Miss Chatelaine

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

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