Katie plays some gorgeous music on today’s show by artists from New Mexico, California, the UK, Canada, Adelaide and Brisbane – including songs by fabulous queer icons Brittany Howard and Adam Lambert, and a new tune for bushfire relief by LA-based Melbourne singer-songwriter and friend-of-the-show Shelley Segal. Here is the playlist:

* Stay High – Brittany Howard

* Naked – Zac Eichner

* (Learning to Sail) In All Weather – Josienne Clarke

* Me in 20 Years – Moses Sumney

* Nine Summers Lost – Harry Manx

* Entangled – Future Moons

* Waiting for Water – Shelley Segal

* The Universe – Jack Carty & Katie Noonan

* Closer to You (live) – Adam Lambert

Above: Zac Eichner’s ‘Naked’ single artwork by Todd Fischer

More beautiful music to soothe your soul in the midst of Australia’s terrible bushfires – including classics from Rickie Lee Jones and Brandi Carlile, a stunning Elton John cover by UK artist Yola, the joyous ‘Black Tie’ by out-and-proud singer-songwriter Grace Petrie, and Katie’s k.d. lang song of the week. Here is the playlist:

* The Horses – Rickie Lee Jones

* You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch – Matthew Morrison & k.d. lang

* Plum Jam – D’Urberville

* Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Yola

* Black Tie – Grace Petrie

* Dirt Coloured Glasses – Liz Frencham

* Rainbow – Përolas

* The Joke – Brandi Carlile

* Swing Around the Sun – Casey Bennetto

Above: Liz Frencham’s Love and Other Crimes album artwork – designed by Liz Frencham; painting by Cristina Bernazzani

On a rare rainy morning in Melbourne in the middle of Australia’s shocking bushfire season, Katie presents a playlist of songs designed to soothe the soul. All except one are by Australian artists. Here is the playlist:

* Everyone Can See the Stars – Floyd Thursby

* Boardwalks – Little May

* The Arsonist – Dom Italiano

* Already Gone – Shelley Segal

* The Rains – Emily Barker

* Every Season – Emily Barker

* Late Night Letter – Andy Nelson

* The Greatest – Lana Del Rey

* Speak Out – Dorothy-Jane

* When We’re Both Old and Mad – Paul Kelly & Kasey Chambers

Above: Little May’s ‘Boardwalks’ single artwork

The second hour of the last show of 2019, like the first hour, features a couple of songs for the holiday season, some brand-new music, and some tracks released this year that Katie missed when they first came out. There’s also a fabulous track by out-and-proud UK artist Grace Petrie, who describes herself as ‘a socialist, feminist, lesbian, left-wing protest singer’. Hooray! Here is the playlist:

* Black Tie – Grace Petrie

* Blue Lotus – Mau Power ft. Benny Walker

* Faraway Look – Yola

* Don’t Let Me Blind You – Yeo

* The Loudest Voice – Stu Larsen

* This Is My Year – Woodes

* These Days – Fanny Lumsden

* You Have Stolen My Heart – Brian Fallon

* Lost My Way – Brendan McMahon

Above: Grace Petrie’s Queer As Folk album artwork

In the last show of 2019, Katie plays a couple of songs for the holiday season and the usual selection of brand-new music, plus some tracks released this year that she missed when they first came out, and a delicious song by Montreal indie-folk artist Leif Vollebekk that is one of her recent favourites. Here is the playlist:

* Christmas at the Hotel Grand – Jackie Marshall & Emma Bosworth

* Get Out of the Way – Dom Italiano

* Let Love In – The Money War

* To Those in Flames – Floyd Thursby

* Ant Life – Isobel Campbell

* On Our Last Day – Hayden Calnin

* Love Like Water – Leah Flanagan

* New Found Year – Paul Kelly

* Transatlantic Flight – Leif Vollebekk

Above: Leah Flanagan’s ‘Love Like Water’ single artwork by Jessica Johnson at Nungala Creative

Katie has a quick chat with award-winning NZ singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell, who is in Australia for a whistle-stop tour, and plays a track from Jenny’s fabulous 2018 album Wildfires. You’ll also hear a bunch of seasonal songs from local and international artists, including past guests of the show Casey Bennetto, Sophie Jones (from Smith & Jones), Little Wise, Joe Pug and Adam Lambert. Here is the playlist:

* River – Joni Mitchell

* The Christmas Ninja – Casey Bennetto ft. Geraldine Quinn

* Christmas Is Here – The Safety of Life at Sea

* Season’s Greetings – Stella Donnelly

* Let Me Be – Jenny Mitchell

* Tamworth for Christmas – Sophie Jones

* Johanna – Little Wise

* How I Know It’s Christmas – Hudson Taylor

* The Letdown – Joe Pug

* I Get Through the Year Just Fine – Al Parkinson

* Please Come Home for Christmas – Adam Lambert

Visit Jenny Mitchell’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Find out more about the album Dreaming of a Green Christmas at Lifeline Central West.

There’s a lovely mix of music in the first hour today, with modern folk from Montreal’s Leif Vollebekk, California’s Milk Carton Kids, Leicester’s out-and-proud Grace Petrie, and Melbourne’s Përolas and Zinnia Blue; a debut release from local emerging pop artist Lily Papas; and gentle soul from two legendary Australian outfits: The Black Sorrows and Emma Donovan & The Putbacks. And then there’s Adam Lambert’s outstanding cover of Cher’s hit ‘Believe’, which is now available to buy and/or stream on your favourite digital platform! Here is the playlist:

* Apalachee Plain – Leif Vollebekk

* Flores de Melipeuco – Përolas

* The Only Ones – The Milk Carton Kids

* Wild – Lily Papas

* Pride – Grace Petrie

* Lover I Surrender – The Black Sorrows

* Grow Your Dreams – Zinnia Blue

* My Goodness – Emma Donovan & The Putbacks

* Believe – Adam Lambert

Above: Adam Lambert’s ‘Believe’ single artwork; photography by Joseph Sinclair

Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy, aka This Way North, have had a big year. Cat calls in to the show to chat to Katie about the duo’s recent Canadian tour in their trusty van, Vangelina Jolie; the new Chris Franklin ‘micro-documentary’ about their lives as travelling musicians; and their current tour with the hilarious Tuck Shop Ladies. You’ll also hear a new radio edit of Adam Lambert’s beautiful ‘Closer to You’; brand-new music by Fanny Lumsden, Green Pools and Liz Frencham; one of Katie’s favourite tracks of the year, by US artist Chadwick Stokes; a classic by the multi-award-winning Teskey Brothers; and the k.d. lang track of the week. Here is the playlist:

* Joan of Arc – Chadwick Stokes

* Release Me – Lyle Lovett with k.d. lang

* Closer to You (radio edit) – Adam Lambert

* Make It Work – This Way North

* Euphemism – Tuck Shop Ladies

* These Days – Fanny Lumsden

* Mystery Charmer – Green Pools

* The Cellar Door – Liz Frencham

* Pain and Misery – The Teskey Brothers

Follow This Way North on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can watch Chris Franklin’s mini-documentary about the duo here.

Photo of This Way North (above) by Megan Kemshead

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