Miss Chatelaine

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:

* Other Side of the World – Katie Wighton

* Hel – Fred Smith

* Mother – Shelley Segal

* Newsreader – Alex Lahey

* The Logical Song – Little Green

* The Friends We Make – 8 Ball Aitken

* Fox Hunt – Sierra Ferrell

* The Briny Blue – Valley Road

* The Light – Jim Alxndr

* Unthinkable – Nelson Mathews

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

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.

Photo of Clare Sands at JOY by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

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

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

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

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

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

Katie welcomes Jake Charron and Tim Chaisson from Canadian folk band The East Pointers back to JOY to talk about their long-awaited return to Australia, losing their beloved bandmate Koady Chaisson in 2022, their connection with The Wiggles (especially Emma Watkins) and the Woodford Folk Festival, their recent unexpected cover of an Australian classic, and more. Here is the playlist:

The Crow – Bity Booker

Tanglewood – The East Pointers

Wintergreen – The East Pointers

We Will Meet Again – The East Pointers

The Benefits of Being Alone – Rose Cousins

Never Name – Rin McArdle

The Kilby Kiss – Tullara

I Want You – The East Pointers

Visit the East Pointers’ official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo of The East Pointers and Katie at JOY by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

In the first of her January 2024 summer season of three-hour shows, Katie plays fabulous new songs by queer artists from Narrm/Melbourne and Canada/Broome, a great new tune by the ever-improving Charm of Finches, tracks from some excellent recent album releases, and more. Here is the playlist:

Feather on the Clyde (Anniversary Edition Acoustic) – Passenger & Nina Nesbitt

Watch the Tide Go Out (To Love Again) – Romanie

Phoenix Day – Sarah Belkner

Donny’s Man – Nelson Mathews

Atlantis – Charm of Finches

Hello Black Dog – Matt Maltese

Cradle to Caves (Song for the Tasmanian Wilderness) – Belle Miners

Playlist – Michael Waugh

A World Without You – alayna

Tiny Candle – My Giddy Aunt

Above: Michael Waugh’s ‘Playlist’ single cover design by Craig Kelly/The 16th Floor