Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy, aka This Way North, have had a big year. Cat calls in to the show to chat to Katie about the duo’s recent Canadian tour in their trusty van, Vangelina Jolie; the new Chris Franklin ‘micro-documentary’ about their lives as travelling musicians; and their current tour with the hilarious Tuck Shop Ladies. You’ll also hear a new radio edit of Adam Lambert’s beautiful ‘Closer to You’; brand-new music by Fanny Lumsden, Green Pools and Liz Frencham; one of Katie’s favourite tracks of the year, by US artist Chadwick Stokes; a classic by the multi-award-winning Teskey Brothers; and the k.d. lang track of the week. Here is the playlist:

* Joan of Arc – Chadwick Stokes

* Release Me – Lyle Lovett with k.d. lang

* Closer to You (radio edit) – Adam Lambert

* Make It Work – This Way North

* Euphemism – Tuck Shop Ladies

* These Days – Fanny Lumsden

* Mystery Charmer – Green Pools

* The Cellar Door – Liz Frencham

* Pain and Misery – The Teskey Brothers

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Photo of This Way North (above) by Megan Kemshead