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Katie plays fabulous songs by artists from Chicago, California, south-east Queensland, Narrm/Melbourne, Gunaikurnai/Gippsland, Meanjin/Brisbane and Kaurna/Adelaide. They include probably one of the few pop songs ever to use both turntable scratches and Gregorian chant, a rollicking new version of a traditional Appalachian folk song, an early contender for Katie’s favourite song of the year, an unexpected version of a beloved Australian hit, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Good Friend – Gia Margaret
• My Place Among the Stones – The Milk Carton Kids
• Shady Grove – Haystack Mountain Hermits
• Pearl Necklaces – Queenie
• Tail Lights – Ally Row
• Mediocre Ending – Tim Clark
• Yadingji – Cooee
• Shine (Live) – Mark Holden
• See What Tomorrow Brings – Danny Widdicombe & The Wandrin’ Stars
• The Good Life – Paula Standing

Above: Ally Row’s ‘Tail Lights’ single cover design and artwork by Rowan Sizer and Alice Fitzgerald

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Today’s first hour features beautiful songs about transitioning between emotional states, a beloved old guitar, the joys of home, camping under the stars, staying hopeful after having your heart broken, and more. Here is the playlist:

• La petite mort – Nick Batterham
• Ayodele – Chloe Marks & The Mayhem
• Blue Skies – Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen
• Lavender – Elke Louie
• Hush (Chicago Version) – Tom West
• Orange Soda – Chloe Styler
• The Catch – John Stokes
• When the Heart Falls Apart – Katie Noonan
• Mean Old World Blues – Aaron Pollock

Above: Nick Batterham’s ‘La petite mort’ single cover artwork Forest and Flame by Daniel O’Toole

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It’s another hour of sublime folk, alt-country, blues, acoustic and roots music to nourish your soul. The local and international artists include Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist José González, Gold Coast–based singer-songwriter and producer Matthew Collins, American blues legend Taj Mahal, and Meanjin-based autistic brothers Aiden and Kai Boak, aka Wattmore. Here is the playlist:

• A Dream, a Dream, a Dream – Shane O’Mara & Jac Tonks
• Etyd – José González
• Steeple Mountain Dream – Madeline Leman
• I Love Every Part of You – okmattcollins
• Time – Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• Greater Good – Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble ft. Jeremy Edwards
• The Bridge – Mike Reid & Joe Henry
• Gone With the Wind – Little Green
• Man on the Moon – Ray Jones
• Red Flag – Wattmore

Above: Madeline Leman’s ‘Steeple Mountain Dream’ single cover photo by Lilli Waters

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Katie chats about rainy weather and rainbow lorikeets and plays beautiful music by artists from Victoria’s Surf Coast, Phillip Island, Narrm/Melbourne, Meanjin/Brisbane, Sydney, London and Dublin. There are songs about autistic masking, an Irishman who fought for the British in World War I, loving a person who is stuck in the past, the life of a musician, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Mothersong – Leah Senior
• My Girl Is on Fire (Live at Sunderland Studio) – Mark Howard & The Saltwater Preachers
• Chameleon – Georgia Fields
• John’s Song – Aaron Rowe
• Backwards Baby – Asha Jefferies
• The Windmills Turn – Things of Stone and Wood
• Love Is Like a Swallow in the Spring – Bity Booker
• 1985 – Jack Carty
• Sunshine Girl – Lenka

Above: Lenka’s ‘Sunshine Girl’ single cover photo by Dave Jenkins Jr @filmpainting

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Katie talks about her work with the Ruby Demons, the queer supporter group of the Melbourne Football Club, during another hour of great music. The songs come from superb new albums by Nashville-based artists Braison Cyrus and Mitski, North Carolina–based trans folk artist Anjimile, central Victorian bluesman Julian James, Narrm-based band Tinman, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Bottom Line – Kim Yang
• Atlantis – Braison Cyrus ft. Clou
• Charon’s Obol – Mitski
• Steam – Scott Candlish
• Rust & Wire – Anjimile
• Morning Pages – Tig
• Levee – Julian James & The Moonshine State
• Too Late, Honey – Tinman
• Carry On – Jungle

Above: Scott Candlish’s ‘Steam’ single cover photo by Matthew Johnson at money4.Lasers

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Katie has a cold, but that doesn’t stop her from presenting a show full of great new songs on themes of Australian polymath and hero Arnold Dix, trust, letting go of fear, women being historically positioned as sources of temptation, distraction or blame rather than as human beings navigating systems of power, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Fiona – Estelle Conley
• Too Soon – Shewita
• Sunday Service – Pete Campbell & The Lazy Dog
• Daughters and Sons – Justine Eltakchi ft. Casey Donovan
• Blame the Siren – Julia Camille
• Arnold – Jason Vorherr
• Thorns – Anika Louise
• Crossroad – Benny Elder
• I Wait, I Wait, I Wait – Laufey

Above: Shewita’s ‘Too Soon’ single cover photo by Micaela Chutrau

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Katie plays new songs by Australian music stalwarts Katie Noonan, Josh Pyke and Katy Steele, alongside lesser-known local artists Dan Cully and William Crighton. There’s also superb new music from a member of the band Radiohead, the important new album from War Child Records, queer Canadian artist Rose Cousins, and English songwriter Ivor Game. Here is the playlist:

• Blue Morpho – Ed O’Brien
• This Isn’t What I Signed Up For – Katie Noonan
• River Song – Dan Cully
• Nothing I Could Hide – Arlo Parks & War Child Records
• Cold – Rose Cousins
• Australia – William Crighton
• Kingdom Within – Josh Pyke
• Relapse – Katy Steele
• Sunrise – Ivor Game

Above: Josh Pyke’s ‘Kingdom Within’ single cover artwork

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Katie plays gorgeous new releases by artists based in Newcastle, Sydney, south-east New South Wales, Narrm/Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, London and Washington, DC. The songs have themes of growing up, self-pity, living as a couple, identity, sibling love, keeping up with a fast-paced life, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Better Still – Amy Vee
• This Is Not My Place – Tim Withano
• Growing Up – Josie Mann
• Like a Spark – Rostam
• Little Blue – MAXON
• Reflections – MUKI
• Patience Peaceful Breathing Slow – Isabel Rumble
• Love Story – My New Band Believe
• Nursing – Mildred

Above: Isabel Rumble’s ‘Patience Peaceful Breathing Slow’ single cover photo by Kyle Dobie

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Katie shares more about her time at the 2026 National Folk Festival, as well as some experiences she has had at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She plays a track from the important new album from War Child Records, and new songs by local and international artists. Here is the playlist:

• Sunday Morning – Beth Gibbons & War Child Records
• I Won’t Forget You – Kim O’Leary
• The Queue is Long – Anna Weatherup
• Imaginary Friend – Sarah Carroll
• I Fell Into Your Arms – Andrew McSweeney & The Wishing Horse
• Instead of Here – Mitski
• Big Ideas – Matt Corby
• Trust Myself – Katelyn Tarver
• Show Your Love – Eric Bibb

Above: Sarah Carroll’s Get Low EP cover design by Sarah and Ricky Carroll, photo by Leigh Ivin

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Katie recaps the 2026 National Folk Festival, which she attended last week in Canberra. She was particularly interested in the new Australian organisation Folk the System, which describes itself as “a space for folk musicians and activists to connect and organise for positive change and resistance”, and which hosted a number of events during the festival. Meanwhile, the fabulous new albums and EPs keep on coming, and Katie plays tracks from a number of them in this hour. Here is the playlist:

• Tell Me What Is True Love – Shane O’Mara & Jac Tonks
• Hazel in the Moonlight – Little Green
• Simple Times – Ray Jones
• Small Things Everyday – Anais Campbell
• Infinite Pines – Mon Rovîa
• 26 – Alexia Parenzee
• Why – Mark Campbell & The Ravens
• The Fixer – KYARNA ft. Quarralia Knox & Kutcha Edwards
• A Perfect Storm – José González
• Your Villain – Molly Millington

Above: Shane O’Mara & Jac Tonks’ Sorrow Hides the Longing to Be Free album cover artwork by Kate Reid

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Another hour of fabulous new releases, including by queer artists Will Edgar and Brandi Carlile, Victorian Surf Coast singer-songwriter and producer Melody Moon, Miss Chat favourite Jack Carty, and 83-year-old Australian folk legend Dave de Hugard. There’s also a tune by Narrm-based artist moonsea with one of the best song titles ever! Here is the playlist:

• All the Love – Melody Moon
• Hold You Close – Will Edgar
• I’ll kill you if you die before me – moonsea
• Green – Jack Carty
• Honey – Sally Seltmann
• You Without Me – Brandi Carlile
• Close to You – Kylie Auldist ft. thndo
• Where the Wattles Are Blooming – Dave de Hugard

Above: Will Edgar’s ‘Hold You Close’ single cover by Hazal Alakus

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Today’s first hour features songs about storms, relationship conflicts, how the past intrudes into the present, the importance of community, unrequited love, losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s, and more. The artists are from Melbourne, Ballarat, Daylesford, Gippsland, Fremantle and the USA. Here is the playlist:

• This Morning/U/The Rain – Sea Swallow
• Back to School – Alan Fletcher
• Whiskey Driven – Daisy Kilbourne
• Blue Water – The Milk Carton Kids
• Anything or Anyone – Romanie
• Room – Mike Reid & Joe Henry
• Beginnings – Chloe Violette
• Felicity (Demo) – Lewis Love
• Dance On – PepperCreek Revival ft. Kelly Auty
• You’d Gone Before You Went – Things of Stone and Wood

Above: Chloe Violette’s Colourfast album cover photo by Emily Dynes

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Katie spends an hour in the JOY studio with the grande dame of Australian folk music, queer icon Judy Small AM. As well as being a celebrated singer-songwriter, Judy is a former judge of the Federal Circuit Court and former chair of the Midsumma Festival Board. Judy and Katie talk about Judy’s recent announcement on her Facebook page that she has been diagnosed with Lewy body disease, a neurodegenerative disease, and the outpouring of love and support that followed. Judy has worked with renowned local folk historian and singer-songwriter Ruth Hazleton to record and release two songs that were written in 2013; Ruth is also in the studio to talk about the process. The songs receive their world-premiere plays during the show. Judy chooses a couple of songs by artists she loves and shares memories from her career. It’s an hour filled with music, love and laughter! Here is the playlist:

• Mothers, Daughters, Wives – Judy Small
• Tight Black Jeans – Tret Fure
• Stand or Fall – Judy Small
• Within These Walls (Yad Vashem) – Judy Small
• The Best Country in the World – Grace Petrie
• The Returning (Selkie) – Ruth Hazleton
• You Don’t Speak for Me – Judy Small

Visit Judy Small’s official website and follow her on Facebook and find her music at Bandcamp.

Above: Photo of Judy and Katie by Betty Sujecki

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Katie plays exceptional new releases by artists based in Aotearoa/New Zealand, England, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, the NSW Northern Rivers, the Gold Coast, and Fort Worth, Texas. She also tells a story about encountering a fellow JOY presenter In the wild during the week! Here is the playlist:

• Mother’s Mother – alayna
• Downstream – Cooee
• This Is All for You – Kelly Brouhaha
• You, Me & the Moon – Benjamin Stewart
• Beauty in Sadness – Jessie Reid ft. Adrien Latgé
• I’ll Find My Way Back – okmattcollins
• Bad At This – Katy Denney
• Odette – Keegan McInroe

Above: Cooee’s Messengers album cover art by Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding

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Katie talks to Irish singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt and US drummer and singer Jules Stewart, partners in life and love, in the JOY studio at the beginning of their Australian tour. The chat covers how Gráinne and Jules met, the difference between traditional Irish folk music and what is called ‘nu-folk’, Gráinne and Jules’s friendship with Australian lesbian duo and Miss Chat favourites Great Aunt, and more. Gráinne and Jules also play a song live in the studio! Here is the playlist:

• Winter Warm – Olivia Lay
• Mayfly – Ye Vagabonds
• Magnets – Gráinne Hunt
• Somewhere I Call Home (live in the studio) – Gráinne Hunt and Jules Stewart
• What’s Wrong With Changing? – Wallis Bird
• The Little Things – Great Aunt
• Better When You Groove – Airling

Visit Gráinne Hunt’s official website, follow her on Facebook and Instagram, and find her music and merch at Bandcamp. Jules Stewart has a website too, and you can also follow her on Instagram.

Above: Photo of Gráinne, Katie and Jules by Elliot Attard

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And the excellent new albums keep on coming! Katie plays tracks from some of them, including those by fast-rising Narrm singer-songwriter and guitarist Steph Strings, beloved Meanjin pop artist Meg Washington, Tennessee-based ‘Afro-Appalachian’ folk artist Mon Rovîa, US trans artist Anjimile, and gay Canadian country musician Orville Peck. Here is the playlist:

• Feel Alive – Steph Strings
• Bloodline – Mon Rovîa
• The Payphone – DINGO ft. Jenny Mitchell
• Honeysuckle Island – Meg Washington
• Polly’s Moon – KYARNA
• The Chicago Ltd – Hammond Robinson
• Sandman – Elke Louie
• Waits for Me – Anjimile
• Forever This Way – Kim Yang
• My Side of the Mountain – Orville Peck

Above: Meg Washington’s ‘Honeysuckle Island’ single cover photo by Zac Bayly

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Katie previews the 49th Port Fairy Folk Festival, which takes place from 6 to 9 March 2026, by playing tracks by some of the outstanding artists on the festival line-up. They include several of the queer artists appearing this year and songs with queer themes, as well as some particular Miss Chat favourites. Here is the playlist:

• Petrichor – Steve Poltz
• Magnets – Gráinne Hunt
• Tie It Onto Me – Kaurna Cronin
• Hope and Fortune – Irish Mythen & Svavar Knútur
• Soon Enough the Leaves Will Turn – Blair Dunlop
• The Waiting Room – Chris While & Julie Matthews
• Sing With the Birds – Anna Scionti
• Lapsed Catholic – Darren Hanlon
• Small Town Gay Bar – The Cartridge Family
• Alone With You – Queenie & Hank

Above: Port Fairy Folk Festival artwork by Tom Hulse, Hound Machine Studio

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Katie plays tracks from some of the many new and recent album releases, including those by Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds, American-Japanese singer-songwriter Mitski, Aotearoa/NZ ‘progressive bluegrass’ band You, Me, Everybody, Narrm/Melbourne soul/jazz outfit Jake Mason Trio, US queer artist Brandi Carlile, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Young Again – Ye Vagabonds
• I’ll Change for You – Mitski
• Winds of Change – You, Me, Everybody
• Stop Searching for Love – Jake Mason Trio ft. Kate Ceberano
• Feel It All (Willow’s Song) – Brook St
• Any Other Way Out – Warde Elliott & The Sum of Things
• A Woman Oversees – Brandi Carlile
• Ring of Fire – Buck Meek
• Take Me to the River – Emma Donovan

Above: Mitski’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me album cover art by Marc Burckhardt

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Today’s second hour features beautiful new songs by past Miss Chatelaine guests The Milk Carton Kids and MAXON, a timely protest song by Australian legend Ben Lee, tracks from excellent debut albums by American singer-songwriter Tyler Ballgame and Narrm/Melbourne favourite Loretta Miller, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Life and Time – Mike Reid & Joe Henry
• Here All Night (Ode to Procrastination) – Paula Standing
• Ribbon – The Milk Carton Kids
• Everybody – MAXON
• Hot Hot Sweaty (Summers Night) – Bohemian Rogue
• The Fall of America (Acoustic) – Ben Lee
• long haul – Sidney
• You’re Not My Baby Tonight – Tyler Ballgame
• Reason – Loretta Miller
• Dreamager – Reluctant Bob & the Lonely Lovers

Above: Tyler Ballgame’s For the First Time, Again album cover art by Tauni Western

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The songs in this hour, by artists based in Sweden, French Polynesia, Meanjin/Brisbane, western New South Wales, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne and lutruwita/Hobart, explore themes of meeting the challenges of the future, what it means to be famous, making difficult choices, escaping our chaotic world, surrender and growth, calling out negative self-talk, love, and surviving a break-up. Here is the playlist:

• Against the Dying of the Light – José González
• Do I Want Fame? – Sally Seltmann
• All I Stand to Lose – William Alexander
• Queen’s Goodbye – 15 15
• Change – Jack Carty
• Sight of You – Dami Im
• For Your Love – The Black Sorrows
• Gasoline – MUKI
• Betting Man – Sam McMeekin

Above: 15 15’s Mārara album cover photo by Rachel Bühlmann

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Darwin singer-songwriter and producer Tracey Bunn started making music around 20 years ago with Gleny Rae in the Toe Sucking Cowgirls. She joins Katie in the JOY studio for a chat about her excellent 2025 album Another Broken Juliet, collaborating with other artists, the music scene in Darwin, and more. The hour also features a track from the stunning new album by Liberian-American artist Mon Rovîa, a song by rising Australian folk artists Daisy Kilbourne, and a cool tune by south-east Queensland band Rusty Pickups. Here is the playlist:

• Black Cauldron – Mon Rovîa
• Northern Wind – Daisy Kilbourne
• Another Broken Juliet – Tracey Bunn
• Love Like Water – Leah Flanagan
• Robert – Tracey Bunn
• Cowgirl Blues – Anne McCue
• Blue – Tracey Bunn
• Holding Onto My Hip – Rusty Pickups

Visit Tracey Bunn’s official website, follow her on Facebook and Instagram, and find her music at Bandcamp.

Above: Photo of Tracey Bunn by Triana Butler

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Katie plays new and recent tracks by artists based in Narrm/Melbourne, Point Lonsdale (Victoria), Sydney, Meanjin/Brisbane, Canada and Los Angeles. Some of the artists are well known and well loved; others are new and have only been releasing music for a couple of years. All of them are great! Here is the playlist:

• Change of the Wind – The Paper Kites
• The Price – Katelyn Tarver
• Into the Wind – Mark Lang
• High Line – Gordi
• Young – Mario Kessa
• heaven above me – Vancouver Sleep Clinic
• Atchafalaya – Orville Peck ft. Noah Cyrus
• La Última Vez – Bryan Estepa
• Gratefully – Steph Strings

Above: Mark Lang’s ‘Into the Wind’ single cover art by Yukako Manabe

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The second hour of Katie’s first show since taking a few weeks’ break features more tracks that were released while she was away or that she missed in the last few months of 2025, plus three awesome new protest songs that capture the spirit of those opposing various tyrannies around the world. Here is the playlist:

• Natural Beauty – Meg Washington
• Nightwire – DINGO
• Sail Away – The Last Dinner Party
• Times Like These – Grace Cummings ft. Jim James
• Sippin’ – Mister Co. ft. Renee Naccari
• Do I Need You – Emma Donovan
• Tear Down the Walls – Phil Smith
• Streets of Minneapolis – Bruce Springsteen
• Occupy Your Mind – Grace Petrie

Above: The Last Dinner Party’s From the Pyre album cover photos by Laura Marie Cieplik

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Katie is back after a few weeks’ break and very happy to be in the JOY studios again! In the first hour she plays nine beautiful new and recent songs by Australian artists and one by a New Zealand artist. The music styles include soul, pop, folk, bluegrass and more. Here is the playlist:

• Love Is on My Mind – Fatai
• Rise Up Early With the Sun – Daniel J Townsend & The Wild Twin
• Ice Cream – Merryn Jeann
• Can You Swim? – Chet Faker
• Mona Lisa – Airling
• You See Through (Live) – Carus Thompson
• Break the Mould – Olivia Lay
• Feels Like Home – inkind
• Thunder – Boy & Bear
• Busy Without Me – You, Me, Everybody

Above: Daniel J Townsend & The Wild Twin’s Living Light EP cover artwork by Sam Lyne

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In the last hour before she takes a few weeks break, Katie plays a few more new releases and some seasonally appropriate tunes. She talks about the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death, why she’ll never play traditional Christmas carols on Miss Chatelaine, and her gratitude to her listeners and her faithful podcaster, Penn. Here is the playlist:

• This Is a Drill – Anna Smyrk
• Candle in the Dark – Benny Elder
• Sense of Your Heart – Treanne
• Beautiful Mind – Fatai
• Only a Whisper – Joe H Henry
• Warmest Gift – Paige
• Jingle Bells – Rose Cousins
• Winter Wonderland – Susan O’Neill
• This Christmas I’m Coming Home – Leon Bridges ft. Norah Jones
• Christmas Today – Nasman Donovan

Above: Paige’s ‘Warmest Gift’ single cover (Paige as a child opening Christmas presents)

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In her last show before she takes a few weeks off, Katie catches up with albums released recently and a bit further back in 2025, and premieres the gorgeous new song by Sydney singer-songwriter, producer and screen composer Josie Mann. Josie released a couple of songs under the name ‘Jofi’ in 2020 and 2021 that Katie loved, and she is thrilled to now have new music from Josie! Katie also talks about the Lady Gaga concert she attended in Melbourne last night, and reads out lots of lovely messages from Miss Chat listeners. Here is the playlist:

• Bookworm – Georgia Scarlett
• Blue – Josie Mann/Jofi
• Creature of the Heart – Sea Swallow
• I’m Alright – Charlie Collins
• Weatherman – Chris Lanzon
• Dreamer – Hannah Acfield
• People Pleaser – Leah Senior
• Further Down the Road – William Crighton
• Every Hillside – Emily Ulman

Above: Josie Mann’s ‘Blue’ single cover artwork – a screengrab from the music video by James Tarbotton

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All of the songs in the second hour of today’s show are Australian, except for the seasonal ‘The Bleak Midwinter’ from Irish singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill’s excellent new EP. The Australian artists range from the legendary Paul Kelly to a brand-new alt-folk singer-songwriter from Boorloo/Perth. And there’s a very special first radio play of a new acoustic cover by the fabulous Michael Waugh. Here is the playlist:

• Fury (نیلوفر آبی) – Parissa Tosif
• Happy Birthday, Ada Mae – Paul Kelly
• Blood in the Water – Amy Vee
• Hard Times – Carus Thompson
• Last Chips in the Packet – sleepy soph
• The Bleak Midwinter – Lisa O’Neill
• Khe Sanh (Live and Acoustic) – Michael Waugh
• Feel Good – Shannon Smith
• Fool – LULAY

Above: Lisa O’Neill’s The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right EP cover artwork by Claire Leadbitter

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Katie presents an hour of beautiful new tracks by artists based in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Ireland and the USA. There are songs about the weird side of life, appreciating the small things, dealing with setbacks, disillusionment, grief, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Alright Now – Hayden Calnin
• Some Kind of Paradise – Dana Gehrman
• Ain’t Done Yet – Alan Fletcher
• For What? – Nat Vazer
• The Fool’s Gold – David Keenan
• Mountain – Hannah Cohen
• Band-Aid Fix – Benjamino
• Flowers to My Door // Sword of Sacrifice – Neeko
• As Long As You’ll Stay – Braison Cyrus ft. Noah Cyrus

Above: Braison Cyrus’s As Long As You’ll Stay EP cover glass artwork by Penelope Jane Ross

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In the second hour of the show, Katie rhapsodises about the new albums by Narrm-based singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly and English musical genius Jacob Collier, and plays tunes that fit into the genres of folk, blues, Americana, alt-country and more. Whatever you call it, it’s all great music! Here is the playlist:

• Know You Child – Cat Canteri
• Peace With Me (Acoustic) – Tom Harrison
• You’ll Sing – Isabel Rumble
• Love and Fortune – Stella Donnelly
• Something Heavy – Jacob Collier
• The Surface – Alice Phoebe Lou
• Auld Lang Syne II – Anjimile
• Bad Ideas – Ruby Jones
• Spring Cleaning – Billie-Jo Porter

Above: Billie-Jo Porter’s ‘Spring Cleaning’ single cover artwork by Dan Stanley Freeman

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In the first hour of today’s Miss Chatelaine, friend-of-the-show Emily Barker sings about letting go of a relationship, Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith tells us about the angel on his shoulder, there are two songs about mountains, Meanjin/Brisbane polymath Danny Widdicombe and his band give us a great tune about reinvigoration, Castlemaine’s Eliza Hull covers the 1994 silverchair hit ‘Tomorrow’, and more. Here is the playlist:

• White Geraniums – Emily Barker
• Angel on My Shoulder – Ron Sexsmith
• Did the Mountain Change You? – Laura Lucas
• Blue Mountains – Suzannah Espie
• Everything Is New Again – Danny Widdicombe & The Wandrin’ Stars
• Brain Like Computer – Mia June
• On Sitric Road – Ye Vagabonds
• Tomorrow – Eliza Hull
• Fading Fast – Jack Nolan

Above: Danny Widdicombe & The Wandrin’ Stars’ ‘Everything Is New Again’ single cover artwork by Borley Design

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Katie is a longtime admirer of local queer songwriter, producer and poet Nat Vazer, and is delighted to welcome her to the JOY studio to chat about her two excellent albums, Is This Offensive and Loud? (2020) and Strange Adrenaline (2023); appearing at Folk Alliance International in a very snowy Montreal in February this year; her recent tour of South Korea with her band; and her experiences of travelling, gigging and recording in the USA over the past couple of years. Here is the playlist:

• You Know It’s Autumn – Tanya-Lee Davies
• All I Can Say Right Now (Wow) – Michael Larkings
• A Moment Too Soon (Acoustic) – Nigel Wearne
• For You and Oblivion – Emma Swift
• For a Moment – Nat Vazer
• Los Angeles – Big Thief
• Addicted to Misery – Nat Vazer
• New Dawn – Nat Vazer

Visit Nat Vazer’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Katie and Nat Vazer (with Nat’s album Strange Adrenaline) by Betty Sujecki

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Today’s first hour features cracking new releases by Boorloo/Perth-based troubadour Carus Thompson, Canberra-based Taiwanese-Australian singer-songwriter and Miss Chatelaine favourite Kim Yang, Bruce Springsteen in a whole different style, Nashville-based queer non-binary Australian artist Anne McCue, Narrm/Melbourne-based outfit Mini Waters, proud Noongar woman Bumpy, and newly crowned Artist of the Year – Duo at the 2025 Australian Folk Music Awards Broken Creek. Here is the playlist:

• I Remember You – Carus Thompson
• All Good When I’m With You – Kim Yang
• Lonely Town – Bruce Springsteen
• Remembory #9 – Anne McCue & The Cubists
• When I’m Smiling – Mini Waters
• River Skies – Bumpy
• The Ballad of Ben Hall – Broken Creek

Above: Carus Thompson’s ‘I Remember You’ single cover photo by Suzette Thompson, design by Tom Walker

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This hour features alt-country, soul-pop, acoustic folk, bluegrass, retro-soul, pop and blues songs by a line-up of exciting new and established artists based in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, south-east New South Wales, New York City, Nashville and Stratford, Ontario. Here is the playlist:

• All These Years – Mark Campbell & The Ravens
• Better Things – Kee’ahn
• Looking for Love – Nasman Donovan
• Knowing – Isabel Rumble
• Somebody That I Used to Know – Angus Gill ft. Melanie Dyer
• Is He Looking at Me – Ashleigh Watson
• House of Love – Ron Sexsmith
• Fine – Meg Washington ft. Paul Kelly
• This One Don’t – Eric Bibb
• The People That We Love – HETHA

Above: Mark Campbell & The Ravens’ self-titled album cover art by Stu Manchu

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On a fine Melbourne spring morning, Katie is feeling very happy as her AFLW team has made this year’s finals. She shares the good vibes with a playlist featuring artists from England, Norway, Canada, South Africa, Perth, Margaret River, Newcastle and Melbourne. The songs include a gorgeous track from the new album by English musical genius Jacob Collier, and a beautiful new duet from Miss Chat favourite Leif Vollebekk and Norwegian superstar Aurora. Here is the playlist:

• I Know (A Little) – Jacob Collier
• Backing Away – Carla Geneve
• Cold Hard Ground – Salt Tree
• Against the Tide – Jessie Reid ft. Adrien Latgé
• Copperline – Midnight Chicken
• Year of Trouble – Stella Donnelly
• Southern Star – Leif Vollebekk ft. Aurora
• Sparkle – Alice Phoebe Lou
• Wild Rose – Ocie Elliott

Above: Jacob Collier’s The Light for Days album cover

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Katie is a longtime fan of Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and is delighted to welcome Melody to the JOY studio to chat about music and mental health, how the personal experiences in Melody’s songs resonate with her listeners, her beautiful new album Our Eternal Garden, being photographed by famous American music photographer Henry Diltz, and more. Here is the playlist:

• English Harbour – The Barr Brothers ft. Jim James & Arc Iris
• True – Gina Malcolm
• Myriad – Melody Pool
• Black Dog – Melody Pool
• Light Flight – Pentangle
• Our Eternal Garden (live in the studio) – Melody Pool
• In My Secret Life – Leonard Cohen ft. Sharon Robinson
• I Just Want to Love Myself – Sunny Luwe

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Above: Photo of Melody Pool by Betty Sujecki

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Along with fabulous new songs by past guests of the show Nathan Seeckts and Jack Carty, Katie plays tracks from the new albums by local outfits Palm Springs and SnarskiCircusLindyBand; heavenly duets by Canadians Patrick Watson and Charlotte Cardin, and USA-based Noah Cyrus and Orville Peck; a 1995 song by Narrm/Melbourne lesbian duo Wild Orchids; and more. Here is the playlist:

• Alberta Blue – Sam Fletcher
• Summer Days – Wild Orchids
• Holding Out for the Hurricane – Nathan Seeckts
• Parthenon Baby – Palm Springs
• Keepsakes – SnarskiCircusLindyBand
• Gordon in the Willows – Patrick Watson ft. Charlotte Cardin
• Love Is a Canyon – Noah Cyrus ft. Orville Peck
• Pollyanna – Jack Carty
• Grown from Seed – North and Elsewhere

Above: Nathan Seeckts’ ‘Holding Out for the Hurricane’ single cover artwork by Jase Harper

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This hour features a couple of excellent songs about the great cities of Edinburgh (by Gunaikurnai/Gippsland singer-songwriter Todd Cook) and Narrm/Melbourne (by the mighty Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission), a powerful track about psychological intimate-partner violence (by Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Mel Parsons), and more. Here is the playlist:

• Decoy – Circuit des Yeux
• Edinburgh – Todd Cook
• A Mighty Ride – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
• Eternal Love – AVTT/PTTN
• Don’t Leave the Light On – Mel Parsons
• New Dawn – Nat Vazer
• Maybe It’s Everything – The Rions
• Feelin’ Alright Now – Anne McCue & The Cubists

Above: The Rions’ Everything Every Single Day album cover photo by Pat O’Hara

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Katie continues to play tracks from recently released albums – in this hour they are by Mornington Peninsula singer-songwriter Harrison Storm, Nashville-based Australian artist Emma Swift, Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based duo Ally Row, US duo The Favors (Finneas and Ashe), and gay 69-year-old Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Jeff Herd. There’s also a beautiful wedding song by Miss Chat favourite Michael Waugh, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Temporary Friend – Harrison Storm
• Impossible Air – Emma Swift
• Why Do I Care – Ally Row
• Beautiful Blue (Acoustic) – Nigel Wearne
• Lake George – The Favors
• Daisy Chains – Jeff Herd
• Good Bones – Salonistas
• (Simply) The Best (Live and Acoustic) – Michael Waugh
• Lonely (Virginia Strings Version) – Kate Bollinger

Above: Salonistas’ ‘Good Bones’ single cover artwork by Recycletastic 189, design by The Salons

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This hour features two awesome duets by outstanding musicians (the Hynde/lang duet is up there with the sexiest cover version you’ll ever hear), songs by two local outfits who are taking traditional folk music to new places, a brilliant new track by the great Paul Kelly, a joyous tune by English neo-soul singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, and more. Here is the playlist:

• House on Fire – Patrick Watson ft. Martha Wainwright
• Me & Mrs Jones – Chrissie Hynde ft. k.d. lang
• Adeline – Bush Gothic
• Foreign Shores – Ruth Hazleton
• Blood Left – Gina Malcolm
• The Body Keeps the Score – Paul Kelly
• First Last Dance – Joy Crookes
• 50 Quid Man – David Keenan
• Tucker’s Farm – The Water Runners

Above: Ruth Hazleton’s Heronbones album cover art by Mick Thompson, design by Design Edge

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The torrent of fabulous new albums continues, and in this hour Katie plays tracks from some of them, along with some new singles. The artists with new albums include rising US ‘boot-gaze’ star Clover County, West Australian singer-songwriter Tanya Ransom, Canadian legend Ron Sexsmith, intriguing local ‘outside-folk’ act Palm Springs, and SnarskiCircusLindyBand – the songwriting collaboration between Rob Snarski (from The Blackeyed Susans) and Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens). Here is the playlist:

• Myriad – Melody Pool
• Filled With Belief – Daniel J Townsend & The Wild Twin
• Sweeter – Clover County
• Let Them Sing – Anna Weatherup
• Speed Dial – Nasman Donovan
• Same Time Next Year – Tanya Ransom
• Easy for You to Say – Ron Sexsmith
• Infinity 69 – Palm Springs
• Take a Step – SnarskiCircusLindyBand ft. Amanda Brown

Above: Anna Weatherup’s ‘Let Them Sing’ single cover art by Krysten Jade

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In this hour we go down the lane with Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, live in a bubble with the wonderful Dami Im, look to the stars with NSW Northern Rivers outfit Bella Frankie, have a moment of bliss with the great Tim Minchin, dance with Adelaide artist Paula Standing, and more. Here is the playlist:

• The Lane – Aaron Rowe
• Bubble – Dami Im
• We Are Stars – Bella Frankie
• Ordinary People – The Favors
• Thich Nhat Hanh – Djo
• Pirate of Your Soul – Olivia Lay
• Moment of Bliss – Tim Minchin
• Big Star – WILSN
• Road to Nowhere – Ben Konarov ft. George Alexander
• Everybody Dance – Paula Standing

Above: Olivia Lay’s ‘Pirate of Your Soul’ single cover design and photography by Olivia Lay

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Katie plays tracks from some of the many new albums released lately, including from Gippsland duo Ally Row, Stockholm-based Australian singer-songwriter Hazlett, Swedish luminary Jens Lekman, New South Wales polymath Peter Campbell, Aunty Shellie Morris from Darwin, and young Sydney-based New Zealand artist Venice Qin. Here is the playlist:

• This Time – Ally Row
• Queen of the Season – Hazlett
• Love Comes Back – STAV.
• The First Lovesong – Jens Lekman
• Baba Doo Lullaby – Coco’s Lunch ft. Sai Brothers
• I’m Not Saying – Peter Campbell
• Lullaby – Shellie Morris
• The Beauty of the Backroads – Kaurna Cronin
• Home Country – Venice Qin

Above: Shellie Morris’s Singing for Our Little Ones album cover art by Rosemary Plummer & Tex O’Neill

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This hour has beautiful music about the New South Wales south coast town of Tilba, gathering and acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land, not losing sight of what is truly important in life, overcoming struggles and losses, going through a rough breakup, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Simon – Jonah Kagen
• Different Kind of Golden – Estelle Conley
• Tilba – Nathan Cavaleri
• I Belong – Nancy Bates ft. Tom West
• The Love on High – Electric Guest
• Feel It Change – Stella Donnelly
• A Door Called No – David Byrne
• Catholic Girls Are Easy – Emma Swift
• Heaven on Their Minds – Andrew Lloyd Webber & Adam Lambert
• Look at Me Now – Fanny Lumsden

Above: David Byrne’s Who Is the Sky? album cover art by Shira Inbar and David Byrne

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Starting this hour with a beautiful track from the new album by powerhouse Australian singer-songwriter Lyn Bowtell, Katie goes on to spin two excellent ‘dark folk’ songs, two songs by artists who are new to her, one track each from the great new albums by Georgia Mulligan and Anne McCue, and a lovely new tune by Miss Chatelaine favourite Jack Carty. Here is the playlist:

• Ride – Lyn Bowtell
• Crack of Dawn – Sammy Snide
• Unheaven – Georgia Mulligan
• Other Side of the River – Greg Champion
• The One Mistake – Elestial
• Love Is Gonna Save Us – Jack Carty
• The Red Barn – Broken Creek
• Fly or Fall – Anne McCue & The Cubists

Above: Jack Carty’s ‘Love Is Gonna Save Us’ single cover art by Natasha Carty

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On what other radio show will you hear the ‘bogan funk’ of Melbourne band Playlunch alongside the dreamy jazz-pop of Icelandic-Chinese superstar Laufey, the acoustic folk of Western Australia’s Lloyd & The Leftovers, and a classic bluesy ‘train’ song by Sydney duo The Stomp’n Ramblers? If your answer is ‘No other radio show – only on Miss Chatelaine’, you’re correct! Here is the playlist:

• Changes – Dan Cully
• Our Eternal Garden – Melody Pool
• Josephine (Love Is Everything) – Helen Ryder
• Why Won’t You Wait – Lloyd & The Leftovers
• Carousel – Laufey
• Pash – Playlunch
• What I Cannot See – Amaya Laucirica
• Own Two Feet – Benjamino
• High Horse – Maisie B.
• Train – The Stomp’n Ramblers

Above: Laufey’s A Matter of Time album cover photography and artwork by Emma Summerton

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Some fantastic new songs in this hour by artists from England, New Zealand, Canada, Meanjin/Brisbane, Narrm/Melbourne, Mulubinba/Newcastle and Boorloo/Perth. The styles include modern folk, electronic soul, blues and folk-pop. Here is the playlist:

• What Love Is – Katie Spencer
• Keep My Heart – Paco Wolfe
• One in a Million – LEISURE
• That’s All She Wrote – Folk Bitch Trio
• Tri-Coloured House – Ruth Hazleton
• Love Is the Gold – Marisa Yeaman
• The Ballad of the Aussie Bluesman – Pete Hawkes
• Here, Look – Carla Geneve
• Ça va – Patrick Watson ft. Solann

Above: Patrick Watson’s Uh Oh album cover artwork by Arizona O’Neill

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Katie welcomes one of Australia’s most in-demand and busiest artists, Ashley Naylor, to the JOY studio for a wide-ranging chat about his incredible CV (he has played guitar with The Church, Paul Kelly, The Stems, the RocKwiz Orkestra and others; is the singer-songwriter and guitarist with beloved Melbourne band Even; and has worked with Vika & Linda, Tim Finn, Stephen Cummings, The Sports, Fanny Lumsden, the Countdown Spectacular house band and more), chasing the natural high of being on stage, being constantly inspired by the artists he performs with, and his new album, Alexandria Sunset. Ash and Katie discover a deep mutual love for live music, The Beatles and Fanny Lumsden, and we learn a little of what it’s like to play huge venues with Paul Kelly on his current Australian and New Zealand tour. And there’s a whole heap more! Here is the playlist:

• Indigo Sky – Amanduh
• Genevieve – The Inadequates
• As Good As Gold – Ashley Naylor
• Alexandria Sunset (live in the studio) – Ashley Naylor
• The Boy Who Could Not Sleep – The Grapes
• Rita Wrote a Letter – Paul Kelly
• Magic Man – Heart
• A Blue Sky – Ashley Naylor

Visit Ashley Naylor’s Bandcamp page and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Ashley Naylor by Betty Sujecki

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In today’s first hour Katie plays tracks from fabulous recently released albums by Queensland duo Minor Gold, Byron Bay–based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and surfer Ally Palmer, First Nations folk-roots legends Stiff Gins, and the amazing Tim Minchin. She also talks about her love for Robbie Williams and plays a new song by him, and mourns her dad on the first Father’s Day since he died. Here is the playlist:

• When the Ink Runs Dry – The Kunins
• Lighter Shade of Blue – Minor Gold
• But It’s Lonely – alayna
• I Don’t Want This Rage Anymore (Acoustic) – Nigel Wearne
• Stars Align – Ally Palmer
• Human – Robbie Williams ft. Jesse & Joy
• Darlen One – Stiff Gins
• Understand It – Tim Minchin
• The Dying Conversation – SnarskiCircusLindyBand

Above: Stiff Gins’ Crossroads album cover art by Gaawaa Miyay (Lucy Simpson)

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This hour features Katie’s favourite new track of the week (by Perth artist Siobhan Cotchin), a song about coming out later in life and the pressures associated with that, music reminding us to slow down and listen to Country, a sweet tune about seeing your old dog(s) in heaven, a groovy funk bop, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Consolation Prize – Siobhan Cotchin
• Lesbian of the Year – The Beaches
• Kisses Kisses Kisses – Dusken Lights & Maia Jelavic
• Times Square Jesus – The Favors
• Daisies – Cooee
• All Your Old Dogs – Big Delicious ft. Georgia Fields
• Jessie’s Comet – Billianne
• Taste of Your Love – CJ Commerford & The Supertones
• Wilto Wodli – StoneHutt
• Somebody to You – Joy Crookes

Above: CJ Commerford & The Supertones’ ‘Taste of Your Love’ single cover art by Lennie Farchione

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Katie plays stunning songs by solo artists from Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand and the USA, by a duo from Canada, and by bands based in Melbourne and Adelaide. She urges her listeners to put themselves first and not settle for being ‘the other girl’ (as per the song by new artist Grace Watt) and together she and her listeners ponder what is in Bruce Springsteen’s well. Here is the playlist:

• The Other Girl – Grace Watt
• By the Way – Ocie Elliott
• Always – Jack Nolan
• Bitter Place – The Stamps
• Beyond Compare – The Audreys
• Good Game – Clover County
• Be Here Now – Mel Parsons
• Something in the Well – Bruce Springsteen
• All I Know – Joan & The Giants

Above: Joan & The Giants’ The Five Stages of Grief EP cover art by Emma Pace and Grace Newton-Wordsworth

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Katie plays an hour full of fascinating and beautiful music by artists based in Narrm/Melbourne, Phillip Island, central Victoria, Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay, New Zealand and England. There are songs about unresolved love, finding your way in life, the power of being ‘seen’, maintaining a soft heart, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Baby Spoon – Cavetown
• Stay Tender-Hearted – Emily Lubitz
• Heaven Doesn’t Need You Like I Do – Mark Howard ft. Brooke Taylor
• Feel Alright – Shani Weiss
• Shine Your Light – Owen Campbell
• Split – Georgia Mulligan
• Misdirection – You, Me, Everybody
• Done Here – The Maes
• As Good As Gold – Ashley Naylor
• I’ll Find a Way (To Carry It All) – Folk Bitch Trio

Above: You, Me, Everybody’s ‘Misdirection’ single cover art by Andy Knopp

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This hour features new music by Australian indie darlings Stella Donnelly and Melody Pool, tracks from excellent new albums by Western Australian band Lloyd & The Leftovers and Darwin singer-songwriter Tracey Bunn, a moving and beautiful new tune by jazz-pop superstar Laufey, a classic folk song by the late, great Chris Wilson, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Baths – Stella Donnelly
• Twice in a Day – Lloyd & The Leftovers
• West Texas Hills – Aimee Volkofsky
• She Danced With the Spirits – Chris Wilson
• Blue – Tracey Bunn
• Snow White – Laufey
• Headlights – Cormac Grant
• Ancient Lines – Melody Pool
• Vending Machine Babe – Mildred

Above: Stella Donnelly’s ‘Baths’ single cover art by Sam Love

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This hour features new songs by some legends of the Australian music scene – the ever-popular Jessica Mauboy, 90s rock singer Swanee with the great Colin Hay, acclaimed folk-rock band The Paper Kites, and First Nations elder Warren H. Williams with Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson – as well as other artists that may be less familiar. Here is the playlist:

• Something Between You and I – Joel Andrew B
• While I Got Time – Jessica Mauboy
• Little Sparks – Jessie Reid
• Caledonia – Swanee ft. Colin Hay
• When the Lavender Blooms – The Paper Kites
• Leave a Light On – Minor Gold
• Snap Out of It! – Holly Hebe
• Ntaria – Warren H. Williams ft. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
• Heavy Foot – Mon Rovîa

Above: Jessie Reid’s ‘Little Sparks’ single cover photo by Valtteri Arvonen

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In today’s first hour we spend time in a boat with Sydney-based singer-songwriter Ben Walker, try to cope with grief with Brisbane trio The Inadequates, find a safe haven with First Nations duo Stiff Gins, learn not to be too hard on ourselves with Victorian artist Hayden Calnin, try to beat the brolgas to the sweet lily seeds in the river with Darwin-based Sara Storer, realise we’re not perfect with the great Tim Minchin, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Boat Time – Ben Walker
• A Word – Patty Griffin
• Lethe River – The Inadequates
• Haven – Stiff Gins
• Sunrise – Solomon Crook
• Easy, Going – Laura Lucas
• Won’t Shy – Hayden Calnin
• Get In Before the Brolgas Do – Sara Storer
• Not Perfect – Tim Minchin
• Pretender – Alice Phoebe Lou

Above: Laura Lucas’s ‘Easy, Going’ single cover

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Today’s second hour includes an intriguing new tune by Welsh artist Cate Le Bon, the title track by Irish force of nature CMAT, a vivid duet by the USA’s The Favors, a collaboration between rising Narrm artists Seetali and Kaiyah Mercedes, gorgeous new songs by Miss Chat favourites Little Green and Sunny Luwe, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Is It Worth It (Happy Birthday)? – Cate Le Bon
• Tea Tree – Little Green
• EURO-COUNTRY – CMAT
• Jaouad – Dressed Like Boys
• Pretty When I Cry – Aleia
• Poison & Wine – Seetali ft. Kaiyah Mercedes
• Call It What It Is – Local Sweetheart
• The Hudson – The Favors
• Blue Skies – Sunny Luwe

Above: Sunny Luwe’s ‘Blue Skies’ single cover photo by Alisha Todd

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The songs in today’s first hour are by artists based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Port Adelaide, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, Byron Bay, East London, Dublin and New York City. Their songs are about turning struggles into art, people who have seen you at your worst but love you anyway, the exhausting cycle of overthinking, the peace and poetry of the sea, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Pot Plant – Katie Harder
• Home Again – Nectar Woode
• Samson – Tin Town
• jane247 – DreamDork
• Pure Shores – Phia
• Overgrown – Carmon
• Mind Loaded – Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde & Mustafa
• Talking With You – Aaron Rowe
• See Summer Sea – The Go Twos

Above: Aaron Rowe’s ‘Talking With You’ single cover

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Katie plays more songs from fabulous recently released albums, including the bluesy Nightbird by 8 Ball Aitken and Taya Chani, the cinematic Two Black Horses by Emily Lubitz, the earthy Take Me to the Water by Ally Palmer, and the very personal my body’s my true north by FELIVAND. There’s also a new song by the always-excellent Ruth Hazleton, a banger by the Triple J Unearthed 2025 competition winner, and more. Here is the playlist:

• The Returning (Selkie) – Ruth Hazleton
• Walking to the River – 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani
• Virginia Slim – Clover County
• Fake Paradise – Jhana Allan
• Two Black Horses Tumbling Out of the Snow – Emily Lubitz
• Candy from a Stranger – Jens Lekman
• Take Me to the Water – Ally Palmer
• Bawuypawuy – Drifting Clouds
• broad daylight – FELIVAND

Above: Jens Lekman’s Songs for Other People’s Weddings album art by Alexander Palmestål

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Katie notes the sheer number of excellent albums that have been released recently, and plays tracks from some of them: the artists include Halfway (from Meanjin/Brisbane), Folk Bitch Trio (Narrm/Melbourne), Noah Cyrus (Nashville) and The Maes (Narrm). There’s also new music from Miss Chat favourites Great Aunt, a wonderful bluegrass-style cover of an Australian classic, and more. Here is the playlist:

• The Little Things – Great Aunt
• Lost By Design – Halfway
• Mess in Your Eyes – Ella Ion
• Sounds of Then (This Is Australia) – Angus Gill ft. Mark Callaghan
• Soften – Isabel Rumble
• Moth Song – Folk Bitch Trio
• Man in the Field – Noah Cyrus
• She Explains Things to Me – David Byrne & Ghost Town Orchestra
• Enough – The Maes

Above: Halfway’s The Styx album art by The Short Answer

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Katie chats to fabulous First Nations singer-songwriter, author, producer and activist Emily Wurramara on the phone from Canada about winning the ARIA Award for her 2024 album NARA, making the beautiful video for her song ‘Lordy Lordy’, performing at festivals in Canada and at this year’s Garma Festival, her new song ‘Adore Me’, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Something About a Cake Shop – Stiff Gins
• Lady Blue – Emily Wurramara
• Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara ft. Tasman Keith
• Adore Me – Emily Wurramara
• Aftermath – LUCIDBLOOM
• My Mind – Hassall
• Dopamine (Acoustic) – Cassidy-Rae

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Above: Emily Wurramara’s ‘Adore Me’ single cover photo by Tony Mott

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This hour features swoonworthy songs by Miss Chat favourites Emma Swift, d4vd and Harrison Storm, a stunning cover of Pat Benatar’s 1983 hit ‘Love Is a Battlefield’ by Australian country music star Sara Storer, new music from the legendary Patty Griffin, a sweet song by emerging Narrm/Melbourne artist ZUVA, and more. Here is the playlist:

• fun (for you) – ZUVA
• Nothing and Forever – Emma Swift
• Always Love – d4vd ft. Hyunjin
• Born in a Cage – Patty Griffin
• Lonely Life – Liam McAlary
• Love Is a Battlefield – Sara Storer
• Old Shadows – Alice Phoebe Lou
• Women – Solomon Crook
• Bird on a Wire – Oceanique
• Someone Else – Harrison Storm ft. Winona Oak

Above: Alice Phoebe Lou’s ‘Old Shadows’ single cover photo by DAKLIS

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The second hour of today’s show has it all: lots of lovely messages from listeners, a discussion about who looks good in hats, a live-on-air sneeze, an explanation of what the word ‘chatelaine’ means, and of course fabulous soul-nourishing folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. Here is the playlist:

• Unbreakable Chain – Melody Pool
• Losing You – The Dreggs
• How to Survive an Avalanche – Phia
• Without You – Durand Jones & The Indications ft. Aaron Frazer
• Wash Me Clean (MTV Unplugged) – k.d. lang
• Hard Love – Piper Butcher
• These Hands – Ant Gallery
• Waterfall Way – Double Dole Stringband
• Alexandra – Steve Ryan-Gledhill

Above: Melody Pool’s Our External Garden album photo by Henry Diltz; art by Ashley Goodall

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Winter in Melbourne is starting to drag for Katie and she is dreaming of warmer weather. The music is certainly hot, though! Enjoy new songs by Australian artists both veteran (Tracey Miller, Guy Blackman, David Bridie) and emerging (Jacoténe, Little Green, Abbey Lane, Hannah Acfield), a song for Pride season by gay Belgian singer-songwriter Jelle Denturck aka Dressed Like Boys, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Still Here – Tracey Miller
• Touch and Go – Guy Blackman
• Stronger – Jacoténe
• Stonewall Riots Forever – Dressed Like Boys
• All You Need – Little Green
• Talk About Love – David Bridie
• Burning Out – Abbey Lane
• Take Off – Garrett Kato
• Truth – Hannah Acfield
• Pearly Gates – The Night Parrots

Above: Dressed Like Boys’ Stonewall Riots Forever EP cover photo by Sieme Hermans

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This hour is full of new songs that will move you, uplift you, and transport you to wondrous places. The artists include a Tennessee-based Afro-Appalachian musician who was born in Liberia, a queer Narrm-based singer-songwriter, a Sydney folk band who are celebrating their 20th anniversary, two legends of blues music, a Canadian singer-songwriter who is married to an Australian Olympic snowboarder, and two outstanding British music-makers. Here is the playlist:

• Running Boy – Mon Rovîa
• Sleepyhead – Harper Bloom
• A Cold Wind Blows (Trip-folk Remix) – The Crooked Fiddle Band ft. Fanny Lumsden
• Clear Air – StoneHutt
• End of the World – Mikayla Pasterfield
• Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• Winter Song – Tanya Ransom
• June – Seb Szabo
• Suzanne – Mark Ronson & Raye
• You’re OK – Chloe Stroll

Above: Harper Bloom’s ‘Sleepyhead’ single cover art by Harper Bloom

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Katie plays beautiful new songs by artists based in Adelaide, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney and Montreal. Themes include trying not to fall in love but failing, feeling like you’re on the outside watching the world go by, loneliness, how to find solace and peace in a troubled world, choosing joy instead of fear, and climate anxiety. Here is the playlist:

• Ordinarily – Paula Standing
• The Wandering – Patrick Watson & MARO
• Solo, So Low – Emmy Ryan
• Don’t Be Afraid – Kinematic
• Here and Now – Local Sweetheart
• Never Love Again – Katie Harder
• Making Way for Joy – Dusken Lights
• Hits the Heart – Ruby Rodgers

Above: Kinematic’s ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ single cover art by Gordon Clarke

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After playing new songs from Gordi and Dog Trumpet, Katie welcomes Narrm-based singer-songwriter Domini Forster to JOY to chat about the healing power of music and how it helps with mental health challenges; Domini’s exquisite new album, The Lonely; her musical and spiritual connections with celebrated Australian artist Lior; and more. Domini also performs the title track from her new album live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• PVC Divide – Gordi ft. Anaïs Mitchell
• High on the Rocks – Dog Trumpet
• Magnolia – Domini Forster
• The Lonely (live in the studio) – Domini Forster
• Ruined – Adrianne Lenker
• Where Will We Be – Lior ft. Domini Forster
• To Be Alone With You – Sufjan Stevens
• Gravity – Domini Forster

Visit Domini Forster’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Katie and Domini Forster by Betty Sujecki

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Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week – known by many First Nations people as ‘Mob Christmas’ – celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. This year’s songs have all been recently released, and they tell stories about the Menindee fish kills of 2019 and 2024; the fact that we have now been celebrating NAIDOC Week for 50 years; personal strength, growth and resilience; growing up in Darwin; Gumbaynggirr language and Country; and more. Here is the playlist:

• Nhaampa Puka – Leroy Johnson & The Waterbag Band
• A New Era – Sandy Louise ft. Michele Hetherington
• Little Bird – Nick Wymarra ft. Lydia Fairhall
• McMaster’s Ward – Roger Knox
• Kalkurr – Jungaji ft. Dean Brady
• Don’t Mean Nothin’ – Stiff Gins
• Darwin Son – Nathan May
• Jalay – Manduway

Above: Official 2025 NAIDOC Week poster, Ancestral Lines by Jeremy Morgan Worrall

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As one of her listeners says in a message, Katie offers a ‘warm musical hug’ with this hour of tunes. All of them are by Australian artists, and the themes of the songs include living a simple life on the land, why artists write songs, figuring out who you are in your twenties, and the love of home. Here is the playlist:

• Big Thoughts (From the Garden) – Wafia
• The Original Hippies – Seal Prince & The Roof Rats
• Tender Part – Phia
• Missing – Jack Ladder ft. Sharon Van Etten
• Holy Verse – The Stamps
• Boomerang – Jeb Cardwell
• Somebody That I Used to Know – Fanny Lumsden
• Fool’s Gold – Kevin Silvester
• Always Ride a Train – Allan Caswell & Lindsay Waddington

Above: Seal Prince & The Roof Rats’ ‘The Original Hippies’ single cover art by Michaela McHugh

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It’s a cold winter morning in Melbourne, but Katie keeps her listeners warm with fresh new songs by past guests of the show David Bridie, Jenny Mitchell and Little Green plus talented artists out of Stanthorpe (Queensland), Narrm/Melbourne, Margaret River (Western Australia), Aotearoa/New Zealand, and London. Here is the playlist:

• Loose Change – Nine Year Sister
• Some Things Distinct & Some Things Whole – Hayden Calnin
• Shadows – Jessie Monk
• More Heart Than Me – David Bridie
• Dirt – Jenny Mitchell
• Answers – Salt Tree
• State of Mind – Little Green
• Missing You – LEISURE
• The Atlantic – Laura Lucas
• Sun on Green Fields – Ivor Game

Above: Hayden Calnin’s ‘Some Things Distinct & Some Things Whole’ single cover

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Katie catches up with Irish singer-songwriter and activist Áine Tyrrell as Áine prepares to move back to Ireland after more than ten years living in the Northern Rivers region of Australia. Áine talks about the reasons behind her move, the new live performance video of her song ‘Singing Our Way Home’, the importance of art as medicine, and more. There are also some excellent new songs by Australian and New Zealand artists. Here is the playlist:

• Spotfires – Kane Vincent
• Don’t Worry You Got Time – Emily Lubitz
• Singing Our Way Home – Áine Tyrrell ft. Leah Manaema Avene
• In This House – Áine Tyrrell ft. Dane Kennedy
• Strawberries – Robert Forster ft. Karin Bäumler
• Made to Roam – JC and the Tree
• Heart of Stone – You, Me, Everybody
• Take My Hand – Majelen

Visit Áine Tyrrell’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Áine Tyrrell’s ‘People Like Me and You’ single cover photography by Donatella Parisini, graphic design by Jack Tierney. Snake motif by Deirdre Mulrooney and Nickolla Clark; necklace by Margaret O’Connor.

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In the first hour of today’s show, Katie bookends seven great new Australian songs with one from Ireland and one from the USA. The songs cover themes of home, train travel, dusk and the night, grief amidst climate change, new love, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Hey Ma – Aaron Rowe
• Train of Thought – Olivia Lay
• M95 – Mark Wilkinson
• Cruel Heart of Me – Ruth Parker
• Eventide (Acoustic) – Nigel Wearne
• Letter from a Friend (Fire Song) – Ruth Hazleton
• Autumn Day – Dan Challis & Stephen Grady
• Magnetic Field – Helen Ryder
• Shape – Watchhouse

Above: Dan Challis & Stephen Grady’s ‘Autumn Day’ single cover

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Katie returns to JOY for a one-off episode of Miss Chatelaine while Jason is away at the Broken Heel Festival. In the second hour, she plays some fabulous recently released songs by Australian artists from Narrm, Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the NSW Central Coast and Queensland’s Darling Downs, and a re-worked classic by queer South African artist Orville Peck with the great Willie Nelson. (Katie will be back for a new season of weekly episodes in December 2024.) Here is the playlist:

• Birdhouse – Joel Leggett ft. Anna Stanton
• The Fall – Katankin
• Rubies & Riches – Amarillo
• Ballad of Charlie – Geoff Gates
• Valerie – Burger Legs Joe ft. Andi
• To Be Loved – Tones and I
• Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other – Orville Peck & Willie Nelson
• I Know Now – Andie
• Mr Mary Read – Rusty Pickups

Above: Joel Leggett’s Don’t Wait album cover photo by Alysha Mathieson (Familia Film), designed by Erin Hillock

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Katie returns to JOY for a one-off episode of Miss Chatelaine while Jason is away at the Broken Heel Festival. She takes the opportunity to play tracks from some of the superb albums that have been released this year by artists including past guests Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields, Josienne Clarke, Riley Catherall, Emily Wurramara and Michael Waugh, and other favourites. (Katie will be back for a new season of weekly episodes in December 2024.) Here is the playlist:

• Miss Chatelaine – k.d. lang
• Timothy – The Night Parrots
• Sitting in Seoul – Angus & Julia Stone
• Prairie Song – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Magic Somehow – Josienne Clarke
• Duty Free – Riley Catherall
• Verandah – Emily Wurramara
• Father’s Day – Michael Waugh
• Not By Your Side – Georgia Lines ft. Teeks
• Shame – Ziggy Ramo
• Nearsighted – Lullanas

Above: Josienne Clarke’s Parenthesis, I album cover photo by Alec Bowman Clarke, design by Josienne Clarke

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Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. This year’s songs have all been released in 2023 or 2024, and their themes include family, nature, friendship, culture and truth-telling. Barkindji man Little Jason joins Katie to talk about the music and to introduce his new JOY show, Hot Bread, which will occupy the Miss Chatelaine timeslot for the next few months while Katie takes a break. Here is the playlist:

• Take Time to Take Time Out – Bobby Alu
• Love From Me – Nathan May
• Blood Red Moon – Nancy Bates & Aimee Volkofsky
• River to the Sea – Richard J Frankland
• Waku – Minaral a Minalay – Christine Anu
• Gummy Bamarra – Jungaji
• Video Game – Budjerah
• Lordy Lordy – Emily Wurramara ft. Tasman Keith

Above: Detail of official 2024 NAIDOC Week poster, Urapun Muy, by Deb Belyea

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It’s Katie’s last show before she goes on a long break, and she packs the first hour with great music by previous guests from Australia, Aotearoa, Canada and Ireland; long-running bands from the USA and Aotearoa; artists she has played before from the USA, Australia and Ireland; and new (to Katie) local artists. Here is the playlist:

• Forever Now – The Avett Brothers
• Gasoline – Lily Meola
• Dances Like Diamonds – Jesse Lawrance
• Forever – Little Green
• Magic (What She Do) (Acoustic) – Katchafire
• Whirlwind – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• All I Wanna Do – Miss Elm
• Orlando – Mr Alford ft. Nick Keeling and Pia Nesvara
• Southern Star – Leif Vollebekk
• Sign of the Times – Susan O’Neill
• Radiate a Smile – David Keenan

Above: The Avett Brothers’ self-titled album cover art by Scott Avett

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This hour features superb new releases by past guests Henry Wagons and Michael Waugh; gems from Australian singer-songwriters Andy Golledge, Ella Hartwig and Bec Taylor and Austrian singer-songwriter OSKA; a track from UK ‘pop visionary’ Gia Ford’s upcoming album; a deep cut from 2009 featuring vocals by patron saint of the show k.d. lang; and upbeat songs about love by US artists The Orion Experience and Meghan Trainor. Here is the playlist:

• Happiness – Andy Golledge
• Hometown – Ella Hartwig
• Freight Train (Going South) – Henry Wagons
• Fall from Grace – Bec Taylor & The Lyrebirds
• Paint Me Like a Woman – Gia Ford
• Wounded in All the Right Places – 1 Giant Leap ft. k.d. lang
• Beauty & Truth – Michael Waugh
• Forever Blue – OSKA
• Loving on Each Other – The Orion Experience
• Crushin’ – Meghan Trainor ft. Lawrence

Above: Ella Hartwig’s ‘Hometown’ single cover art by Ella Hartwig

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It’s cold again in Melbourne this morning, but Katie plays music that takes her listeners to warm, calm, romantic and adventurous places. There are songs about resilience, regret, recovery, relocation, and raucous Saturday nights by artists based in England, Canada, the USA, Narrm/Melbourne, Meanjin/Brisbane, south-east Queensland and Newcastle. Here is the playlist:

• The Calm – Josienne Clarke
• Thrive – Jay Atwill
• Out of Breath – Lullanas
• How Romantic, Pt II – pastels
• Beneath the Light of the Moon – Alex Hamilton
• Only You Can – Sasha Alex Sloan
• Adventure Bay (Unplugged) – The Night Parrots
• Jet Lag – Violet Salt
• Goddamn Sunday – Rusty Pickups
• Undone – Ta’sia ft. Mia Petra

Above: Ta’sia’s ESTA album cover art by Ross Wehlburg

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This hour includes songs about letting go of a relationship, social anxiety, slowing down, finding happiness wherever you are, the profundity and mundanity of life, heartbreak, a willow tree and a rock, and a Soviet dog in space. The artists come from Narrm/Melbourne, the Bellarine Peninsula, Geelong, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Canada and Nashville. Here is the playlist:

• Bookmark – Liv Marlton
• Willow & Rock – Geoff Gates
• I Wish I Could Be Brave – Maddie Jackway
• Blame Me If You Want To – Jordie Lane
• Some Days – Girl Friday & The Sepia Tones
• Brenda Lee – Floyd Thursby
• City of Lights – Angus & Julia Stone
• Overwhelmed and Unprepared – Unessential Oils
• The Artist Original – Sarah Carroll
• Laika – My Giddy Aunt

Above: Sarah Carroll’s ‘The Artist Original’ single cover art, a drawing by Sarah’s older son, Fenn, at age 12

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On the coldest morning in the seven-year history of Miss Chatelaine, Katie presents a killer array of songs that warm her and her listeners up. They include moving tracks by Aotearoa’s Georgia Lines, Western Australia’s Emily Barker, and gay US artist Wrabel with the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. There’s also a seasonal pop favourite by The Twoks, a tune from the new album by the legendary Crowded House, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Give & Take – Felicity Dowd
• South of Somewhere – Riley Catherall
• Grow Old Without You – Georgia Lines
• Ember Days – The Lemon Twigs
• Sleepwalking – Daniel J Townsend
• Fragile as Humans – Emily Barker
• The Village (Trans Chorus version) – Wrabel, Trans Chorus of Los Angeles
• Doona – The Twoks
• Boxes – Andie
• Thirsty – Crowded House

Above: Daniel J Townsend’s The Eye Begins to See album cover art ‘Sunrise Near the Blowhole’ by Josh Foley

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Joining Katie in the JOY studio this morning is Narrm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Cate Taylor. Cate has a beautiful new album out called Sometimes in Winter, and she and Katie chat about that and about the things that inspire Cate’s music (especially the natural world), her network of friends in the local indie-music community, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Gypsy Girl – Darlinghurst
• Never Apart – The Avett Brothers
• Marlinchen in the Snow – Charm of Finches
• Everything We Know – Cate Taylor
• Moondog – Leif Vollebekk
• Whispered (live in the studio) – Cate Taylor
• The Way the Sun Goes Down – Valley Road
• The Garden – Mandy Connell
• Wattle Bird – Cate Taylor

Visit Cate Taylor’s official website, follow her on Facebook and Instagram, and buy her music at Bandcamp

Above: Photo of Cate Taylor by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie is a bit croaky this morning as she is recovering from a cold, but she warms herself and the listeners up with a bunch of songs about moving on, the peace of sleep, losing a loved one, what could have been, being overwhelmed by feelings, the need to win at all costs, love for a brother, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Matter of Time – Elianie
• Just Be You (Acoustic) – Mark Wilkinson
• Wild for Change – Lilly Carron
• All the Ones – Enda Kenny
• In for the Kill – Rowena Wise
• Carry On – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Werewolf – Felicity Cripps Band
• Usually an Avalanche – Bobby Alu
• Annabelle – Jen Cloher
• Brother – Tom Neilson

Above: Elianie’s ‘Matter of Time’ single cover photo by Stephanie Senior

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The great new music keeps on coming in the second hour of today’s show. Katie plays songs not only by past guests Anna Scionti, Dan Warner (with The Night Parrots), Josienne Clarke and Joy Oladokun, but also by several artists unfamiliar to her until now – and there’s a classic tune by Tony Bennett and patron saint of the show k.d. lang, too. Here is the playlist:

• Sing with the Birds – Anna Scionti
• Serpentine – renforshort
• She Showed Me to Her Room – Central Rain
• Stupid – Phoebe Go
• Ordinary Shadow – The Night Parrots
• Friendly Teeth – Josienne Clarke
• Questions, Chaos, and Faith – Joy Oladokun
• Blue Velvet – Tony Bennett & k.d. lang
• You and I – Lovesick
• We Made It – Sammy Rae & The Friends ft. Celisse

Above: Anna Scionti’s ‘Sing With the Birds’ single cover photo by Lydia Scionti; design by Anna Scionti

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Katie warms up a cold, grey Melbourne morning with beautiful new music by artists based in Los Angeles, the US Pacific Northwest, Toronto, London, Canberra, the NSW South Coast and Melbourne. She also recaps last week’s crazy Radiothon show and reads out some lovely messages from the Miss Chat family of listeners. Here is the playlist:

• Cowboy – Lily Meola
• Me Again – Sasha Alex Sloan
• Siren – Andy Golledge
• Here With Me – Goodwerks, SYML ft. Miya Folick
• HMS Loneliness – Nick Batterham
• I Know You – Jackie Marshall
• Skinny – Billie Eilish
• Back for the Funeral – Donovan Woods
• We’re Getting Older – Ivor Game
• Go On Without Me – Bec Taylor & The Lyrebirds

Above: Nick Batterham’s The Sentimentalist album cover artwork by Nick Batterham; typography by Sarah Hartley

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This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Flourish’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only independent rainbow community media organisation flourishing! Out and proud local singer-songwriter Michael Waugh joins Katie and members of the Miss Chat crew in the studio to talk about why it’s important to support JOY and how JOY helped in their various comings-out. Katie also shares her reasons for volunteering at JOY, which include the station’s positive depictions of queer people and diversity of on-air voices. Michael tells the stories behind two of his new songs and performs the powerful and moving ‘Fix Me’ live in the studio (check out the Instagram video here). Here is the playlist:

• Before I Met You – Aaron Thomas
• Elephant – Miki Ratsula
• We Are Here – Michael Waugh
• Sincerely, Your Girlfriend – Little Green
• Fix Me (live in the studio) – Michael Waugh
• Sundial – Hussy Hicks
• Playlist – Michael Waugh

Here’s how you can support JOY this Radiothon (or anytime): donate, become a member or renew your membership, or buy some of our gorgeous merch!

Visit Michael Waugh’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. His new album, Beauty and Truth, is out on 21 June – see Michael’s socials for details of where you can buy it and where/when you can see him perform.

Above: Photo of Michael Waugh and the Miss Chatelaine Radiothon crew by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Flourish’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only independent rainbow community media organisation flourishing! Members of the Miss Chat crew – Joss, Jason, Jennifer and Betty – join Katie in the studio to talk about why JOY is important and to cheer loudly whenever a membership or donation comes in. It’s a lot of fun, and there’s great music too, of course! Here is the playlist:

• With Small We Start – Emily Barker
• Heatwave – Amarillo
• Too Much of a Good Thing – NIKI
• Church Bells – The Lemon Twigs
• All This Noise – We Mavericks
• My Little Anchor – Angus & Julia Stone
• Shine Through – Alana Wilkinson
• Texas Ain’t That Far, Is It Dear? – Jem Cassar-Daley

Here’s how you can support JOY this Radiothon (or anytime): donate, become a member or renew your membership, or buy some of our gorgeous merch!

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Katie is delighted to have new music from some of her favourites to play in this hour, including past guest Jordie Lane and local hero Mark Seymour. There’s some wry commentary on America by South Texas troubadour Charley Crockett, an examination of how the ego can trick us by Boorloo/Perth’s Tanaya Harper, a magnificent track from the new album by recent guests Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields, and more. Here is the playlist:

• America – Charley Crockett
• Night Terrors – Tanaya Harper
• Thank You – Terrible Sons
• Black Sand – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Wonboyn Waters – Virjilla Joyce
• The Changing Weather – Jordie Lane
• To the Bone – BOWEN * YOUNG
• Stars of Fitzroy – Mark Seymour & The Undertow
• Anyways, I Love You – Wild Rivers
• Blackbiird – Beyoncé, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts

Above: Jordie Lane’s ‘The Changing Weather’ single cover photo by Bree Marie Fish, design by Grouch Bucket

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Many folk and roots artists write songs about real historical events, and in this hour Katie plays several such ‘story songs’ – about a mining disaster in Victoria, a racially motivated massacre in Florida, ‘missing persons’ notices at a New York bus depot, and a mighty and courageous convict woman. There are also tracks from the excellent new albums by Bobby Alu, Kacey Musgraves, Charm of Finches and Benny Elder. Here is the playlist:

• Would It Feel Nice – Bobby Alu
• Lonely Millionaire – Kacey Musgraves
• This Beating Heart – Floyd Thursby
• Leave It All Behind – Charm of Finches
• Rosewood – Eric Bibb
• In the Sweet By and By – Montgomery Church
• Buffalo – Tom Harrison
• Seventeen (Acoustic) – Benny Elder
• Mary Bryant – Broken Creek

Above: Floyd Thursby’s ‘This Beating Heart’ single cover design by Lwnski

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Katie plays more excellent new releases in the second hour, including tracks from great new albums by local artists The Little Lord Street Band (Boorloo/Perth), Enda Kenny (Narrm/Melbourne), Andy Golledge (NSW South Coast) and Jackie Marshall (Meanjin/Brisbane). Here is the playlist:

• Hold Me – Annie-Rose Maloney
• The Mess – The Little Lord Street Band
• Pain – Fernie
• Edges of Memory – The Orbweavers
• Your Story – Jessie Reid
• Day After Blues – Enda Kenny
• I Wished on the Moon – Joy Oladokun
• Chained to the Night – Andy Golledge
• Heart-Shaped Face (You Are Not Too Much and You Are Enough) – Jackie Marshall

Above: Jackie Marshall’s You Are Not Too Much and You Are Enough album cover art by Nordacious

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Katie returns from two weeks in the Cook Islands, feeling relaxed and refreshed! She plays some of the fabulous new releases from the past month, including beautiful offerings from Australian heroes Missy Higgins and Ben Lee, and is thankful for the Miss Chat family of listeners who send in lots of lovely messages to welcome her back. Here is the playlist:

• Poem Song ­– Lily Kershaw
• Bones Shake – Hazlett
• The Second Act – Missy Higgins
• Life’s Just No Fun – Banners
• Fantasy Girl – Melody Pool
• Lovers – Ben Lee
• The Turning of the Leaves – Smith & Jones
• Easy – Garrett Kato ft. Billianne
• Pity Party – Maddie Jackway
• A Boy Is a Bee – Nick Batterham

Above: Ben Lee’s ‘Lovers’ single cover photo of Tim Nelson and Sam Netterfield (from Cub Sport) at their high school formal – see this Ben Lee Instagram post for more details

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Katie welcomes the very classy, very sexy duo of Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields to the studio for a chat about their shared Aotearoa/NZ background, the joys of being based in the hub of live music that is Narrm/Melbourne, Matt’s nomination for Best Country Artist at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards, Kerryn’s new solo EP The Folk Singer, the power of networking and friendship at music festivals, and, their debut album as a duo, I Remember You, and its launch on 3 May at the Brunswick Ballroom. Matt and Kerryn perform two of the album tracks live in the JOY studio, too! Here is the playlist:

• These Words of Mine – Katherine Priddy
• Your Heart of Gold – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• No Trace (live in the studio) – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Calamity Jane – Grant-Lee Phillips
• Bird Bones – Georgie Winchester
• Whirlwind (live in the studio) – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Diamond in the Mine – Sarah Carroll

Details of Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields’ Narrm album launch (including ticket link) are here. You can buy their music at their Bandcamp page.

Above: Photo of Kerryn Fields and Matt Joe Gow in the JOY studio by Betty Sujecki

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Regular Miss Chatelaine listener (and co-presenter of The I in Us on JOY) Little Jason from Heidelberg is in the studio with Katie to celebrate the birthday of ‘Sister Chats’ (Katie’s sister Alison) and enjoy beautiful new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. Most of the songs in the first hour are by female-identifying artists, including show favourites and former guests Emily Barker, Charm of Finches and Jaime Jackett. Here is the playlist:

• I’m Back – girl in red
• Loneliness – Emily Barker
• Alliigator Tears – Beyoncé
• Wattle Bird – Cate Taylor
• The Architect – Kacey Musgraves
• If You Know Me – Charm of Finches ft. Samuel Bentley
• full stop – Jaguar Jonze
• Aah Song – Bad Sounds
• Explode – Jaime Jackett
• As the Trees Have Always Known – Melanie Horsnell ft. Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Above: Cate Taylor’s Sometimes in Winter album cover artwork by Clare James

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After playing three awesome new Australian releases, Katie welcomes local musician Dan Warner to the JOY studio for a chat about how the two of them met and became friends, night parrots and other bird stuff, working with Marcel Borrack on the Night Parrots musical project, co-writing with the late Renee Geyer and with Sally Dastey from Tiddas, the influence of musicians who wrote/write about civil rights, and more. Dan also performs the great protest song ‘Anthem’ live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• The Dawning – Enda Kenny
• Square One – Alana Wilkinson
• I Got Mine – Ally Row
• The Storyline Ends Here – The Night Parrots
• My Back Room – Renee Geyer
• Anthem (live in the studio) – Dan Warner
• Champion Ruby – Ruby Gill
• K2-18b – The Night Parrots
• Monday’s Experts (live) – Weddings Parties Anything

Visit Dan Warner’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. The Night Parrots have a Facebook page here and you can find their music on Bandcamp.

Above: Photo of Katie and Dan Warner by Ande Kempnich

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Katie fills the first hour with beautiful music by artists from New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, New York and Georgia in the USA, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, and England via the Philippines,. Themes in the songs include growth, change, a historical murder, broken relationships, taking time to rest and look around, and more. Here is the playlist:

• It’s Only a Paper Moon ­– beabadoobee
• Minefield – Tom Neilson
• 2 Become 1 – Goodwerks, Georgia Mooney
• Wildflower and Barley – Hozier ft. Allison Russell
• The Cuckoo – Bity Booker
• Molly Dean – Pinkerton Pendlebury
• 28th of June – Megan Moroney
• Along the Way – Eric Bibb
• No Trace – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Without You – Grace Cummings

Above: Bity Booker’s ‘The Cuckoo’ single cover art by Bity Booker – buy her music, art and merch from her Bandcamp page

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Katie reports on the shows she has seen at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and plays fabulous new songs by artists based in England, New Zealand, New Orleans, nipaluna/Hobart, Narrm/Melbourne, Darwin and the Sunshine Coast. Here is the playlist:

• yeti – Paris Paloma ft. Old Sea Brigade
• A Fire on a Hill – Daniel J Townsend
• The Thing at Hand – Ani DiFranco
• Down from Paradise – The Night Parrots
• Art – Canisha
• Coming Down, Coming Over – Riley Catherall
• Another Broken Juliet – Tracey Bunn
• Heaven Is Falling – Delaney Davidson ft. Reb Fountain
• Meanwhile in Texas – Grace Petrie
• Peeps with the Goods – The Dreggs

Above: Tracey Bunn’s ‘Another Broken Juliet’ single cover art by Marita Albers

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In this hour, Katie plays nine new chilled-out songs in various styles: traditional folk, contemporary folk, jazz, cinematic soundscape and Americana. The artists are based in Melbourne, Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, western New South Wales, County Meath (Ireland) and Nashville. Here is the playlist:

• Northern Star – Mark Lucas
• Waiting in the Wings – Alanna & Alicia
• Empire – Oisin Leech ft. Steve Gunn
• Body of Clay – Isabel Rumble
• Dogs on the Beach – Good Morning
• Sleep – Audrey Powne
• Cup of Tea – Joel Leggett
• Wish You Well – Sierra Ferrell
• Jim Jones – William Alexander

Above: Isabel Rumble’s ‘Body of Clay’ single cover art by Nicolò Brugnara

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In this hour, Katie plays another two excellent cover versions of famous songs (this time the originals were by Sheryl Crow and Dolly Parton), new and recent releases by show favourites Kim Yang, Nelson Mathews and Great Aunt, a cracking new tune by Nashville-based Aussie Wesley Dean, and more; and she tells listeners about her experiences at this year’s National Folk Festival in Canberra. Here is the playlist:

• Strong Enough – Goodwerks, Humbird
• Trembling Sky (Live Version) – Kim Yang ft. Fred Smith
• Falling – Nelson Mathews
• nothing left – Jaguar Jonze
• Letting Go – Hollow Coves
• I Guess – Lizzy McAlpine
• Navy Blue – Violet Salt
• Blood Brothers – Wesley Dean
• Jolene – Beyoncé
• What’s a Girl to Do Now? – Great Aunt

Above: Kim Yang’s ‘Trembling Sky’ single cover photo by Jedamus Lichtbilder from Getty Images via Canva.com

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Katie returns refreshed after a week away to play great new songs about the moon, pet dogs, stillness, peace, a beloved mentor, and more. There are also three exceptional cover versions of classic songs by Willie Nelson, Macy Gray and Edith Piaf. Here is the playlist:

• Selah – Katherine Priddy
• Friend for Life – The Bushwackers
• Always on My Mind – Tami Neilson
• The Quiet Ways – Emily Barker
• Watermelon – Joe Mungovan
• I Try – Georgia van Etten
• La Vie en rose – Nick Cave
• Peace Won’t You Come On In – Jo Jo Smith
• Cardinal – Kacey Musgraves
• Moon Landing Hoax – Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Above: The Bushwackers’ ‘Friend for Life’ single cover design and photography by Amanda O’Bryan

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Katie plays new songs by Peter Garrett, Charm of Finches and SYML before welcoming Rosie Burgess and Sam Lohs, aka Tuck Shop Ladies, back to Miss Chatelaine for a chat about their 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, A Day in the Life of a Lesbian Bank Robber. Rosie and Sam keep Katie and her listeners laughing with their hilarious observations on life – they are hands down (your pants) the best! – and tell us how they became a JOY sponsor. They choose tracks by two artists they regard as inspirational and talented friends, Little Wise and Jude Perl, and play a couple of songs live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• The True North – Peter Garrett
• Middle of Your Mess – Charm of Finches
• The Walker – SYML with Space
• Cheese – Tuck Shop Ladies
• Go Together (live in the studio) – Tuck Shop Ladies
• Heart Beats Quicker – Little Wise
• Euphemism – Tuck Shop Ladies
• I Have a Face – Jude Perl
• Things I’ll Never Say (live in the studio) – Tuck Shop Ladies

A Day in the Life of a Lesbian Bank Robber is on at the Butterfly Club in Melbourne until 14 April – book tickets here. You should also visit Tuck Shop Ladies’ official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram, because they are really good at social media.

Above: Photo of Tuck Shop Ladies and Katie by Betty Sujecki

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While Katie rejoices in Melbourne’s change of season and cooler weather (her favourite time of year is autumn), she plays new and recent releases by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, Tasmania, the USA and the UK, including several who are playing at the upcoming National Folk Festival, to be held in Canberra over Easter. Here is the playlist:

• River Queen – Dallas Frasca
• Bluebell Time – Mark Lucas
• In a New Way – Katankin
• Colour of the Rain – Oisin Leech
• Handsome Molly – Lucy Wise
• .4 Cents a Play – Windborne
• The Best Country in the World – Grace Petrie
• Hold On – Lontano
• Giving It Away – Claire Anne Taylor

Above: Dallas Frasca’s ‘River Queen’ single cover photo by Stacey Phelan

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The great new releases keep coming! This hour includes songs dedicated to talented friends gone too soon and to caregivers, songs about being ghosted and gaslit and songs about about childhood memories of places, by artists from the Kimberley, the Blue Mountains, Narrm/Melbourne, Geelong, Yackandandah, Brooklyn and other parts of the world. Here is the playlist:

• There’s No One – The Whitlams Black Stump
• I Believe (Acoustic Version) – Caroline Polachek
• Candle – John Smith
• Don’t Need a Reason – This Way North
• Toy – Good Morning
• You Make Me Look Over My Shoulder – Maddie Jackway
• Stonehaven Road – Dead Beat Daddios
• Mundajarra – Stellar Moon
• What If She’s Crazy – Little Green

Above: Stellar Moon’s Phases album cover artwork by Monique Le Lievre and Hazel Blake

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Today’s first hour includes five gorgeous songs by intertwined duos: two by twin sisters, one by twin brothers, one by a brother/sister duo, and one by a married couple. There are also two songs by queer artists, news of an important new compilation album in support of reproductive rights, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Photograph – Bec Taylor & The Lyrebirds
• Pocket Protector – Alexander Biggs
• Halo – BOWEN * YOUNG
• Didn’t Need You – St. South
• Needed You – Idol Minds
• New Years – Rowena Wise
• Seasons – Amistat
• Walking on Broken Glass – Goodwerks, Miya Folick
• Cape Forestier – Angus & Julia Stone
• Secret Pocket – Alanna & Alicia

Above: Alexander Biggs’ ‘Pocket Protector’ single artwork by October Tooth

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It was International Women’s Day this week, and the majority of Katie’s songs today are by female-identifying artists, including past guests Great Aunt, Katherine Priddy, Belle Miners and Emma Donovan. She also throws in a seasonally appropriate classic by patron saint of the show k.d. lang. Here is the playlist:

• Freeburgh – Great Aunt
• First House on the Left – Katherine Priddy
• The Mistress – Miguel Rios
• Golden Light – Mia Dyson
• Dandelion – Belle Miners
• Dust to Diamonds – Kim O’Leary
• Love You Always – Rosa Mack
• Summerfling – k.d. lang
• Til My Song Is Done – Emma Donovan
• Alone With You – Henry Wagons & Queenie

Above: Great Aunt’s ‘Freeburgh’ single artwork by Megan Bird

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It’s the Labour Day weekend in Victoria, which means the Port Fairy Folk Festival and ChillOut are both on. It’s also very hot in Melbourne and Katie hates the heat, so she’s very glad she’s in the air-conditioned JOY studios! She tries to keep cool with an all-Australian hour of music by artists from around the country. Here is the playlist:

• Where Did You Go – Lucy Wise
• Lentils – Alice Cotton
• See You Soon – Hollow Coves
• The Love You Leave Laying Around – Sea Swallow
• Hold It Up – Magdalia ft. Mayzie Chew
• Forget Me Not – Angus Gill
• whiplash – Jaguar Jonze
• All in My Head – Middle Kids ft. Dave Le’aupepe
• Still Water – Cigány Weaver
• Break Free – Benny Elder

Above: Hollow Coves’ Nothing to Lose album cover artwork by Mikey Lavi

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Katie welcomes local blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Anna Scionti back to JOY to chat about the different instruments she plays, her successful recent appearance at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, her upcoming album (due in May 2024), and more. She also plays a couple of songs live in the studio, which makes Katie very happy! Here is the playlist:

• Swallowing Stones – Claire Anne Taylor
• Wine Lips – Anna Scionti
• Well Well Well – Lucinda Williams
• Pocket Full of Love (live in the studio) – Anna Scionti
• Sister’s Coming Home – Tami Neilson ft. Nicky Diamonds
• Never Let her Go (live in the studio) – Anna Scionti
• Fix Me – Michael Waugh
• Faker – Anna Scionti
• Shake It, Baby – Jessie Mae Hemphill

Visit Anna Scionti’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Katie and Anna Scionti by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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It’s Sydney Mardi Gras Parade weekend, and Katie talks about that with her listeners while playing fabulous new music by artists from the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne, Western Australia, England and the USA. Here is the playlist:

• Feathered Thing – Emily Barker
• Blue Jeans – Buttered
• I Am Not in a Hurry (Acoustic) – Georgia Mooney
• Cyclone – Sam Buckingham
• Nothing Hurts Like Love – Tom Odell
• Soft Touch – Julia Wallace
• Older – Lizzy McAlpine
• Into the Sun (Magnetic West) – Mark Lucas
• Sunshine Coast – Mia Pisano
• Sing a Little Louder – Linc Phelps

Above: Julia Wallace’s Across the Water EP cover photo by Emma Daisy

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Lots of fun tracks in the second hour of today’s show, including a relaxing island tune by Eddie Witz, a singalong song by Narrm/Melbourne’s Floyd Thursby, a string-band banger by Canada’s The Dead South, an epic ballad by local singer-songwriter and guitarist Markus Saastamoinen, and Beyoncé’s new country song. Here is the playlist:

• My Island (Folk Version) – Eddie Witz and The Most High ft. Sly Dunbar & Robbie Lyn
• Everything We Know – Cate Taylor ft. Matthew Arnold & Greg Hamilton
• My Constant Companion – Floyd Thursby
• Feeling of Falling – Ruby Jones
• Tiny Wooden Box – The Dead South
• The Day That I Met You – Markus Saastamoinen
• Japanese Cafe – Katelyn Tarver
• Texas Hold ’Em – Beyoncé
• They Don’t Know How to Fall in Place – The Lemon Twigs

Above: Ruby Jones’ ‘Feeling of Falling’ single photography by Lilli Waters

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Katie and the Miss Chatelaine family of listeners have a lot of fun this morning listening to beautiful new songs by artists based in England, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne and Yackandandah. Here is the playlist:

• The Living Kind – John Smith
• Butterfly Net – Caroline Polachek ft. Weyes Blood
• Just This One – Matt Joe Gow
• Cry Without End – SAM MORTON ft. Alabaster Deplume
• Lonely Tree – Tom Snowdon
• We Got This – This Way North
• Promises – Mark Wilkinson
• Pretty Lies and Time Machines – LULLANAS
• All of the Day – The Night Parrots
• When All You Can Manage Is a Sigh – Georgia Gets By

Above: The Night Parrots’ ‘All of the Day’ single artwork by Marcel Borrack

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More great new tunes, and a highlight from Katie’s recent interview with renowned music writer and publicist Stuart Coupe. The tunes come from past Miss Chatelaine guests Emily Wurramara, Charm of Finches and Angie McMahon, plus new artists (to Katie, at least) GJA, The Smile, Tig and Little Clouds, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Distant Shore – GJA
• Magic Woman Dancing – Emily Wurramara
• Clean Cut – Charm of Finches
• I Quit – The Smile
• Violins – moonsea
• Don’t Look Back – Wesley Dean ft. Sarah Buxton
• Ran Into Myself Today – Tig
• Staying Down Low – Angie McMahon
• Hugging You – Little Clouds

Above: Little Clouds’ Quiet Life album artwork by Emily-Rose Sarkova

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While Melbourne is celebrating having Taylor Swift in town, Katie plays fabulous new songs by artists from Byron Bay, Adelaide, Boorloo/Perth, Picola, Meanjin/Brisbane, and western New South Wales. Here is the playlist:

• Too Fast – The Buckleys
• Inanimate Object – Nick Vulture
• Venus – Carla Geneve
• Broken Tapes – Broken Creek
• Little Dog – Jack Davies & The Bush Chooks
• Banana Trees – Cigány Weaver
• Castlereagh – William Alexander
• Prince’s Song – Shelley Segal
• Turn the Lights Back On – Billy Joel
• Space Between – Jem Cassar-Daley

Above: Broken Creek’s ‘Broken Tapes’ single artwork by Lachlan Heycox

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Katie is grateful for the never-ending stream of great new music she gets to share with the Miss Chatelaine family. This hour includes chamber-folk from Adelaide, earthy pop from the Faroe Islands, smooth Gold Coast R&B, rootsy music from Nashville, blues from Narrm/Melbourne, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Mallee Harvest – Maggie Rigby
• Digging Graves – Kaiyah Mercedes ft. L.i.E
• You Want to Lose – Wake in Fright
• Pure (Reimagined) – Paige Valentine
• There Must Be Something More – Lena Anderssen
• Jealous – Buttered
• Honky Tonk Angels’ Medley – k.d. lang, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells
• Dollar Bill Bar – Sierra Ferrell
• Faker – Anna Scionti
• Bring Me Back to You – CJ Commerford & The Supertones

Above: Kaiyah Mercedes’ ‘Digging Graves’ single photography by Logan Mackay

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Katie plays gorgeous songs about sorrow and joy, dreams and hopes, positivity and reflection, personal growth and self-worth, and more. The artists come from nipaluna/Hobart, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, northern New South Wales, Queensland, Auckland, England and Los Angeles. Here is the playlist:

• Soon I Will Sing You a Song – Daniel J Townsend
• Dream Big – Alana Wilkinson
• Sunflower – Paige
• Let Your Love Run Cold – Jessie Reid
• Who’s Gonna Catch Me – Stu Larsen ft. Marla
• Child’s Play – Beryl
• The End of the Summer – Tom Odell
• Consider It a Gift (Acoustic) – Georgia Mooney
• Boxes – Rosie Darling
• Why Did You Buy Me Flowers? – Benjamin Trillado

Above: ‘Soon I Will Sing You a Song’ single art by Daniel J Townsend

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It’s a hot day in Melbourne for the city’s annual Pride March, so Katie cools everyone down with new music by Norwegian superstar Aurora, the haunting voice of Mparntwe’s Tom Snowdon, friends of the show Belle Miners, the lovely pairing of Jimmy Little and Kylie Minogue on an Australian classic, and more. Here is the playlist:

• The Conflict of the Mind – Aurora
• Nora Creina – Tom Snowdon
• On the Ground – Belle Miners
• Stay Cool – James Vincent McMorrow
• Start Again – Grace Petrie
• Mississippi – Mitch Grainger
• Bury Me Deep in Love – Jimmy Little & Kylie Minogue
• Melbourne Streets – Helen Townsend
• Bad Friend – Gruff Rhys

Above: Belle Miners’ ‘On the Ground’ single cover photo by Hazel Blake

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Katie celebrates Melbourne’s annual Pride March day with beautiful songs by artists based in Ireland, New Zealand, Tennessee, North Carolina, New York, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. It’s also the day after Katie’s birthday, and she receives lots of lovely messages from listeners about that! Here is the playlist:

• Come In from the Cold – Brian Kennedy
• Meteors (demo) – alayna
• West Coast – Corey Legge
• Dragging Me Down – Mia Dyson
• Time Floats Away – Mark Wilkinson
• Blue – Alexia Parenzee
• The Ghost – Max Frost
• Best for You and Me – Helado Negro
• Still the Girl – Tracey Yarad
• Photographs – Hollow Coves

Above: Tracey Yarad’s ‘Still the Girl’ single art by Chloe Cook-Williams and Deta C. Rayner – find out more here

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As you can imagine, Katie finds it extremely difficult every year to choose her favourite 20 songs from the hundreds she plays. But because today’s show is three hours instead of the usual two, she has time to play some of the songs that were runners-up to her top 20 favourites of 2023. In no particular order, they are:

• With the Wind – Ida Wenøe
• Way With Words – Minor Gold
• Wichita Lineman – Cowboy Simple
• Your Friend’s a Lesbian – Jo Caseley
• Something Rare and Beautiful – Nathan Seeckts
• Second Best – Laufey
• Yesterday’s News – Robert Ellis
• Before the Cold – Jo Jo Smith
• When I Win the Lottery – Don Walker
• High on You – Sam Fischer & Amy Shark

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Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2023. The top 10 contains several songs with important messages, some songs with swoonworthy vocals, and a superb instant pop classic. Six of the songs in numbers 10 to 1 are by male-identifying artists, seven are by Australia-based artists, and three are by First Nations artists. Here is the playlist:

1. We Don’t Talk About It – Thelma Plum
2. Tiny Notes – The Young’Uns
3. Atlantis – Charm of Finches
4. Big Zero – Ryan Downey
5. Story – Dan Sultan
6. What Was I Made For? – Billie Eilish
7. We Are Here – Michael Waugh
8. Who Will Sing My Songs – Richard J Frankland
9. Flowers – Miley Cyrus
10. Son of a Father – John Flanagan

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Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2023. In the first half of the countdown there are five by solo female-identifying artists, four by solo male-identifying artists, and one by a female/male duo. Nine of the songs in numbers 20 to 11 are by Australian artists and one is by an American artist, and three are by queer artists. Here is the playlist:

1. Other Side of the World – Katie Wighton
2. Hel – Fred Smith
3. Mother – Shelley Segal
4. Newsreader – Alex Lahey
5. The Logical Song – Little Green
6. The Friends We Make – 8 Ball Aitken
7. Fox Hunt – Sierra Ferrell
8. The Briny Blue – Valley Road
9. The Light – Jim Alxndr
10. Unthinkable – Nelson Mathews

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In the third hour of todays extended summer-season show, Katie continues the Irish theme with a beautiful song by Luka Bloom, then plays new and recent releases by artists from Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Adelaide, Perth, Broome, London, Bristol and New York City. Here is the playlist:

• The Beauty of Everyday Things – Luka Bloom
• Dreams – Nick Vulture
• Friend of a Friend – The Smile
• Serotonin – Angie McMahon
• Better With You – Harrison Storm
• Even Divide – Hannah Stow
• My Golden Years – The Lemon Twigs
• Black Velvet – Jaime Jackett
• On the Ropes – Bad Sounds

Above: Jaime Jackett’s ‘Black Velvet’ single art by Laura Gass Photography

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Clare Sands is a fearless Irish fiddler and bilingual singer who plays 10+ instruments and loves open-water swimming and surfing. On her first visit to Australia she dropped into the JOY studio to chat to Katie about the famously musical and activist Sands family, her appearance at the Cygnet Folk Festival and travels in Tasmania, performing at the Glastonbury Festival, working in Palestinian refugee camps, collaboration with other Irish musicians, and more. She performs a couple of songs live, too! Here is the playlist:

• Ghost on the Waves – Clare Sands, Aisling Urwin
• Dealán Dé – Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan
• Awe na Mná (Praise the Women) – Clare Sands
• Sail On (live in the studio) – Clare Sands
• Brian O’Lynn (live in the studio) – Clare Sands
• Carry My Song – Clare Sands, Susan O’Neill
• Wexford Snow – SON (Susan O’Neill)

Visit Clare Sands’ official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

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On a bright Midsumma Carnival morning, Katie plays great new songs by artists based in Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Stockholm, Auckland and Austin, TX, and a deep cut from k.d. lang’s 1997 album Drag. Here is the playlist:

• Cemetery – Hazlett
• Powerless – Sunny Luwe & okmattcollins
• My Old Addiction – k.d. lang
• When in Love – Ryan Downey
• Sorcerer of Barstow – Gary J Music
• Spilt Milk – Carla Geneve
• Swim – Lawson Hull ft. Lucille Two
• Fall Around Me – Paige
• Blank Cloud – Bayonne
• People Pleaser – Ainslie Wills

Above: Bayonne’s ‘Blank Cloud’ single art by Matt Toman

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In the third hour of today’s summer-season episode of Miss Chatelaine, Katie plays gorgeous songs by artists based in Los Angeles, Canberra, Tasmania, Italy, Copenhagen, Narrm/Melbourne and Adelaide – including a groovy new ‘country-funk’ version of Glen Campbell’s classic hit ‘Wichita Lineman’. Here is the playlist:

• Overthrown – Rosie Darling
• Wings of Wood and Wire – William Pitt
• Keep On Truckin’ – Claire Anne Taylor
• Out of the Blue – Stu Larsen
• Walking Mantra – Ida Wenøe
• Wichita Lineman – Cowboy Simple
• The Worst That Could Happen – Jimmy Webb
• Follow – Bron
• High Times – Xavier Rudd
• I’m Gonna Fly – Ellie Lovegrove & Archie Roach

Above: Xavier Rudd’s ‘High Times’ single art by Chris Del Moro

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This hour has songs by artists who have been around for decades and artists who have only started releasing music in the past couple of years. There’s acoustic folk, art-folk, blues, pop, roots and all the good stuff! Here is the playlist:

• How to Get Over You – Kaiyah Mercedes
• The Friends We Make – 8 Ball Aitken
• When I Get There – Pink
• Housewife in a Floral Dress – Ross Wilson
• I Won’t See You Again (Hours and Distance) – Barb Waters ft. Matt Walker
• Chalk – Beryl
• Horoscopes – Paige Valentine
• Sunkilda Sinset (A Song for Dion) – Delsinki & Mick Thomas
• If Only I Had Met You – The Night Parrots

Above: 8 Ball Aitken’s Ice Cream Man 2 album art by Kojay Black

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Katie plays fabulous songs by artists based in Victoria, New South Wales, Los Angeles, Iceland and Nashville, on subjects ranging from letting go of rage and heartache, to wanting everything to be perfect, to a Greek Islands holiday romance, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Man About a Dog – The Whitlams Black Stump
• Plot Twist – Maggie Rigby
• I Don’t Want This Rage Anymore – Nigel Wearne
• I Just Wanna Feel OK Again – Abigail Fierce
• Cracker Night – Perry Keyes
• Before the Cold – Jo Jo Smith
• Asymmetry – Axel Flóvent
• Winter Island – Georgia Mooney
• To Be Human – morgxn

Above: The Whitlams Black Stump Band’s Kookaburra album art

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Katie is delighted to have an extra hour today to play fabulous songs by queer artists from Meanjin/Brisbane, Sydney, Canada, New York City and Los Angeles; a charming track by Sam Fischer and Amy Shark; and new tunes from Narrm/Melbourne’s The Northern Folk and Carnegie Falls. Here is the playlist:

• I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life – Cub Sport ft. Darren Hayes
• Not Even Close – Darren Hayes
• High on You – Sam Fischer & Amy Shark
• Helpless – k.d. lang
• Imagine – Malaika Mfalme
• Thank God – The Northern Folk
• Ruined – Adrianne Lenker
• L’Uomo Vogue – Carnegie Falls
• Mad About the Boy – Adam Lambert
• Under Your Skin – Violet Salt

Above: Malaika Mfalme’s Yasmin album cover photo by Dominique Berns

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Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter John Flanagan joins Katie in the studio for a chat about his brilliant new album, Manhood Method Actor, and its strong 70s folk-rock era influences. John tells us...

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Katie plays swoonworthy new songs by English artists Bruno Major and The Japanese House, Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey, American artist Julie Byrne, and Australia’s own Melody Moko. There are also fabulous...

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This crop of new releases includes songs about road trips, grieving the loss of a friend, reflecting on the passage of time, being courageous and taking risks, showing up as...

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Katie plays excellent new tunes by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, northern New South Wales, Bendigo and New York, and pays tribute to the great Sinéad O’Connor, whom we lost this...

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In this hour, Katie pays tribute to the great Tony Bennett, who died this week; plays tracks from new albums by leading Australian artists, including The Teskey Brothers and Ian...

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So many great new songs have been released lately! In this hour Katie plays ten of them, including a track from the deluxe edition of First Aid Kit’s Palomino album,...

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This hour includes new songs by legendary Australian performers Goanna and Paul Kelly, the title track from queer US artist Julie Byrne’s beautiful new album, awesome new tunes by young...

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Katie plays gorgeous new tracks by local artists from Wollongong, Cape York, Melbourne, central and south-western Victoria, and Sydney; superb English Folk trio The Young’uns; and two queer artists who...

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Katie continues her celebration of NAIDOC Week 2023 with a few more songs by First Nations artists, and then introduces her guest, singer-songwriter Alana Wilkinson. Katie and Alana catch up...

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Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations...

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Katie chats to celebrated Californian duo The Milk Carton Kids about their new album, hugging koalas, and their connection to k.d. lang AND they play live and exquisitely in the...

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Katie plays fabulous new folk, roots, acoustic and pop songs by artists based in California, Melbourne and Sydney. They include tracks from excellent new albums by singer-songwriter and screen composer...

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Amid lots of beautiful messages from listeners, Katie plays more tracks from newly released albums in this hour, including by LA-based Niia, recent guest Joy Oladokun, and Adelaide/Kaurna Yerta alt-country...

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Katie plays tracks from some of the fabulous albums that have been released this week – including by former guests of the show The Teskey Brothers, Nathan Seeckts and David...

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Katie’s guest today is Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter, activist and music writer Les Thomas. He and Katie chat about the power and irresistible spirit of Uncle Kutcha Edwards (and we listen to...

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Katie plays an hour of beautiful new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, Ireland, New York, Paris and Los Angeles, including swoon-worthy tracks by Anohni,...

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In this hour there’s more great music from former guests of the show – Little Wise, John Flanagan and Sunny Luwe – as well as beautiful new music by Perth’s...

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There are some simply stunning tunes in the first hour of today’s show, including by previous guests Kim Yang, Isabel Rumble and Joanna Wallfisch. Queer artists Julie Byrne, Jeremy Dutcher...

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Katie has a chat with emerging queer Black US singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun about her beautiful new album and about contemporary queer life in Nashville (where Joy lives) and the wider...

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Katie plays beautiful new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music by artists from Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Canada, London, Sydney, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast. The songs cover themes...

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Katie’s guest today is Melbourne singer-songwriter and radio host Henry Wagons. Katie and Henry became friends via Twitter and both love great songwriting. They chat about Henry’s musical origins and his band Wagons, his radio show Tower of Song and the associated ‘Twitterati’, his forthright views on country music, his family’s love of drag, how funny folk musicians can be, and more. It’s a good time! Katie also pays tribute to her favourite TV show, Succession, and wishes Kylie Minogue a very happy birthday. Here is the playlist:

• Succession (Main Title Theme) – Nicholas Britell
• Succezzzion / No Shoes Girl – Bellzzz
• All the Lovers (live) – Kylie Minogue
• Keep On Coming Back – Wagons
• (Don’t Be) Down and Out – Henry Wagons
• Yesterday’s News – Robert Ellis
• Your Heart of Gold – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
• Bedroom Window – Henry Wagons
• Pony – Leah Senior

Visit Henry Wagons’ official website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Photo of Henry Wagons and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

The post Henry Wagons – Show #280 (part 2), 28 May 2023 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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It’s another cold, wintry morning in Melbourne, but Katie has the answer to cheer everyone up: beautiful songs by artists from Queensland, Newcastle, Melbourne, Margaret River, Perth, LA and Nashville. They include new tracks by previous guests of the show Don Walker and Shelley Segal, and several artists who are new to Katie. Here is the playlist:

• Same Train – Sue Ray
• Empty Dance-Hall – Don Walker
• One Last Dance – Bree Rusev
• Folk Song #2 – Daniel Trakell
• Depending on You – Lontano
• Mother – Shelley Segal
• Coming Home to You – Salt Tree
• Anyone’s Girl – Catherine Traicos
• Psycho Killer – Hannah Aldridge

Above: Sue Ray’s ‘Same Train’ single cover artwork by David Schaak, photography by Theresa Hall

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Katie is joined in the studio by Mick Thomas, founder of iconic Melbourne band Weddings Parties Anything and leader of Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission. Mick and Katie talk about some of the positive things that came from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mick’s connections with Carla Geneve and Billy Bragg, the fascinating story behind the WPA song ‘Away Away’ and Mick’s new graphic novel of the same name, and more. Mick also performs a song from his new album, Where Only Memory Can Find You, live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• New York – Tash Sultana
• Back in the Day – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
• Calling Me Home (live in the studio) – Mick Thomas
• The Right Reasons – Carla Geneve
• Away Away – Weddings Parties Anything
• Seven Wonders – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

Visit Mick Thomas’ official website and his Bandcamp page, and follow him on Facebook.

Above: Photo of Mick Thomas by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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On a cold, rainy morning in Melbourne, Katie keeps herself and her listeners warm with beautiful songs by Australian, British, American, Canadian, Brazilian and Icelandic-Chinese artists. We learn about the...

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Katie presents another hour of fabulous new music, including a very special song by Australian legend Stephen Cummings, an excellent cover by Leah Senior, gorgeous sounds from Jem Cassar-Daley, a powerful song from young Australian country star Brad Cox, and a superb collaboration by legendary Louisiana swamp-pop artist Tommy McLain (currently touring Australia) and Elvis Costello. Here is the playlist:

• TV Screen – As Seen on TV
• Carry Your Heart – Stephen Cummings
• Lighting Up – Gena Rose Bruce
• Easy Come, Easy Go – Leah Senior
• Sacred Heart – Anita Lester
• We Were Never Really Friends – Bruno Major
• I Ran Down Every Dream – Tommy McLain ft. Elvis Costello
• King of Disappointment – Jem Cassar-Daley
• The Storm – Brad Cox
• I Wanna Be Alive – Clea

Above: Stephen Cummings’ 100 Years from Now album cover photograph by Mark Bakaitis; artwork by Mia Schoen

The post Carry your heart – Show #278 (part 2), 14 May 2023 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie is wide awake today, having got up at 5 a.m. to watch the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. She comes down from the high of ‘gay Christmas’ with an array of chilled-out new music by artists from Christchurch, London, Stockton, Beijing, Sydney, Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Here is the playlist:

• Hold Your Light High – Terrible Sons
• You’ll Find It – Chris Lanzon
• Warm a Cold Heart – Harrison Storm
• Friends Who Kiss – Eloise
• Jack Merritt’s Boots – The Young’uns
• Magic – Woodes
• The Last Time – Josh Orange
• The Nurse (Live at Smith’s Alternative) – Kim Yang
• It’s Gotta Start Somewhere – Nathan May
• Pride – Joy Oladokun
• Quarantine – Paul Kelly

Above: Terrible Sons’ The Raft Is Not the Shore album cover artwork by Cinta Arribas

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The songs in this hour are mostly by Australian artists, including fabulous new covers by Missy Higgins and Emma Swift, a cut from friend-of-the-show John Flanagan’s forthcoming album, and recent releases by several artists who are new to Katie. The last track is a tribute to the gorgeous Miss Chat family, with thanks for their generosity during JOY’s recent Radiothon. Here is the playlist:

• Wide Open Road – Missy Higgins
• Coming Home to You – Murphnick
• Lion – Mezz Coleman
• On the Run – Robert Ellis
• This Burning Fire – Hannah Gillespie
• Bourbon St – Ryan Martin John
• Gold Fever – Misty Harlowe
• Ain’t No Easy Love – John Flanagan
• Give Me Strength – Emma Swift
• You’re Gorgeous – Babybird

Above: Murphnick’s Strange Ride album cover art by Nick Weller; original image by Andy Bailey

The post Coming home to you – Show #277 (part 2), 7 May 2023 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie warms up a chilly Melbourne morning with a bunch of gorgeous songs by artists based in London, Belfast, Los Angeles, Boston, Auckland, Tasmania, Brisbane and Melbourne. The songs have themes of healing, the beauty of the natural world, friendship, rebellion, being your most authentic self, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Gloria – Sam Smith
• Last Good Man – Melody Moko
• My Attic – Adam Lambert
• Queen of the Backyard – Jessye DeSilva
• Faithless Lover – Reb Fountain
• The Light – Jim Alxndr
• Starry Stuff – Tiffany Eckhardt
• Come Home to Me – Dani Larkin
• Bernie – Dan Warner
• Honey Dates Death – Fenn Wilson

Above: Dani Larkin’s Walking with Natives EP cover artwork by Lynn Finnegan

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This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Together We Thrive’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation thriving! The second hour continues today’s Sunday-morning ‘love-in’, with listeners sending beautiful messages and financial support. Fiona Newton from JOY’s Chicks Talking Footy joins Katie to chat about Radiothon, her job as manager of JOY Academy, the importance of diversity in sports media, and more. And of course there are great tunes, too! Here is the playlist:

• Hammock – Pirritu
• Tiny Notes – The Young’uns
• Drunk on a Flight – Eloise
• Keepers of the Morning – Tay Oskee
• Portrait of the Artist as a Middle Aged Man – Hannah Aldridge
• Love Song for Sierra Nevada – Philippa Nihill
• A Moment Too Soon – Nigel Wearne

Radiothon is over for this year, but there are several ways you can still support JOY: become a member, donate, subscribe or become a patron.

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This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Together We Thrive’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation thriving! The music today is particularly gorgeous, and so are the messages from the dearly loved and loving family of Miss Chatelaine listeners. Here is the playlist:

• Speak Soon – Lucy Wise
• Brown Coat – Oscar Lush
• Pretty Skies – Cassidy Watts
• Bedroom Window – Henry Wagons
• Addicted to Misery – Nat Vazer
• Afterglow – Portair ft. WYNNE
• These Days – Riley Catherall & Charm of Finches
• Return to the Sea – Yves Paquet
• Health – Coda Chroma

Radiothon is over for this year, but there are several ways you can still support JOY: become a member, donate, subscribe or become a patron.

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More great songs and more beautiful messages from the Miss Chat community help Katie feel less stressed today. The tunes include new ones from past guests Don Walker, Alice Cotton and John Flanagan, an Australian radio premiere from Irish singer-songwriter Lorraine Nash, a gorgeous Billy Joel cover by Gretta Ray, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Don’t Smoke in Bed – Dan Tuffy ft. Song Crew
• Vienna – Gretta Ray
• When I Win the Lottery – Don Walker
• I’ll Go – Lorraine Nash
• Till the Flame Turns Blue – The Paper Kites
• Home Sweet Home – Eddie Ink
• Coming Home – Alice Cotton
• Down to the Wild Stuff Now – Sea Swallow
• I Am Not in a Hurry – Georgia Mooney
• One Punch Ryan – John Flanagan

Above: Don Walker’s Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky album cover photography by Wendy McDougall; design by Dave Homer

The post When I win the lottery – Show #275 (part 2), 23 April 2023 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie is stressed-out by life this morning, so she takes comfort from the music and from the messages from her Miss Chat family. There are beautiful new tunes by rising artists Oceanique, As Seen On TV and Lucinda Chua, powerful songs by the great Jen Cloher and Neil Murray, delicious tracks from upcoming albums by Robert Ellis and The Milk Carton Kids, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Anything at All – Oceanique
• Close Your Eyes – Robert Ellis
• Unsteady (Ever Since You’re Gone) – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
• Visualise – As Seen On TV
• To the World – Murphnick
• Harakeke – Jen Cloher
• Tears of Wybalenna – Neil Murray
• Star Shine – The Milk Carton Kids
• Something Other Than Years – Lucinda Chua ft. Yeule

Above: Lucinda Chua’s YIAN album cover photography and design by Nhu Xuan Hua

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Katie welcomes rising lutruwita (Tasmania) singer-songwriter Isabel Rumble to the studio to chat about Isabel’s experiences at the recent National Folk Festival; her gorgeous debut album, Bird Be Brave; and some of the artists who have influenced her. Isabel also gives us two exquisite live performances. Here is the playlist:

• Broken and Beautiful – Lucy Wise
• Out on a Whim – Pirritu
• Life Carries Me On – Isabel Rumble
• Blackberry Stone – Laura Marling
• Bird Be Brave (live in the studio) – Isabel Rumble
• California – Joni Mitchell
• Blue Skies – Felicity Dowd
• Time Will Show (live in the studio) – Isabel Rumble
• Love Holds Me Still – Isabel Rumble

Visit Isabel Rumble’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Photo of Isabel Rumble and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie reports on her time at this year’s National Folk Festival in Canberra, which included an outstanding performance by much-loved Australian band The Waifs. She also plays new songs by Miss Chatelaine favourites Sunny Luwe and Georgia Fields, an old one by Melbourne singer-songwriter Dan Warner, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Everything I Am – Chris Cavill
• The Grants – Lana Del Rey
• Is That What They’re Saying? – Dan Warner
• Fly Like a Bird – Sunny Luwe
• Nadia – Circle
• Bridal Train – The Waifs
• The Finest Day – Coconut Shy
• Snakes and Ladders – Georgia Fields
• Mainies – Matt Corby

Above: Chris Cavill’s ‘Everything I Am’ single cover artwork by Neue Future Lane

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Katie plays another eleven songs in this hour, all new except for Sunny Luwe’s ‘Double Shot’, which was a nominee in the ‘Indigenous’ category at the recent Queensland Music Awards. There’s new music from Miss Chatelaine favourites Woodes, Jordan Merrick and Jen Mize; Australian music stalwarts Phillippa Nihill and Tommy Emmanuel; rising artists Blake O’Connor, Jamie Mac and Bud Rokesky; and more. Here is the playlist:

• Lifetime – Woodes
• If You’re Looking Down – Blake O’Connor
• Getaway – Philippa Nihill
• Darkest Days – Matt Glass
• Sorry, Thank You – Jamie Mac
• Two Hands – Jordan Merrick
• Out the Back of the House – Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble
• White Freight Liner Blues – Tommy Emmanuel ft. Molly Tuttle
• Go It Alone – Bud Rokesky
• Double Shot – Sunny Luwe
• In My Head – The Lemon Twigs

Above: The Lemon Twigs’ Everything Harmony album cover photography and design by Eva Chambers

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Today’s show is stacked full of new music by artists familiar and unfamiliar to Katie, including a demo version of Miley Cyrus’s mega-hit ‘Flowers’, a beautiful song from the debut album by Australian pop star Ruel, thought-provoking stuff from Melbourne’s Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission, and a gorgeous cut from Feist’s new album. Here is the playlist:

• Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers – Oscar Lush
• Love Who We Are Meant To – Feist
• Learning How to Die – Portair
• On My Way to You – Emily Grace Taylor
• Lie – Ruel
• Flowers (demo) – Miley Cyrus
• Not a Soul to Be Seen – John Lloyd
• Pinball Machine – Axe & the Ivory
• Lilac Trees – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
• Laura Elsa – Yasmin de Laine

Above: Feist’s Multitudes album cover photography by

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More fabulous new music in the second hour of today’s show, from artists based in Dundalk (Ireland), Belgium, Boston, Nashville, California and Melbourne. Styles include folk, noir-pop, roots, alt-country and more. Here is the playlist:

• Aldente Pasta – David Keenan
• Solstice Hymn – Jessye DeSilva
• Anchor – Lisa Richards
• The Sweet Sound of You – The Paper Kites
• Dorero – Hannah Aldridge
• Fish and Whistle – Alan Fletcher
• I Walk the Same Way to Work – Henry Wagons
• Heart of Giants – Yves Paquet
• Bahamas – Jim Alxndr
• All of the Time in the World to Kill – The Milk Carton Kids

Above: The Paper Kites’ ‘The Sweet Sound of You’ single cover

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This hour features songs by artists based in Texas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Cape Breton, London, Brisbane and Melbourne. It includes powerful new tracks by Australian singer-songwriters Dan Sultan and Melody Moko, an intriguing cover of a Culture Club classic, a song for which everyone involved – from writing and recording to releasing – is female, non-binary and/or LGBTQIA2S+, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Gene – Robert Ellis
• Pretending – Michal Leah
• See This Through – Matt Andersen
• I Will Never Know (Who’s Always on Your Mind) – Jonesing
• Story – Dan Sultan
• Take Me Over – Katankin
• No God – Sam Smith
• I Don’t Wanna Change – Julia Sound ft. Larissa Tandy
• Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Adam Lambert
• Great Australian Dream – Melody Moko

Above: Photo of Dan Sultan (and ‘Story’ single cover) by Clint Peloso

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Katie spins some of the many tracks that were released while she was away at WorldPride and the Port Fairy Folk Festival, including new music by Queensland favourites Busby Marou and rising young stars Oceanique, Eloise and Fenn Wilson. There’s also a reworked classic from The Whitlams and a favourite track from The Waifs. Here is the playlist:

• Where I Wanna Be – Busby Marou
• Time Passes – Oceanique
• Above the Salt – Portair & VÉRITÉ
• Never Fall Apart: Epilogue – Andrew Bird
• Giant Feelings – Eloise
• Kate Kelly – The Whitlams Black Stump Band ft. Felicity Urquhart
• Lighthouse – The Waifs
• Dancing – Fenn Wilson

Above: Busby Marou’s ‘Where I Wanna Be’ single cover art by Dave Homer

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Katie chats to two of her favourite artists on the planet, English duo Chris While and Julie Matthews, in the JOY studio as they return to Australia after five years away. The conversation covers their strong connection to Australia (they first performed here in 1998 and have been back many times since); the inspiration behind some of the songs on their latest album, Women of the World; their different songwriting processes; their love for the Indigo Girls and Joni Mitchell; the glories of lesbian relationships; the power of their 2016 song ‘Pride’; and more. Here is the playlist:

• Women of the World – Chris While and Julie Matthews
• Hope Alone – Indigo Girls
• Coming Out (live in the studio) – Chris While and Julie Matthews
• Crow – Chris While and Julie Matthews
• A Case of You – Joni Mitchell
• Walk the Line (live in the studio) – Chris While and Julie Matthews
• Starfish Thrower (live in the studio) – Chris While and Julie Matthews
• Pride – Chris While and Julie Matthews

Visit Chris and Julie’s official website and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Photo of Chris While and Julie Matthews by Fiona Newton – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie’s guest today is queer Melbourne/Narrm singer-songwriter, drummer and skateboarder Cat Canteri. Cat and Katie have a lively and joyful chat about Cat’s recent drumming work with Kutcha Edwards, ThornBird and Justin Bernasconi; the difference between playing for other people and performing her own songs; the joys of eating fruit fresh from the tree; how Michael Waugh has influenced her songwriting; her new single and plans for two new albums; and more – and Cat plays two beautiful new songs live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• Dancing While Behind – Little Guilt
• Strike Out – Bud Rokesky
• Fitzroy Bowl – Cat Canteri
• History Eraser – Courtney Barnett
• In the Garden (live in the studio) – Cat Canteri
• This Song Reminds Me – Michael Waugh
• Know You Child (live in the studio) – Cat Canteri
• Alone – Cat Canteri
• History, Now – Mavis Staples

Visit Cat Canteri’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Photo of Cat Canteri and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Returning from her three-week break, during which she attended Sydney WorldPride and the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Katie plays some of the tracks that were released while she was away. Artists range from the well-established (Pink, Ben Folds, First Aid Kit) to established (Ivor Game, Jess Hitchcock, The Teskey Brothers) to emerging (Jessie Reid, Em George, Ed Barnes). Here is the playlist:

• A Little Closer – Jessie Reid ft. Easymess
• In the Woods – Ivor Game
• Home – Em George
• Love Poem on a Bookmark – Ed Barnes
• I Don’t Have the Heart – Jess Hitchcock
• Winslow Gardens – Ben Folds
• Not a Child – Melody Moko
• Oceans of Emotions – The Teskey Brothers
• Kids in Love – Pink ft. First Aid Kit

Above: Jessie Reid’s ‘A Little Closer’ single cover art

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Katie welcomes Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter Jordie Lane back to Miss Chatelaine to chat about his two new EPs, The Empty House Tapes (volumes 1 and 2), and his forthcoming mini-tour of Australia. Katie also continues her preview of the 46th Port Fairy Folk Festival, with tracks by some of the queer artists on the festival line-up: Dani Larkin, Chris While and Julie Matthews, and Grace Petrie. Here is the playlist:

• Your Best – Darcy Fox
• Love Part Two – Dani Larkin
• Women of the World – Chris While & Julie Matthews
• Just Take Love, For Example – Jordie Lane
• Way With Words – Minor Gold
• Driving Song – Jordie Lane
• Life According to Raechel – Madison Cunningham
• Turn – Jordie Lane
• Tom Paine’s Bones – Grace Petrie

Visit Jordie Lane’s official website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Above: Jordie Lane’s The Empty House Tapes, Vol. 1 & 2 album cover photo by Betsy Phillips, design by Jim Grimwade

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Katie previews the 46th Port Fairy Folk Festival, which takes place from 10 to 13 March 2023, by playing tracks by some of the artists on the festival line-up: Bumpy, Lucy Lorenne, John Smith and Niamh Regan. She also features excellent new songs by artists based in Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, Ireland and England. Here is the playlist:

• Garden – Jazmyn
• Return Home – Bumpy
• Geneva – Lucy Lorenne & The Early Birds
• When the Curtains Close – Siobhan Cotchin
• Old Friend – Lucy Wise
• Around the World – Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band
• The Globe – Lisa O’Neill
• Hummingbird – John Smith
• Glue Song – beabadoobee
• Love You Senseless – Niamh Regan

Above: Port Fairy Folk Festival artwork by Stuart Eadie

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Katie plays three fabulous new songs by local artists and then introduces renowned Australian music promoter and producer Neil Croker to talk about the upcoming Bluesfest Melbourne, to be held on Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bluesfest in Byron Bay has been showcasing the biggest names in music from around the world every Easter long weekend since 1990, and now Melbourne is hosting its own Bluesfest for the first time, with a great line-up of local and overseas artists. Neil and Katie talk about what punters can expect at the festival and play songs by some of the artists on the bill. Here is the playlist:

• Who Will Sing My Songs – Richard J Frankland
• Adam & Eve – Tanya-Lee Davies
• How Good Is Bed – Alan Fletcher
• Gon’ Boogaloo – C.W. Stoneking
• The Captain (acoustic) – Kasey Chambers
• I Cooked You a Meal – Henry Wagons
• Mr Bojangles – Steve Earle
• Tomorrow Is a Long Time – Keb’ Mo’

For more information about Bluesfest Melbourne and to buy tickets, head to bluesfestmelbourne.com.au

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This week we lost the great American singer-songwriter Burt Bacharach, and Katie plays three of her favourite Bacharach songs in tribute to him. There are also fabulous new songs by artists based in Melbourne, Hobart, Fort Worth, Stockholm and London. Here is the playlist:

• Moment of Time – Finn
• Bird Be Brave – Isabel Rumble
• Hesitate – Hazlett ft. OSKA
• Brunswick – Matt Glass
• Yesterday’s News – Robert Ellis
• Butterflies – Tom Odell ft. Aurora
• Love Me More – Sam Smith
• Wishin’ and Hopin’ – Ani DiFranco
• This Guy’s in Love – The Reels
• What’s New Pussycat? (live) – k.d. lang

Above: Tom Odell’s ‘Butterflies’ single cover art

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It’s Midsumma Pride March day, and Katie shares the love with new and recent music by artists from Melbourne, Adelaide, England and the United States. You’ll also hear a couple of classics by the patron saint of Miss Chatealine, k.d. lang, and queer English duo Chris While and Julie Matthews. Here is the playlist:

• California on My Mind – Tom Mac
• Kill You Twice – Katankin
• Kilometres – Mark Curtis & The Flannelettes
• Happier Now – Elizabeth
• Sexuality – k.d. lang
• Friends Like These – Rhodes
• Brighter Day – Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Foolish Kids – Emily Lubitz
• Pride – Chris While & Julie Matthews
• Made You Look – Meghan Trainor with Kim Petras

Above: Rhodes’ Friends Like These album cover photography by Charlie Moore

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Share the joy of Midsumma Pride March day with Katie as she plays songs about recovering from trauma, finding places of peace and groundedness, romance, death, perseverance and, of course, pride. Here is the playlist:

• Steady Steady – Brook St
• Long Gully Road – Ella Hooper
• Carry Me Home – Calan Watts
• Return Home – Bumpy
• Almost Loved You – Michal Leah
• Run to Me – Andrea Kirwin
• Pride – Grace Petrie
• Days of Summer – Misty Harlowe
• I Don’t Know When It Is I’m Gonna Die – Henry Wagons
• Little Bluebird – Anna Weatherup

Above: Calan Watts’ ‘Carry Me Home’ single cover art

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Katie counts down her 20 favourite songs of 2022. The top 10 contains some songs with great singalong hooks, a gorgeous cover, and several songs with important messages. Six of the songs in numbers 10 to 1 are by female or non-binary artists, seven are by Australia-based artists, and three are by US-based artists. Here is the playlist:

1. The Outskirts – Melody Moko
2. Lost My Way – Brendan McMahon
3. Love Is Letting Go – Ashe ft. Diane Keaton
4. Ordinary World – Adam Lambert
5. If You Don’t Know Me, Who Am I – Josh Pyke
6. Highrise – Smith & Jones
7. Sweet Summer Nights – Sunny Luwe (formerly known as Dani Teveluwe)
8. Mana Takatāpui – Jen Cloher
9. Just Take Love, For Example – Jordie Lane
10. Canvas – Helen Shanahan

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Katie counts down her 20 favourite songs of 2022. The songs in the first half of the countdown have particularly strong female energy, with six by solo women artists, two by female/male duos, and one by a female + non-binary trio. Seven of the songs in numbers 20 to 11 are by Australia-based artists, two are by US-based artists and one is by a London-based artist. Here is the playlist:

1. Like I Do – Emily Lubitz
2. In the Quiet – Monique Clare
3. Be Good Be Kind – Mega
4. You Are Loved – Jodi Phillis
5. Same Colours – Jason Vorherr
6. Rather Be – Luke Sital-Singh ft. Christina Perri
7. Samson (live at Sydney Opera House) – Georgia Maq
8. Summer Love – Folk Bitch Trio
9. Sleep Now – Joyce Prescher
10. Kid Codeine – The Delines

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Making her second visit to Miss Chatelaine is Melbourne singer-songwriter Katankin (Helen Catanchin) – an artist whom Katie rates highly and thinks more people should know about! She and Katie chat about Katankin’s musical background and how she moved from singing jazz to writing and performing her own songs; the difficulties local independent artists face in trying to achieve public recognition; and her beautiful debut EP, The Quiet Shimmer of the World. Katie also pays tribute to the late Renée Geyer, and plays a fabulous new version of Dolly Parton’s classic song ‘9 to 5’ as well as Miley Cyrus’s current smash ‘Flowers’. Here is the playlist:

• 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton & Kelly Clarkson
• Flowers – Miley Cyrus
• It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World – Renée Geyer
• Hey Little Spider – Katankin
• Panning for Gold (live in the studio) – Katankin
• Live with Me – Massive Attack
• Bluebird – Katankin
• This Train – Bunny Wailer

Visit Katankin’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. And buy her music at Bandcamp!

Above: Photo of Katankin and Katie by Betty Sujecki

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On this Midsumma Carnival day, Katie plays a selection of new and old tunes by some of her favourite new and old artists. The new favourites are from Brisbane, New York and Sydney, and the old ones are from Canada, Melbourne and Newcastle (among other places). Katie also pays tribute to the late David Crosby and plays a newly available recording of Joe Geia’s ‘Yil Lull’ that features a stellar line-up of Australian singers. Here is the playlist:

• Wild Wild Me – Jess Irvine
• Burning Lights – Matt Andersen
• The Last Day on Earth – Kate Miller-Heidke
• On Through Time – Kim Churchill
• Lights Light Up – Fenne Lily
• Little Barefoot Millie – Colin Buchanan
• You’re Still the One – Maple Glider
• Guinnevere – Crosby, Stills & Nash
• Yil Lull – Singers for the Red, Black & Gold

Above: Fenne Lily’s Big Picture album cover art by Thomas Doyle

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Katie welcomes queer English folk singer, songwriter and activist Grace Petrie back to Miss Chatelaine to chat about her current tour of Australia (including her experiences at Woodford Folk Festival and Cygnet Folk Festival), the return of live music after lockdowns, Grace’s 2021 album Connectivity, the political and social situation in the UK, her debut stand-up comedy show at Edinburgh Fringe, and coming back in March 2023 for more local shows. Here is the playlist:

• Anthony – Romanie
• Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
• Women of the World – Chris While & Julie Matthews
• Storm to Weather – Grace Petrie
• The Losing Side – Grace Petrie
• There Is Power in a Union – Billy Bragg
• I Will Be Your Shield – Billy Bragg
• Miss Chatelaine (Iron Hoof Remix) – k.d. lang with Orville Peck

Visit Grace Petrie’s official website (tour dates here) and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Grace Petrie by Moments to Media

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Katie plays an hour of songs by artists based in Melbourne, Newcastle, the Sunshine Coast, the USA, Stockholm and Scotland on themes of potentiality, different ways of loving, accepting people, and more. She also pays tribute to the late and much-missed Melbourne singer-songwriter Suzie Dickinson. Here is the playlist:

• Something to Look Forward to Forever – Laura Jean
• The Lady on the Water – Dan Warner & The Night Parrots
• Aselestine – Yo La Tengo
• Part Time Lovers – Hazlett
• It’s Been Raining – Suzie Dickinson
• The Many Moods of Love – Charles Jenkins
• Hold Out for Love – James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra
• Come Back Free – Kim Churchill
• Ghost – L.i.E

Above: James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra’s The Great White Sea Eagle album cover art by John Broadley

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Katie plays Australian, French, English, Canadian and American pop and folk song requests – several of which are, not surprisingly, extremely queer – from listeners Em, Betty, Lauren, Robbie, Jason, Breed, Wayne, Andy and Tess – showing that the Miss Chatelaine family has very good taste indeed! Here is the playlist:

• Sexy Boy – Air
• Ode to a Gym Teacher – Meg Christian
• Into Temptation – Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp
• The Days We Remember – Kaiyah Mercedes
• Chachi’s Theme – Sarah McLeod
• Hole in the Heart – Karine Polwart
• The Snows – Pentangle
• One Misty Moisty Morning – Steeleye Span
• Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – The Beatles
• The Valley – k.d. lang
• You Don’t Speak for Me – Judy Small

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It’s that time of the year when there aren’t many new music releases, so after playing three of them, Katie moves on to a kind of ‘stream of consciousness’ set of tracks. The artists are mostly related to each other via TV’s Idol franchise, and this gives Katie the opportunity to play some of her favourite songs from the past few years. And then there’s Grace Petrie’s awesome ‘Black Tie’! Here is the playlist:

• Miss Chatelaine (St Tropez Mix) – k.d. lang
• Alright (Supergrass cover) – Annie Hamilton
• Weather Changes – Cassidy Watts
• Gravity Find Us & Bring Us In – Hayden Calnin
• Rainbow – Meghan Trainor
• Ordinary World – Adam Lambert
• Everybody Rise (acoustic) – Amy Shark
• Really Saying Something – Casey Abrams
• All About That Bass – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
• Black Tie – Grace Petrie

Above: Cassidy Watts’ ‘Weather Changes’ single cover photography and design by Cassidy Watts

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The second hour of today’s show features more chilled-out tracks to ease you into 2023, plus the occasional more upbeat one. There’s folk, pop, soul and blues music by artists from Melbourne, Berlin-via-Perth, Geelong, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Finland and Canada, including a classic by patron saint of the show k.d. lang and a great new cover by the Teskey Brothers. Here is the playlist:

• John Snow & the Map that Changed the World – Bruce Watson
• All These Years – Coby Grant ft. Jaimi Faulkner
• Imaginary Ships – Van Walker & The Ferriters
• You Are the One – Andrea Kirwin
• Steal My Girl (gender neutral version) – Miki Ratsula
• The Death of Stars – Charles Jenkins
• Raise Up Your Glass – Matt Andersen
• Skylark – k.d. lang
• Sweet Summer Nights – Dani Teveluwe
• This Will Be Our Year – The Teskey Brothers

Above: The Teskey Brothers’ ‘This Will Be Our Year’ single cover art by Josh Diaz

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Katie eases herself and listeners into the new year with songs from some of her favourite releases of 2022 (Gabriel Kahane’s Magnificent Bird, Lisa Richards’ Waiting to Fly, Katie Thorne’s Wine Drunk, Dan Warner & The Night Parrots’ Maybe, Then …, Joyce Prescher’s Out of My Mind), a few New Year songs, and new tunes from Melissa Carper, Anita Lester and Laura Jean. Here is the playlist:

• New Year’s Resolutions – Kaiyah Mercedes
• Magnificent Bird – Gabriel Kahane
• I Want This to Be Home – Lisa Richards
• New Year’s in London – Katie Thorne
• Maybe, Then … – Dan Warner & The Night Parrots
• City Lights – Joyce Prescher ft. Khristian Mizzi
• Hanging On to You – Melissa Carper
• Jukebox – Anita Lester
• Swing Around the Sun – Paul Kelly
• Rock’n’Roll Holiday – Laura Jean

Above: Kaiyah Mercedes’ ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ single cover photography by Lauren Ridgway

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Katie and her guest Michelle ‘Mama Mish’ Sheppard discuss Mish’s work promoting diversity and inclusion in the Victorian Public Service, how diversity and inclusion are tracking at JOY, and how we don’t just have one big ‘gay community’ but many communities within that. Mish asks for and receives an explanation of the name ‘Miss Chatelaine’, and there are songs, too, of course – including a stunning new 40th-anniversary recording of the classic Australian hit ‘Solid Rock’, two western-swing tracks, a couple of seasonally appropriate tunes, and a hilarious new song by Melbourne folk legend Bruce Watson. Here is the playlist:

• Solid Rock, Sacred Ground – Goanna ft. Emma Donovan & William Barton
• From What I Recall – Melissa Carper
• Graceland Too (gender neutral version) – Miki Ratsula
• I’M ON THE TRAIN! – Bruce Watson
• Aphelion – Ruth Hazleton
• Something Good – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
• Hanukkah Dance – Hiss Golden Messenger
• Mary Poppins – Little Green
• My Hometown – Finn Twist ft. Sydney Boys’ Choir

Above: Goanna’s ‘Solid Rock, Sacred Ground’ single cover art by Shane Howard with lettering by Steve Thomas

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Diversity-and-inclusion consultant, trans advocate and all-round great person Michelle ‘Mama Mish’ Sheppard joins Katie for a vaguely Christmas-themed show that includes gorgeous new covers by Adam Lambert, Paul Kelly and Amy Shark; the beautiful title tracks from new albums by Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit and New Zealand singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell; and more. Katie and Mish talk about Mish’s professional life and family relationships, and Katie reports on a fabulous Henry Wagons / Lachlan Bryan concert she went to this week. Here is the playlist:

• Palomino – First Aid Kit
• Ordinary World – Adam Lambert
• Tug of War – Jenny Mitchell
• Maybe This Christmas – Paul Kelly
• The Beast – Jodi Phillis
• Are You Awake Love (Anya’s Song) – Felix Riebl with Roscoe James Irwin
• Jacarandas – The Northern Folk
• Christmas Lights – Amy Shark

Above: Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train album cover design by Peter Salmon-Lomas

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Katie plays fabulous new music from previous guests of the show Tanya-Lee Davies, Mick Thomas, Little Green and Jaime Jackett; the late, great Archie Roach; new/recent favourites Katie Thorne, SYML, Lisa Richards and Dan Warner; and a queer New York band who have recently re-established themselves after going viral online. Here is the playlist:

• All Around Me – Tanya-Lee Davies
• One Song – Archie Roach
• Back in the Day – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
• Team Sports – Katie Thorne
• Better Part of Me – SYML ft. Sara Watkins
• Iridescent Ghosts – Little Green
• Who Got the Key – Lisa Richards
• Every Moon Is Blue – Dan Warner & The Night Parrots
• Higher Than High – Jaime Jackett
• Sweet Friend – The Orion Experience

Above: Tanya-Lee Davies’ Wallflowers EP cover art by Tanya-Lee Davies

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Alone in the studio because Betty is away on a gay cruise (!), Katie keeps herself and her listeners company with a great hour of new music by artists from Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Edinburgh, Nashville, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. Here is the playlist:

• Deep Is the Way – Gena Rose Bruce ft. Bill Callahan
• Checkers – Bonnie Kemplay
• The Outskirts – Melody Moko
• Numbers Game – Ben De La Cour ft. Becky Warren
• Bluebird – Katankin
• Life We’ve Built – Portair & Emily James
• I’m gonna die with this frown on my face – Ruby Gill
• Madeleine – The Dreggs
• Earthly Desire – Anita Lester
• Chemex – Gabriel Kahane

Above: Katankin’s ‘Bluebird’ single cover art by Helen Catanchin

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It’s hard to pick one song that stands out in this hour full of great songs, but the new one by Jen Cloher is simply stunning, as is the accompanying video. Katie is delighted that five out of the nine tracks are by queer female-identifying or non-binary artists. Here is the playlist:

• Blow Up the Pokies (Black Stump) – The Whitlams Black Stump Band
• We Ran Anyway – Kaiyah Mercedes
• Turquoise Love – Mardi Wilson
• Samson (live at Sydney Opera House) – Georgia Maq
• Mana Takatāpui – Jen Cloher
• Holding All the Cards – Melissa Carper
• Folk Festival – Laura Jean
• Still Good – Andrea Kirwin
• Moonglow – The Pearce Collective
• Mr Breezy – Sahara Beck

Above: Mardi Wilson’s ‘Turquoise Love’ single cover photograph by Gus Wilson

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Still on a high after the premiership win by her AFLW team, the mighty Demons, Katie presents an hour of music by outstanding artists from Australia, Ireland and Finland. Congratulations to them all, especially previous guests Georgia Fields, Monique Clare, Susan O’Neill and Joyce Prescher. Here is the playlist:

• It’s a Grand Old Flag (Melbourne Football Club team song) – The Fable Singers
• In My Blood – Georgia Fields
• The Aeroplane – Tim Minchin
• In the Quiet – Monique Clare
• Until the Beat Is Gone – Felix Riebl ft. Graham Candy
• Meet Me in the Silence – Susan O’Neill
• Crackly Radio – Don Hillman
• Slow Motion – Joan & The Giants
• She (gender neutral version) – Miki Ratsula
• Out of My Mind – Joyce Prescher

Above: Tim Minchin’s ‘The Aeroplane’ single cover art by Julia Parisi

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Katie welcomes Alice Cotton, a queer indie-folk artist and music therapist from Darwin/Larrakia Country, to the studio for a chat and a couple of live performances. We learn the stories behind Alice’s songs, listen to songs by some of the artists she admires, and hear about the queer scene in Darwin. Here is the playlist:

• Nobody Knows – First Aid Kit
• All Clear – Clio Renner
• We Need to Be Free – Jodi Phillis
• You Drive a Hilux – Alice Cotton
• Lentils (live in the studio) – Alice Cotton
• Final Notice – Leah Flanagan
• My Turn – Alice Cotton
• Sleeping Dogs (live in the studio) – Alice Cotton
• Brighter Than Blue – Carla Geneve

Visit Alice Cotton’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Alice Cotton and JOY’s life-size Dolly Parton figure by Steph Vitacca – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Inspiration for the songs in today’s first hour (according to the artists) comes from the poetry of Emily Dickinson, grieving the loss of a deep connection, a classic Australian album, one of the most beautiful areas of a Nova Scotian province, bad timing, breaking the bonds of conformity, concern for the climate crisis, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Boundary Road – All Our Exes Live in Texas
• I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain – Andrew Bird ft. Phoebe Bridgers
• Anything You Like – Winten
• Been So Good, Been So Far – Tim Rogers & The Twin Set
• South Shore – Moira & Claire
• To the Edge – Nigel Wearne ft. Lauren Housley
• Well Again – Full Power Happy Hour
• Silverbird – Sea Swallow
• Smoke and Mirrors – Beckah Amani
• Solitary Dreaming – Isabel Rumble
• House to House – Matt Andersen

Above: Winten’s ‘Anything You Like’ single cover photography by Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd

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Following excellent new songs by Sydney band Dog Trumpet, the UK’s Tribes of Europe, and rising young Australian pop artist Hetha, Katie welcomes back to Miss Chatelaine beloved Melbourne-via-NZ singer-songwriter, storyteller and ‘multidimensional unicorn’ Kerryn Fields. Kerryn and Katie chat about the importance of queer visibility, discuss Kerryn’s new music video, and have a bit of a New-Zealand-palooza with tracks by fierce Aotearoa artists Jenny Mitchell, Tami Neilson and Topp Twins. We are also treated to not one, but two live performances by Kerryn. Here is the playlist:

• Nina Simone – Dog Trumpet
• Fight Fire with Fire? – Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch
• The Ride – Hetha
• Where I’ve Been – Kerryn Fields
• Lucy – Jenny Mitchell
• Queenie (live in the studio) – Kerryn Fields
• Mama’s Talkin’ – Tami Neilson
• St Kilda Pier (live in the studio) – Kerryn Fields
• Untouchable Girls – Topp Twins

Visit Kerryn Fields’ official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Kerryn Fields and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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The morning after JOY’s fabulous Queer AF gig, Katie eases into herself and her listeners into Sunday morning with beautiful music by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, Japan, California and Nebraska. The songs are about loneliness, breaking up, contentment, heartbreak and more. Here is the playlist:

• For the Lonely Ones – Kaiyah Mercedes
• Big Sky – The Golden Rail
• Stranger – Steph Wood
• Burning Holes – Kingswood
• Count on Me – Ashe
• Running on Sweet Smile – The Milk Carton Kids
• Wine Drunk – Katie Thorne
• Glimpse of Us – Joji
• Time + Space (Molto Bella) – Andrea von Kampen

Above: The Milk Carton Kids’ ‘Running on Sweet Smile’ single cover art

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Katie recaps the recent Topp Twins 40th-anniversary tribute concert and then has a chat to guest Riley Catherall about returning to live shows since COVID lockdowns, his connections to Canberra (where Riley started), his work with Miss Chat favourites Lachlan Bryan and Michael Waugh, and more. Riley also does a beautiful live performance in the studio. Here is the playlist:

• If You Were a Bird – Jenny Mitchell
• Stay Outta My Business – Tami Neilson
• Vacant Lot – Riley Catherall
• Jackson – Georgia State Line
• Leave Me Out to Dry (live in the studio) – Riley Catherall
• Weighing on Me – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
• They Don’t Let the Girls in the Game – Michael Waugh
• Bark at the Moon – Riley Catherall

Visit Riley Catherall’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Riley Catherall and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Regular (and very kind) listeners Caroline and Trish described this hour of music as a lovely, calming balm. There are beautiful new songs from artists based in Canada, Nashville, Massachusetts, the Pacific Northwest of the USA, Brisbane, northern New South Wales, Melbourne, and the Victorian Surf Coast. Here is the playlist:

• Somedays – Old Sea Brigade
• I’ll Find a Way – Hussy Hicks
• What Am I Doing – Tennyson King
• Don’t You Cry – Meg Mac
• Rigged Games – Ernest Aines
• Rainbow – Meghan Trainor
• Howling – SYML & Lucius
• Glass – Moreton
• King Parrot Creek – Don Hillman

Above: Hussy Hicks’ Same Boat EP cover art and app creation by Monkey Noise

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Katie plays ten really lovely songs in the second hour, by artists based in Melbourne, Perth, Fremantle, Brisbane, Ireland, Nashville, North Carolina, and Portland, Oregon. Bliss out to the superb voice of Susan O’Neill, the ethereal sounds of Perolas, the outstanding songwriting of Jordie Lane, the beautiful mandolin-picking of Watchhouse, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Just a Little Closer – Susan O’Neill
• All I Want to Do Is Sleep – Rob Snarski
• Lucid Dream – Perolas ft. Alethia, Vinod Prasanna & Jag Shergill
• Just Take Love, For Example – Jordie Lane
• Hardest Part – Joan & The Giants
• Let the Anger Go – Dave Johnson
• Eyes Wide Open – Georgie Nielsen
• Mexico Smile – Carus Thompson
• Better Way (Duo) – Watchhouse
• Hot Pink Raingear – Gabriel Kahane

Above: Rob Snarski and His So-Called Friends’ Searching for the Heart of It All album cover design by Jamie Coghill; artwork by Kirsty Budge (detail from Thumb on the Pulse)

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On a spectacular Melbourne spring day, Katie plays new and recently released music by some of her favourite Australian artists, including Lisa Richards, the great Eric Bogle, Stu Larsen, Georgia Fields, The Whitlams and more. Themes of the songs include all the biggies: love, death, and beer! Here is the playlist:

• Flowers and Weeds (Dead and Gone) – Lisa Richards
• If I Should Wake – Eric Bogle
• Lover Boy – Sophie May
• These Days – Stu Larsen
• Accidental – Catherine Traicos
• Life’s Gonna Kill You (If You Let It) – Man-Made Sunshine
• Tigress – Georgia Fields
• Nobody Knows I Love You – The Whitlams
• House the Hurt – Monique Clare
• Barcelona Beers – Felix Riebl ft. Joe Bel

Above: Stu Larsen’s ‘These Days’ single photography by Stu Larsen

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Katie’s guest today is Netherlands-born, Melbourne-based Americana and folk singer-songwriter Joyce Prescher. She and Katie chat about Joyce’s musical background; her gorgeous new album, Out of My Mind; her work with previous Miss Chatelaine guest Delsinki’s projects Keep the Circle Unbroken and Sing a Song of Sixpence; and her upcoming gigs – and she performs a song live in the studio! Here is the playliat:

• Right Place Wrong Time – This Way North & Buckman Coe
• Table for One – Sally Seltmann
• Sick – Alex the Astronaut
• Sleep Now – Joyce Prescher
• Priest – William Crighton
• Am I Lost (live in the studio) – Joyce Prescher
• The Story – Brandi Carlile
• Paper and Pen – Joyce Prescher

Visit Joyce Prescher’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Joyce Prescher at JOY by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Among the recent flood of new releases are tracks by several past guests of the show, including Dani Teveluwe, Little Green and Mick Thomas. This hour has some of Katie’s favourite songs of the year so far – can you pick which ones they are? Here is the playlist:

• Sweet Summer Nights – Dani Teveluwe
• Lost in Limbo – Little Green
• Cherry (gender neutral version) – Miki Ratsula
• Uneasy me – Merci, Mercy
• Shipwreck – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
• The Sea – Baby Cool
• Brand New Man – Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band ft. Matt Walker
• Sanctuary – Tilly Tjala Thomas

Above: Merci, Mercy’s is it me, or is it you? EP artwork created with Jess Gleeson

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Katie plays eleven stunning new tracks, some by artists she knows and loves (grentperez, Ashe, The 1975, Adam Lambert) and others by artists she is unfamiliar with but has been happy to discover! There are songs about growing up, letting go, longing for connection with humans and with the earth, commitment, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Don’t Grow Up Too Fast – grentperez
• Love Is Letting Go – Ashe ft. Diane Keaton
• I’ll Be Home – Paul Greene
• mona lisa – mxmtoon
• Precious Burden – Isabel Rumble
• Sequoia (Lovers on the Mountain) – Tay Oskee
• Never Settle – Jodi Martin
• This One’s Going to Hurt – Harlequins
• When We Are Together – The 1975
• Overland – Rose Bassett
• Mad About the Boy – Adam Lambert

Above: The 1975’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language album cover photograph by Samuel Bradley

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Back after ten days in New Zealand, Katie plays beautiful music from some of the albums she has enjoyed the most over the past couple of years – Bloom by queer Queensland artist Andrea Kirwin, House to House by Canadian singer-songwriter-guitarist Matt Andersen, Connectivity by queer English singer-songwriter and activist Grace Petrie, Living in the Suburbs by Melbourne’s Jason Vorherr, and Kingmaker by NZ-Canadian powerhouse Tami Neilson – and new tunes by some fabulous Australian artists. Here is the playlist:

• Love’s Fool – Andrea Kirwin
• Let Me Hold You – Matt Andersen
• Time After Time – Garrett Kato
• Haul Away – Grace Petrie
• Gravity – Lisa Richards
• Radio Show – Jason Vorherr
• The Grudge – Tami Neilson
• Old Road – Steve Earle & The Dukes
• I forgot to be profound today – Ruby Gill

Above: Steve Earle & The Dukes’ JERRY JEFF album artwork by Tony Fitzpatrick

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Katie’s guest in the second hour is Melbourne singer-songwriter Tanya-Lee Davies, who specialises in dreamy pop/folk/country sounds and counts Laurel Canyon, Nashville and early 1970s New York among her musical influences. She and Katie chat about the fine art of blurb-writing, the healing power of feminine energy, Tanya-Lee’s fabulous new album Dreamland, and more – and we are treated to a live performance as well. Here is the playlist:

• High Cost of Living – PJ O’Brien
• Helpless – k.d. lang
• complex (demo) – Katie Gregson-MacLeod
• Bless You – Tanya-Lee Davies
• I Never – Rilo Kiley
• Breathe (live in the studio) – Tanya-Lee Davies
• Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
• Collector – Tanya-Lee Davies

Visit Tanya-Lee Davies’ official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Tanya-Lee Davies and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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The songs in today’s first hour are particularly gorgeous. The artists come from Melbourne, Wollongong, the south coast of New South Wales, Brisbane, New Zealand, England, North Carolina and Toronto; sing in pop, indie, folk, alt-country, blues, roots and alt-rock styles; and variously identify as lesbian, bisexual, pansexual and straight. The hour also includes a Katie sneeze! Here is the playlist:

• Running – Flynn Gurry
• Send My Love to John – Rina Sawayama
• Wondrous Love – Watchhouse
• You Are Loved – Jodi Phillis
• Opening the Sky – Julian Taylor
• Where I’ve Been – Kerryn Fields
• Strangest Times – Corey Legge
• Summer Love – Folk Bitch Trio
• Empty Highs – Kaypo
• Put Up with the Weather! – Last Dinosaurs

Above: Flynn Gurry’s Weather & Dogs? album artwork by BOY & DOG

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Following three excellent new songs by WA band Little Guilt, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Brendan McMahon and the great Robbie Williams, Katie welcomes Bathurst duo Abby Smith and Sophie Jones, aka Smith & Jones, back to Miss Chatelaine for a lively chat about their new music, influences and favourite artists, and a beautiful live performance. Here is the playlist:

• Nowhere – Little Guilt
• Lost My Way – Brendan McMahon
• Home Thoughts from Abroad – Robbie Williams
• Running from Something – Smith & Jones
• You and Me on the Rock – Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius
• Waiting on My Turn (live in the studio) – Smith & Jones
• The Kiss – Judee Sill
• Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
• Highrise – Smith & Jones
• We Need to Start Again – Great Aunt

Visit Smith & Jones’s official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Smith & Jones with Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Today’s show begins with three artists with roots in the Western Australia music scene, then continues with two alt-pop artists who are new to Katie, and winds up with a gorgeous track from local artist Joyce Prescher, a stunner from Uncle Kutcha Edwards, and a thought-provoking song by Sydney’s Blues Preachers. Here is the playlist:

• Silver Linings – The Golden Rail
• Like I’m Living – Oceanique
• Inequality Blvd – Dave Johnson
• left of centre – chloe: the brand
• Labyrinth – Jelly Oshen
• Black on White – Joyce Prescher
• Mrs Edwards – Kutcha Edwards
• Burn – The Blues Preachers

Above: Jelly Oshen’s ‘Labyrinth’ single artwork by

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It’s the 250th edition of Miss Chatelaine, but I forgot to celebrate it – except with fabulous tunes! This hour features some artists you probably know (Ella Hooper, Henry Wagons, Harry Styles), some who are just starting out, and some who are mid-career. But they’re all awesome! Here is the playlist:

• The Days We Remember – Kaiyah Mercedes
• Bark at the Moon – Riley Catherall
• Chemically Enhanced – Mardi Wilson
• Stars of Napperby – Alana Jagt
• This Is the Greatest Game – Jason Vorherr
• Old News – Ella Hooper
• Burn It Up – Jaime Jackett
• (Don’t Be) Down and Out – Henry Wagons
• Washer – The Tryouts
• Boyfriends – Harry Styles
• See You Sometime – Sunday Lemonade

Above: Henry Wagons’ ‘(Don’t Be) Down and Out’ single photography by Dog Photog

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Hey, it’s the 250th edition of Miss Chatelaine! No special celebrations, though, just the usual selection of fabulous new and recent folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. There are songs by friend-of-the-show Kelly Brouhaha and by young up-and-coming female-identifying singer-songwriters from Scotland, Los Angeles, Virginia and Melbourne; two gorgeous duets; and new tunes by stalwarts Nigel Wearne and Julia Jacklin. Here is the playlist:

• Poets, Troubadours & Me – Kelly Brouhaha
• Was It Obvious? – Bonnie Kemplay
• Black Behind the Blue – Nigel Wearne
• Oh God – Miya Folick
• Running – Kate Bollinger
• Promised Land – Yirrmal ft. Dami Im
• Hey – Phoebe Go
• Rather Be – Luke Sital-Singh ft. Christina Perri
• Too in Love to Die – Julia Jacklin

Above: Kate Bollinger’s ‘Running’ single artwork by Jessica Potter

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Lots of variety in the music in this hour, with styles ranging from alt-country to contemporary folk to pop to gospel. There are songs with important social messages, wry observations...

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It’s a cold spring morning in Melbourne, but it’s warm in the JOY studio as Katie plays gorgeous tunes by artists from Sydney, Tasmania, Melbourne, Bendigo, Jakarta, New Zealand, Los...

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After a reminder of the origin and meaning of the show’s name, Katie ups the tempo with some New Orleans soul from Charley Crockett, Spanish guitar playing with rock-and-roll energy...

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In the first hour Katie plays music by artists from many parts of Australia and the world:  Melbourne-via-the-Netherlands, Victoria’s Surf Coast, south-eastern New South Wales, Ireland’s County Clare, the Gold...

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This hour begins with a moving new song by First Nations artist Emma Donovan with Melbourne band The Putbacks, and continues with a stunning new tune by Tinpan Orange’s Emily...

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Katie is back live in the studio after a couple of weeks of pre-recorded shows, and boy, is she happy to be there! This hour features a sneeze, lovely messages...

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Some really interesting new music in this hour, including a disco-inspired song by friend-of-the-show Xani, unusual sounds from Bri Clark and FKJ, cheerful blues by 8 Ball Aitken, and life-affirming...

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The post Brighter day – Show #245 (part 2), 14 August 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie continues catching up on the many, many songs that were released while she was away. In this hour she plays new tracks from Miss Chat favourites Shelley Segal and...

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In the second hour of today’s show, Katie pays tribute to the late Uncle Archie Roach and plays more of the songs that were released while she was away. They...

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Katie is back after her three-month break, playing songs that were released while was away. The wealth of new music in this hour is all by Australian artists (except one...

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In her last show before going on a three-month break, Katie plays fabulous new tunes by Jenny Spear, Phia and Jeremy Loops and introduces her fill-in presenter, Jean Maloney. Not...

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The post Pastel Vespa & Bob Downe – Show #243 (part 2), 1 May 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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In the first hour of her last show before going on a three-month break, Katie plays stunning new and recent music by show favourites Josienne Clarke, The Weeping Willows, Fanny...

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The post I promised you light – Show #243 (part 1), 1 May 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Simply gorgeous songs by Australian artists (and one Canadian), including a Joni Mitchell cover by the divine Charm of Finches, another cut from Jack Carty’s great new album, a very...

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The post Bless you – Show #242 (part 2), 24 April 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Back live in the studio, Katie recaps the 2022 National Folk Festival and plays micro-interviews with queer artists Andrea Kirwin and Judy Small, friend-of-the show Kim Yang and NFF artistic...

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Katie presents another hour of great new music, including songs by show favourites Sam Buckingham, Little Wise, Ivor Game and Fanny Lumsden, and a ripper track by The Whitlams. Here...

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Katie plays a range of fabulous new and recent releases by artists based in Berlin, Birmingham, Perth, the New South Wales north coast, Melbourne and Brisbane. Here is the playlist:...

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Katie welcomes singer-songwriter, producer, animator and visual artist darby (Bec O’Brien) to the JOY studio to talk about her recent move to Melbourne from Sydney, her work as a professional...

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In the first hour of today’s show, Katie plays a mixture of brand-new songs and songs by artists who will be appearing at next weekend’s National Folk Festival. She also...

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In the second hour of her Radiothon 2022 show, Katie welcomes Lisa Edwards, the popular and highly respected Australian vocalist who has been performing with John Farnham and his band...

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This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Grow With JOY’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation out, loud...

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Alongside new songs by Ruby Gill, Jenny Hval and Angus Gill, Katie presents a mini-special in honour of the upcoming 2022 Queensland Music Awards. She plays some of the nominated...

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The post Queensland mini-special – Show #238 (part 2), 27 March 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Along with great new tracks by Australian, US and UK artists, Katie plays two more of her ‘micro-interviews’ from the Port Fairy Folk Festival: one with Dobe Newton from the...

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It’s an all female/nonbinary hour as emerging local singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Little Green joins Katie in the studio to talk about her new EP, dreambird, her love for Joni...

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The post Little Green – Show #237 (part 2), 20 March 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie has returned from the Port Fairy Folk Festival reinvigorated and ready to play you another hour of great new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. She also plays a...

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Katie treats you to another bunch of great new music in the second hour, including Missy Higgins’ cover of a classic pop song; more cuts from the recent Metronomy, Don...

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Katie pre-recorded this show to go to air while she is away at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, and it’s packed with great tunes by past and (hopefully!) future guests...

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Katie previews the 45th Port Fairy Folk Festival, which takes place next weekend, by playing tracks by the festival’s Artist of the Year, Kutcha Edwards, and Emerging Artist of the...

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The post Port Fairy Folk Festival 2022 preview | Baby et Lulu – Show #235 (part 2), 6 March 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie plays tracks from some of her favourite new and recent albums and EPs, including Aurora’s The Gods We Can Touch, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s Raise the Roof, Punch...

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Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth are the Weeping Willows, a multi-award-winning bluegrass, alt-country, gothic Americana duo from Melbourne whose third album, You Reap What You Sow, will be released on...

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The post The Weeping Willows – Show #234 (part 2), 27 February 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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In this hour there are new songs by three artists from Sydney, two from Canada, and one from each of Iceland, the UK, Fremantle, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Great music...

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Today’s second hour has beautiful new releases not only from past Miss Chatelaine guests Josienne Clarke, Dani Teveluwe and Sam Buckingham, but also from fabulous artists based in Melbourne, Sydney,...

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The post When my ship comes in – Show #233 (part 2), 20 February 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie plays great new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music by artists from northern New South Wales, Sydney, Melbourne, Far North Queensland, Tasmania, the NSW Riverina, Montreal and London. So...

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After spinning the great new song by queer Irish artist and former guest of the show Wallis Bird, Katie welcomes Australian music legend Joe Camilleri to the studio. Currently on...

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The post Joe Camilleri – Show #232 (part 2), 13 February 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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On the morning of the inaugural Melbourne Pride festival, Katie plays songs about hope, new beginnings, embracing what life has to offer, rising up in solidarity, and more – including...

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The post Perfect imperfection – Show #232 (part 1), 13 February 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie plays a track from Grace Cummings’ stunning new album, pays tribute to the late, great English folk singer Norma Waterson, enjoys a new guitar piece from D.C Cross, blisses...

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The post Never alone – Show #231 (part 2), 6 February 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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This hour starts with a beautiful cover of an Australian classic and finishes with a stunning piece of music that tells a story of repatriation of Aboriginal ancestral remains. In...

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Opening the second hour with a heartfelt plea from small island nations artists about the effects of climate change on their homes, Katie presents more ripper new songs by ripper...

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The post Mercy mercy me – Show #230 (part 2), 30 January 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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The morning after the women’s singles final at the Australian Open, Katie celebrates Ash Barty’s magnificent win and plays an outstanding set of new songs by emerging and established artists,...

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The post Get back to the land – Show #230 (part 1), 30 January 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2021. In another challenging year for everyone, there was no shortage of fabulous tunes to keep us all going – big...

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Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2021. In another challenging year for everyone, there was no shortage of fabulous tunes to keep us all going – big...

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As well as being the grande dame of Australian folk music and a queer icon, Judy Small is the chair of the Midsumma Festival Board. She returns to Miss Chatelaine to talk about the 2022 festival, which starts on Sunday 23 January. She tells us how she became involved with Midsumma, how the festival has adjusted to Covid conditions, the AND/OR events (a platform for artists who are queer and disabled), the Midsumma Pathways mentorship initiative, what to expect at Carnival, the musical theatre show Fun Home, Melbourne Pride, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Be Still My Soul – Saara Aalto
• Waterfall – Cris Williamson
• Girls in Our Town – Margret RoadKnight
• I Can Be a Lesbian – Judy Small
• Love on a Rooftop – Ronnie Spector

Check out this year’s Midsumma Festival events and make a booking or two!

Visit Judy Small’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Midsumma 2022 image (above) by Gonketa

The post Judy Small & Midsumma Festival – Show #228 (part 2), 16 January 2022 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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This hour there are gorgeous new songs about love in a crazy world, noticing the small miracles as well as the big ones, and an odd couple in Los Angeles; recent releases by Miss Chat favourites Emily Soon and Jack Carty; an excellent new version of a classic folk song; and more. Here is the playlist:

• The Way I Feel About You – Cass Eager
• Will the Circle Be Unbroken? – The Dead South
• Fraction – Alius ft. Rasmus Hagen
• Everything Matters – Aurora ft. Pomme
• Is It Just the Bruise – darby
• Airplane – Les Ms
• Kid Codeine – The Delines
• Rush – Emily Soon
• Boab – Jack Carty

Above: Aurora’s The Gods We Can Touch album cover photography by Xin Li; design by Leif Podhajsky

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Canberra-based Taiwanese-Australian indie-folk singer-songwriter Kim Yang joins Katie in the JOY studio to chat about her musical background, being mentored by Fanny Lumsden through the Women in Music Mentor Program run by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), her experience of the terrible 2019–20 bushfires, and more – and to give us two exquisite live performances. Here is the playlist:

• Go Back In – Don McGlashan
• Junk Truck Head Fuck – DMA’s ft. MAY-A
• This Is My Year – Woodes
• Ocean of Mind – Kim Yang
• Fierce – Fanny Lumsden
• Fantasy – Kim Yang (live in the studio)
• Hold – Vera Blue
• Garden of Eden – Kim Yang
• Brave – Kim Yang (live in the studio)

Visit Kim Yang’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Photo of Kim Yang (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie plays some 2021 tracks she missed when they were released, another song each from Brandi Carlile’s and Grace Petrie’s great recent albums, and a three-song tribute to Koady Chaisson of Canada’s East Pointers, who left us suddenly and unexpectedly this week at the age of 37. Here is the playlist:

• At the Beach – darby
• We All Need Love – Sam Hawksley ft. Wendy Matthews
• Sexuality – k.d. lang
• Stay – René Le Feuvre
• Throwing Good After Bad – Brandi Carlile
• Tanglewood – The East Pointers
• 82 Fires – The East Pointers
• Wintergreen – The East Pointers
• The Last Man on Earth – Grace Petrie

Above: Sam Hawksley’s Birds album cover art by Jeanne Petersen

Listen to Katie’s chat with the East Pointers in November 2017

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In an hour featuring possibly the most eclectic collection of songs ever played on Miss Chatelaine, Katie welcomes Melbourne musician Delsinki (aka Craig Johnston) to JOY for a chat about his forthcoming album City/Country, his Keep the Circle Unbroken concert-series project, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Brave – Kim Yang
• Golden Ticket – The Bamboos
• Helpless (KCRW – Live from Malibu) – k.d. lang
• Across the Ocean – Delsinki
• It’s All Right with Me – Tom Waits
• The Black Hills of Dakota – Jen Mize
• I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair – The Weather Girls
• Will the Circle Be Unbroken? – Hayseed Dixie

Visit Delsinki’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. Click to find out more about Keep the Circle Unbroken, Sing a Song of Sixpence and Songs for Suzanne: The Songs and Poetry of Leonard Cohen.

Photo of Katie and Delsinki (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo albumfor more pics!

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Katie’s mum, Joan Purvis, left us on 30 December, and this show is dedicated to Joan. The songs are favourites of Joan and/or by artists she loved. They include popular singers from the past and present, show tunes, folk artists she heard at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Katie’s own former vocal group, Les Ms, and more. Here is the playlist:

• They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Frank Sinatra
• He Was Beautiful – Cleo Laine & John Williams
• What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
• Featherbed – John McCutcheon
• Everything Possible – Les Ms
• Catch Me a Cloud – Enda Kenny
• Bring Him Home – Colm Wilkinson
• Cabaret – Liza Minnelli
• Carved in Stone – Chris While & Julie Matthews
• The Way You Look Tonight – Michael Bublé
• True Love – Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
• Rolling Home – Roy Bailey

Above: Photo of Joan and Katie from Christmas 2020

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Katie plays more relaxing music for you in this hour, along with a couple of slightly up-tempo tracks to get you moving, if you feel like moving! There are songs about the new year by some familiar and not-so-familiar artists, a couple of classic favourites, and a cheeky tune by k.d. lang to round off the year. Here is the playlist:

• New Year’s Day – Sinead Burgess
• Doin’ Fine – Paula Standing
• Ghost Town – Adam Lambert
• Fashionably Late (Every New Year’s Day) – Shannen James ft. Paul Dempsey
• What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? – Norah Jones
• New Year – Bek Sarkoezy
• New Year’s Day – Robbie Williams
• I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
• Where Were You – Felivand
• What’s New Pussycat? (live) – k.d. lang

Above: Bek Sarkoezy’s ‘New Year’ single cover art by Ruby Kennedy

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It’s Boxing Day and Katie is playing lots of chilled-out tracks to help you relax after a possibly excessive Christmas Day. There are a couple of songs for the new year, some cuts from albums Katie has loved in 2021, and two songs by artists she discovered this week via the Real Songwriters of Melbourne. Here is the playlist:

• Happy New Year Melbourne – Lucy Wise
• Madeleine – Alexander Biggs
• I Get Through the Year Just Fine – Al Parkinson
• Mountainous Gaze – Cahill Kelly
• Carolina – Andrea von Kampen
• i’m tryna – James Franklin
• Stay Gentle – Brandi Carlile
• Grace – Hiss Golden Messenger
• IKEA – Grace Petrie
• Promised Land – Matthew Gilbert

Above: Brandi Carlile’s In These Silent Days album cover – digital imagery by Neil Krug, design by Mat Maitland

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In the second hour, Katie plays tracks from some of her favourite albums of 2021 – Wonderful Oblivion by Charm of Finches, Stand for Myself by Yola, The Million Things That Never Happened by Billy Bragg, Connectivity by Grace Petrie and That Spell by Andrea von Kampen – and some more seasonally appropriate songs. Here is the playlist:

• As a Child – Charm of Finches
• Hurricane – Jack Rayne
• If I Had to Do It All Again – Yola
• I Believe in You – Billy Bragg
• Some Days Are Worse Than Others – Grace Petrie
• Celilo – Andrea von Kampen
• Swing Around the Sun – Paul Kelly
• Chosen Family – Rina Sawayama with Elton John
• Navigating the Night – Delsinki
• (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag – Darren Criss ft. Adam Lambert

Above: Screen shot from Darren Criss and Adam Lambert’s ‘(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag’ music video

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Katie plays relaxing music for the week leading up to Christmas, with tunes by two very young Victorian singer-songwriters, a beautiful cover of a Paul Kelly song about the climate crisis, two seasonal offerings, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Waiting for the Sun – Kim Churchill
• Who’ll Ride the Bus With Me – Maya O’Loughlin
• Bygone Blues – Justin Bernasconi
• Moonchild – Juniper Stone
• Sleep, Australia, Sleep – Emily Barker & Lukas Drinkwater
• Voices – Sage Roadknight
• Joy to the World – Hiss Golden Messenger
• White Wine in the Sun – Tim Minchin

Above: Hiss Golden Messenger’s O Come All Ye Faithful album cover art by Cody Hudson

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Katie’s very special guest in the second hour today is the legendary grande dame of Australian folk music and true queer icon, Judy Small. The chat covers Judy’s start in the 1970s as part of the emerging gay pride movement (she is a 78er) and second-wave feminism, singing about ‘lesbian chic’ in the 1990s, the sad fact that some of her political songs are still relevant today, why she left performing around 2000 and what she did in the interim, and her recent return to the stage. Here is the playlist:

• When You’re Wrong – Brandi Carlile
• Ode to a Gym Teacher – Meg Christian
• Annie – Judy Small
• Hallelujah – k.d. lang
• You Don’t Speak for Me – Judy Small
• Turn Right, Go Straight – Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies

Visit Judy Small’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Photo of Katie and Judy Small (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Great new music is still being released in 2021, and Katie is still bringing it to you! In this hour, there are gorgeous new songs by artists from Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and the USA. Here is the playlist:

• Across the Ocean – Delsinki
• Camera Roll – Kacey Musgraves
• Keep Your Head Up Princess – Anson Seabra
• Hot Chocolate – Nuria
• Flashback – Brent Duncan
• My Love – Cassidy Watts
• My Little Kite – Katankin
• Bittersweet Lie – The Kindly Ravens
• December – Lontano
• Saint James Infirmary – The Blues Preachers

Above: Katankin’s ‘My Little Kite’ single cover art by Helen Catanchin

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This hour has fine guitar-picking, sludgy ‘after-dark pop’, beautiful soprano voices, a Waif gone solo, a fabulous string-band cover of a Doors classic, another track from the stunning new Vika & Linda album, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Separate – Kaitlin Keegan
• Trigger Me – Justin Bernasconi
• Talking to the Devil – NEAV
• Nothing Else Matters – FERLA
• Emma – Georgia Mae
• One Last Time – Joshua Moriarty
• Hand Grenade – Vika & Linda
• Super Recogniser – Josienne Clarke
• People Are Strange – The Dead South
• Tempest – ThornBird

Above: FERLA’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ single cover art by Ted Min, Brigit Ryan and Steve Gavan

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This hour has some fantastic new releases by artists from Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Gympie, the UK and Norway, covering many different musical styles, including new-soul, pop, folk, Americana, and more. Enjoy! Here is the playlist:

• La La Land – Hannah Sands
• Let Me Love You Like a Woman – Ryan Downey
• Just Like It’s Mine – Paula Standing
• Twice Over – Seb Szabo ft. Gretta Ray
• Still Have a Home – Katie Bates
• Reflections on the Mirth of Creativity – Billy Bragg
• You Make Me Complete – XANI
• Lapsed Catholic – Darren Hanlon
• Jupiter – Jenny Hval

Above: XANI’s ‘You Make Me Complete’ single cover art by Meg Kolac

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Katie welcomes Romanie, a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter from Belgium, to the studio for a chat and a live performance. Romanie moved to Australia in October 2019, just in time for the COVID-19 pandemic to shut everything down! But she has found a musical community in Melbourne and released her second EP, Little Big Steps, in August 2021. We hear some of Romanie’s beautiful songs during the hour. Here is the playlist:

• Stand – Yebba
• Little Big Steps – Romanie
• Thumbs – Lucy Dacus
• Princess – Nick Ward
• Changing – Romanie (live in the studio)
• Like a Fool – Kim Cheshire
• Different Kinds of Light – Jade Bird
• Fake Friends – Romanie

Visit Romanie’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Photo of Romanie and Katie (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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In the first hour today, there are songs about being present with the ones you love and not putting your happiness on hold, taking back control of your life, regretting lost love, the tragic sinking of Titanic, the joys of busking, making memories with strangers on Sydney Road in Melbourne, celebrating into the night, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Someday Song – Mylee Grace
• Lonely – Joe Mungovan
• Not Anymore – April Gallo
• Incredible to Me Now – MIK’s Reaction
• Swim to the Star – Reb Fountain
• Busking on the Road – Snez
• Pay Day – The Blues Preachers
• Sydney Road – Harper Bloom
• Sparrow – The Cat Empire
• California – Lorde

Above: Mylee Grace’s ‘Someday Song’ single cover art by Robbie Simon

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In this hour you’ll hear songs about the joy of finding your chosen family, femininity in all its forms, sadness at the way humans treat the earth and all its creatures, two brothers and a crime gone wrong, a love story set in different parts of Victoria, reclaiming your autonomy, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Chosen Family – Rina Sawayama with Elton John
• Modern Woman – Erin Rae
• The Whole World Is Dreaming – Mark Seymour & the Undertow ft. Missy Higgins
• Stranglehold – Katankin
• Little Earl – The Delines
• Macedon – Tom Mac
• You Don’t Have Me – Louise Gaul
• You and Me on the Rock – Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius
• The War – Colin Lillie
• Guilty as Charged – Lynchburg

Above: Rina Sawayama and Elton John’s ‘Chosen Family’ cover art by Parent Company

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In a huge hour of new and recent releases, Katie plays songs about a performer’s life on the road, missing people (and cities) because of lockdowns, love (always), heartbreaking loss, and more. Here is the playlist:

• I Miss You Melbourne – Marcia Howard
• Hiding from You – Oceanique
• The Right Height – Justin Bernasconi
• Concrete – Orion Sun
• We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Anson Seabra
• Run – Velvet Bloom
• Freedom – Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill
• Kings & Queens – Harmony Byrne
• Broken Feathers – Ryan Daykin

Above: Harmony Byrne’s ‘Kings & Queens’ single cover; photo by Anna Snowsill

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Katie welcomes two Melbourne singer-songwriters and friends-of-the-show Little Wise (aka Sophie Klein) and John Flanagan back to Miss Chatelaine for a chat about what they’ve been up to over the past couple of years, and about their exciting upcoming gig with Georgia Fields. We are treated to a live performance from each of them, and the conversation touches on the magnificence and significance of the Victorian Pride Centre, the return of live music, and the joy of being able to go to gigs again. Here is the playlist:

• Reruns – Hollie Col
• No Woman Ever Wants to Be a Muse – Grace Petrie
• Find Your Way Back – Georgia Fields
• Some Things Never Change – Little Wise (live in the studio)
• Sunrise – The Maes
• Son of a Father – John Flanagan (live in the studio)
• You Are My Sunshine – The Dead South

Visit Little Wise’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Visit John Flanagan’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo of Little Wise and John Flanagan (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie continues going through her backlog of great new tracks that were released while she was away. This hour includes songs about love, grief, family, death, mental health and share houses – thankfully not all at once, though. Here is the playlist:

• Sun Rises Over Our Heads – Ginny Mee ft. Delsinki
• We’re Coming Back – Joshua Moriarty
• What Are We Going to Do – Sarah McQuaid
• Doin’ Time – Chris Cavill
• Greenhill – Naomi Keyte
• Blood – The Money War
• Confusions and Delusions – Wayne Gillespie & Famous Blue Raincoat
• Half the Man – Kim Cheshire
• This Time Tomorrow – Brandi Carlile
• Living for the Weekend (Live from Brunswick) – Rich Davies & The Low Road

Above: Ginny Mee’s ‘Sun Rises Over Our Heads’ single cover art by Ordinary Tuesday

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Katie is very happy to welcome Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, aka Charm of Finches, back to the show for their fourth visit (not fifth!) to chat about their exquisite new album, Wonderful Oblivion. Along with performing two songs live in the studio, Mabel and Ivy talk about having a presence on social media, making music during pandemic lockdowns, harmonising, songwriting methods and more. Katie also plays two fabulous new songs about misogyny and sexual misconduct, and two songs chosen by Charm of Finches. Here is the playlist:

• I Am She – Belle Butler
• Trouble Finds a Girl – Jenny Mitchell ft. Tami Neilson
• Heavy – Charm of Finches
• Treading Water – Charm of Finches (live in the studio)
• Hello – Adele
• Canyon – Charm of Finches (live in the studio)
• Wonderful Oblivion – Charm of Finches
• America – Simon & Garfunkel

Visit Charm of Finches’ official website and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. You can find their ‘Inside the Song’ videos on their YouTube channel, and info about the Small Halls tour with Jack Carty here.

Photo of Charm of Finches at JOY (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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Katie is back after five weeks off and is thrilled to be back on air with lots of songs that were released while she was away. The artists include a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from the Macedon Ranges in Victoria, a Queensland duo singing about the distance we put between our hearts and our reality, two immortal acts from Melbourne who have great new music out, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Werewolves – Sage Roadknight
• The Waiting Blues – Jordan Merrick
• Iris – Reb Fountain
• The Outsider – French for Rabbits
• Magic Moon – Brent Duncan
• Take Me Away – Sue Ray
• Half Seas – Lontano
• Not the Same Girl – Vika & Linda
• Going to Live – The Cat Empire

Above: Jordan Merrick’s Waiting Blues album cover art by James Alley

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In a first for Miss Chatelaine, Katie has the honour of premiering a music video! First Nations singer-songwriter Dani Teveluwe lives on Yugambeh Country (Gold Coast) and joins the show from her home for a chat about her music and the new video for her song ‘Movin’ On’, which features her fabulous gay brother, Adi. And as if that’s not great enough, there’s a whole bunch of awesome new songs as well. Here is the playlist:

• Days Like This – Busby Marou
• There Is a Light – Kacey Musgraves
• Famous Last Words – James Blake
• All I Ever Wanted – Yebba
• I’d Go Back Again – Paula Standing
• Movin’ On – Dani Teveluwe
• Solar Power – Lorde
• Hush Sweet Lover – k.d. lang
• Woodstock69 – The Buckleys

Above: Photo of Dani Teveluwe by Andro Engelbrecht

Visit Dani’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

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You all get to share in Katie’s joy as she celebrates the Melbourne Football Club’s first premiership in 57 years! It’s a very happy show, with lots of messages from listeners and some brilliant new music by Australian, American and English artists. Here is the playlist:

• It’s a Grand Old Flag (Melbourne Football Club team song) – The Fable Singers
• Love and Regret – Billy Strings
• Take Back Thy Gift – Andrea von Kampen
• We Deserve to Dream – Xavier Rudd
• Out Loud – Josienne Clarke
• Rabbit Hole (Polka Dot) – Darren Cross
• 100 Days of Solitude – Jordan Laser
• Too Many Drawers – Michael Waugh ft. Felicity Urquhart
• Haunted – Tracey Barnett
• Wailing Wind – Julian James
• No Woman Left Behind – Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

Above: Xavier Rudd’s ‘We Deserve to Dream’ single cover art by Emjay Angeni

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Today’s second hour features fabulous new songs by Miss Chat favourites k.d. lang, Paul Kelly, The Weeping Willows and reb fountain, as well as new artists Naomi Connell, Little Guilt and SILT, a somewhat-famous young artist from California, and more. Here is the playlist:

• Love Online – Cyrus
• Strangers – Naomi Connell
• Old – Little Guilt
• Every Step of the Way – Paul Kelly
• Weighing on Me – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes
• Southern Gothic – The Weeping Willows
• Billie Bossa Nova – Billie Eilish
• Sunday – k.d. lang
• Foxbright – reb fountain
• You Hate It – SILT

Above: reb fountain’s IRIS album cover; photo by Steve Wheadon

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Due to teething problems in the new studio, Katie couldn’t figure out some stuff and you don’t hear her voice until almost halfway through this hour. (Maybe you prefer that? lol) But the music is there, and it’s fantastic! Here is the playlist:

• Miss Chatelaine – k.d. lang
• I’m Not Perfect – Paula Punch
• Here Comes the Storm – Henry Sparks
• Red White and Blue – Jade Bird
• Patterns – Juniper Stone
• Bliss – Kate Miller-Heidke & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
• Brave – Kim Yang
• Xmas in Rehab – Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
• Sleepless – Michael Waugh
• Just for You – Joan & The Giants ft. Lilia
• Twilight – Finn
• Shadows – Lucy Elle

Above: Joan & The Giants’ ‘Just for You’ single cover art by Madeline Potter

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