The second hour of today’s show has it all: lots of lovely messages from listeners, a discussion about who looks good in hats, a live-on-air sneeze, an explanation of what the word ‘chatelaine’ means, and of course fabulous soul-nourishing folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. Here is the playlist:

Above: Melody Pool’s Our External Garden album photo by Henry Diltz; art by Ashley Goodall

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Winter in Melbourne is starting to drag for Katie and she is dreaming of warmer weather. The music is certainly hot, though! Enjoy new songs by Australian artists both veteran...

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This hour is full of new songs that will move you, uplift you, and transport you to wondrous places. The artists include a Tennessee-based Afro-Appalachian musician who was born in...

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Katie plays beautiful new songs by artists based in Adelaide, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney and Montreal. Themes include trying not to fall in love but failing, feeling like you’re on...

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After playing new songs from Gordi and Dog Trumpet, Katie welcomes Narrm-based singer-songwriter Domini Forster to JOY to chat about the healing power of music and how it helps with mental health challenges; Domini’s exquisite new album, The Lonely; her musical and spiritual connections with celebrated Australian artist Lior; and more. Domini also performs the title track from her new album live in the studio. Here is the playlist:

Visit Domini Forster’s official website  and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Photo of Katie and Domini Forster by Betty Sujecki

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Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week – known by many First Nations people as ‘Mob Christmas’ – celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. This year’s songs have all been recently released, and they tell stories about the Menindee fish kills of 2019 and 2024; the fact that we have now been celebrating NAIDOC Week for 50 years; personal strength, growth and resilience; growing up in Darwin; Gumbaynggirr language and Country; and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Official 2025 NAIDOC Week poster, Ancestral Lines by Jeremy Morgan Worrall

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As one of her listeners says in a message, Katie offers a ‘warm musical hug’ with this hour of tunes. All of them are by Australian artists, and the themes of the songs include living a simple life on the land, why artists write songs, figuring out who you are in your twenties, and the love of home. Here is the playlist:

Above: Seal Prince & The Roof Rats’ ‘The Original Hippies’ single cover art by Michaela McHugh

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It’s a cold winter morning in Melbourne, but Katie keeps her listeners warm with fresh new songs by past guests of the show David Bridie, Jenny Mitchell and Little Green plus talented artists out of Stanthorpe (Queensland), Narrm/Melbourne, Margaret River (Western Australia), Aotearoa/New Zealand, and London. Here is the playlist:

Above: Hayden Calnin’s ‘Some Things Distinct & Some Things Whole’ single cover

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Katie catches up with Irish singer-songwriter and activist Áine Tyrrell as Áine prepares to move back to Ireland after more than ten years living in the Northern Rivers region of Australia. Áine talks about the reasons behind her move, the new live performance video of her song ‘Singing Our Way Home’, the importance of art as medicine, and more. There are also some excellent new songs by Australian and New Zealand artists. Here is the playlist:

Visit Áine Tyrrell’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Above: Áine Tyrrell’s ‘People Like Me and You’ single cover photography by Donatella Parisini, graphic design by Jack Tierney. Snake motif by Deirdre Mulrooney and Nickolla Clark; necklace by Margaret O’Connor.

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In the first hour of today’s show, Katie bookends seven great new Australian songs with one from Ireland and one from the USA. The songs cover themes of home, train travel, dusk and the night, grief amidst climate change, new love, and more. Here is the playlist:

Above: Dan Challis & Stephen Grady’s ‘Autumn Day’ single cover

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