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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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

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