UK-based Australian singer-songwriter and Miss Chatelaine favourite Emily Barker returns to the show to chat to Katie about her new album, Shadow Box, and her 2019 release with English folk artist Marry Waterson, A Window to Other Ways. Their conversation also covers Emily’s recent debut at the Woodford Folk Festival and her Folk in a Box project, and she performs the gorgeous song ‘Sister Goodbye’ – her tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe – live in the studio.  There are also some gorgeous new songs by other artists. Here is the playlist:

* Raw Stuff – Didirri

* Save the Rivers – Marcia Howard

* Sleep, Australia, Sleep – Paul Kelly

* Värmeland – Ida Wenøe

* Tougher Than the Rest – Emily Barker

* Twister – Marry Waterson & Emily Barker

* Sister Goodbye – Emily Barker (live in the studio)

Visit Emily Barker’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Photo of Emily Barker and Katie (above) by Betty Sujecki – please visit the Miss Chatelaine Facebook photo album for more pics!

Melbourne-based Malaysian-Australian electronica, pop and R&B musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist Yeo is Katie’s guest in the second hour. He talks about all the different music-making hats he wears, working with the fabulous Mojo Juju, and his new album Recovery Channel, and chooses songs to play by some of his favourite artists. Katie also plays more new and recent music by Australian, Danish and US artists. Here is the playlist:

* Sweden – Chloe Styler

* All of You – Greg J. Walker ft. Andrew Nolte & Vanessa Fernandez

* Six Years – Yeo

* Change Me a Little – Ida Wenøe

* Bullet to the Heart – Jackson Wang

* Restless – Yeo

* A Heart Is Not a Yo-yo – Mojo Juju

* Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa

* Rise – Steve Scott

Visit Yeo’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo of Yeo (above) by Betty Sujecki

Katie plays stunning new folk, alt-country, blues and roots music by Australian artists from the NSW Central Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay, Launceston, Canberra and Gold Coast, and by US artists from Denver and Philadelphia. Here is the playlist:

* Devil’s Ivy – Little Quirks

* Good Momma Bad – Andrew Farriss

* Carry You – Missy Higgins

* What a Drag – Nathaniel Rateliff

* Breathe It In – Garrett Kato ft. Julia Stone

* Become the Fool – PARKER

* The Rolling Thunder of Love – Owen Campbell

* Whiskey Room Shuffle – Brandon Dodd

* Fire – Waxahatchee

* Mountain Peak – Hussy Hicks

Above: Missy Higgins’ ‘Carry You’ single artwork

Melbourne-based electro-acoustic duo Përolas are Liana, who plays harp and sings, and Fabian, who plays guitar, trumpet, keyboard and live electronic drum loops. Named Best Intercultural Act at the 2019 Music Victoria Awards, they are Katie’s guests in the second hour. Here is the playlist:

* East October – John Moreland

* Benjamin – Kelly Brouhaha

* And It’s Still Alright – Nathaniel Rateliff

* Low Road – Emma Bosworth

* Flores de Melipeuco – Përolas

* Universal Traveler – Air

* Rainbow – Përolas (live in the studio)

* Sunset ­– Nitin Sawhney

* Underdog – Alicia Keys

Follow Përolas on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo of Përolas (above) by Katie Purvis

The first hour of today’s show features a 2020 Grammy Award winner, some of the finalists in the 2020 Queensland Music Awards, and a selection of fabulous new and recent songs by artists from Australia, the UK and the USA. Here is the playlist:

* Fire – Bobby Alu

* Luminous Places – Patty Griffin

* Look Away – Harry Phillips

* Secret Is Out – Nine Year Sister

* Night Train – Zinnia Blue

* Thoughts and Prayers – Lisa Maps

* Blue Comanche – Westerman

* Shine On Moon – G. Love & Special Sauce

* Coming Home – Bard of Brunswick

* Good for You – Alana Wilkinson

Above: Alana Wilkinson’s ‘Good for You’ single artwork; photo by Natasha Curato

Katie counts down her top 20 best/favourite songs of 2019. As usual, it was almost impossible to narrow down the hundreds of songs she listened to last year, but the final list is a ripper! Seven of the songs in numbers 11 to 1 are by Australian artists, three are by US artists and one is by a Canadian artist. Four of the eleven artists identify as LGBTIQ. Here is the playlist:

11. When We Travel – Joanna Wallfisch

10. Big Things – Michael Waugh

9. If I Could Give You – Clare Bowditch

8. Closer to You – Adam Lambert

7. Superstar – Seeker Lover Keeper

6. Joan of Arc – Chadwick Stokes

5. Hold Me – The Teskey Brothers

4. Voicemail for Jill – Amanda Palmer

3. Transatlantic Flight – Leif Vollebekk

2. Vigil – Enda Kenny

1. I Like to Dance – Alex the Astronaut

Hear Katie’s top 12 songs in Part 1 of the show here, and check out her 2019 interviews with:

* Joanna Wallfisch in show no.126

* Michael Waugh in show no.121

* Adam Lambert in show no.109

* Amanda Palmer in show no.98

* Enda Kenny in show no.104

Katie counts down her top 20 best/favourite songs of 2019. As usual, it was almost impossible to narrow down the hundreds of songs she listened to last year, but the final list is a ripper! Seven of the songs in numbers 20 to 12 are by Australian artists, one is by a US artist and one is by a British artist – and there is huge representation by solo women singer-songwriters. Here is the playlist:

20. Devil Off My Back – Little Wise

19. Bad Kisser – Asha Jefferies

18. Partner in Crime – Alana Wilkinson

17. 40,000 Star Hotel – Kelly Brouhaha

16. Nightlight – Allison Moorer

15. Slave – JIM ALXNDR ft. Angie McMahon

14. Love Like Water – Leah Flanagan

13. Hummingbird – John Smith

12. These Days – Fanny Lumsden

Hear Katie’s top 11 songs in Part 2 of the show here, and check out her 2019 interviews with:

* Little Wise in show no.128

* Alana Wilkinson in show no.129

* Kelly Brouhaha in show no.109

Katie presents a mini-feature on some of the Australian artists appearing at this month’s Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans, including past Miss Chat guests Alice Skye, Charm of Finches, This Way North and Áine Tyrell. There’s also a song by brilliant US artist Rhiannon Giddens, who is a keynote speaker at the conference. Here is the playlist:

* Carry Me Home – Emily Wurramara

* I Feel Better But I Don’t Feel Good – Alice Skye

* Stuck on Repeat – Tom West

* Paint Me a Picture – Charm of Finches

* Autumn Tempest – Nigel Wearne

* Come as You Are – Saije

* Pretty Much – This Way North

* Pantheon – Áine Tyrell

* Up Above My Head – Rhiannon Giddens

Above: Folk Alliance International Conference 2020 artwork (detail) by Spencer Epps

New music for the new year from some Miss Chatelaine favourites and some new discoveries, plus an oldie from Tracy Chapman and a very smooth k.d. lang song of the week. Here is the playlist:

* When Your Mind’s Away – Andy Golledge

* Freedom Fighter – #1 Dads

* On My Side – Lenka

* Are You Ashamed – Archer Phan

* Windmill (acoustic) – Riley Pearce

* Phone Call from My Lover – Stu Larsen

* Blue Velvet – Tony Bennett & k.d. lang

* Altar Wine – David Keenan

* Happy – Tracy Chapman

Above: Lenka’s ‘On My Side’ single artwork

Starting the hour with a great ‘acoustic’ version of Deee-Lite’s 1990 hit ‘Groove Is in the Heart’, Katie plays an eclectic bunch of music that includes two tracks by rising Irish artist David Keenan, a bonkers 1960s classic, songs from two of the best Australian folk albums released in 2019, and k.d. lang doing acid jazz! Here is the playlist:

* Groove Is in the Heart – UnClubbed ft. Bess Cavendish

* Unholy Ghosts – David Keenan

* Lay Fallow – Daphne’s Flight

* Catch Me a Cloud – Enda Kenny

* Some Velvet Morning – Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

* Walking Boss – Ruth Hazleton

* Tin Pan Alley – David Keenan

* Lulu’s Lament – Mrs Fun ft. k.d. lang

* Overglow (live) – Adam Lambert

Above: David Keenan’s A Beginner’s Guide to Bravery album artwork; design by Mark James