Miss Chatelaine

The hot new talent keeps on coming! Katie is delighted to discover Clare Perrott and Lloyd & The Leftovers from Western Australia and Nectar Woode from England via Ghana, and... LEARN MORE The post Only happen – Show #353 (part 2), 25 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

An hour of beautiful songs on themes of death and transformation, the climate crisis, holding onto the important things in life, the healing power of nature, moving and starting anew,... LEARN MORE The post New water – Show #353 (part 1), 25 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Starting the hour with two beautiful tracks with summer and mythical vibes, Katie continues with a selection of folk, pop, roots and funk songs with important messages about bodily autonomy,... LEARN MORE The post Angel's song – Show #352 (part 2), 18 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

After all of the excitement for JOY's annual Radiothon last week, Katie is alone in the studio on a cold Melbourne morning to offer listeners an hour of beautiful music.... LEARN MORE The post The Weep Willow Tree – Show #352 (part 1), 18 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

In the second hour of this year's JOY Radiothon show, Katie and her co-host, Triana Butler, talk about three mutual passion for music and play some fabulous new tunes. Triana... LEARN MORE The post Radiothon #StrongerTogether – Show #351 (part 2), 11 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

In keeping with this year's JOY Radiothon theme, ‘Stronger Together', The Sound of Now's Triana Butler joins Katie to co-host today's show. They welcome Brian Nankervis to the studio to... LEARN MORE The post Radiothon | Brian Nankervis – Show #351 (part 1), 11 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour starts with another track from Liz Stringer's superb new album, The Second High, and continues with songs by artists based in Narrm/Melbourne, northern New South Wales, Perth, Los... LEARN MORE The post Pig – Show #350 (part 2), 4 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour features songs about the importance of sisterhood, that ‘final straw' moment in a relationship, joy and release, fighting for First Nations rights, homemade jam, surrendering and longing, loss... LEARN MORE The post Hair hang down – Show #350 (part 1), 4 May 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

At the National Folk Festival in Canberra, Katie chats to Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody about the band she has brought to Australia for her current tour (Anthony da Costa on... LEARN MORE The post Ruth Moody – Show #349 (part 2), 27 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie is back in the JOY studio after a week off, during which she went to Canberra for the National Folk Festival and to catch up with friends and family.... LEARN MORE The post Window to the sky – Show #349 (part 1), 27 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Edge of surrender – Show #337 (part 2), 19 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Your gift – Show #337 (part 1), 19 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Flo & Joan – Show #348 (part 2), 13 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Realign – Show #348 (part 1), 13 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Running/Planning – Show #347 (part 2), 6 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Whataboutism – Show #347 (part 1), 6 April 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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.... LEARN MORE The post Sarah Carroll – Show #346 (part 2), 30 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Water and stone – Show #346 (part 1), 30 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post All around you – Show #345 (part 2), 23 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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... LEARN MORE The post Good vibration – Show #345 (part 1), 23 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie welcomes Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, aka Charm of Finches, back to the show for their fifth visit to chat about their latest album, Marlinchen in the Snow, which was... LEARN MORE The post Charm of Finches – Show #344 (part 2), 16 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie is back from Port Fairy with a playlist of fabulous new songs. They include recent releases by show favourites Sam Buckingham and Clio Renner, another track from Joy Oladokun's... LEARN MORE The post This is where I want to be – Show #344 (part 1), 16 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie's guests in the second hour today are bluegrass/Americana duo Corn Nut Creek, aka Tanya Bradley and Dani Vita. We find out what they've been up to since their last... LEARN MORE The post Corn Nut Creek – Show #343 (part 2), 2 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie previews the 48th Port Fairy Folk Festival, which takes place from 7 to 10 March 2025, by playing tracks by some of the outstanding artists on the festival line-up.... LEARN MORE The post Port Fairy Folk Festival preview – Show #343 (part 1), 2 March 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour kicks off with some gorgeous harmonies by Narrm-based trio The Stamps and finishes with a getaway to the sunny Greek island of Hydra, by way of stunning new... LEARN MORE The post Take up space – Show #342 (part 2), 23 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

The morning after a very hot night in Melbourne, Katie lets the music soothe her. Lovely messages from listeners also help, including one from the lately absent Wayne from Brisbane,... LEARN MORE The post Is it me or the ADHD? – Show #342 (part 1), 23 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Today's second hour contains more gorgeous sounds from female-identifying and non-binary artists, including legendary Australian singer-songwriters Tash Sultana and Liz Stringer. There are also fabulous folk sounds from Meanjin/Brisbane-based band... LEARN MORE The post Milk and honey – Show #341 (part 2), 16 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie welcomes cooler weather in Melbourne with songs featuring the beautiful voices of female-identifying artists from Rockhampton, Narrm/Melbourne, nipaluna/Hobart, Geelong, England and Nashville, as well as the unmistakably Australian tones... LEARN MORE The post Prickles in your side – Show #341 (part 1), 16 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie plays more fabulous new tunes in the second hour of the show, this time by artists based in Seattle, Los Angeles, Tennessee, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and the Illawarra region... LEARN MORE The post Summer daze – Show #340 (part 2), 9 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

It's a beautiful day for the final event of the 2025 Midsumma Festival, Victoria's Pride, and Katie celebrates with an all-Australian playlist of gorgeous songs by artists from Narrm/Melbourne, the... LEARN MORE The post Doing my time – Show #340 (part 1), 9 February 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Today's second hour has a more international focus than the first hour, with songs by artists based in California, Nova Scotia, Derbyshire and Cambridgeshire. But of course there are also... LEARN MORE The post Feels like home – Show #336 (part 2), 12 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

It's another almost all Australian first hour on Miss Chatelaine today, with songs by artists from Fremantle, Perth, Darwin and Melbourne. The one exception is queer Canadian artist Ryland Moranz,... LEARN MORE The post Nobody's going to heaven – Show #336 (part 1), 12 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Lots of great summertime music in the second hour, including an awesome song about surfing by Canadian artist Leif Vollebekk, a celebration of the festive season by local singer-songwriter Bron,... LEARN MORE The post Free – Show #335 (part 2), 5 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

It's a rather Narrm/Melbourne-heavy first hour of the show today, with six out of the ten songs being by artists based in that fair city. Katie extols their talents and... LEARN MORE The post Best of me and you – Show #335 (part 1), 5 January 2025 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

It's an all-Australian second hour today, featuring new and recent releases by artists from Melbourne, Ballarat, Sydney, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, on themes of starting a new year (timely!),... LEARN MORE The post Confetti – Show #334 (part 2), 29 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie eases us into the post-Christmas week with tales of puppy-sitting and the definition of a cliché – and, of course, some fabulous new and recent tunes! They are all... LEARN MORE The post Refuge – Show #334 (part 1), 29 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

In another carol-free hour of music, Katie plays excellent songs on themes of thinking about times past, being brave and taking a new road, falling in love, wanderlust, finding community,... LEARN MORE The post The continuing saga – Show #333 (part 2), 22 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie's last show before Christmas is a carol-free zone. Instead, she plays beautiful new and recent music by artists from the USA, New Zealand and Australia – including the winner... LEARN MORE The post Human – Show #333 (part 1), 22 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

In today's second hour, Katie plays more new/recent songs from past guests – Leif Vollebekk, Katankin, Michael Waugh, The Night Parrots and Alex the Astronaut – plus a ripper from... LEARN MORE The post Not divine – Show #332 (part 2), 15 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie is back from her five-month break with a batch of new and recent folk, roots, acoustic and pop music to nourish your soul. The first hour includes beautiful songs... LEARN MORE The post Clarity – Show #332 (part 1), 15 December 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie returns to JOY for a one-off episode of Miss Chatelaine while Jason is away at the Broken Heel Festival. In the second hour, she plays some fabulous recently released... LEARN MORE The post Birdhouse – Show #331 (part 2), 8 September 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie returns to JOY for a one-off episode of Miss Chatelaine while Jason is away at the Broken Heel Festival. She takes the opportunity to play tracks from some of... LEARN MORE The post Magic somehow – Show #331 (part 1), 8 September 2024 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.