This hour is full of beautiful sounds! Along with a short and stunning call to arms by US artist Nick Shoulders, there are glorious songs from the new albums by LA-based Indonesian singer-songwriter and producer NIKI, Australian legend Paul Kelly, pansexual Narrm-based multidisciplinary artist and disability advocate MAGNETS, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Mi-kaisha’s ‘Edge of Surrender’ single cover photo by Norman Lugtu

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It’s Midsumma Carnival day in Narrm/Melbourne, and Katie warms up her listeners with ten gorgeous songs by Australian artists – based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, western Victoria, Sydney, nipaluna/Hobart, the Victorian Surf Coast, Narrm/Melbourne, and Newcastle – plus a London-based artist and a Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland–based artist. Here is the playlist:

Above: Rowan Smith’s ‘Your Gift’ single cover design by Rowan Smith (Rowan says: “The bicycle itself – just like in the song – I purchased from a street artist in Sydney in 1990. A stranger in Chinatown was making miniature bicycles in ten minutes out of a length of wire using a spray-can lid and a pair of pliers. I watched it made, and it cost me ten bucks all those years ago. The pedals spin and everything. Still one of the most precious things I own.”)

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Katie welcomes London-based musical comedy duo Flo & Joan, aka English sisters Rosie and Nicola Dempsey, to the JOY studio for a chat about their work. Named for their grandmother and her sister, Flo & Joan have been making people laugh with their dry wit and clever songs since 2015. They perform ‘Lady in the Woods’ live in the studio and tell us about the award-winning One Man Show, which they have brought to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Here is the playlist:

Visit Flo & Joan’s official website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Information about their shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and in Sydney can be found here.

Above: Photo of Flo & Joan with Katie by Meg Bennett

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The past month has been full of fantastic new releases, and Katie plays some of them in the first hour of the show today. The songs are by emerging artists such as Savanah Solomon, Daisy Kilbourne and Velvet Bloom as well as musical stalwarts such as James Vincent McMorrow, Liz Stringer and Dog Trumpet. Here is the playlist:

Above: Velvet Bloom’s self-titled album cover art photography by Valentina Moroney, typography by Edan Strachan

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This hour features awesome songs about running away only to be confronted by your past, marriage and divorce, the pressure of not conforming to society’s pressures, breaking intergenerational patterns of behaviour, carrying the weight of responsibility, and more. Just to lighten the mood a bit, there’s also one about farting! Here is the playlist:

Above: CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY album cover art

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Katie presents a simply beautiful hour of songs by artists based in Los Angeles, Nashville, Vancouver, Unama’ki/Cape Breton Island, Narrm/Melbourne, NSW’s Illawarra region, Meanjin/Brisbane and Katherine. Three of the artists identify as being part of the rainbow family. Here is the playlist:

Above: Benjamino’s ‘Whataboutism’ single cover artwork by Benjamin Cauduro

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Along with more fabulous new releases, Katie plays an interview she recorded at the 2025 Port Fairy Folk Festival with Bellarine Peninsula–based singer-songwriter, broadcaster, music writer and teacher Sarah Carroll. The two talk about Sarah’s highly acclaimed 2024 album, NQR&B; her involvement with the Future Folk program, which supports emerging young artists and performers from south-west Victoria; her hosting of the annual Women Out Loud concert at Port Fairy, and representation of women in the industry generally; and more. Here is the playlist:

Visit Sarah Carroll’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. Information about the Future Folk program can be found here.

Above: Photo of Sarah Carroll by Graham Bowman

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Some absolutely gorgeous sounds in the first hour of the show today! All the songs are by Australian artists except the first one. Themes include sweetness, processing loss, working out what’s important in life, carrying your ancestors wherever you go, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: StoneHutt’s ‘Water and Stone’ single cover photo by Inga Simpson

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An hour of stunning new songs by artists based in Los Angeles, Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Narrm/Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, and London. You need to check out the just-released albums by Reb Fountain, Liz Stringer and Skyscraper Stan if you haven’t already! Here is the playlist:

Above: Watchhouse’s Rituals album cover art by Zoe van Buren

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So-called ‘folk’ music takes many different forms, and in this hour Katie spins songs by artists who are playing around with the genre to fascinating effect. They include UK producer Richard Russell (aka Everything Is Recorded), Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat and Canadian alt-pop artist Saya Gray. There’s another great song by US artist SYML, a powerful collaboration by queer artists Julien Baker and TORRES, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Darren Hanlon’s ‘Good Vibration’ single cover

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