Miss Chatelaine

Katie chats on the phone to Leisha Jungalwalla from queer folk-rock duo This Way North about how she and Cat Leahy are surviving lockdown in Yackandandah in regional Victoria; their appearance at Isol-aid and the great work that initiative is doing to raise money for artists in need and to keep musicians and music fans connected; performing at the Woodford Folk Festival, the Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans, and the Port Fairy Folk Festival just before everything shut down due to the pandemic; and their excellent new single, ‘You Be You’. There’s also great music by artists from Australia, France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and the USA. Here is the playlist:

* Sirens – Rach Brennan & The Pines

* Gone for Good – Steve Smyth

* Laws of Attraction – Louie & The Pride

* You Be You – This Way North

* Grow – Jeangu Macrooy

* Home – Josh Pyke

* Most of All – Oracle Sisters

* Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In) – Gretchen Peters

* Tears Getting Sober – Victoria

Follow This Way North on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Above: This Way North’s ‘You Be You’ single artwork by Annie Walter

There’s a wonderful selection of new and recent tunes in the first hour of the show today, from artists based in Sydney, Melbourne, the UK, Norway and San Francisco. Shout-out to Nathan Seeckts and his excellent Last Night in Town radio show on Geelong community radio station 94.7 The Pulse for alerting Katie to some of these tracks! Here is the playlist:

* Ruby Shoes – Christine Jane

* Papillon – Blanco White

* Can’t Be Happy All the Time – Tones and I

* Exist for Love – Aurora

* I’m on Your Side – Michael Franti & Spearhead

* Cold Front – Marin Patenaude

* Visions of Eden – Henry Sparks

* Now That You’re Gone – Brooke Taylor

* Wrong Time – Anita Lester

Above: Marin Patenaude’s Sight Unseen album artwork by Marin Patenaude

The hilarious Hans the German returns to Miss Chatelaine to tell Katie about his new weekly online show, Hans: Haus Arrest, beginning tonight on Facebook at 7.30pm AEST. Hans spills the tea on the recent series of America’s Got Talent: The Champions, in which he made the finals; why Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell haven’t invited him to be a guest on their Isolation Scene Studies video series; and performing live in Adelaide recently for some lucky individuals to mark the end of their hotel quarantine period. Katie also plays more awesome new and recent tracks. Here is the playlist:

* Jealous Guy – The Teskey Brothers (live at the Forum)

* You Will Never Know – SON (aka Susan O’Neill)

* Sex Bomb – Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

* Take a Bow – Madonna

* Postcode – Bambibrains

* Tha Thin Tha – Coco’s Lunch

* All My Love – Maxo

* Grow Into Love – Half Moon Run

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

Watch Episode 1 of Hans: Haus Arrest on Facebook here.

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) and this year’s theme is ‘Breaking the Silence’. JOY 94.9 breaks the silence every day, and Katie adds her voice with today’s show. It’s been a stellar week for new music, and Katie plays new tracks by such big names as Paul Kelly, Gordi, Cut Copy and Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes, and by some fabulous lesser-known artists. Here is the playlist:

* Too Few – Louie & The Pride

* Hummin’ to Myself – Paul Kelly

* Every Day My Mother’s Voice – Paul Kelly ft. Jess Hitchcock

* Faster – Reb Fountain

* Alone – Caspia

* All My Friends Have Boyfriends – Jofi

* You Remind Me of Myself – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

* Exist for Love – Aurora

* Love Is All We Share – Cut Copy

* Volcanic – Gordi

Above: Cut Copy’s ‘Love Is All We Share’ single artwork

Katie talks to the fierce and fabulous NZ-Canadian vocal powerhouse Tami Neilson about her new album, Chickaboom!, and plays some of the tracks from it. Today is Mother’s Day in Australia, and Katie plays a couple of relevant tracks by Miss Chatelaine favourites Little Wise and Kerryn Fields, along with some outstanding recent Australian releases. Here is the playlist:

* Evergreen – Leah Senior

* Sparks Fly – Casey Barnes

* Mamma – Little Wise

* Queenie Queenie – Tami Neilson

* You Were Mine – Tami Neilson

* Sister Mavis – Tami Neilson

* Mamma – Kerryn Fields

* Speak Out – Dorothy-Jane

* You’re the Voice – Mitch Tambo

Visit Tami Neilson’s official website; follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and watch The Tami Show here.

Photo of Tami Neilson (above) by Sabin Holloway

Katie plays some outstanding new releases by Australian artists in the first hour of today’s show, including a delicious song by young Sydney singer-songwriter-producer Jofi that comes with an equally delicious video (see below). There’s also a superb track by Steve Earle & The Dukes, and a rarity by k.d. lang. Here is the playlist:

* Cast Away – Tobi Tobi

* The Weir – Michael Waugh

* Garden of Eden – Kim Yang

* A Spell – Jack Colwell ft. Sarah Blasko

* You’ll Know I’ve Won – Segers

* Overwintering – Charles Jenkins

* All My Friends Have Boyfriends – Jofi

* It’s About Blood – Steve Earle & The Dukes

* Wounded in All the Right Places – k.d. lang with 1 Giant Leap

* Sex – Maxo

Above: Kim Yang’s ‘Garden of Eden’ single artwork; photography by Kim Yang

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.