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This hour’s songs are on themes of overcoming sadness, getting older, existential burnout, the threat of AI to jobs, and more. Here is the playlist: I Will Eat My Heart in the Morning Light – This Is Lorelei Mom, I’m Going Back to Therapy – Julia Cumming Over the Hill (Again) – Mal Webb Hidden Things – Kate Miller-Heidke About Dreams – Theo Kandel ft. Jackie Evans I’ll Crawl Instead – Tom Woodward A Car Wash and a New Pair of Pants – Lizzy McAlpine More Yesterdays – Keb’ Mo’ Whistling on a Bottle – Dave Lofts The post Hidden things – Show #411 (part 2), 4 October 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Fabulous new folk, roots, acoustic and pop songs by artists based in Boorloo/Perth, Narrm/Melbourne, New South Wales, Queensland, Wellington (Aotearoa New Zealand), the United States and London. Here is the playlist: Love Dream – Apollo Blue Skipty Doo – Zoë Fox and the Rocket Clocks Mighty Tree – Louis Baker Rally for Love – Cate Taylor Gone Astray – Calida Sari Poets Fall for You – D Henry Fenton I’m Pretty Sure That I’ve Been Here Before – Ivor Game Hope Is the Thing With Feathers – Rhiannon Giddens Your Eyes Adjust to the Dark – Rory Faithfield Salar – Anousha Victoire The Future – Carsie Blanton The post Skipty doo – Show #411 (part 1), 4 October 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie welcomes Australian singer-songwriter, producer, barrister, author, and former Australian Idol judge Mark Holden to the JOY studio for a wide-ranging chat that covers the ABC-TV hit music show Countdown and how Mark dealt with fame as a very young man; writing songs for his new album, Now and Then and Shirley Maclaine, and the story behind the album’s title; setting up and singing with a barristers’ choir; surviving thyroid cancer and how he feels about the resultant “old man’s gravelly voice” he now has; producing songs for highly respected Indigenous elder Richard J Frankland; his moving cover of Tom Waits’ ‘Tom Traubert’s Blues’, recorded as a tribute to the victims of the Bondi terrorist attack in December 2025; his continuing musical ties with Anthony Callea; and more. Mark also performs ‘Shine’ – the hit song he co-wrote with Vanessa Amorosi – live in the studio. Here is the playlist: Birds n Bees – Bella Frankie Shirley MacLaine – Mark Holden Who Will Sing My Songs – Richard J Frankland Shine (live in the studio) – Mark Holden Tom Traubert’s Blues – Mark Holden Every Little Thing – Mark Holden Visit Mark Holden’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. The post Mark Holden – Show #410 (part 2), 27 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie reports on Queen Kylie Minogue’s stunning performance at yesterday’s AFL men’s Grand Final and spins tracks from some of the great new albums released lately, including by past guests of the show Les Thomas and Lucy Wise. Here is the playlist: Same Old Blues – Waylon Jennings ft. Jessi Colter Mr Predictable – Jess Beck Say I’m Dreaming – Les Thomas Starlight – Lucy Wise Midnight Vagabond – Copperline Valentine’s Day – Tanya-Lee Davies No Chicago – Lambchop the subtle knife is a knife used to cut through different realities – Mega Fäuna The post Midnight vagabond – Show #410 (part 1), 27 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour includes a couple of very special songs: trans Bendigo singer-songwriter Ash Perseus’s debut single, ‘Bone Girl’, and the first radio play of a beautiful new tune by Australian singer-songwriter and actor Keegan Joyce. The rest of the songs aren’t too shabby, either! Here is the playlist: Swarm – Reb Fountain Join the Chorus – Oliver Downes Gallery – Holly Throsby Gold-lined Melancholy – The Tortured Souls The Cuillins – North and Elsewhere White Lies – Keegan Joyce Innocence Lost – Purple Pilgrims Bone Girl – Ash Perseus Confetti on the Floor – Sophia J Smith The post Gallery – Show #409 (part 2), 20 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Songs about a relationship breakup, telling people you love them while you can, finding beauty in the present moment, longing for home and more, by artists from Narrm/Melbourne, NSW’s north coast, Ireland, Canad and the USA. Here is the playlist: One of These Days – Pinky Beecroft The Governor’s Waltz – Phoebe Bridgers Two Roads – Majid Jordan Day Is Long – Queenie For Free – Declan O’Rourke Whatever This May Be – Lorraine Nash Once in a Lifetime – Noah Hill Travel Back Home – Laura T Davis with Midnight Choir Before the Show – Tex Perkins & Matt Walker The post Once in a lifetime – Show #409 (part 1), 20 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie chats to one of the nicest people she has ever interviewed, singer-songwriter and guitarist Nathan Cavaleri, about his remarkable life, which includes stardom and serious illness when he was a child, a long mental health journey, parenting two sons, his relationship with Australian music legend Diesel over the years, working with rising artist Olivia Lay, his autobiographical Growing Pains show, and more. We are treated to a wonderful live performance as well. Here is the playlist: Lady From Doreen – Jess Parker when you know you know – Sidney Tilba – Nathan Cavaleri My Boys – Nathan Cavaleri Tip of My Tongue – Diesel Querencia (live in the studio) – Nathan Cavaleri Train of Thought – Olivia Lay Junior Soldier – Mezz Coleman Visit Nathan Cavaleri’s official website  (where you can find HOME, his online course about overcoming anxiety) and follow him on Facebook  and Instagram. The post Nathan Cavaleri – Show #408 (part 2), 13 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Songs about commitment, seasons changing, childhood memories, a ghost town, a lake, and more, by artists from Perth, Melbourne, Ballarat, Bathurst, Sydney, south-east Queensland, the Sunshine Coast, the United States and Belgium. Here is the playlist: The Danger – Smith & Jones Embers to Ashes – Everlast Sparrows – Freya & Tom McGowan Days on the Green – Bohemian Rogue Rhyolite – The Stumblers Lake Song – Possum Mountain Dew – Haystack Mountain Hermits And Then I Woke Up – Dressed Like Boys Alive – Lyrebird The post Mountain dew – Show #408 (part 1), 13 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

This hour features truly excellent new songs by past Miss Chatelaine guests Valley Road, Les Thomas and Lucy Wise; rising local folk artists Seal Prince & The Roof Rats and Olivia Lay; Byron Bay super-producer and singer-songwriter Garrett Kato; and more. Here is the playlist: Life Finds a Way – Seal Prince & The Roof Rats Therapist’s Daughter – Sarah Julia Linger – Chris Cobb ft. Felicity Kircher Just West of Nicollet – Lambchop Shelter – Valley Road Unburdened – Les Thomas Living Life Like It’s Art – Olivia Lay Songs Still to Be Sung – Copperline Luminous – Lucy Wise Sleeping on the Drive Home – Garrett Kato The post Life finds a way – Show #407 (part 2), 6 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.

Katie plays a bunch of new songs, several of which are tracks from some of her favourite recently released albums. These albums include Wastrels by Canberra and Melbourne singer-songwriter Tom Woodward, The Breakdown by US blues legend Keb’ Mo’, Pod by brilliant Narrm musician Mal Webb, tattoos used to come off in the pool by Meanjin-based singer-songwriter Jem Cassar-Daley, and A Horse Named Friday by NYC-based artist Theo Kandel. Here is the playlist: Rare Bird – Tom Woodward Hello Comrade – Carsie Blanton Loved By You – Portair ft. Joy Williams Every Step of the Way – Keb’ Mo’ tomorrow (from the garden) – Serendipiti Pod – Mal Webb Growing – Jem Cassar-Daley A Horse Named Friday – Theo Kandel Our Last Goodbye – Seetali The post Growing – Show #407 (part 1), 6 September 2026 appeared first on Miss Chatelaine.