Miss Chatelaine

Katie welcomes rising folk, alt-folk, Americana and folk-trance artist Ernest Aines to the studio to talk about his fabulous debut album, Spiral Bound. As well as the chat, you’ll hear songs by two of Ernest’s favourite artists, a track from Dolly Parton’s forthcoming Rockstar album, a beautiful live performance by Ernest, and more. Here is the playlist:

Boy – Jeremy Edwards

Burned – Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch

Let It Be – Dolly Parton ft. Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr

Locked in a Cage – Ernest Aines

w.u.a.f.d. – Indyana

Stranger to Me (live in the studio) – Ernest Aines

Ashes on Your Eyes – Deb Talan

Rain City – Ernest Aines

Visit Ernest Aines’ official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo of Ernest Aines (above) by Clare Cremin – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

This hour features some great new international releases, including by British singer-songwriter-guitarist Blanco White, 18-year-old New Yorker d4vd, Black trans artist Anjimile, and lesbian icon Hozier duetting with lesbian superstar Brandi Carlile. There are also fabulous new songs by Australian artists from Hobart, Adelaide, Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Here is the playlist:

Una Noche Más – Blanco White

Drunk People (Have the Best Ideas) – LJ Parks

Cold Love – Leni

Fonder – Laura Lucas

Poetic Vulgarity – d4vd

Anybody – Anjimile

I Know It Sounds Simple – Sunday Lemonade

Big Zero – Ryan Downey

Damage Gets Done – Hozier & Brandi Carlile

Above: Anjimile’s The King album cover art by Daniela Yohannes

Katie’s guest this hour is Stuart Coupe – independent music publicist, radio presenter, author of 14 books, band/artist manager, record label instigator, music writer, crime-writing enthusiast (and founder of the Ned Kelly Awards), and much more. Stuart generously shares his wisdom and experience of doing publicity work for artists, how to publicise music in the information age, and the craft of music writing. He and Katie also chat about the exceptionally high quality of the material currently available from Australian singer-songwriters; the sheer amount of good music being released; and Stuart’s latest book, Shake Some Action, and the experience of narrating the audiobook version. Here is the playlist:

O Lana – Georgia Gets By

Chapel Street – Wayne Gillespie & Famous Blue Raincoat with Rob Grosser

What Is It Really That I Need? – Michael Menager

North of Nowhere – Ange Boxall

Keeps Getting Greener – Jazmyn

Follow Stuart Coupe on Instagram and Facebook, and find his books, including Shake Some Action, at your favourite independent bookstore or your local library.

Above: Photo of Stuart Coupe and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

On a morning when Katie is feeling a bit down for personal and political reasons, she plays music to nourish her soul and gradually feels better as the hour progresses. There are beautiful songs by Australian female-identifying artists Little Green, Carla Geneve and Ainslie Wills; an important new queer anthem by friend-of-the-show Michael Waugh; and more. Here is the playlist:

Stone – Harrison Storm

Dinner with the Moon – Little Green

Strange – Lawson Hull

Euthymia – Carla Geneve

I Don’t Want to Go That Way – The Paper Kites

Into the Blue – Daniel Trakell

Strange I Know – Delaney Davidson

Celebrate – Ainslie Wills

We Are Here – Michael Waugh

Above: Ainslie Wills’ ‘Celebrate’ single cover artwork by Madeleine Joy Dawes

This hour begins with songs by two outstanding artists accompanied by orchestras, and continues with new music by solo artists based in Queensland, Nashville, Byron Bay, Sydney and Melbourne, and two brilliant Melbourne-based bands. There’s also a newly recorded tribute to the late Tony Bennett by the great k.d. lang. Here is the playlist:

The Real Thing (Live) – Russell Morris

California and Me – Laufey ft. Philharmonia Orchestra

That Smile – Tom Neilson

Eternity – Becca Mancari

Sunsets (With You) – Bobby Alu

Silhouette – Lenka

Boom Boom – The Cat Empire

I’m Comin’ Home to You – Cookin’ On 3 Burners ft. Stella Angelico

Because of You – k.d. lang

Much More Than This – Mezz Coleman

Above: Bobby Alu’s ‘Sunsets (With You)’ single cover artwork by Donna Gee

Katie continues to catch up with the fabulous songs that were released while she was away. In this hour she plays songs by Australian artists based in Sydney, Perth, Wollongong, Melbourne and Kiama, and by artists from the USA and Denmark. Here is the playlist:

Fair-Weather Friend – Mark Wilkinson

Better Send – Catherine Traicos

Easy Keepers – Tex Crick

Winter (Live) – Hannah Acfield

Secret Side – Buck Meek

With the Wind – Ida Wenøe

Mon Cheri – Joe Mungovan

Home on Earth – Corn Nut Creek

Back Room – Dog Trumpet

Birthday Party – Smol Fish

Above: Ida Wenøe’s ‘With the Wind’ single cover artwork by Ida Wenøe

During this hour Katie tells the listeners how she became excited about getting back on air because of all the great music that was released while she was away for five weeks (she also gets on her soapbox about a certain type of pronunciation). A lot of that music is by Australian artists, and there are ten of their fabulous songs on this playlist:

No Medicine – Bron

Best Friend – Clayton Francis

Ten Fingers – Lontano

Missionary Feelings – Hazlett

Gentle – okmattcollins

Come to Me – Mia Dyson

Closer – Alana Wilkinson

Crying Out for Love – Angus Gill & Seasons of Change

Bills – Carla Geneve

Slow Down – Jem Cassar-Daley

Above: Mia Dyson’s ‘Come to Me’ single cover photograph by Daniel Wright

Katie returns to JOY after her break and makes a start on the long list of great songs that were released while she was away. She discovers why Irish artist Hozier is a lesbian icon, tells the story of her dramatic overseas ‘holiday’, and reconnects with her fabulous listeners. Here is the playlist:

De Selby (Part 1) – Hozier

Lover’s Race – Minor Gold

St Patrick & St Michael – The Night Parrots

Tenderly – Isabel Rumble

Between Tonight & Tomorrow (Reprise) – Matt Joe Gow

Wish I Was a Single Girl Again – Sophie May

Numb – Didirri

You at the Top of the Driveway – Maple Glider

Cup A Tea (Live) – Carus Thompson

Above: Isabel Rumble’s Bird Be Brave album cover art by Emily Eliades

Just before she goes off air for a few weeks’ break, Katie plays great new songs by artists from Narrm/Melbourne, Central Victoria, Gippsland’s Snowy River region, Brisbane, Gold Coast, south-eastern New South Wales, Boorloo/Perth, and California. Here is the playlist:

1982 – Valley Road

Ring of Fire – Kaitlin Keegan

Back Around – Wicker Suite

Old Omeo – Misty Harlowe

Canis Major – Emma Bosworth and The Meeting Seasons

Painting – Clint Wilson

Seven Years of Bad Luck – The Stamps

I Came Back – Kim O’Leary

Ugly Flowers – Fanny Lumsden

Number 9 – Miguel ft. Lil Yachty

Above: Emma Bosworth and The Meeting Seasons’ ‘Canis Major’ single cover art by Emma Bosworth: “The artwork is a pressing of a pepperberry tree branch that I collected at a recent special trip to Tasmania. I then used my ancient A3 flatbed printer to do weird scans of it …”

On her last show before she takes a few weeks’ break, Katie plays gorgeous new music about wanting to get out of your current situation and do something spontaneous, the craft of writing songs, longing for your hometown, being anxious and holding your loved ones close, facing difficult choices, fishing, the ocean, and more. Here is the playlist:

Mundane – Moira & Claire

I Saw You Last Night – Mark Moldre

The Music That I Make – Leah Senior

Home – Nathan May

My Father Is a Rolling Stone – Rue Tiay

Heaving Chest – Didirri

Hard to Make Plans – Naomi Keyte

Line in the Water – Michael Menager

Salt – Sarah Belkner

Cannonball – Minor Gold

Above: Leah Senior’s The Music That I Make album cover art by Ashley Goodall