Katie welcomes Alice Cotton, a queer indie-folk artist and music therapist from Darwin/Larrakia Country, to the studio for a chat and a couple of live performances. We learn the stories behind Alice’s songs, listen to songs by some of the artists she admires, and hear about the queer scene in Darwin. Here is the playlist:

Nobody Knows – First Aid Kit

All Clear – Clio Renner

We Need to Be Free – Jodi Phillis

You Drive a Hilux – Alice Cotton

Lentils (live in the studio) – Alice Cotton

Final Notice – Leah Flanagan

My Turn – Alice Cotton

Sleeping Dogs (live in the studio) – Alice Cotton

Brighter Than Blue – Carla Geneve

Visit Alice Cotton’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Alice Cotton and JOY’s life-size Dolly Parton figure by Steph Vitacca – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

Inspiration for the songs in today’s first hour (according to the artists) comes from the poetry of Emily Dickinson, grieving the loss of a deep connection, a classic Australian album, one of the most beautiful areas of a Nova Scotian province, bad timing, breaking the bonds of conformity, concern for the climate crisis, and more. Here is the playlist:

Boundary Road – All Our Exes Live in Texas

I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain – Andrew Bird ft. Phoebe Bridgers

Anything You Like – Winten

Been So Good, Been So Far – Tim Rogers & The Twin Set

South Shore – Moira & Claire

To the Edge – Nigel Wearne ft. Lauren Housley

Well Again – Full Power Happy Hour

Silverbird – Sea Swallow

Smoke and Mirrors – Beckah Amani

Solitary Dreaming – Isabel Rumble

House to House – Matt Andersen

Above: Winten’s ‘Anything You Like’ single cover photography by Ilsa Wynne-Hoelscher Kidd

Following excellent new songs by Sydney band Dog Trumpet, the UK’s Tribes of Europe, and rising young Australian pop artist Hetha, Katie welcomes back to Miss Chatelaine beloved Melbourne-via-NZ singer-songwriter, storyteller and ‘multidimensional unicorn’ Kerryn Fields. Kerryn and Katie chat about the importance of queer visibility, discuss Kerryn’s new music video, and have a bit of a New-Zealand-palooza with tracks by fierce Aotearoa artists Jenny Mitchell, Tami Neilson and Topp Twins. We are also treated to not one, but two live performances by Kerryn. Here is the playlist:

Nina Simone – Dog Trumpet

Fight Fire with Fire? – Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch

The Ride – Hetha

Where I’ve Been – Kerryn Fields

Lucy – Jenny Mitchell

Queenie (live in the studio) – Kerryn Fields

Mama’s Talkin’ – Tami Neilson

St Kilda Pier (live in the studio) – Kerryn Fields

Untouchable Girls – Topp Twins

Visit Kerryn Fields’ official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

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

The morning after JOY’s fabulous Queer AF gig, Katie eases into herself and her listeners into Sunday morning with beautiful music by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, Japan, California and Nebraska. The songs are about loneliness, breaking up, contentment, heartbreak and more. Here is the playlist:

For the Lonely Ones – Kaiyah Mercedes

Big Sky – The Golden Rail

Stranger – Steph Wood

Burning Holes – Kingswood

Count on Me – Ashe

Running on Sweet Smile – The Milk Carton Kids

Wine Drunk – Katie Thorne

Glimpse of Us – Joji

Time + Space (Molto Bella) – Andrea von Kampen

Above: The Milk Carton Kids’ ‘Running on Sweet Smile’ single cover art

Katie recaps the recent Topp Twins 40th-anniversary tribute concert and then has a chat to guest Riley Catherall about returning to live shows since COVID lockdowns, his connections to Canberra (where Riley started), his work with Miss Chat favourites Lachlan Bryan and Michael Waugh, and more. Riley also does a beautiful live performance in the studio. Here is the playlist:

If You Were a Bird – Jenny Mitchell

Stay Outta My Business – Tami Neilson

Vacant Lot – Riley Catherall

Jackson – Georgia State Line

Leave Me Out to Dry (live in the studio) – Riley Catherall

Weighing on Me – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

They Don’t Let the Girls in the Game – Michael Waugh

Bark at the Moon – Riley Catherall

Visit Riley Catherall’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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

Regular (and very kind) listeners Caroline and Trish described this hour of music as a lovely, calming balm. There are beautiful new songs from artists based in Canada, Nashville, Massachusetts, the Pacific Northwest of the USA, Brisbane, northern New South Wales, Melbourne, and the Victorian Surf Coast. Here is the playlist:

Somedays – Old Sea Brigade

I’ll Find a Way – Hussy Hicks

What Am I Doing – Tennyson King

Don’t You Cry – Meg Mac

Rigged Games – Ernest Aines

Rainbow – Meghan Trainor

Howling – SYML & Lucius

Glass – Moreton

King Parrot Creek – Don Hillman

Above: Hussy Hicks’ Same Boat EP cover art and app creation by Monkey Noise

Katie plays ten really lovely songs in the second hour, by artists based in Melbourne, Perth, Fremantle, Brisbane, Ireland, Nashville, North Carolina, and Portland, Oregon. Bliss out to the superb voice of Susan O’Neill, the ethereal sounds of Perolas, the outstanding songwriting of Jordie Lane, the beautiful mandolin-picking of Watchhouse, and more. Here is the playlist:

Just a Little Closer – Susan O’Neill

All I Want to Do Is Sleep – Rob Snarski

Lucid Dream – Perolas ft. Alethia, Vinod Prasanna & Jag Shergill

Just Take Love, For Example – Jordie Lane

Hardest Part – Joan & The Giants

Let the Anger Go – Dave Johnson

Eyes Wide Open – Georgie Nielsen

Mexico Smile – Carus Thompson

Better Way (Duo) – Watchhouse

Hot Pink Raingear – Gabriel Kahane

Above: Rob Snarski and His So-Called Friends’ Searching for the Heart of It All album cover design by Jamie Coghill; artwork by Kirsty Budge (detail from Thumb on the Pulse)

On a spectacular Melbourne spring day, Katie plays new and recently released music by some of her favourite Australian artists, including Lisa Richards, the great Eric Bogle, Stu Larsen, Georgia Fields, The Whitlams and more. Themes of the songs include all the biggies: love, death, and beer! Here is the playlist:

Flowers and Weeds (Dead and Gone) – Lisa Richards

If I Should Wake – Eric Bogle

Lover Boy – Sophie May

These Days – Stu Larsen

Accidental – Catherine Traicos

Life’s Gonna Kill You (If You Let It) – Man-Made Sunshine

Tigress – Georgia Fields

Nobody Knows I Love You – The Whitlams

House the Hurt – Monique Clare

Barcelona Beers – Felix Riebl ft. Joe Bel

Above: Stu Larsen’s ‘These Days’ single photography by Stu Larsen

Katie’s guest today is Netherlands-born, Melbourne-based Americana and folk singer-songwriter Joyce Prescher. She and Katie chat about Joyce’s musical background; her gorgeous new album, Out of My Mind; her work with previous Miss Chatelaine guest Delsinki’s projects Keep the Circle Unbroken and Sing a Song of Sixpence; and her upcoming gigs – and she performs a song live in the studio! Here is the playliat:

Right Place Wrong Time – This Way North & Buckman Coe

Table for One – Sally Seltmann

Sick – Alex the Astronaut

Sleep Now – Joyce Prescher

Priest – William Crighton

Am I Lost (live in the studio) – Joyce Prescher

The Story – Brandi Carlile

Paper and Pen – Joyce Prescher

Visit Joyce Prescher’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Joyce Prescher at JOY by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

Among the recent flood of new releases are tracks by several past guests of the show, including Dani Teveluwe, Little Green and Mick Thomas. This hour has some of Katie’s favourite songs of the year so far – can you pick which ones they are? Here is the playlist:

Sweet Summer Nights – Dani Teveluwe

Lost in Limbo – Little Green

Cherry (gender neutral version) – Miki Ratsula

Uneasy me – Merci, Mercy

Shipwreck – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

The Sea – Baby Cool

Brand New Man – Tex Perkins & The Fat Rubber Band ft. Matt Walker

Sanctuary – Tilly Tjala Thomas

Above: Merci, Mercy’s is it me, or is it you? EP artwork created with Jess Gleeson