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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

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. Fred Smith

Falling – Nelson Mathews

nothing left – Jaguar Jonze

Letting Go – Hollow Coves

I Guess – Lizzy McAlpine

Navy Blue – Violet Salt

Blood Brothers – Wesley Dean

Jolene – Beyoncé

What’s a Girl to Do Now? – Great Aunt



Above: Kim Yang’s ‘Trembling Sky’ single cover photo by Jedamus Lichtbilder from Getty Images via Canva.com

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 Come On In – Jo Jo Smith

Cardinal – Kacey Musgraves

Moon Landing Hoax – Benjamin Francis Leftwich



Above: The Bushwackers’ ‘Friend for Life’ single cover design and photography by Amanda O’Bryan