Miss Chatelaine

It’s an all-Australian second hour today, with in-studio guest Queenie and new songs by Townsville’s Comfort Royale, Adelaide’s Ryan Martin John and Melbourne’s Kasinda. Queer singer-songwriter and delightful human Queenie chats to Katie about the origins of the name ‘Queenie’, her origins in the music scene, the supportive Narrm music community, her connection with Henry Wagons, her beautiful new album Pleasance, and her upcoming tour. Here is the playlist: Port Royale – Comfort Royale Happy – Ryan Martin John Not Divine – Queenie Salt (live in the studio) – Queenie Alone With You – Queenie & Henry Wagons This Life – Kasinda Pearl Necklaces – Queenie Whirlwind – Queenie Visit Queenie’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram. You can find her music and merch on Bandcamp. The post Queenie – Show #405 (part 2), 23 August 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour includes songs by long-time Miss Chatelaine favourites (Leah Senior, Valley Road, Piper Butcher, David Keenan, Sunny Luwe), artists who are new to the show (Zoe Elliot, Nathan Coutts, @/at duo), a great new version of a much-loved Australian classic, and more. A couple of these songs are going straight onto Katie’s ‘Best of the Year’ list … Here is the playlist: Lovelily – Leah Senior Collapse – Valley Road My Heart Remembers – Zoe Elliot Red Haired Stranger – Nathan Coutts Porcelain Pillars – Piper Butcher World of Refuge – David Keenan Piece of Art (live at Den Devine) – Sunny Luwe ft. okmattcollins A Lover’s Tale – Bella Frankie Punish My Mind – @ Buses and Trains [Sunday Session] – Bachelor Girl ft. Delta Goodrem The post World of refuge – Show #404 (part 2), 16 August 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie plays three new releases by Australian artists and then introduces her in-studio guest, well-known Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter and guitarist Barb Waters. Barb is a veteran of our city’s live music scene, and she and Katie chat about how that scene has moved from south to north of the river over the years, how her collaborative 2003 album Rosa Duet (re-released in 2023) was made, and how her two new songs were written and recorded. She performs one of those songs live in the studio, and we finish with a song by Folk Bitch Trio, of which Barb’s daughter Jeanie is a member. Here is the playlist: Home – Tom Morfitt-White Wednesdays at the Waterloo – Lottie McLeod Twelfth Century Love Songs – Tom Woodward I Won’t See You Again – Barb Waters ft. Matt Walker Farmer’s Wife (live in the studio) – Barb Waters Chalet Light – Barb Waters ft. Van Walker Hotel TV – Folk Bitch Trio Follow Barb Waters on Instagram and find her music on Bandcamp. The post Barb Waters – Show #403 (part 2), 9 August 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

The second hour of today’s show features songs about letting go, how the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda got its name, creative obsession, emotionally immature men, unrequited love, and more. The artists come from California, Nashville, Narrm/Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, and the United Kingdom. Here is the playlist: Day You Die – ILUKA Through My Hands – Greg Williams When the Water Is Muddy – Millie Mills There’s Never Been a Saint Kilda – Mal Webb Tell Me I’m Done – Holly Throsby Hand It Over – Keb’ Mo’ ft. Soweto Gospel Choir Lost Boys (Acoustic) – Phoebe Bridgers Whale Call – Wasia Project Nothing – Steve Lacy The post Whale call – Show #402 (part 2), 2 August 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour features great new releases by past Miss Chatelaine guests Tuck Shop Ladies, Georgia Fields and Tracey Bunn; a cheeky classic from the patron saint of the show, k.d. lang; swoony romantic sounds from Canada’s Basia Bulat and Australia’s own Mark Wilkinson; and more. Here is the playlist: Infinity Baby – Baby Cool Right Now (Bouquet Version) – Basia Bulat Joie de Vivre – Mark Wilkinson U-Haul – Tuck Shop Ladies Sexuality – k.d. lang Down to the Bone – Angela Rose Night Swimming – Georgia Fields Leskernick Hill – Stu Larsen Worth It – Kita Alexander A Summer Dress of Green – Tracey Bunn Rituals – Vera Blue The post Right now – Show #401 (part 2), 26 July 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie celebrates the 400th episode of Miss Chatelaine by revisiting the theme of her very first show in 2017: protest songs. Singer-songwriter, fiddler and activist Steel City Sue (Su Morley) joins Emmy Ryan and Katie to the studio to talk about the new Australian group Folk the System and her work with Rising Tide, and the important meaning behind the title of her new album, The Red Zone. There are more lovely congratulatory messages – including audio messages from Miss Chat favourites Michael Waugh, Great Aunt, Tuck Shop Ladies and Stuart Coupe – and more fabulous protest songs. Here is the playlist: The Fall of America (Acoustic) – Ben Lee Native Tongue – Mo’Ju The Red Zone – Steel City Sue Streets of Minneapolis – Bruce Springsteen The Little Flame – Carsie Blanton Don’t Call Me Names – Rhiannon Giddens Follow Emmy Ryan on Facebook and Instagram and find her music and merch on Bandcamp. Likewise, follow Steel City Sue on Facebook and Instagram and find her music and merch on Bandcamp. Above: Photo of Emmy Ryan, Katie and Steel City Sue (Su Morley) by Betty Sujecki Read about the 400th episode in QNews and find photos in the Miss Chatelaine guests 2026 photo album on the Miss Chatelaine Facebook page. The post Steel City Sue | Emmy Ryan | Protest songs – Show #400 (part 2), 19 July 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

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. The theme for 2026 is ’50 Years Deadly’, marking five decades of NAIDOC Week. The official website says the theme is “a tribute to the elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year [and is also] about the future and the next 50 years and the fight for justice continuing with new tools, new voices, and the same fire”. Here is the playlist: Polly’s Moon – KYARNA Cry Freedom – Richard J Frankland & The Charcoal Club Do I Need You – Emma Donovan Tears in My Eyes – Boorook Made to Roam – JC and the Tree We’ve Got the Power – Sunny Luwe Here’s Where I Stand – Casey Donovan The More Things Change – Kutcha Edwards Don’t You Worry (Live) – Electric Fields with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Daisies – Cooee Above: Official 2026 NAIDOC Week poster, Paralpi by Zaachariaha Fielding The post NAIDOC Week 2026 – Show #399 (part 2), 12 July 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Apart from New York band The Lemon Twigs, all the songs in this hour are by Australian artists. Some of them are well known (John Schumann, Sarah Blasko, Gretta Ray), some are so hot right now (Keli Holiday, Queenie), and some are emerging artists you need to hear (Steel City Sue, Julia Wallace, Tim Clark). Here is the playlist: All the Fun – Steel City Sue Somebody – Keli Holiday I Will Stay Up – Julia Wallace Brute Force – Tim Clark Swimming, Crying – Gretta Ray Human – Sarah Blasko I’ve Been to Bali Too (Live) – John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew Vivid – Queenie I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You – The Lemon Twigs Above: Gretta Ray’s ‘Swimming, Crying’ single cover photo taken from the music video with cinematography by Michael Ridley The post Swimming, crying – Show #398 (part 2), 5 July 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

After playing new releases by the great Richard J. Frankland, show favourite Kate Miller-Heidke and far northern New South Wales duo Watling & Bates, Katie welcomes queer Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter and furniture restorer Monica De Angelis to the JOY studio to chat about her new song, ‘Mrs Murray’, which was inspired by stories she has encountered through her work restoring vintage furniture. Katie and Monica talk about how music can be a healer, how the death of Monica’s dad has encouraged her to adopt a philosophy of grabbing life while you can, and more, and they spin a few tracks by artists Monica loves. Here is the playlist: Lawbreaker – Richard J Frankland Holiday – Kate Miller-Heidke Hey Julie! (Country Side of Town) – Watling & Bates Blue Adelaide Sky – Monica De Angelis Rollercoaster – Everything But The Girl Late Morning Lullaby – Brandi Carlile The Second High – Liz Stringer Mrs Murray – Monica De Angelis Follow Monica De Angelis on Instagram and find her music on Bandcamp. Above: Photo of Monica and Katie by Betty Sujecki The post Monica De Angelis – Show #397 (part 2), 28 June 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Listeners offer suggestions to fix Katie’s persistent blocked nose while she spins a whole hour of beautiful new music by female-identifying artists (except for the male-identifying half of Fremantle duo Sea Swallow). They include Australian icons Kaie Noonan and Vika & Linda, emerging Sunshine Coast duo North and Elsewhere, UK-based Italian-Australian psych-folk singer-songwriter and illustrator Bity Booker, and queer Nashville-based singer-songwriter Madds Buckley. Here is the playlist: Sentimental Letter – Kita Alexander On the Tracks – North and Elsewhere Fruits of My Labor – Fleur Wiber Parrots in London – Bity Booker Alone But All One – Katie Noonan The Day Beyond the Dark – Sea Swallow Rewrite the Classics – Madeline Leman Sitting Pretty – Madds Buckley The Boats – Vika & Linda Above: Sea Swallow’s ‘The Day beyond the Dark’ single cover art by Bill Lawrie The post The day beyond the dark – Show #396 (part 2), 21 June 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

The second hour of Katie’s annual Radiothon show continues to be all about the voice with in-studio guest Pen Larkins, a nonbinary singer, actor, vocal coach and voice artist. Katie and Pen play more songs by artists whose singing voices they love and also talk about a few voices they hate. JOY CEO Paul Scott-Williams drops in to tell us about Sing With JOY and Katie and Pen cover topics including how to avoid injuring your voice and how to keep it healthy, how your vocal folds work, playing with your voice and finding out what it can do, the variety of presenters’ voices on JOY, matching your voice suitable to your profession, and more. Here is the playlist: Careless Whisper – George Michael The Joke – Brandi Carlile Mad About the Boy – Adam Lambert Barefoot – k.d. lang Woman – ANOHNI / Neneh Cherry (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin Above: Photo of Katie and Pen Larkins by Triana Butler Contact Pen Larkins on Instagram or via email. Radiothon and JOY’s silent auction are over for this year, but there are several ways you can still support JOY: become a member, donate, subscribe, become a patron, or volunteer your time and/or expertise. The post Radiothon #UseYourVoiceWithJOY | Pen Larkins – Show #395 (part 2), 14 June 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

The second hour of today’s show features ripper songs about beer, the strength of women’s friendship, advice for a happy life, a fraudulent national leader, reclaiming your self-worth after heartbreak, pure romance, and more. Here is the playlist: Tenth of May – Sidney Yet Another Beer Song (Schnitty and a Couple of Beers) – Sturt Avenue Woman I Am – Skye Newman The Love & the Laughter – Chris Matthews & Brendan McMahon Farmer’s Wife – Barb Waters Mr President – Phil Smith Angry – Geowulf Where Is the Love – Dave Lofts Don’t Be Long – RISSA Above: RISSA’s ‘Don’t Be Long’ single cover The post Don’t be long – Show #394 (part 2), 7 June 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

During the second hour of today’s show, Katie honours beloved queer musician, comedian and activist Dame Jools Topp of Aotearoa New Zealand’s legendary Topp Twins, who died on 23 May from breast cancer, with a special segment. Along with her sister Lynda, Jools’ career began in the early 1980s and the Topp Twins became household names. Katie outlines their achievements, including some of their many honours and awards; reads tributes to Jools from social media posts by Bob Downe, Judy Small and Tami Neilson; plays a snippet from Tami’s heartfelt words at this week’s Aotearoa Music Awards (featuring a salute to LGBTQIA+ people); and highlights Lynda’s incredible speech at the Awards. Here is the playlist: Under the Stars – Watty Thompson Untouchable Girls – Topp Twins Mustang Mountain – Topp Twins Princess Leia Was Robbed – Tuck Shop Ladies State of Disarray – Dusken Lights When I Get Better – Amber Farnan Little Bones – Possum Rain on Havana (Chicago Version) – Tom West A celebration of Dame Jools Topp’s life was held at the Auckland Viaduct Events Centre on 19 June 2026; watch it on YouTube. The post Untouchable girls – Show #393 (part 2), 31 May 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.