Miss Chatelaine

It’s the 200th episode of Miss Chatelaine! There are no special celebrations as Melbourne is (unfortunately) back in lockdown and Katie is pre-recording the show, but she put out the word on the Miss Chat socials in advance, so there are lots of congratulatory messages to read out. And, of course, there is a brilliant bunch of new songs to play. Here is the playlist:

* Foolish Enough – Geoffrey O’Connor ft. Laura Jean

* Hero in Me – Jenny Biddle

* Radiant Love – Andrew McSweeney

* Other Plans – Coco’s Lunch

* The Best of Me – John Smith

* Patterns – Ryan Downey

* Under the Clocks – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

* Oh My God Oh Canada – Saint Sister

* This Is Living – Madeline Leman & The Desert Swells

It’s the 200th episode of Miss Chatelaine! There are no special celebrations as Melbourne is (unfortunately) back in lockdown and Katie is pre-recording the show, but she put out the word on the Miss Chat socials in advance, so there are lots of congratulatory messages to read out. And, of course, there is a brilliant bunch of new songs to play. Here is the playlist:

* Hello – Hollow Coves

* Blues for Lee – The Safety of Life at Sea

* Til It Breaks – Ashley Monroe

* Song for Zula – Riley Pearce

* Climb on Your Tears – The Paper Kites ft. Aoife O’Donovan

* Deathwish Country – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

* Broadbeans – Lucy Wise

* The World Is Spinning Faster – Miguel Rios

* Better – Asha

* Louise – Montgomery Church

New music from Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, north Queensland, Nashville, London and the Faroe Islands. Here is the playlist:

* Haunting Me (acoustic) – Michael Leonardi

* Groove – Ashley Monroe

* Self Doubt – Jeb Cardwell ft. Kasey Chambers

* The Airport – Lena Anderssen

* You Lovely You – Ivor Game

* Dream State – PJ Orr

* golden boy – Lucy Sugerman

* Blank Page – Justin Bernasconi

* Tender Moment – Paula Punch

* Take This Rose – Dan Baker

Above: Jeb Cardwell’s My Friend Defiance album cover artwork by Lisa Sorgini

Katie is joined in the studio by Australian music scene stalwart Mick Thomas, founder of iconic Melbourne band Weddings Parties Anything and leader of Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission. Mick and Katie talk about WPA’s heyday; Mick and the Roving Commission’s great new album, City’s Calling Me; surviving the 2020 Melbourne lockdown; and more. Mick plays a couple of songs live, and there are tracks by Hello Jane and Bill Jackson too. Here is the playlist:

* Father’s Day (live) – Weddings, Parties, Anything

* Keeping All the Cannons Clean – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

* After All This Time – Hello Jane

* Captain Collingwood – Mick Thomas (live in the studio)

* See You When I’m Looking at You – Mick Thomas (live in the studio)

* She Rode Like the Wind – Bill Jackson

* The Suburbs in Between – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission ft. Brian Nankervis

* Under the Clocks – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

Visit Mick Thomas’ official website and follow him on Facebook.

Above: Selfie of Mick and Katie!

More beautiful new music this week! There are songs about trying to get over a lost love with the passing of time, looking to the future for hope, making a baby, anticipating change, and more. Here is the playlist:

* When I’m Older – Ashe

* Sanctuary – John Smith

* Why the Bright Stars Glow – Valerie June

* A Good Time – The Safety of Life at Sea

* Dear August – PJ Harding & Noah Cyrus

* Make a Baby – The Maes

* Thirty Four – Nick Batterham

* Little Fears, Little Loves – Liz Stringer

* In Between – Parker Millsap

Above: The Safety of Life at Sea’s Let the River Go album cover design; art by Lian Wong, design by Kris Schubert

Katie’s guest today is Malaysian-born, Sydney-based queer singer-songwriter and DJ Dyan Tai. He and Katie talk on the phone about his career as a queer Asian artist, especially his new single, ‘Expiratory’, which he wrote in response to COVID19-related racism and violence experienced by the Asian community in Australia. The song was a finalist in Diversity Arts Australia’s ‘I am not a virus’ campaign, launched in April this year. Other music featured this hour includes a big dose of Americana and the new one from the fabulous Yola. Here is the playlist:

* No Vacancy – Ruby Gilbert

* Afraid of the Light (live) – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

* Freedom – Dyan Tai

* Expiratory – Dyan Tai

* Ducky – Echo Deer

* Outlaw – Joe Pug

* Diamond Studded Shoes – Yola

* Juice – Lizzo

Visit Dyan Tai’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. Watch You Can’t Ask That: Chinese Australians on ABC iView here.

Above: Photo of Dyan Tai by Priya Prakash

Katie plays fabulous music by Australian, English and American artists, including a great new song about asylum seekers by Melbourne’s Bill Jackson, recent releases by new favourites Hello Jane and Storm & Stone, and a wonderful cover of an INXS classic by the mighty Teskey Brothers. Here is the playlist:

* Swimming – Maple Glider

* untitled – Max Leone

* Something Else – Hello Jane

* Thick Skin – Michael Brinkworth

* Time to Love – Sarah McQuaid

* That’s Why I’m Here – Bill Jackson

* Town That Made Me – Storm & Stone

* Hardlytown – Hiss Golden Messenger

* All the Lonely Ones – Sue Ray

* Never Tear Us Apart – The Teskey Brothers

Above: The Teskey Brothers’ ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ single cover artwork; photo by Nick McKinlay

The second hour of today’s show features gorgeous songs by an English guitar maestro, a Perth-based alt-pop band, a blues/soul band based in central-west New South Wales, a Sydney-based country-folk singer-songwriter, a Sydney shoegaze trio, a legend of the Melbourne folk music scene, the Canadian patron saint of this radio show, and more! Here is the playlist:

* Friends – John Smith

* Young in Love – Joan & The Giants

* Let the River Go – The Safety of Life at Sea

* Story for the Kids – Arna Georgia

* Lonelier Than You – Jordan Merrick

* Suzy Says – Grids & Dots

* Brighter Day – Goldfynch

* Barefoot (live) – k.d. lang

* Keeping All the Cannons Clean – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

* Track Her Down – Lloyd Spiegel

Above: Arna Georgia’s Yes Girl album cover; design by Dan Stanley, photo by Freddy Morales

It’s all music, all the time on today’s show. In the first hour, Katie plays songs by English, American and Australian artists about sweetness and pain, the loss of a friend due to gun violence, relationship break-ups, being a middle-aged performer, and more. Here is the playlist:

* Sweetness and Pain – Sarah McQuaid

* Ali – Mustafa

* A Portrait of the Artist as a Middle Aged Man (Live) – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

* Silence – Izzy Day

* Holding On – Rees Lucia

* Day Job – The Western Distributors

* Treading Water – Charm of Finches

* The Real Thing – Parker Millsap

* Gasoline & Liquor – Natalie D-Napoleon

Above: The Western Distributors’ Off in the Distance album cover; design by Tara Schmidtke

For the second hour of her Radiothon show, Katie is joined by Rosie Burgess and Sam Lohs, aka Tuck Shop Ladies. Rosie and Sam bring a hilarious energy to the studio and help encourage listeners to support Australia’s only rainbow, independent community media organisation. Songs, stories and laughter – what more could you ask for? Here is the playlist:

* You’ll Love Her Again – Julia Wallace

* Stay Alive – Mustafa

* Blood Moon – Jeb Cardwell

* Pockets of Stones – Charm of Finches

* Strap On – Tuck Shop Ladies

* The Edge – Hussy Hicks

* We Go Together – Tuck Shop Ladies (live in the studio)

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 Tuck Shop Ladies’ official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Photo of Katie and Tuck Shop Ladies (above) by Betty Sujecki