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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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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:

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:

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:

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:

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

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