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Katie welcomes the very classy, very sexy duo of Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields to the studio for a chat about their shared Aotearoa/NZ background, the joys of being based in the hub of live music that is Narrm/Melbourne, Matt’s nomination for Best Country Artist at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards, Kerryn’s new solo EP The Folk Singer, the power of networking and friendship at music festivals, and, their debut album as a duo, I Remember You, and its launch on 3 May at the Brunswick Ballroom. Matt and Kerryn perform two of the album tracks live in the JOY studio, too! Here is the playlist:



These Words of Mine – Katherine Priddy

Your Heart of Gold – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields

No Trace (live in the studio) – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields

Calamity Jane – Grant-Lee Phillips

Bird Bones – Georgie Winchester

Whirlwind (live in the studio) – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields

Diamond in the Mine – Sarah Carroll



Details of Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields’ Narrm album launch (including ticket link) are here. You can buy their music at their Bandcamp page.

Above: Photo of Kerryn Fields and Matt Joe Gow in the JOY studio by Betty Sujecki

Regular Miss Chatelaine listener (and co-presenter of The I in Us on JOY) Little Jason from Heidelberg is in the studio with Katie to celebrate the birthday of ‘Sister Chats’ (Katie’s sister Alison) and enjoy beautiful new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. Most of the songs in the first hour are by female-identifying artists, including show favourites and former guests Emily Barker, Charm of Finches and Jaime Jackett. Here is the playlist:



I’m Back – girl in red

Loneliness – Emily Barker

Alliigator Tears – Beyoncé

Wattle Bird – Cate Taylor

The Architect – Kacey Musgraves

If You Know Me – Charm of Finches ft. Samuel Bentley

full stop – Jaguar Jonze

Aah Song – Bad Sounds

Explode – Jaime Jackett

As the Trees Have Always Known – Melanie Horsnell ft. Colm Mac Con Iomaire



Above: Cate Taylor’s Sometimes in Winter album cover artwork by Clare James

After playing three awesome new Australian releases, Katie welcomes local musician Dan Warner to the JOY studio for a chat about how the two of them met and became friends, night parrots and other bird stuff, working with Marcel Borrack on the Night Parrots musical project, co-writing with the late Renee Geyer and with Sally Dastey from Tiddas, the influence of musicians who wrote/write about civil rights, and more. Dan also performs the great protest song ‘Anthem’ live in the studio. Here is the playlist:



The Dawning – Enda Kenny

Square One – Alana Wilkinson

I Got Mine – Ally Row

The Storyline Ends Here – The Night Parrots

My Back Room – Renee Geyer

Anthem (live in the studio) – Dan Warner

Champion Ruby – Ruby Gill

K2-18b – The Night Parrots

Monday’s Experts (live) – Weddings Parties Anything



Visit Dan Warner’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. The Night Parrots have a Facebook page here and you can find their music on Bandcamp.

Above: Photo of Katie and Dan Warner by Ande Kempnich

Katie fills the first hour with beautiful music by artists from New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, New York and Georgia in the USA, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, and England via the Philippines,. Themes in the songs include growth, change, a historical murder, broken relationships, taking time to rest and look around, and more. Here is the playlist:



It’s Only a Paper Moon ­– beabadoobee

Minefield – Tom Neilson

2 Become 1 – Goodwerks, Georgia Mooney

Wildflower and Barley – Hozier ft. Allison Russell

The Cuckoo – Bity Booker

Molly Dean – Pinkerton Pendlebury

28th of June – Megan Moroney

Along the Way – Eric Bibb

No Trace – Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields

Without You – Grace Cummings



Above: Bity Booker’s ‘The Cuckoo’ single cover art by Bity Booker – buy her music, art and merch from her Bandcamp page

Katie reports on the shows she has seen at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and plays fabulous new songs by artists based in England, New Zealand, New Orleans, nipaluna/Hobart, Narrm/Melbourne, Darwin and the Sunshine Coast. Here is the playlist:



yeti – Paris Paloma ft. Old Sea Brigade

A Fire on a Hill – Daniel J Townsend

The Thing at Hand – Ani DiFranco

Down from Paradise – The Night Parrots

Art – Canisha

Coming Down, Coming Over – Riley Catherall

Another Broken Juliet – Tracey Bunn

Heaven Is Falling – Delaney Davidson ft. Reb Fountain

Meanwhile in Texas – Grace Petrie

Peeps with the Goods – The Dreggs



Above: Tracey Bunn’s ‘Another Broken Juliet’ single cover art by Marita Albers

In this hour, Katie plays nine new chilled-out songs in various styles: traditional folk, contemporary folk, jazz, cinematic soundscape and Americana. The artists are based in Melbourne, Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, western New South Wales, County Meath (Ireland) and Nashville. Here is the playlist:



Northern Star – Mark Lucas

Waiting in the Wings – Alanna & Alicia

Empire – Oisin Leech ft. Steve Gunn

Body of Clay – Isabel Rumble

Dogs on the Beach – Good Morning

Sleep – Audrey Powne

Cup of Tea – Joel Leggett

Wish You Well – Sierra Ferrell

Jim Jones – William Alexander



Above: Isabel Rumble’s ‘Body of Clay’ single cover art by Nicolò Brugnara