, Fialla, Flook, The Friel Sisters, On The Lash, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Lilies of the Midwest, Robert Zielinski, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Albannach,, David Mitchell, Drumspyder, Kevin Meehan GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - Doolin' “Mary's Jigs” from Doolin' 4:34 - WELCOME 5:46 - Austral “Woodford Nights” from Thylacine 12:38 - Fialla “No Fear No Grace” from A Rare Thing 17:00 - Flook “Koady / The Burning Lion” from Sanju 21:10 - The Friel Sisters “The Queen of the Rushes/Scully Casey's/McGovern's Favourite (Jigs/Reel)” from Northern Sky 26:01 - FEEDBACK 28:29 - On The Lash “Dog in the Distance” from Fireside 32:23 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Salmon of Knowledge” from Another Faire to Remember 36:59 - The Lilies of the Midwest “Rent Charlie's Cottage for a Fee” from Cat's Ceili 41:20 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall “Bonnie Prince Charlie / Return to Fingal” from Copley Street 2 45:15 - THANKS 47:57 - Robert Zielinski “The Yellow Heifer” from The Day Dawn 51:02 - Albannach “Bare Arsed Bandits” from Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums 55:03 - David Mitchell “Lathkill Dale” from Contours 58:01 - Drumspyder “The Oak and the Ash” from Oak and Ash 1:02:05 - CLOSING 1:02:55 - Kevin Meehan “Borve Castle” from Spanish Point 1:06:27 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. Not convinced? What if you're wrong? A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you! Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You'll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands don't need to send in music, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It's 100% free. Again email follow@bestcelticmusic WHAT IS AN ALBUM PIN? An album pin is a lapel pin with artwork inspired by a specific album or song from an album. It could be the actual album artwork or it could be inspired by a specific track on the album. The best album pins stand out on their own. They appeal to more than just your fans. It is simple, bold, and visually engaging. However, what truly makes it an “album pin” is that the purchaser also gets a digital album with their pin. I have an entire blog on my website with details including templates for you to make your own album pin jacket.

This April, we're diving into some of the freshest and freakiest new titles that just dropped on Shudder! Up next is The Rule of Jenny Penn! A 2024 New Zealand psychological horror film based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name.  Directed by James Ashcroft and starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush! Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences. Did you find the horror in Jenny Pen? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

Todos recibimos lo que finalmente nos corresponde. Mientras se recupera de un derrame cerebral en un centro de vida asistida, un juez se encuentra con un paciente psicópata que usa un títere de mano para abusar de sus compañeros residentes.The Rule of Jenny Pen es una película de terror psicológico de Nueva Zelanda, dirigida por James Ashcroft, basada en un relato corto de Owen Marshall. Está protagonizada por John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Nathaniel Lees y Nicole Cyrille. Episodio disponible en tu plataforma de podcast favorita. PLANETA TERROR es un podcast semanal en español dedicado al cine de horror/slasher/gore.Reseñas, noticias, rankings y discusión general desde el punto de vista de alguien cuyo “goal” en la vida es mudarse a Woodsboro, vivir en Elm Street y asistir al Campamento Crystal Lake.Apple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/planeta-terror-podcast/id1539867451Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/planetaterrorpod/Xhttps://x.com/planetaterrorpd?s=21&t=jiQBxnyCEsmbvNpY8pNnmgTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@planetaterrorpodcast?_t=8mVo66trbrJ&_r=1

Directed by James Ashcroft, The Rule of Jenny Pen is the New Zealand psychological horror film based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name. Recovering from a stroke at an assisted living facility, a judge (Geoffrey Rush) encounters a psychopathic patient (John Lithgow) who uses a hand puppet to abuse fellow residents.

We talk to Kinnfolk about their new album Star Above the Mountain on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #699. Subscribe now! Kinnfolk, The Byrne Brothers, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Rover's Way, Ed Yother, Hounds of Finn, Charlie O'Brien, Misty Posey, Brendan Monaghan, Ockham's Razor, The Langer's Ball GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The Byrne Brothers "Wendy's Waltz" from The Boys of Doorin 2:38 - WELCOME 3:54 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Callaghan's / The Boys of Ballycastle" from Copley Street 2 7:41 - Rover's Way "River Driver" from The Journey 13:11 - Ed Yother "Where I Told her Loved Her and Sprained Her Ankle / Coffee on the Bricks / The Persistence of Noel Reid" from First Figure 16:37 - Hounds of Finn "Golden Ticket" from Gravity Pulls 19:14 - FEEDBACK 25:57 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 1 30:58 - Kinnfolk "The Water's Rising / Gwendal" from Star Above The Mountain 36:39 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 2 42:31 - Kinnfolk "Roanoke Puirt à Beul" from Star Above The Mountain 45:36 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 3 58:51 - Kinnfolk "Ghost of Old Crozet" from Star Above The Mountain 1:02:06 - THANKS 1:03:50 - Charlie O'Brien "Bleak is the Pampa" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 1:07:06 - Misty Posey "Come Along to the Enchanted Forest" from Misty Posey 1:11:52 - Brendan Monaghan "No More Words" from Lovers Always Win 1:15:44 - Ockham's Razor "Madame I'm a Darling" from Garnet 1:20:58 - CLOSING 1:21:56 - The Langer's Ball "The Wild Rover" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long 1:24:46 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It's 100% free. Just email follow@bestcelticmusic THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! I am in awe of your generosity. You are the heartbeat of this podcast—the reason I bring you fresh, captivating episodes every single week. And you make it all possible. Your support isn't just appreciated—it fuels everything. It covers our brilliant engineer, the talented graphic designer, the dedicated Celtic Music Magazine editor, and the promotion that helps this music reach more ears. Your kindness lets me buy the music you love, and it gives me the time to craft each episode just for you. And as a patron, you don't just support the show—you step into the heart of the music. You get exclusive, ad - free, music - only episodes before anyone else. You shape the Celtic Top 20 with your votes. You unlock free music downloads, sheet music, and your own private feed to listen your way—whether through Patreon or your favorite podcast app. All of this, for as little as $3 a month. Three dollars. That's less than a cup of coffee, yet it keeps the music alive. It keeps this community thriving. And it keeps you at the center of it all. Join us today. Let's make this music last forever. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Thomas Cochran, Akronczyk HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $3, $12, $25. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. In 2025, we're going to the Celtic nation of Galicia in Spain. We're gonna learn about the history and legends behind the Celts there and experience some amazing Galician Celtic music. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening. Is there a new Celtic CD or Celtic band that you heard of or saw? Send a picture. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Brad Welton of Sierra Vista, AZ emailed to ask about upcoming trips. initially. I told him about my Celtic Invasion of Galicia, but of course, that is moved back until 2026. We're going to Wexford, Ireland this summer. He followed up and wrote: "Ah Ha, thanks for the web address for the Celtic Invasions. I will check it out. Thanks Marc!  I still have a number of iPod's that I keep working, My favorite is the Shuffle. I use it to play your podcasts whilst out bicycling. The tunes really pump me up; especially needed for longer distance, more strenuous rides. Thank you for all of your hard work over the years. I have recently been listening to some of your early recordings and hear you rejoicing at reaching #60 or the like, and think, 'man, you wouldn't believe what you have accomplished by now'! You have been so prolific." John Thompson emailed: "Hi Marc, Best of luck with your upcoming surgery. And thanks again for another wonderful year of music on the podcast. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (with a quick recovery)." Elise of the band Charmas wrote: "Honestly, Marc, the times are changing. I'm watching it happen and not sure what to think going forward. The pandemic lockdown shattered peoples' long - standing traditions and now stepping right back into those shoes feels as unsatisfying as attending a previously - loved concert that now has only half attendance. Charmas' clientele for performing at Irish parties aged out and they simply aren't having parties anymore. St. Pat's is a dying holiday. Bagpiping is still going strong but the Highland Games events haven't rebounded to their former size and it's hard to get new generations excited from scratch. Bands like Tempest are still playing for their longtime followers. Bands like Altan have provided so much great instrumental music that there's enough supply in the world to last forever, without more being produced. If Celtic musicians want to get fed by playing music, they have to create something new and necessary for the next generations. I have no idea what that should be, but I think the best way to get peoples' attention is to create music that is truly innovative, relevant, and useful! It's a good challenge if we decide we are up for it :)"  

Award-winning story-teller, poet and all-round national treasure Owen Marshall's latest collection of short stories, New Stories is about sliding doors moments.

Harry Ricketts reviews New Stories by Owen Marshall published by Penguin Random House NZ

New Zealand director James Ashcroft is making a mark on the industry just two films in, and now he's received the best review a horror junkie could ask for. 

Interviews with NZ writers and poets, visiting authors from around the world and news of local events

This week, traditional Irish musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, an interview with Seamus. “It's hard to think of an artist in traditional Irish music more influential than Seamus Egan. From his beginnings as a teen prodigy, to his groundbreaking solo work with Shanachie Records, to his founding of Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, to his current work as one of the leading composers and interpreters of the tradition, Egan has inspired multiple generations of musicians and helped define the sound of Irish music today. As a multi-instrumentalist, he's put his mark on the sound of the Irish flute, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, and low whistle, among others. As a composer, he was behind the soundtrack for the award-winning film The Brothers McMullen, co-wrote Sarah McLachlan's breakout hit, ‘Weep Not for the Memories,' and has scored numerous documentaries and indie films since. As a bandleader, Solas has been the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously renewing Irish music with fresh ideas, including a collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. As a performer, few others can make so many instruments or such wickedly complex ornaments seem so effortless.” - https://seamuseganproject.com/about Seamus is joined in this performance by Owen Marshall.  “Vogue magazine calls musician Owen Marshall ‘A guitar/mandolin/banjo player rivaled in character only by the occasional three-pronged carrot' (Vogue 2009). With the music traditions of Quebec and Nova Scotia just over the border from his home in Vermont and the strong Irish musical scene of Boston to the south, Owen was immersed in the various textures and sounds of the Celtic music from an early age. In addition to touring with acts such as The Press Gang, Copley Street, Haas, Marshall, Walsh, and dance band Riptide, Owen is in demand at music camps throughout New England and the U.S., where he shares his approach to accompanying traditional music.” - www.owenmarshallmusic.com In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers a 1981 archival recording of Ozark originals Bob & Melissa Atchison performing the traditional tune “Miss Miranda” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In this week's guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater explores shape note singing and the haunting “Abolitionists Hymn.”

"Conquest de Mejico" i "Rose for a Lady" (de l'

"Conquest de Mejico" i "Rose for a Lady" (de l'

In 2021 the famous New Zealand short story Coming Home in the Dark by Owen Marshall was carefully adapted for the big screen actor and director James Ashcroft.

Interviews with NZ writers and poets, visiting authors from around the world and news of local events

The St. Albert Falcons and Riverside Bulldogs played a doozy of a ballgame in Class A District 7 on Friday night in Oakland. Ultimately a couple of yards made the difference with St. Albert squeaking out a 30-28 win. The two teams started slow but ramped up quickly. After three empty possessions to start the game the two teams traded 4 touchdowns in a span of 1:41 of game clock. Grady Jeppesen scored first for Riverside on a 14 yard run. Owen Marshall hit Brandon McCall for a 65 yard passing score for St. Albert. 1 play later Jeppesen hit Ayden Salias for a 75-yard scoring strike. Then 3 plays later Marshall hit Brendan Monahan for a 44 yard score. At that point it was 14-12 Falcons. Riverside scored on their next drive that lasted a bit longer. 13 plays and 65 yards later they scored with a Jaxon Gordon 1-yard plunge to make it 20-14 at half. St. Albert took the lead back on their first drive of the second half after gaining possession on an interception by Monahan. He capped off the drive with a 3-yard rushing TD and the PAT by Kyle Irwin put St. Albert ahead 21-20. After forcing a Riverside punt they added a Marshall to Monahan 35 yard score to make it 27-20. Riverside didn't go away. They got a 40 yard rushing score from Jeppesen with 6:30 to play and got the 2-pt conversion to make it 28-27 Riverside. St. Albert then mounted a drive down the field, converting a big fourth down to get into the red zone. On a 4th and goal from the 11 the Falcons decided to try a field goal. Kyle Irwin just barely squeaked it over the crossbar from 29-yards out to make it 30-28 Falcons with 1:19 to play. Riverside then gave themselves a great chance to win. They marched down the field 55 yards to the 10. Jeppesen had a 19-yard run to get to the ten with :06 left to play. Jeppesen then lobbed it up to the corner of the end zone for Aiden Bell but the Falcons knocked it away to preserve the win. Grady Jeppesen was 10-18 passing for 212 yards and 1 touchdown and also ran for 94 yards and 2 scores. Ayden Salais hauled in 4 catches for 134 yards and 1 touchdown. The Bulldogs fall to 0-2 and will next up travel to 2-0 Mount Ayr. St. Albert got a big line from Monahan with 2 receiving and 1 rushing touchdown to go along with an interception. The Falcons improve to 1-1. Next up for them is a tough home game against Underwood. Listen to a full postgame interview with Riverside Head Coach Darrell Frain below.

He's kept us waiting for 13 years, but Owen Marshall, one of our finest short story writers, has just put out a new collection, Return to Harikoa Bay. The characters in the 33 stories are often unnervingly familiar, wherever they live and whatever their situation. That's part of Owen's magic touch as a writer of stories firmly planted in Aotearoa. He's also a novelist, poet and anthologist, with his name on the title of 30 books. Lynn Freeman talks with Owen, first welcoming him back to our book shelves! Return to Harikoa Bay, Owen Marshall's new short story collection, is published by Random House NZ Vintage.

On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director James Ashcroft about his breakout Netflix hit “Coming Home in the Dark.” Over the course of the interview Scott talks to James about how his co-writer went about adapting the short story it is based on, how difficult it was finding the actor to play […]

See the From the Mic website for transcripts and more. Or click here to download it directly.And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent.Soundbites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Sarah calling ​​"Dennis' 50 Years of Entrancement" written by Seth Tepfer to the music of Riptide (Glen Loper, Owen Marshall, Alden Robinson) at the Epicenter dance weekend in Mill Valley, CASarah calling “Celebrating 60” written by Linda Leslie to the music of the combined Notorious (Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Sam Bartlett, and Mark Hellenberg) and Seaglass (Rachel Bell and Eileen Nicholson) Band at the Echo Summit dance weekend in Sacramento, CASarah calling "Vallimont's Steamboat" written by Chris Weiler to the music of the HotPoint Stringband at the June Moon dance weekend in Morgantown, West Virginia.Other LinksCheck out Sarah's personal websiteSarah's home dance where she got her start dancing and calling is run by the Syracuse Country DancersSarah is a longtime collaborator with Great Bear

In the remote hills of New Zealand, a family is taking advantage of the off-season to have the wilderness to themselves. But when they run across two violent drifters, the idyllic holiday turns into a nightmare. And as the story unfolds, this seemingly random act of violence reveals a connection to a long buried secret. In the Drawing Room, director James Ashcroft and actor Erik Thomson discuss their new film, Coming Home In The Dark, based on a short story by Owen Marshall.

In the remote hills of New Zealand, a family is taking advantage of the off-season to have the wilderness to themselves. But when they run across two violent drifters, the idyllic holiday turns into a nightmare. And as the story unfolds, this seemingly random act of violence reveals a connection to a long buried secret. In the Drawing Room, director James Ashcroft and actor Erik Thomson discuss their new film, Coming Home In The Dark, based on a short story by Owen Marshall.

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and watches three new movies in cinemas. He reviews the R-rated comic book caper The Suicide Squad; Coming Home in the Dark, a dark drama based on the short story by Owen Marshall; and The Mole Agent, an Academy Award nominated documentary from Chile about a octogenarian investigator under cover in a retirement home.

A famous kiwi short story 'Coming Home In the Dark' by Owen Marshall is appearing on screens next week as a feature film of the same name. It's based on the titular story of New Zealand short Story maestro Owen Marshall's 1995 collection and has haunted the dreams of thousands of New Zealanders who have read it. It's based in the world just beyond our towns and "safe" spaces, just off the beaten track. Coming Home in the Dark is directed by James Ashcroft and written by James along with Eli Kent and the author of the original story Owen Marshall. Owen will be appearing later in the year at the Mackenzie Book and Art Festival to discuss his career of writing killer stories.

One of the bleakest stories by respected writer Owen Marshall, Coming Home in the Dark, is the basis for a new film of the same name. The story of a family tormented by strangers in Central Otago was published back in 1995. Now film maker James Ashcroft has fleshed out the story - especially the villainous central character Mandrake. Coming home in the dark recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and will be released here next month. In his many novels and short stories, Owen Marshall's proved an expert at capturing the inner lives of everyday people - lives of quiet desperation, rage, unfulfilled dreams and enduring hope. Coming Home in the Dark was a departure for the multi-award winning Timaru based writer, as he tells Lynn Freeman. He's included it in a new book of short stories selected from his previous 13 collections. The Author's Cut is published by Vintage. The film Coming Home in the Dark opens in New Zealand cinemas on the 12th of August.

Rae McGregor reviews The Author's Cut by Owen Marshall, published by Penguin Random House NZ.

Rae McGregor reviews The Author's Cut by Owen Marshall, published by Penguin Random House NZ.

To read Brian Turner “is to enter a world where natural things stand starkly, and emotions are felt as directly as the rock and streams and mountains to which he constantly returns,” says fellow poet and 2016 Festival Honoured Writer Vincent O'Sullivan. Lyric poet and keen environmentalist Turner is a man of both sporting and literary talents: rabbiter, fisherman, cricketer, cyclist, mountaineer, and former international hockey representative, as well as an award-winning writer of 12 poetry collections, memoir, sport biography (Meads and Kronfeld), essays, reviews and more. He won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize with his first collection Ladders of Rain and has gone on to further accolades including the Robert Burns Fellow at Otago University, the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry, and the 2005 Te Mata Estate New Zealand Poet Laureate. His most recent book, Landmarks (2020), celebrates the places and people of his beloved Central Otago, continuing the kaupapa of companion work Timeless Land (1995), written with friends and collaborators Owen Marshall and Grahame Sydney. To open the 2021 Festival, Turner joins John Campbell on stage in a free celebratory session of his life and work. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI 2021

31 October 2020 | WORD Christchurch Spring Festival Through their own marks about the land and its people, be it in ink or paint, Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Owen Marshall offer a love song to the South Island, in particular Central Otago, in their new book Landmarks. Hear the stories behind the words and pictures, chaired by Fiona Farrell.

1 November 2020 | WORD Christchurch Spring Festival ‘In this landscape we invent as it invents us.’ Dramatic, sublime, fragile, work-a-day, the landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand, and in particular the landscape of Te Waipounamu, is all of these, and more. We grow out of the places we live in as organically as any other living thing. How do poets, our most sensitive communicators, perceive and make meaningful the spirit of the places where they reside? Poet Laureate David Eggleton has invited poets who live in Te Waipounamu — Kay McKenzie Cooke, Bernadette Hall, Cilla McQueen, Owen Marshall and James Norcliffe — to present poems exploring that question.

David Hill reviews Landmarks by Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Owen Marshall. Published by Penguin Random House.

David Hill reviews Landmarks by Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Owen Marshall. Published by Penguin Random House.

Owen Marshall is a celebrated New Zealand writer. Often referred to as one of this country's best short-story writers, Owen is also a novelist and poet. He has been awarded many of the top literary fellowships and honours available to New Zealand writers and was the New Zealand Society of Authors President of Honour in 2007-2008. Owen spoke with Deborah Shepard in 2015 in our last episode of Season 3.

1. Honey in the Woodpile / The Grinding Stone - Jeremiah McLane (Sharon, VT). These two compositions by Jeremiah are from his album The Grinding Stone and feature him on piano and accordion, Owen Marshall on bouzouki and guitar, and Corey DiMario on bass. “The title of the CD, The Grinding Stone, refers to a dream I had: inside a stone hut at that top of mountain, a man was hard at work chiseling free a huge stone grindstone, in the shape of a wheel, that looked as if it had been stuck for a very long time.”   www.jeremiahmclane.com   2. An excerpt from Endymion, by John Keats, read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). The music was composed by Anna Patton and Owen Morrison, and is performed by Owen.3. No. 10 Pond / Sally in our Alley - Joanne Garton (Montpelier, VT).  From Joanne Garton's 2019 album The Bee's Knees, featuring Joanne on fiddle with Aaron Marcus on piano. Joanne says, ”No. 10 Pond in Calais, Vermont is a place of celebration, solace, memories, and future. I wrote Michael's Delight for my husband on our wedding day at No. 10. Aaron taught me Sally in our Alley, an English tune from the 1600s, that we have also performed on the shores of this beautiful spot.”4. What a Wonderful World - John Coté (Farmingdale, ME).  John created a guitar arrangement of this classic song, written by by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. He says, “I think this version conveys nicely the challenge of seeing the world through a rosy lens, given the constant chaos and challenges we face while finding determination to feel gratitude.”5. Mélanie au Salvador - Tristan Henderson (Burlington, VT). Tristan recently recorded this composition of his on solo guitar in his studio at home. He says, ”Mélanie au Salvador is for my wife's cousin who recently passed away, inspired by a beautiful photo of her in Salvador. Now she's on to another journey... “ www.petesposse.com   6. To make a prairie, by Emily Dickinson, read by Sam Sanders with music by Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT). Aaron says, ”This poem to me is about the great amplifying power of small acts and of gratitude. I wrote the untitled music specifically for the poem.“7. Small Wonder - Brendan Taaffe (Brattleboro, VT). Brendan says, ”Small Wonder was written in 2008 for my then-partner, Sarah, who is both small and, in my estimation, a wonder. It is recorded on Little Boots, an album of music I recorded for my nephew when he was born. His nickname in utero was Caligula, which translates to “little boots”. I come from a nerdy family.”  www.brendantaaffe.com   The opening music is “The Pearl in Sorrow’s Hand” by Julie Vallimont, from her album Dark Sky, Bright Stars.  Produced by Julie Vallimont. Mixed and mastered by Dana Billings.  All content courtesy of the artists, all rights reserved.

Kiran's been plowing through the Ockham NZ Book Awards fiction shortlist, with plenty of time for reading on her hands. Pearly Gates by Owen Marshall, is not only entertaining but insightful and is sure to make you feel at home during some strange times. Add it to your list.

Ruth speaks with Jeffrey Paparoa Holmes about Michael Steven's new book of poetry 'The Lifers' and replays an interview with Owen Marshall

The Fretless - Samuel's Maids MAZ - Projet 4 Solas - Unnamed Shetland Reel / Da Full Rigged Ship Fru Skagerak - Shetland Invaders Guy Donis - Isla's Song Robert Bouthiller - Voilà le vingt-cinq d'avril The Maguires - Wifi In The Dark Celtic Fiddle Festival - Planxty Burke / Thomas Burke Matt Molloy & John Carty With Arty McGlynn - The Greese in the bog Réveillons - Pour boire il faut vendre Crépuscule - Mrs Stewart of Grandfully Set Babineau/Duval - Air En lydien_Reel Du harem NUA - Wasabi Nathan Gourley & Joey Abarta - Kit O'Mahony's - Kildare Fancy (feat. Owen Marshall)

The Fretless - Samuel’s Maids MAZ - Projet 4 Solas - Unnamed Shetland Reel / Da Full Rigged Ship Fru Skagerak - Shetland Invaders Guy Donis - Isla’s Song Robert Bouthiller - Voilà le vingt-cinq d’avril The Maguires - Wifi In The Dark Celtic Fiddle Festival - Planxty Burke / Thomas Burke Matt Molloy & John Carty With Arty McGlynn - The Greese in the bog Réveillons - Pour boire il faut vendre Crépuscule - Mrs Stewart of Grandfully Set Babineau/Duval - Air En lydien_Reel Du harem NUA - Wasabi Nathan Gourley & Joey Abarta - Kit O'Mahony's - Kildare Fancy (feat. Owen Marshall)

One of New England's finest guitarists, Owen Marshall joins Neil to talk about teaching himself Irish guitar while being homeschooled in Vermont, and all the places music has taken him, from local community contradances to jamming with Tuvan throat singers at a festival in Belgium. 

Recorded in the run-up to Christmas, episode nine of Oscar Wants A Sausage guest stars Hollywood friend of the show Mr T. Not "B.A." Baracus of the A-Team but our good friend Mark Townend. Townend worked with our host Owen Marshall at Putney Odeon whilst studying Film at Roehampton University before moving out to California to pursue the Hollywood dream. The boys discuss with there guest a range of subjects including Special K commercials, observations of the differences between the US and UK, Owen's experiences with Hollywood night life, Barack Obama land, annoying sneezes and various other grips.