Katie is a longtime fan of Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and is delighted to welcome Melody to the JOY studio to chat about music and mental health, how the personal experiences in Melody’s songs resonate with her listeners, her beautiful new album Our Eternal Garden, being photographed by famous American music photographer Henry Diltz, and more. Here is the playlist:

English Harbour – The Barr Brothers ft. Jim James & Arc Iris
True – Gina Malcolm
Myriad – Melody Pool
Black Dog – Melody Pool
Light Flight – Pentangle
Our Eternal Garden (live in the studio) – Melody Pool
In My Secret Life – Leonard Cohen ft. Sharon Robinson
I Just Want to Love Myself – Sunny Luwe

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Above: Photo of Melody Pool by Betty Sujecki

Along with fabulous new songs by past guests of the show Nathan Seeckts and Jack Carty, Katie plays tracks from the new albums by local outfits Palm Springs and SnarskiCircusLindyBand; heavenly duets by Canadians Patrick Watson and Charlotte Cardin, and USA-based Noah Cyrus and Orville Peck; a 1995 song by Narrm/Melbourne lesbian duo Wild Orchids; and more. Here is the playlist:

Alberta Blue – Sam Fletcher
Summer Days – Wild Orchids
Holding Out for the Hurricane – Nathan Seeckts
Parthenon Baby – Palm Springs
Keepsakes – SnarskiCircusLindyBand
Gordon in the Willows – Patrick Watson ft. Charlotte Cardin
Love Is a Canyon – Noah Cyrus ft. Orville Peck
Pollyanna – Jack Carty
Grown from Seed – North and Elsewhere

Above: Nathan Seeckts’ ‘Holding Out for the Hurricane’ single cover artwork by Jase Harper

This hour features a couple of excellent songs about the great cities of Edinburgh (by Gunaikurnai/Gippsland singer-songwriter Todd Cook) and Narrm/Melbourne (by the mighty Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission), a powerful track about psychological intimate-partner violence (by Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Mel Parsons), and more. Here is the playlist:

Decoy – Circuit des Yeux
Edinburgh – Todd Cook
A Mighty Ride – Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission
Eternal Love – AVTT/PTTN
Don’t Leave the Light On – Mel Parsons
New Dawn – Nat Vazer
Maybe It’s Everything – The Rions
Feelin’ Alright Now – Anne McCue & The Cubists

Above: The Rions’ Everything Every Single Day album cover photo by Pat O’Hara

Katie continues to play tracks from recently released albums – in this hour they are by Mornington Peninsula singer-songwriter Harrison Storm, Nashville-based Australian artist Emma Swift, Gunaikurnai/Gippsland-based duo Ally Row, US duo The Favors (Finneas and Ashe), and gay 69-year-old Narrm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Jeff Herd. There’s also a beautiful wedding song by Miss Chat favourite Michael Waugh, and more. Here is the playlist:

Temporary Friend – Harrison Storm
Impossible Air – Emma Swift
Why Do I Care – Ally Row
Beautiful Blue (Acoustic) – Nigel Wearne
Lake George – The Favors
Daisy Chains – Jeff Herd
Good Bones – Salonistas
(Simply) The Best (Live and Acoustic) – Michael Waugh
Lonely (Virginia Strings Version) – Kate Bollinger

Above: Salonistas’ single cover artwork by Recycletastic 189, design by The Salons

This hour features two awesome duets by outstanding musicians (the Hynde/lang duet is up there with the sexiest cover version you’ll ever hear), songs by two local outfits who are taking traditional folk music to new places, a brilliant new track by the great Paul Kelly, a joyous tune by English neo-soul singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, and more. Here is the playlist:

House on Fire – Patrick Watson ft. Martha Wainwright
Me & Mrs Jones – Chrissie Hynde ft. k.d. lang
Adeline – Bush Gothic
Foreign Shores – Ruth Hazleton
Blood Left – Gina Malcolm
The Body Keeps the Score – Paul Kelly
First Last Dance – Joy Crookes
50 Quid Man – David Keenan
Tucker’s Farm – The Water Runners

Above: Ruth Hazleton’s Heronbones album cover art by Mick Thompson, design by Design Edge

The torrent of fabulous new albums continues, and in this hour Katie plays tracks from some of them, along with some new singles. The artists with new albums include rising US ‘boot-gaze’ star Clover County, West Australian singer-songwriter Tanya Ransom, Canadian legend Ron Sexsmith, intriguing local ‘outside-folk’ act Palm Springs, and SnarskiCircusLindyBand – the songwriting collaboration between Rob Snarski (from The Blackeyed Susans) and Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens). Here is the playlist:

Myriad – Melody Pool
Filled With Belief – Daniel J Townsend & The Wild Twin
Sweeter – Clover County
Let Them Sing – Anna Weatherup
Speed Dial – Nasman Donovan
Same Time Next Year – Tanya Ransom
Easy for You to Say – Ron Sexsmith
Infinity 69 – Palm Springs
Take a Step – SnarskiCircusLindyBand ft. Amanda Brown

Above: Anna Weatherup’s ‘Let Them Sing’ single cover art by Krysten Jade

In this hour we go down the lane with Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, live in a bubble with the wonderful Dami Im, look to the stars with NSW Northern Rivers outfit Bella Frankie, have a moment of bliss with the great Tim Minchin, dance with Adelaide artist Paula Standing, and more. Here is the playlist:

The Lane – Aaron Rowe
Bubble – Dami Im
We Are Stars – Bella Frankie
Ordinary People – The Favors
Thich Nhat Hanh – Djo
Pirate of Your Soul – Olivia Lay
Moment of Bliss – Tim Minchin
Big Star – WILSN
Road to Nowhere – Ben Konarov ft. George Alexander
Everybody Dance – Paula Standing

Above: Olivia Lay’s ‘Pirate of Your Soul’ single cover design and photography by Olivia Lay

Katie plays tracks from some of the many new albums released lately, including from Gippsland duo Ally Row, Stockholm-based Australian singer-songwriter Hazlett, Swedish luminary Jens Lekman, New South Wales polymath Peter Campbell, Aunty Shellie Morris from Darwin, and young Sydney-based New Zealand artist Venice Qin. Here is the playlist:

This Time – Ally Row
Queen of the Season – Hazlett
Love Comes Back – STAV.
The First Lovesong – Jens Lekman
Baba Doo Lullaby – Coco’s Lunch ft. Sai Brothers
I’m Not Saying – Peter Campbell
Lullaby – Shellie Morris
The Beauty of the Backroads – Kaurna Cronin
Home Country – Venice Qin

Above: Shellie Morris’s Singing for Our Little Ones album cover art by Rosemary Plummer & Tex O’Neill