Katie is a longtime fan of Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and is delighted to welcome Melody to the JOY studio to chat about music and mental health, how the personal experiences in Melody’s songs resonate with her listeners, her beautiful new album Our Eternal Garden, being photographed by famous American music photographer Henry Diltz, and more. Here is the playlist:

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Above: Photo of Melody Pool by Betty Sujecki

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Along with fabulous new songs by past guests of the show Nathan Seeckts and Jack Carty, Katie plays tracks from the new albums by local outfits Palm Springs and SnarskiCircusLindyBand; heavenly duets by Canadians Patrick Watson and Charlotte Cardin, and USA-based Noah Cyrus and Orville Peck; a 1995 song by Narrm/Melbourne lesbian duo Wild Orchids; and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Nathan Seeckts’ ‘Holding Out for the Hurricane’ single cover artwork by Jase Harper

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This hour features a couple of excellent songs about the great cities of Edinburgh (by Gunaikurnai/Gippsland singer-songwriter Todd Cook) and Narrm/Melbourne (by the mighty Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission), a powerful track about psychological intimate-partner violence (by Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Mel Parsons), and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: The Rions’ Everything Every Single Day album cover photo by Pat O’Hara

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Katie continues to play tracks from recently released albums – in this hour they are by Mornington Peninsula singer-songwriter Harrison Storm, Nashville-based Australian artist Emma Swift, Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based duo Ally Row, US duo The Favors (Finneas and Ashe), and gay 69-year-old Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Jeff Herd. There’s also a beautiful wedding song by Miss Chat favourite Michael Waugh, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Salonistas’ ‘Good Bones’ single cover artwork by Recycletastic 189, design by The Salons

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This hour features two awesome duets by outstanding musicians (the Hynde/lang duet is up there with the sexiest cover version you’ll ever hear), songs by two local outfits who are taking traditional folk music to new places, a brilliant new track by the great Paul Kelly, a joyous tune by English neo-soul singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Ruth Hazleton’s Heronbones album cover art by Mick Thompson, design by Design Edge

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The torrent of fabulous new albums continues, and in this hour Katie plays tracks from some of them, along with some new singles. The artists with new albums include rising US ‘boot-gaze’ star Clover County, West Australian singer-songwriter Tanya Ransom, Canadian legend Ron Sexsmith, intriguing local ‘outside-folk’ act Palm Springs, and SnarskiCircusLindyBand – the songwriting collaboration between Rob Snarski (from The Blackeyed Susans) and Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens). Here is the playlist:

Above: Anna Weatherup’s ‘Let Them Sing’ single cover art by Krysten Jade

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In this hour we go down the lane with Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, live in a bubble with the wonderful Dami Im, look to the stars with NSW Northern Rivers outfit Bella Frankie, have a moment of bliss with the great Tim Minchin, dance with Adelaide artist Paula Standing, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Olivia Lay’s ‘Pirate of Your Soul’ single cover design and photography by Olivia Lay

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Katie plays tracks from some of the many new albums released lately, including from Gippsland duo Ally Row, Stockholm-based Australian singer-songwriter Hazlett, Swedish luminary Jens Lekman, New South Wales polymath Peter Campbell, Aunty Shellie Morris from Darwin, and young Sydney-based New Zealand artist Venice Qin. Here is the playlist:

Above: Shellie Morris’s Singing for Our Little Ones album cover art by Rosemary Plummer & Tex O’Neill

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This hour has beautiful music about the New South Wales south coast town of Tilba, gathering and acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land, not losing sight of what is truly important in life, overcoming struggles and losses, going through a rough breakup, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: David Byrne’s Who Is the Sky? album cover art by Shira Inbar and David Byrne

The post A door called no – Show #368 (part 2), 21 September 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Starting this hour with a beautiful track from the new album by powerhouse Australian singer-songwriter Lyn Bowtell, Katie goes on to spin two excellent ‘dark folk’ songs, two songs by artists who are new to her, one track each from the great new albums by Georgia Mulligan and Anne McCue, and a lovely new tune by Miss Chatelaine favourite Jack Carty. Here is the playlist:

Above: Jack Carty’s ‘Love Is Gonna Save Us’ single cover art by Natasha Carty

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