Miss Chatelaine

This hour kicks off with some gorgeous harmonies by Narrm-based trio The Stamps and finishes with a getaway to the sunny Greek island of Hydra, by way of stunning new and recent songs by Australian, American and English artists. Katie also recaps some theatre shows she saw this week and explains why she frequently refers to Melbourne as ‘Narrm’. Here is the playlist:

Above: Angie McMahon’s Light Sides EP cover photo by Young Ha Kim

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The morning after a very hot night in Melbourne, Katie lets the music soothe her. Lovely messages from listeners also help, including one from the lately absent Wayne from Brisbane, who used to send a lot of messages but hasn’t done so for a while. The songs in this hour are by artists based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Ireland’s County Clare, Beijing, Narrm/Melbourne, the Bega Valley of New South Wales, Sydney and Meanjin/Brisbane. Here is the playlist:

Above: Benny Elder’s ‘Is It Me or the ADHD’ single cover design by Benny Elder

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Today’s second hour contains more gorgeous sounds from female-identifying and non-binary artists, including legendary Australian singer-songwriters Tash Sultana and Liz Stringer. There are also fabulous folk sounds from Meanjin/Brisbane-based band Asleep at the Reel, Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based duo Ally Row, and Adelaide band Axe & the Ivory. Here is the playlist:

Above: Tash Sultana’s ‘Milk & Honey’ single cover art by Tash Sultana and Aaron Hayward (of Next Episode)

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Katie welcomes cooler weather in Melbourne with songs featuring the beautiful voices of female-identifying artists from Rockhampton, Narrm/Melbourne, nipaluna/Hobart, Geelong, England and Nashville, as well as the unmistakably Australian tones of Luke Watt. Here is the playlist:

Above: Bron’s Prickles in Your Side EP cover photo by David McLeod

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Katie plays more fabulous new tunes in the second hour of the show, this time by artists based in Seattle, Los Angeles, Tennessee, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and the Illawarra region of New South Wales. Themes in the songs include the joys of living in Australia, the chaos of the universe, feeling powerless about bad things happening in the world, family bonds across oceans, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Kat Greta’s ‘Summer Daze’ single cover art by Katrina Anderson

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It’s a beautiful day for the final event of the 2025 Midsumma Festival, Victoria’s Pride, and Katie celebrates with an all-Australian playlist of gorgeous songs by artists from Narrm/Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, south-western Victoria, Byron Bay, Sydney and Boorloo/Perth. Here is the playlist:

Above: Blue Windows’ Northern Sky album cover art by Wendy Kenbeek

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Today’s second hour has a more international focus than the first hour, with songs by artists based in California, Nova Scotia, Derbyshire and Cambridgeshire. But of course there are also fabulous songs by local artists! They come from Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. Here is the playlist:

Above: Laura Ellen’s ‘Feels Like Home’ single cover art by Samara Halkett

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It’s another almost all Australian first hour on Miss Chatelaine today, with songs by artists from Fremantle, Perth, Darwin and Melbourne. The one exception is queer Canadian artist Ryland Moranz, who toured Australia recently with Miss Chat favourite Andrea Kirwin. Here is the playlist:

Above: Ryland Moranz’s Better/Worse album cover art by Ryland Moranz

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Lots of great summertime music in the second hour, including an awesome song about surfing by Canadian artist Leif Vollebekk, a celebration of the festive season by local singer-songwriter Bron, and a worthy edition to the pantheon of songs about cricket by Blue Mountains troubadour CJ Stranger. Here is the playlist:

Above: Shelley Segal’s ‘Free’ single cover photo and design by Shelley Segal

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It’s a rather Narrm/Melbourne-heavy first hour of the show today, with six out of the ten songs being by artists based in that fair city. Katie extols their talents and those of the others she plays while reminiscing about the 90s TV show Melrose Place and talking about ways to cope with Narrm’s summer heat, among other topics! Here is the playlist:

Above: dee holt’s ‘best of me & you’ single cover art by dee holt

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