Miss Chatelaine

In the second hour Katie is feeling much more cheerful as she plays songs by artists from Nashville, Brisbane, Melbourne, Dublin and Sydney – including a lush track by Yola and a cracking new track from friends-of-the-show Charm of Finches. She also reminisces about some great times she has had at live performances, in this time where we can’t go to see anything. Here is the playlist:

* Now You’re Here – Yola

* The Only Way I Know – Zander Rhodes

* Demons Will Win – Sue Ray

* Who Are You Running From? – Riley Catherall

* Canyon – Charm of Finches

* The Place That I Work – Saint Sister

* Run River – Southey

* Forgot to Love You – Hollie Col

* Bottle It Up – Riley Pearce ft. Greta Stanley

* Him – Ngaiire

Above: Riley Pearce’s ‘Bottle It Up’ single cover by Stinker Squiggles

In today’s first hour Katie is a bit grumpy, but the music cheers her up, as always – as do several beautiful messages from listeners. She plays songs about the beauty and sadness of ageing, feeling lost and alienated from the world during lockdown, dancing off the anxiety of dating, putting on a good face for your loved ones, and more. Hm, is anyone else seeing a theme here? Here is the playlist:

* Miss Chatelaine (St Tropez Mix) – k.d. lang

* Grown Ups – Fanny Lumsden

* Fire Eyes – Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks

* Little Liars – Ida Mae

* Jesus Take the Wheel – Bill Jackson

* Stranger in My Skin – Romanie

* Come and Play – Finn

* Said Too Much – Nidala

* Keep It Together – Four in the Morning

* That Spell – Andrea von Kampen

Above: Finn’s ‘Come and Play’ single cover

Katie welcomes local queer singer-songwriter Harper Bloom to JOY as her first guest at the new studios in the Victorian Pride Centre. They chat about Harper’s great new EP, Faith, Sex and Skin; about her home town, Perth; about the uncertainty of scheduling gigs amidst snap lockdowns; and how great it is to talk in person rather than on technology! Here is the playlist:

* Road to Avalon – Ida Mae

* Blue Valentine – Telenova

* Sunflower Girl – Harper Bloom

* Catfish– Harper Bloom (live in the studio)

* Love Slow – Harper Bloom

* If I Could Start Today Again – Alex the Astronaut

* Walk My Way – Harper Bloom (live in the studio)

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

Above: Photo of Harper Bloom and Katie by Betty Sujecki – please visit the Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

So many great new releases in the first hour this week! Enjoy tunes by gorgeous Melbourne bluegrass-Americana duo The Weeping Willows, First Nations singer-songwriter Alice Skye, queer US superstar Brandi Carlile, Brisbane indie-folk artist Asha Jefferies, queer Canadian R&B/soul singer-songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson, and heaps more. Here is the playlist:

* Hangman (The Gallows Tree) – The Weeping Willows ft. Nick Charles

* Wurega Djalin – Alice Skye

* The Ferryman – Riley Catherall

* Right on Time – Brandi Carlile

* Reassemble – Sampology ft. James Chatburn

* Beyond the Weathered Pale – Cahill Kelly ft. Harmony Byrne

* Dancefloor – Asha Jefferies

* Adam Complex – Charlotte Day Wilson

* May We Meet Again – Goldfynch

Above: Sampology’s ‘Reassemble’ single cover design by Sampology

The second hour today features some incredible new music by artists from Melbourne, Nashville, the UK, Dublin and Los Angeles – including a wonderful new tune for our times by the great Billy Bragg from his forthcoming album The Million Things That Never Happened. Here is the playlist:

* Playground – ere lo

* I Will Be Your Shield – Billy Bragg

* If I Could Be Your Lover – The Winnie Blues

* Get It Right – Elle Bird

* Mother Please – Riley Catherall

* Bones – Telenova

* Heaven on Earth – Paula Standing

* Cherry in Tacoma – Benjamin Francis Leftwich

* My Brilliant Friend – Saint Sister

* You’ve Got a Woman – Natalie Bergman & Beck

Above: Billy Bragg’s The Million Things That Never Happened album cover; photo by Jill Furmanovsky, design by Chemical X

Katie plays great new music by a twelve-year-old rising star from rural Victoria, a nineteen-year-old New York City singer-songwriter whose father is a jazz pianist, a queer Melbourne superstar, two French-Australian brothers, a queer Toronto-based R&B and soul artist, and more. Here is the playlist:

* Friends – Maya O’Loughlin

* Before the Thunder – Piper Butcher

* Best Shot – Maxon

* Way Back in the Way Back – Hiss Golden Messenger

* Thief – ella jane

* Rae Street – Courtney Barnett

* Streets of Life – Frock n Troll

* Looking for Attention – Djakarta

* Take Care of You – Charlotte Day Wilson ft. Syd

Above: Photo of Djakarta by Morgan Eloy

With Melbourne back in lockdown, Katie – as always – turns to music to nourish her soul and the souls of her listeners. In this hour, she plays songs about living life to the fullest, trying to reconcile tragedy and joy, the natural drama that happens in small Australian country towns, the plight of asylum seekers, summer love, speaking out, and lots more. There’s also a great new remix of the theme song of the show! Here is the playlist:

* Never Let You Go – Hannah Acfield

* Sanctuary – Hiss Golden Messenger

* Drive – Larissa Tandy

* I Feel Love – Josh Orange

* Mother of Exiles – Natalie D-Napoleon

* Driving Along the Forest Land – Len Dreams

* Confused by Early Signs – Trash Springfield

* Raise Your Hand – Vika & Linda

* Wide Eyed Wandering Child – Benjamin Francis Leftwich

* Miss Chatelaine (Iron Hoof Remix) – k.d. lang & Orville Peck

Above: Vika & Linda’s The Wait album cover; photography by Lisa Businovski

With Melbourne back into lockdown, Katie is back to pre-recording her show – but never fear! The music is awesome and the first hour includes new releases by First Nations artists Kutcha Edwards and Mi-kaisha, the fabulous Yola, two young queer Melbourne-based singer-songwriters, New Zealand noir-folk-punk artist Reb Fountain, and more. Here is the playlist:

* The More Things Change – Kutcha Edwards

* Brand New – Mi-kaisha

* Palm Reader – LOVER

* Starlight – Yola

* Marco – Kevin Riady

* Drive – No Promises

* Nuisance – Benjamin Trillado

* Beastie – Reb Fountain

* Fallen – Andrew McSweeney

* Brando – Lucy Dacus

* Born This Way (The Country Road Version) – Orville Peck

Above: Kutcha Edwards’ Circling Time album cover; design by Stuart McCormick

Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. This year’s songs have all been released in 2021, and include hip-hop artist Ziggy Ramo’s stunning re-working of Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody’s classic ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’. Here is the playlist:

* Singing Up Country – Kutcha Edwards

* All the Lonely Ones – Sue Ray

* One of Those Days – Nidala

* Tarred and Feathered – Dan Sultan

* Let Go – Dani Teveluwe

* Back on Country – Troy Cassar-Daley

* Little Things – Ziggy Ramo ft. Paul Kelly

* Damaged – Miiesha

* My Island Home – Spinifex Gum: Marliya Choir ft. Emma Donovan

Above: Detail of official 2021 NAIDOC Week poster, Care for Country, by Maggie-Jean Douglas

It’s almost all female-identifying artists in the first hour today, with songs from Canadian, Irish, Australian and English artists to nourish your soul. Among them is another gorgeous new tune by friends-of-the-show Charm of Finches, and three songs called ‘Houdini’. Here is the playlist:

* Falaise de Malaise – Martha Wainwright

* Dynamite – Saint Sister

* Shaky Bones – Harper Bloom

* Rum – Oly Sherman

* Sunbeam – Goldfynch

* My Heart Goes With You – Paula Standing

* Concentrate on Breathing – Charm of Finches

* Canary in a Coalmine – Benjamin Francis Leftwich

* Houdini – Lisa Richards

* Houdini – Miss Elm

* Houdini – Kate Bush

Above: Charm of Finches’ ‘Concentrate on Breathing’ single cover photo by Laura May Grogan