In this hour, Katie plays another two excellent cover versions of famous songs (this time the originals were by Sheryl Crow and Dolly Parton), new and recent releases by show favourites Kim Yang, Nelson Mathews and Great Aunt, a cracking new tune by Nashville-based Aussie Wesley Dean, and more; and she tells listeners about her experiences at this year’s National Folk Festival in Canberra. Here is the playlist: Strong Enough – Goodwerks, Humbird Trembling Sky (Live Version) – Kim Yang ft....

Katie returns refreshed after a week away to play great new songs about the moon, pet dogs, stillness, peace, a beloved mentor, and more. There are also three exceptional cover versions of classic songs by Willie Nelson, Macy Gray and Edith Piaf. Here is the playlist: Selah – Katherine Priddy Friend for Life – The Bushwackers Always on My Mind – Tami Neilson The Quiet Ways – Emily Barker Watermelon – Joe Mungovan I Try – Georgia van Etten La Vie en rose – Nick Cave Peace Won’t You...

Katie plays new songs by Peter Garrett, Charm of Finches and SYML before welcoming Rosie Burgess and Sam Lohs, aka Tuck Shop Ladies, back to Miss Chatelaine for a chat about their 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, A Day in the Life of a Lesbian Bank Robber. Rosie and Sam keep Katie and her listeners laughing with their hilarious observations on life – they are hands down (your pants) the best! – and tell us how they became a JOY sponsor. They choose tracks by two artists they...

While Katie rejoices in Melbourne’s change of season and cooler weather (her favourite time of year is autumn), she plays new and recent releases by artists from Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, Tasmania, the USA and the UK, including several who are playing at the upcoming National Folk Festival, to be held in Canberra over Easter. Here is the playlist: River Queen – Dallas Frasca Bluebell Time – Mark Lucas In a New Way – Katankin Colour of the Rain – Oisin Leech Handsome Molly – Lucy...

The great new releases keep coming! This hour includes songs dedicated to talented friends gone too soon and to caregivers, songs about being ghosted and gaslit and songs about about childhood memories of places, by artists from the Kimberley, the Blue Mountains, Narrm/Melbourne, Geelong, Yackandandah, Brooklyn and other parts of the world. Here is the playlist: There’s No One – The Whitlams Black Stump I Believe (Acoustic Version) – Caroline Polachek Candle – John Smith Don’t Need a...

Today’s first hour includes five gorgeous songs by intertwined duos: two by twin sisters, one by twin brothers, one by a brother/sister duo, and one by a married couple. There are also two songs by queer artists, news of an important new compilation album in support of reproductive rights, and more. Here is the playlist: Photograph – Bec Taylor & The Lyrebirds Pocket Protector – Alexander Biggs Halo – BOWEN * YOUNG Didn’t Need You – St. South Needed You – Idol Minds New Years –...

It was International Women’s Day this week, and the majority of Katie’s songs today are by female-identifying artists, including past guests Great Aunt, Katherine Priddy, Belle Miners and Emma Donovan. She also throws in a seasonally appropriate classic by patron saint of the show k.d. lang. Here is the playlist: Freeburgh – Great Aunt First House on the Left – Katherine Priddy The Mistress – Miguel Rios Golden Light – Mia Dyson Dandelion – Belle Miners Dust to Diamonds – Kim...

It’s the Labour Day weekend in Victoria, which means the Port Fairy Folk Festival and ChillOut are both on. It’s also very hot in Melbourne and Katie hates the heat, so she’s very glad she’s in the air-conditioned JOY studios! She tries to keep cool with an all-Australian hour of music by artists from around the country. Here is the playlist: Where Did You Go – Lucy Wise Lentils – Alice Cotton See You Soon – Hollow Coves The Love You Leave Laying Around – Sea Swallow Hold It Up –...

Katie welcomes local blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Anna Scionti back to JOY to chat about the different instruments she plays, her successful recent appearance at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, her upcoming album (due in May 2024), and more. She also plays a couple of songs live in the studio, which makes Katie very happy! Here is the playlist: Swallowing Stones – Claire Anne Taylor Wine Lips – Anna Scionti Well Well Well – Lucinda Williams Pocket Full...

It’s Sydney Mardi Gras Parade weekend, and Katie talks about that with her listeners while playing fabulous new music by artists from the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne, Western Australia, England and the USA. Here is the playlist: Feathered Thing – Emily Barker Blue Jeans – Buttered I Am Not in a Hurry (Acoustic) – Georgia Mooney Cyclone – Sam Buckingham Nothing Hurts Like Love – Tom Odell Soft Touch – Julia Wallace Older – Lizzy McAlpine Into the Sun (Magnetic...

Lots of fun tracks in the second hour of today’s show, including a relaxing island tune by Eddie Witz, a singalong song by Narrm/Melbourne’s Floyd Thursby, a string-band banger by Canada’s The Dead South, an epic ballad by local singer-songwriter and guitarist Markus Saastamoinen, and Beyoncé’s new country song. Here is the playlist: My Island (Folk Version) – Eddie Witz and The Most High ft. Sly Dunbar & Robbie Lyn Everything We Know – Cate Taylor ft. Matthew Arnold & Greg...

Katie and the Miss Chatelaine family of listeners have a lot of fun this morning listening to beautiful new songs by artists based in England, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Sydney, Narrm/Melbourne and Yackandandah. Here is the playlist: The Living Kind – John Smith Butterfly Net – Caroline Polachek ft. Weyes Blood Just This One – Matt Joe Gow Cry Without End – SAM MORTON ft. Alabaster Deplume Lonely Tree – Tom Snowdon We Got This – This Way North Promises – Mark...

More great new tunes, and a highlight from Katie’s recent interview with renowned music writer and publicist Stuart Coupe. The tunes come from past Miss Chatelaine guests Emily Wurramara, Charm of Finches and Angie McMahon, plus new artists (to Katie, at least) GJA, The Smile, Tig and Little Clouds, and more. Here is the playlist: Distant Shore – GJA Magic Woman Dancing – Emily Wurramara Clean Cut – Charm of Finches I Quit – The Smile Violins – moonsea Don’t Look Back – Wesley Dean...

While Melbourne is celebrating having Taylor Swift in town, Katie plays fabulous new songs by artists from Byron Bay, Adelaide, Boorloo/Perth, Picola, Meanjin/Brisbane, and western New South Wales. Here is the playlist: Too Fast – The Buckleys Inanimate Object – Nick Vulture Venus – Carla Geneve Broken Tapes – Broken Creek Little Dog – Jack Davies & The Bush Chooks Banana Trees – Cigány Weaver Castlereagh – William Alexander Prince’s Song – Shelley Segal Turn the Lights Back On...

Katie is grateful for the never-ending stream of great new music she gets to share with the Miss Chatelaine family. This hour includes chamber-folk from Adelaide, earthy pop from the Faroe Islands, smooth Gold Coast R&B, rootsy music from Nashville, blues from Narrm/Melbourne, and more. Here is the playlist: Mallee Harvest – Maggie Rigby Digging Graves – Kaiyah Mercedes ft. L.i.E You Want to Lose – Wake in Fright Pure (Reimagined) – Paige Valentine There Must Be Something More –...

Katie plays gorgeous songs about sorrow and joy, dreams and hopes, positivity and reflection, personal growth and self-worth, and more. The artists come from nipaluna/Hobart, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, northern New South Wales, Queensland, Auckland, England and Los Angeles. Here is the playlist: Soon I Will Sing You a Song – Daniel J Townsend Dream Big – Alana Wilkinson Sunflower – Paige Let Your Love Run Cold – Jessie Reid Who’s Gonna Catch Me – Stu Larsen ft. Marla Child’s Play –...

It’s a hot day in Melbourne for the city’s annual Pride March, so Katie cools everyone down with new music by Norwegian superstar Aurora, the haunting voice of Mparntwe’s Tom Snowdon, friends of the show Belle Miners, the lovely pairing of Jimmy Little and Kylie Minogue on an Australian classic, and more. Here is the playlist: The Conflict of the Mind – Aurora Nora Creina – Tom Snowdon On the Ground – Belle Miners Stay Cool – James Vincent McMorrow * Start Again – Grace...

Katie celebrates Melbourne’s annual Pride March day with beautiful songs by artists based in Ireland, New Zealand, Tennessee, North Carolina, New York, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. It’s also the day after Katie’s birthday, and she receives lots of lovely messages from listeners about that! Here is the playlist: Come In from the Cold – Brian Kennedy Meteors (demo) – alayna West Coast – Corey Legge Dragging Me Down – Mia Dyson Time Floats Away – Mark...

As you can imagine, Katie finds it extremely difficult every year to choose her favourite 20 songs from the hundreds she plays. But because today’s show is three hours instead of the usual two, she has time to play some of the songs that were runners-up to her top 20 favourites of 2023. In no particular order, they are: With the Wind – Ida Wenøe Way With Words – Minor Gold Wichita Lineman – Cowboy Simple Your Friend’s a Lesbian – Jo Caseley Something Rare and Beautiful – Nathan...

Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2023. The top 10 contains several songs with important messages, some songs with swoonworthy vocals, and a superb instant pop classic. Six of the songs in numbers 10 to 1 are by male-identifying artists, seven are by Australia-based artists, and three are by First Nations artists. Here is the playlist: We Don’t Talk About It – Thelma Plum Tiny Notes – The Young’Uns Atlantis – Charm of Finches Big Zero – Ryan Downey Story – Dan...

Katie counts down her top 20 favourite songs of 2023. In the first half of the countdown there are five by solo female-identifying artists, four by solo male-identifying artists, and one by a female/male duo. Nine of the songs in numbers 20 to 11 are by Australian artists and one is by an American artist, and three are by queer artists. Here is the playlist: * Other Side of the World – Katie Wighton * Hel – Fred Smith * Mother – Shelley Segal * Newsreader – Alex Lahey * The Logical...

In the third hour of todays extended summer-season show, Katie continues the Irish theme with a beautiful song by Luka Bloom, then plays new and recent releases by artists from Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Adelaide, Perth, Broome, London, Bristol and New York City. Here is the playlist: The Beauty of Everyday Things – Luka Bloom Dreams – Nick Vulture Friend of a Friend – The Smile Serotonin – Angie McMahon Better With You – Harrison Storm Even Divide – Hannah Stow My Golden...

Clare Sands is a fearless Irish fiddler and bilingual singer who plays 10+ instruments and loves open-water swimming and surfing. On her first visit to Australia she dropped into the JOY studio to chat to Katie about the famously musical and activist Sands family, her appearance at the Cygnet Folk Festival and travels in Tasmania, performing at the Glastonbury Festival, working in Palestinian refugee camps, collaboration with other Irish musicians, and more. She performs a couple of songs...

On a bright Midsumma Carnival morning, Katie plays great new songs by artists based in Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Stockholm, Auckland and Austin, TX, and a deep cut from k.d. lang’s 1997 album Drag. Here is the playlist: Cemetery – Hazlett Powerless – Sunny Luwe & okmattcollins My Old Addiction – k.d. lang When in Love – Ryan Downey Sorcerer of Barstow – Gary J Music Spilt Milk – Carla Geneve Swim – Lawson Hull ft. Lucille Two Fall Around Me – Paige Blank Cloud –...

In the third hour of today’s summer-season episode of Miss Chatelaine, Katie plays gorgeous songs by artists based in Los Angeles, Canberra, Tasmania, Italy, Copenhagen, Narrm/Melbourne and Adelaide – including a groovy new ‘country-funk’ version of Glen Campbell’s classic hit ‘Wichita Lineman’. Here is the playlist: Overthrown – Rosie Darling Wings of Wood and Wire – William Pitt Keep On Truckin’ – Claire Anne Taylor Out of the Blue – Stu Larsen Walking Mantra – Ida Wenøe Wichita...