Katie chats on the phone to Leisha Jungalwalla from queer folk-rock duo This Way North about how she and Cat Leahy are surviving lockdown in Yackandandah in regional Victoria; their appearance at Isol-aid and the great work that initiative is doing to raise money for artists in need and to keep musicians and music fans connected; performing at the Woodford Folk Festival, the Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans, and the Port Fairy Folk Festival just before everything shut down due to the pandemic; and their excellent new single, ‘You Be You’. There’s also great music by artists from Australia, France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and the USA. Here is the playlist:

* Sirens – Rach Brennan & The Pines

* Gone for Good – Steve Smyth

* Laws of Attraction – Louie & The Pride

* You Be You – This Way North

* Grow – Jeangu Macrooy

* Home – Josh Pyke

* Most of All – Oracle Sisters

* Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In) – Gretchen Peters

* Tears Getting Sober – Victoria

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Above: This Way North’s ‘You Be You’ single artwork by Annie Walter