Miller is a nonbinary singer-songwriter from Melbourne who is also a former JOY presenter and who is Katie’s back-up presenter on Miss Chatelaine. This time, rather than hosting or co-hosting, she is Katie’s musical guest! She talks about her long-awaited new EP, The Way You Trust the Moon, plays a few tracks by other local queer artists, and performs a song live in the studio. She and Katie also shoot the breeze about artists they both love, including Tuck Shop Ladies and Guy Sebastian. Here is the playlist:

* Coffee – Robert Rothko ft. Sergio Sanchez

* Pretty Lady – Tash Sultana

* In a While – Miller

* Turn Away – GraceJean

* Mano a Mano – Blanco White

* Drifting On – Miller (live in the studio)

* Isolation – Vanessa Amorosi

* First Kiss – Benjamin Trillado

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

Photo of Miller and Katie (above) by Clayton Wimshurst – please visit the Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

Katie presents an hour of new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music by artists from Australia, New Zealand and the UK – including tracks by past guests Chris While and Julie Matthews (as part of Daphne’s Flight) and Jenny Mitchell, and the first release in ages from 1990s queer icon Monique Brumby! Here is the playlist:

* Lazy – Dip Road Dogs

* Travelling Bones – Jenny Mitchell

* Quiet Like the Rain – Reb Fountain

* I’m Not Sure – Ivor Game

* O Melancholia – The Woodland Hunters

* So Brave – Daphne’s Flight

* The Song Always Remembers – Heath Cullen

* Sweetness – Sweet Whirl

* Leave the Gate Open – Tony Kennelly

* Drive Me Crazy – Monique Brumby

Above: Dip Road Dogs’ ‘Lazy’ single artwork by Nate Hill

Back in the studio broadcasting live for JOY’s annual Radiothon, Katie plays music and messages on this year’s theme: ‘Keep independent voices on air’. Friends of the show and independent musicians Little Wise, Sarah Guppy (from This Much Talent), Kerryn Fields and Tuck Shop Ladies tell you why it’s important to support JOY, and nominate for the show a track of their own and a track by another independent artist. Tuck Shop Ladies even sing a tiny new original song! Here is the playlist:

* Favourite Song – Little Wise ft. Sal Kimber

* May the Fourth – Kay Proudlove

* Slow Mover – Angie McMahon

* Heal Over – KT Tunstall

* Broken Down Heart – Kerryn Fields

* Pick Your Bones – Claire Anne Taylor

* The Valley – k.d. lang

* Two Hands – Tuck Shop Ladies

* Velvet – Adam Lambert

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

Katie is back in the studio broadcasting live for JOY’s annual Radiothon! This year’s theme is ‘Keep independent voices on air’, so Katie asked some independent musicians who are Miss Chatelaine favourites to record messages about this. She plays a track by each of the artists who contributed, plus a track nominated by those artists. In the first hour, hear messages and music from Miller, Jack Colwell, Charm of Finches and This Way North. Here is the playlist:

* Wintergreen – The East Pointers

* Drifting On – Miller

* Vincent – Don McLean

* Weak – Jack Colwell

* Mintaro Way – Aidan Rolfe

* Slip Like Water – Charm of Finches

* When You Were Born – Finn Bennet

* Put Your Mind at Ease – This Way North

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

Aidan Rolfe is a queer acoustic-pop singer-songwriter from Geelong who will soon be releasing his debut EP. Katie was introduced to him by recent show guest Jack Colwell, who is mentoring Aidan. Katie and Aidan chat about Aidan’s musical background and influences, some of the artists he loves, and being out and proud. Also on the playlist are new songs by Australian artists Nat Vazer, Bambibrains, Miller and Jesse Madigan, and Katie’s k.d. lang track of the week. Here is the playlist:

* For a Moment – Nat Vazer

* Friday Night Lights – Bambibrains

* Mintaro Way – Aidan Rolfe

* Ready – Miller

* In My Dreams – Jack Colwell

* Comme si – Christine and the Queens

* No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Andy Bell & k.d. lang

* Different – Aidan Rolfe

* Spring – Jesse Madigan

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Above: Photo of Aidan Rolfe by Pablo Izquierdo

Week 5 of recording the show at home sees Katie play tracks from the fabulous new albums by Waxahatchee, Brian Fallon, Basia Bulat, Watkins Family Hour and The Bell Streets; a gorgeous new song by Australian favourite Jack Carty; and more. Here is the playlist:

* Waiting on Design – Westerman

* Hell – Waxahatchee

* You Have Stolen My Heart – Brian Fallon*

* Love Is at the End of the World – Basia Bulat

* Dandelion – The Bell Streets

* Just Another Reason – Watkins Family Hour

* Why the Universe Expands – Jack Carty

* Love Is the Loneliest Place (strings version) – Emily Soon

* John Henry Was a Steel Drivin’ Man – Steve Earle & The Dukes

* (in)Sanity – Aya Yves

* Imagine U – Omar Apollo

Above: Emily Soon’s ‘Love Is the Loneliest Place (strings version)’ single photography and artwork by Emily Soon

* Due to a technical hitch, my comments about this song are incorrect – they actually relate to Brian Fallon’s song ‘When You’re Ready’. Sorry, Brian!

The second hour of today’s show features a mixture of new and old tracks from artists including former Miss Chat guests SON, Xani and Casey Bennetto; show faves Stu Larsen, Steve Earle, Baker Boy, Pentatonix and Fanny Lumsden; and fabulous local artists Kim Yang and The Heart Collectors. Here is the playlist:

* Inside Outside – SON (aka Susan O’Neill)

* My Love My Love – Stu Larsen

* Little Soul – Xani

* Devil Put the Coal in the Ground – Steve Earle & The Dukes

* If You Need Me – Casey Bennetto

* Move – Baker Boy

* Garden of Eden – Kim Yang

* Jolene – Pentatonix ft. Dolly Parton

* Fallow – Fanny Lumsden ft. Thomas Lumsden

* Not Another Minute – The Heart Collectors

* No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Andy Bell & k.d. lang

Above: SON’s Inside Outside album artwork and design by Éimear O’Sullivan at ODYSEA Design

While everyone is socially isolated due to COVID-19, artists are continuing to release beautiful new music. In week 4 of recording from home, Katie plays a heap of fab new tracks by Australian artists (and a couple by non-Australian artists), and a track by the late and much-loved US singer-songwriter John Prine. Here is the playlist:

* Seasons – The New Graces

* Broken – Colin Lillie

* Boom – Ngaiire

* Choirgirl – Katie Noonan

* Lonely for You Only – Brian Fallon

* You Don’t Wanna Hear It – Ron Sexsmith

* This Place Your Soul – Valentina Brave ft. Victor Rostron

* Summers End – John Prine

* Miss Lovable – Channondale

* Joan’s Place – Miller

* Pride of Erin – Danny Walsh Banned ft. Kat Mear

Above: Valentina Brave’s ‘This Place Your Soul’ single artwork by Victor Rostron

Katie has a chat to queer Sydney singer-songwriter Jack Colwell about his latest single, ‘I Will Not Change My Ways’, on which he worked with renowned Canadian violinist and string arranger Owen Pallett; his forthcoming debut album, Swandream, produced by Sarah Blasko; and his work with Sydney choir Polyphony. Jack chooses a couple of tracks by other artists to play, and Katie fills up the hour with an oldie from Kristina Olsen and a bunch of choice new Australian releases, including a couple of songs that will make you laugh! Here is the playlist:

* BET – Jessica Jade

* Don’t fight with what you’re fighting for – Didirri

* Play Games – Jannah Beth

* Weak – Jack Colwell

* If You Need Me – Casey Bennetto

* Parties – Elizabeth

* Mintaro Road – Aidan Rolfe

* Headlights on the Highway – Kristina Olsen

* I Will Not Change My Ways – Jack Colwell

* Euphemism – Tuck Shop Ladies

Follow Jack Colwell on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and check him out on Bandcamp.

Above: Photo of Jack Colwell by Mclean Stephenson

For Week 3 of recording the show at home, Katie has reached into her music collection and pulled out a couple of favourite classics. There are also spectacular new and recent tracks by artists from Australia, Canada, Portugal and the UK. Here is the playlist:

* O Melhor Presente – Luisa Sobral

* Rogue Rider – Daphne’s Flight

* Tenterfield Saddler – Peter Allen

* Fold – #1 Dads

* Light Years – Basia Bulat

* Piece of You – A Whale Called Phoenix

* Backsliding – Hannah Cameron

* Whiskey & Blankets – Stu Larsen

* The Luckiest – Ben Folds

* Drifting On – Miller

* Broken – Colin Lillie

Above: Miller’s The Way You Trust the Moon EP artwork by Alisa Tanaka-King and design by Sarah Allen