Musician Paul Michael Donovan performs and discusses a selection of early Australian folk songs steeped in the tradition of Irish rebellion and hard work.

As the Irish populated colonial Ballarat, they brought a spirit which shaped Australian Culture, a spirit of rebellion, of perseverance and of egalitarianism. Love, Ballarat invites you to listen to the beautiful songs that shaped Australian culture as we know it now.

They became our bush ballads, our shearing songs, and our drinking songs.

Amie Brûlée sings French songs, old jazz, old time and other tunes that take her fancy. With enchanting stories and humorous anecdotes between songs, she takes you on journey to other places, times and worlds.