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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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

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