Miss Chatelaine

Katie welcomes singer-songwriter, producer, animator and visual artist darby (Bec O’Brien) to the JOY studio to talk about her recent move to Melbourne from Sydney, her work as a professional animator, living in an artists’ cooperative in Sydney, her new EP Songs from Alpha House vol. 2, the beauty of the ‘quiet’ songs on albums, and more. She also shares some tracks by artists she loves, and plays a song live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

Like It More – Jem Cassar-Daley

Our Way – Kaurna Cronin

Run Back Home – Jack Rayne

Suburbia – darby

Saxophone – River Dreams

The Big Heart I Have – darby (live in the studio)

St Kilda Beach – Tamara & the Dreams

If You Don’t Know Me, Who Am I – Josh Pyke

A Newtown Old Again – darby

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

Above: Photo of darby by Katie Purvis – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

In the first hour of today’s show, Katie plays a mixture of brand-new songs and songs by artists who will be appearing at next weekend’s National Folk Festival. She also plays her final micro-interview from Port Fairy Folk Festival, which is with show favourite Emily Barker. She asks Emily about being at Port Fairy for the first time, making the Room 822 album, the power of cover versions, the music scene in Western Australia, and more. Here is the playlist:

Bloom – Andrea Kirwin

Tell the Truth – Jack Carty

Summer Love – Stephanie Cherote

Will You Miss Me When You’re Sober? – Emily Barker & Lukas Drinkwater

Secrets – Garrett Kato

The Power of a Word – Wallis Bird

You Don’t Speak for Me – Judy Small

The Way Back Up – Hayden Calnin ft. Nick Aquroff

Sleep Now – Joyce Prescher

Above: Joyce Prescher’s ‘Sleep Now’ single cover image by Peter de Wit, design by Studio Equator

In the second hour of her Radiothon 2022 show, Katie welcomes Lisa Edwards, the popular and highly respected Australian vocalist who has been performing with John Farnham and his band for 35 years. As a solo artist, Lisa’s debut single, ‘Cry’ (1993), was an Australian no.5 hit and reached Gold status, and she has an awesome new album out called I’m Still the Woman. Katie and Lisa chat about Lisa’s fabulous career, the new album, and Lisa’s philosophy of life, ‘Let there be more joy and laughter in your living’, while raising money to  keep Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation out, loud and proud. Here is the playlist:

* Cry – Lisa Edwards

* I Am Woman – Lisa Edwards

* A Song for You – Donny Hathaway

* I’m Still the Woman – Lisa Edwards

* Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – Spice Girls ft. Luther Vandross

* When You Love Me Like That – Lisa Edwards

Radiothon is over for this year, but there are several ways you can still support JOY: become a member, donate, subscribe or become a patron.

Visit Lisa Edwards’ official website and follow her on Instagram.

Above: Photo of Lisa Edwards and Katie at JOY by Daniel Kilby – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Grow With JOY’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation out, loud and proud! This podcast includes a micro-interview with brilliant Australian First Nations artist Kutcha Edwards from the recent Port Fairy Folk Festival; some fabulous new tunes; and lots of messages from the wonderful, brilliant and gorgeous Miss Chatelaine listeners who help Katie to pass her hoped-for total of $2000 raised for JOY before the end of the first hour! Here is the playlist:

* Lonesome Now I’m Gone – The Weeping Willows

* The Rubicon – Geoff Foley

* skeleton – Little Green

* We Sing – Kutcha Edwards

* Everlong – Grace Amos

* Smile in the Face of the Devil – Matt Maltese

* Dear New Lover – Lucy Lorenne

* We Gotta Go – Woodlock

Radiothon is over for this year, but there are several ways you can still support JOY: become a member, donate, subscribe or become a patron.

Alongside new songs by Ruby Gill, Jenny Hval and Angus Gill, Katie presents a mini-special in honour of the upcoming 2022 Queensland Music Awards. She plays some of the nominated songs as well as brand-new tracks by other Queensland artists. Here is the playlist:

* Champion Ruby – Ruby Gill

* Year of Love – Jenny Hval

* Beautiful Morning – Andrea Kirwin

* Changes – Jem Cassar-Daley

* Salty – Mardi Wilson

* Oceans Apart – Day of Embers

* Do I Make You Crazy – Jack Carty

* Pantomime – Lontano

* On the Inside – Lynchburg

* The Scrapbook – Angus Gill

Along with great new tracks by Australian, US and UK artists, Katie plays two more of her ‘micro-interviews’ from the Port Fairy Folk Festival: one with Dobe Newton from the legendary Bushwackers folk band, who talks about a particularly memorable gig in Melbourne in 1979; and the other with beautiful English singer-songwriter Katherine Priddy, who tells us about a particular song of hers that caught Katie’s attention. Here is the playlist:

* Dreaming, Swimming – Lisa Mitchell

* All Along the Ride – The Delines

* No Words – RHODES

* Wishing (Variation) – Fanny Lumsden

* This Little Town – The Bushwackers

* Sweet Magnolia – Carson McHone

* Right on Time – Metronomy

* The Isle of Eigg – Katherine Priddy

* Distant Choir – Nick O’Mara

Above: Nick O’Mara’s Overland album cover photography by Nick O’Mara and Jac Tonks; artwork by Nick O’Mara

It’s an all female/nonbinary hour as emerging local singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Little Green joins Katie in the studio to talk about her new EP, dreambird, her love for Joni Mitchell (she is named after a Joni song) and Tash Sultana, getting comfortable with her own voice and embracing its unique aspects, and more. It’s a joyful meeting of the minds! Little Green plays two of her songs live in the studio, and there’s also great music by rising and established artists. Here is the playlist:

* You Know Me Better – Josienne Clarke

* Mother’s Daughter – Little Green

* Crop Circles – Tash Sultana

* frida kahlo – Little Green (live in the studio)

* Solar Power – Lorde

* Atlanta – Baby Velvet

* mary poppins – Little Green (live in the studio)

* Afterglow – Luna Li

* Chelsea Morning – Joni Mitchell

Visit Little Green’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Little Green by Betty Sujecki – please visit this Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

Katie has returned from the Port Fairy Folk Festival reinvigorated and ready to play you another hour of great new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. She also plays a couple of the ‘micro-interviews’ she did at Port Fairy: one with rising Melbourne artist Maple Glider, who talks about the excellent reaction to her 2021 debut album; and the other by queer Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter Irish Mythen, who tells us about representing women and rainbow communities, and connecting with audiences. Here is the playlist:

* Glimmer – Velvet Bloom

* ANYA – Duke Heaven

* Decide – Grace Amos

* Somewhere Else – Ivor Game

* Good Thing – Maple Glider

* Thinking ’Bout Love – Wild Rivers ft. Wrabel

* Galway – Grace Petrie

* A Change Is Gonna Come – Gary Pinto

* Jesus – Irish Mythen

* Time for the Wicked to Rest – Matt Andersen

* Here Is the Rose – Grace Cummings

Above: Grace Amos’s ‘Decide’ single cover art by imnotverychill (Connor Dewhurst)

Check out the Miss Chatelaine Instagram and Twitter accounts for photos from the 2022 Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Katie treats you to another bunch of great new music in the second hour, including Missy Higgins’ cover of a classic pop song; more cuts from the recent Metronomy, Don McGlashan, Matt Andersen and Grace Cummings albums; and some songs that will make you dance! Here is the playlist:

* Life and Death – Metronomy

* Mother’s Daughter – Little Green

* Total Control – Missy Higgins

* Coal Mining Blues – Matt Andersen

* Start Again – Don McGlashan

* Light It on Up – Andrea Kirwin

* Good Evening Captain – Al Louis

* Papa Wemba (She Dances) – Wayne Gillespie & Famous Blue Raincoat

* Dreams – Grace Cummings

* Folk Song – Carson McHone

* Muse – Amber Farnan

Above: Carson McHone’s Still Life album cover art by Bonner Bentley

Katie pre-recorded this show to go to air while she is away at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, and it’s packed with great tunes by past and (hopefully!) future guests of the show. Here is the playlist:

* The Puppeteer – Delsinki

* As a Child – Charm of Finches

* Pretty Lies – Wallis Bird

* I Could Die Looking at You (Reimagined) – Jordie Lane with Lollies

* Stay – The Bros Landreth

* I Suck at Being Lonely – Charley

* The Spin – Darren Hanlon

* Garden of Eden – Ny Oh

* I’m Good – Galleri

* Cracks in the Wall – Fernandez

* Lucinda – Copperline

Above: Fernandez’s ‘Cracks in the Wall’ single cover photograph and artwork by Vanessa Fernandez