Miss Chatelaine

Melbourne-via-NZ lesbian singer-songwriter Kerryn Fields returns to Miss Chatelaine to chat to Katie about her gorgeous new single, ‘Atlantis’, and her forthcoming album, Water. She tells us how she ended up in New Zealand for most of the year, how she’s been looking after her mental health during the pandemic, what she’s prepared to do to get back to her sweetheart in Melbourne, and doing live-streamed performances for aged-care facilities. There’s also new music by the legendary Ani DiFranco and some fabulous Australian artists. Here is the playlist:

* Do or Die – Ani DiFranco

* Too Late – Kirklandd

* Atlantis – Kerryn Fields

* Lips So Sweet – Kerryn Fields

* Thoughts So Loud – Hannah Frances

* Lose You to Love Me – Tom Snowdon

* Be Gentle on Yourself – Melinda Schneider

* 2020 – Leonie Kingdom

* 50K Carat – Tessa Thames

Visit Kerryn Fields’ official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Kerryn Fields by Cristal Cachia

There is so much gorgeous music being released at the moment that it’s hard to keep up, but Katie plays as much of it as she can! Today’s first hour features songs by a lot of fabulous women and some pretty fabulous men from all around Australia as well as Germany, New Zealand and the USA. Here is the playlist:

* Lazarus Drug – Washington

* Low – Alexander Biggs

* Sunny Came Home – Bec Lavelle

* Love Inside – Miss Elm

* Dear E. – Aya Yves

* All the Ways to Say Goodbye (unplugged) – Mitch James

* Dominoes – Kim Yang

* World Keeps Turning – The Shareholders

* The Soft Apocalypse – Emma Swift

* Loving You’s Like a Mouldy Cup of Tea – Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks

* Somebody’s Beloved – MILCK ft. Bipolar Sunshine

Above: MILCK’s ‘Somebody’s Beloved’ single artwork created in collaboration with Naimah Thomas and MILCK

Find out more about the Somebody’s Beloved Fund here.

 

Biracial Darwin singer-songwriter Leah Flanagan has just released her beautiful new album, Colour By Number. Katie chats to Leah about her connection to Darwin and its effects on her songwriting, her numerous collaborations with other artists (including Archie Roach, Shane Howard, the Mission Songs Project and the Yothu Yindi Treaty Project), her admiration for Melbourne’s music scene, the importance of mentoring younger artists, and more. There are some fab tracks by other artists, too! Here is the playlist:

* Know Me Better (acoustic) – Isaiah

* Who Wants to Live Forever (Live at the Isle Of Wight Festival, UK, 2016) – Queen + Adam Lambert

* Colour by Number – Leah Flanagan

* Starlight – Leah Flanagan

* Aralia – Leah Flanagan

* Restless Lovers – Shayne Cook

* Florence’s Town – Little Quirks

* Wannabe – Xander Black

* All the Ways to Say Goodbye (unplugged) – Mitch James

Visit Leah Flanagan’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Leah Flanagan by She Is Aphrodite

The artists in today’s first hour – who hail from Melbourne, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Canberra, the UK, the USA, South Korea, and other places – are singing about love and longing, time and travelling, their hometown and their favourite beach, enjoying the journey, and more. Here is the playlist:

* Outta Love – Kim Churchill

* Longings (The Meadow Song) – Autumn Dawn Leader

* Calendar Song – Laura Jane Grace

* Catch and Release – Marlee Smith

* Everytime – Tom Snowdon

* Travelling Woman – Naomi Keyte ft. Katie Pomery

* Dos Uno Nueve (219) – Omar Apollo

* Ocean Baby – Hannah Frances

* Time Will Be – Darlingside

* Blueberry Eyes – MAX ft. SUGA from BTS

* The Seed – Melbourne Indie Voices

* Dominoes – Kim Yang

Above: Marlee Smith’s ‘Catch and Release’ single artwork; photography by Daniel Head

Today’s second hour has folk, electronic, blues, pop and rock music for your listening pleasure, including an exquisite song by Sydney artist Jessica Tori, a wildly romantic song by the fabulous Washington, a powerful song about sexual assault by LA artist Jensen McRae, and a superb Springsteen cover by recent guest Angie McMahon. Here is the playlist:

* Skin and Bones – Jessica Tori

* Continental Drift – MidLifeMix

* Kiss Me Like We’re Gonna Die – Washington

* Whispers & Whistles – René Le Feuvre

* Her – Alanis Morissette

* Time to Get Up – Anna Scionti

* Raw Stuff – Didirri

* Wolves – Jensen McRae

* The River (piano) – Angie McMahon

* Don’t Call Me Names – Rhiannon Giddens

* Under Pressure (Live at Global Citizen Festival, New York, USA, 2019) – Queen + Adam Lambert

Above: René Le Feuvre’s Watch Me Fall EP artwork by Janine Heinrichs

Today we hear music from Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Melbourne, New Zealand, New York, Nashville and Columbus. Whew! Huge thanks to all the artists making music during this difficult time in world history. Here is the playlist:

* Back to Love – Shayne Cook

* Invisible String – Taylor Swift

* Dandelions – Kurt Vile

* Whole Wide World – Joan Osborne

* Officer of Love – Caamp

* Starlight – Leah Flanagan

* Sunday Morning – Mitch James

* Blow Me a Kiss – Endorphin ft. Jessica Nittles

* Back Behind the Eyes Again – Chloe Alison Escott

* Glad That It’s Over – The Maes

* Don’t Give Up on Me – Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

Above: Joan Osborne’s Trouble and Strife album artwork by Keith Brogdon (from collages by Joan)

The superb Melbourne singer-songwriter Angie McMahon is Katie’s guest in this hour, chatting about her new EP, Piano Salt; how she’s been spending her time in locked-down Melbourne; her connection with Montreal artist Leif Vollebekk (who was on the show in March this year); and how music and art are a source of hope in this time. As well as tracks from Angie’s EP, Katie plays new and recent songs by US and Australian artists, and pays tribute to the late, great Helen Reddy. Here is the playlist:

* Almost Home – The Blind Boys of Alabama

* Soon (piano) – Angie McMahon

* If You Call – Angie McMahon ft. Leif Vollebekk

* Anchor in the Blue – Dana Crowe

* Typical Bride – Cass Hopetoun

* How Lucky – Kurt Vile with John Prine

* Take It Any Way I Can Get It – Joan Osborne

* I Am Woman – Various Australian artists*

Visit Angie McMahon’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Angie McMahon by Alyssa Austin

* This version of ‘I Am Woman’ was featured on the final episode of ABC TV’s Judith Lucy Is All Woman (2015). The artists are Deborah Conway, Vika & Linda, Ella Hooper, Kylie Auldist, Bertie Blackman, Liz Stringer, Lisa Miller, Evelyn Ida Morris, Jen Cloher, Monique Brumby, Angie Hart, Justine Clarke, Antonia Sellbach, Karla Way and Rebecca Barnard.

New tracks from some heavy hitters in this hour – Alanis Morissette, Jessica Mauboy, Tash Sultana, Washington – and by mid-career and upcoming artists from Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Alice Springs and Canada. The great music keeps coming! Here is the playlist:

* Diagnosis – Alanis Morissette

* Second Hand Soul – René Le Feuvre

* Butterfly (acoustic) – Jessica Mauboy

* 17again – Powfu

* Through the Valley – Tash Sultana

* Boots to the Grave – The Luke Sinclair Set

* The Lucky Ones – Rya Park

* Planet in Pain – Paul J. Rogers

* As Tradition – Maple Glider

* Who Can It Be Now? – Tom Snowdon

* Catherine Wheel – Washington

* The Walls – Sonia Serin

Above: Rya Park’s ‘The Lucky Ones’ single artwork by Jara Segal

Katie has a chat to fast-rising local singer-songwriter Didirri about his new EP, Sold for Sale, and about recording it in south-western Victoria, Los Angeles and at home in Melbourne. Katie and Didirri also talk about the meaning of his name, his experience on Eurovision: Australia Decides, and how an artist goes about promoting a new release when they are under lockdown. And there are some stunning new and recent tracks by other artists as well! Here is the playlist:

* I Will Follow You – Josh Orange

* Miranda – Charm of Finches ft. Edgelarks

* Raw Stuff – Didirri

* The Critic – Didirri

* Sold for Sale – Didirri

* Brighter Days – Përolas

* The Forest – Mark Geary

* Everybody Rise (acoustic) – Amy Shark

Visit Didirri’s official website and follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Didirri by Gil Gilmour

A truly great array of tracks in the first hour this week – Katie can’t get the Ball Park Music song out of her head! There’s also a gorgeous Whitney Houston cover by Melbourne’s Emily Soon, a stunning instrumental by the Weeping Willows, a beautiful new song by Khristian Mizzi, and several killer new and recent releases by brilliant women artists.( Yes, that’s a lot of adjectives, but they are all deserved!) Here is the playlist:

* Bury Me – Stevie & The Sleepers

* Love Me for Me – Carla Wehbe

* Prelude – The Weeping Willows

* I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Emily Soon

* Cherub – Ball Park Music

* The Great Divide – Grids & Dots

* Like You Do – Zellda

* Hold Onto Me – Khristian Mizzi

* Deluded – Kate Miller-Heidke

* Roses – Thomas Oliver

* Ablaze – Alanis Morissette

* Catherine Wheel – Washington

Above: Zellda’s ‘Like You Do’ single artwork by Billie McDonald