Miss Chatelaine

Some really interesting new music in this hour, including a disco-inspired song by friend-of-the-show Xani, unusual sounds from Bri Clark and FKJ, cheerful blues by 8 Ball Aitken, and life-affirming tunes by Andrea Kirwin and Michael Franti & Spearhead. Here is the playlist:

Dreaming of You – Xani

Sunday Love – Christine Jane

John Doe – Bambibrains

Lovesong – beabadoobee

Hospital Bed – Bri Clark

Never Giving Up on You – 8 Ball Aitken

Hypnotise – Dani Teveluwe

Fitzroy – Phia

Way Out – FKJ

We Shall Overcome – Andrea Kirwin

Brighter Day – Michael Franti & Spearhead

Above: Michael Franti & Spearhead’s Follow Your Heart album cover photo by Vandi Angga; design by Betsy Baird

Katie continues catching up on the many, many songs that were released while she was away. In this hour she plays new tracks from Miss Chat favourites Shelley Segal and Maya O’Loughlin, discovers gorgeous sounds by Perth’s Helen Shanahan and Brisbane’s Ash Lune, pays tribute to the late, great Olivia Newton-John, and more. Here is the playlist:

All Day Long – Mega

Unloved – Shelley Segal

You & I – SYML ft. Charlotte Lawrence

Back to You – Flower Face

Canvas – Helen Shanahan

8 Hour Drive – Riley Pearce

Olivia (acoustic) – dee holt

For Tomorrow – Peak Park

Teenage Dirtbag – Sahara Beck

Panic at the Party – Ash Lune

’Til Your Heart Breaks – Maya O’Loughlin & Paul Ray

Window in the Wall – Olivia Newton-John & Chloe Lattanzi

Above: Flower Face’s ‘Back to You’ single cover art by Ruby McKinnon

In the second hour of today’s show, Katie pays tribute to the late Uncle Archie Roach and plays more of the songs that were released while she was away. They include tracks by previous guests Didirri and Tami Neilson, a smooth blue-eyed soul song by Canadians the Bros Landreth, a great cover by Steve Earle & The Dukes of a classic tune, and several outstanding songs by Australian artists. Here is the playlist:

One for Each Person, and One for the Pot – Archie Roach

Two and One Make Three – Snez

Weathering – Lucas Laufen

Fire Exit – Bec Taylor and the Lyrebirds

Mr Bojangles – Steve Earle & The Dukes

Nobody Knows – Loren Kate

Public Panic Attacks – Ruby Gill

Begin Again – Didirri

You Drive a Hilux – Alice Cotton

Drive All Night – The Bros Landreth

Baby, You’re a Gun – Tami Neilson

Above: Didirri’s ‘Begin Again’ single cover photography by Ian Laidlaw

Katie is back after her three-month break, playing songs that were released while was away. The wealth of new music in this hour is all by Australian artists (except one track by a New Zealand artist), and covers themes of mental illness, breaking up with someone you love, coming home, friendship, and more. Here is the playlist:

It’s Not Love – Jodi Phillis

Tangled Up – Miller Yule

I’d Be a Rich Girl – Tanya-Lee Davies

Telephone – Garrett Kato

Matilda – The April Family

Same Colours – Jason Vorherr

Dear Daughter – Lara Dee

Dhaliwuy Bay – Yirrmal

Ultimate Defender – Feign Jima

Couldn’t Have Loved You Anymore – Charlie Collins

Above: Jason Vorherr’s Living in the Suburbs album cover art by Craig Mackie

In her last show before going on a three-month break, Katie plays fabulous new tunes by Jenny Spear, Phia and Jeremy Loops and introduces her fill-in presenter, Jean Maloney. Not only that, but Brazilian-Italian chanteuse Pastel Vespa joins her in the studio, and camp comedy cabaret legend Bob Downe phones in from his home in Murwillumbah! Bob and Pastel have been working together for 25 years (!) and are performing in Viva Bob Vegas! at St Kilda’s Memo Music Hall on 6, 7 and 8 May 2022 with a live band and two burlesque dancers. Here is the playlist:

Alpha Romeo – Jenny Spear

Someone Out There – Phia ft. XAVIA

White Wedding – Pastel Vespa

This Guy’s in Love with You – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

I Will Survive – Bob Downe

Levitating – Dua Lipa

Better Together – Jeremy Loops

Visit Bob Downe’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram, and follow Pastel Vespa on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Bob Downe and Pastel Vespa performing at Memo Music Hall in February 2022 by Katie Purvis

In the first hour of her last show before going on a three-month break, Katie plays stunning new and recent music by show favourites Josienne Clarke, The Weeping Willows, Fanny Lumsden, Ivor Game and Grace Petrie; swoonworthy new releases by local artists BATTS and moonsea; a moving new song by the great Bonnie Raitt; and more. Here is the playlist:

Blue – BATTS ft. Sharon Van Etten

A Southern Tale – Yves Paquet

Turning to Stone – The Weeping Willows

I Promised You Light – Josienne Clarke

Tidy Town (Variation) – Fanny Lumsden

It’s a Lovely Evening – Ivor Game

Eurydice – Katherine Priddy

Galway – Grace Petrie

Amazing – Rex Orange County

Lullabye – moonsea

Down the Hall – Bonnie Raitt

Above: Josienne Clarke’s I Promised You Light EP cover photography by Alec Bowman_Clarke, design assistance and layout by Aaron Miller

Simply gorgeous songs by Australian artists (and one Canadian), including a Joni Mitchell cover by the divine Charm of Finches, another cut from Jack Carty’s great new album, a very special debut single, and a ripper song that celebrates womankind. Here is the playlist:

Another Blue Day – The Black Sorrows

Florence – Anicia May

Lookin’ Back at You – Matt Andersen

Can’t Wait – Bek Sarkoezy

River – Charm of Finches

Karma (It Ain’t My Fault) – Cass Hopetoun

Confused – Ella Hartwig

Autumn Leaves – Jack Carty ft. Emily Barker

Calling All Angels – Jane Siberry & k.d. lang

Bless You – Tanya-Lee Davies

Above: Tanya-Lee Davies’ ‘Bless You’ single cover artwork by Tanya-Lee Davies Collage City

Back live in the studio, Katie recaps the 2022 National Folk Festival and plays micro-interviews with queer artists Andrea Kirwin and Judy Small, friend-of-the show Kim Yang and NFF artistic director Katie Noonan. She also features a couple of outstanding new duets and new tracks by Australian and US artists. Here is the playlist:

Waiting Wasting Time – Dani Teveluwe

The Flow – Vancouver Sleep Clinic

Emotional Weight – Oceanique

Appletree Blues – Caamp

All the Love I Need – Andrea Kirwin

Summoning – Lisa Mitchell ft. Jess Hitchcock

Beyond the Stars – Tami Neilson with Willie Nelson

Brave – Kim Yang

Montreal ’89 – Judy Small

You Led Me to the Wrong – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Above: Vancouver Sleep Clinic’s ‘The Flow’ single cover photography by Olof Grind

Katie presents another hour of great new music, including songs by show favourites Sam Buckingham, Little Wise, Ivor Game and Fanny Lumsden, and a ripper track by The Whitlams. Here is the playlist:

* The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw – The Whitlams, Black Stump Band

* Julia – Hollie Col

* Chicken Wings – Sam Buckingham

* People Don’t Think Like Us – Clint Wilson

* Heart Beats Quicker – Little Wise

* Hexie Mountains – Orville Peck

* One of These Days – Loren Kate

* You Know Who You Are – Ivor Game

* Perfect Shade of Red – Jenny Spear

* Grown Ups (Variation) – Fanny Lumsden

* Keep It Up – Rex Orange County

Above: Clint Wilson’s ‘People Don’t Think Like Us’ single cover artwork by Amy Jean

Katie plays a range of fabulous new and recent releases by artists based in Berlin, Birmingham, Perth, the New South Wales north coast, Melbourne and Brisbane. Here is the playlist:

In Cologne – Lucas Laufen

Icarus – Katherine Priddy

Be Bad – Catherine Traicos

Gifts of the Morning – Rob Imeson

Waiting on the World (Won’t Work) – Nectar

You Give Me Something – Pete Murray

Who Gonna Change? – Abbie Cardwell

Panning for Gold – Katankin

Nullarbor Dreaming – Dave Norman

Think About It – JOY.

Minute to Midnight – Kane Vincent

Red Rocket – Harper Bloom

Above: Nectar’s ‘Waiting on the World (Won’t Work)’ single cover artwork by Garreth Pearse