
Angie Who has been on our radar for quite some time, and we are so happy to have her as the final guest for this series of Music Mothers and Others! She’s the host of “Sing-a-Song” on Kinderling radio, she’s an independent singer-songwriter (with albums “Little Folk” and “I love you the most” + the book) , and she performed recently at the inaugural Major Minor Music Australia Awards —known as “The Ma’s”! - we're exhausted thinking about it all. Coming up next for Angie is a collaboration with NZ performer, Claudia Robin Gunn, for a lovely kids’ lullaby song about Echidnas!! She’s a performer that captures the joy of parenting, and makes music that brings families together. Welcome to the show, Angie Who!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 17, 2022
26 min

With The Big Moon Juliette Jackson makes gorgeous albums with connection, drive and dreamy indie rock edge. The latest, Here Is Everything, leans right into Jules' life change exploring how becoming a parent, and especially becoming a mother, works (or doesn't) with the ol' ways of rock and roll. She, and the album, are a bloody joy. In our chat the UK musician talks about how a decade's worth of gigging and touring prepared her for the real extremes - the early days, weeks and months of motherhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2022
24 min

This week’s guest is a producer, artist, multi-instrumentalist, collaborator, and generally awesome force in the Australian music industry. You might know him through his work on various projects with Mo’Ju, Tim Rogers, Emma Donovan, Ecca Vandal, Hermitude, Wil Wagner, Parvyn Singh and others, or you might be a standout fan of his own work - three albums (and counting) released as Joelistics. We are thrilled to have him with us, please welcome Joel Ma also known as Joelistics!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2022
32 min

This week’s guest is an ARIA nominated children’s musician for "Benny and Friends”, an award winning early childhood educator, dad and passionate supporter of Australia’s children's music scene. He’s a podcaster at “Benny Time”, featuring a star studded cast of Australian and New Zealand children music greats, and ALSO the creator of Major Minor Music Australia (MMMA), a collective who work toward the celebration, support, and uplifting of the Australian Children’s Music industry and it’s artists. Their flagship event is the MMMA Awards —known as “The Ma’s” -- happened recently in Sydney and we can’t wait to talk to him about it, and the rest of his work! Welcome to Music Mothers and Others — Benny Thatcher from Benny Time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 27, 2022
29 min

Who is in charge of preserving the history and memorabilia of Australian music? Kylie’s hotpants, Nick Cave’s archives, Split Enz costumes, the early photos of The Seekers… these are all artefacts of a particular time in our lives and they’re all on display in the physical collection at the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne. The words of bands, musicians, and music industry workers are also documented in the many online “Stories” on the AMV’s website, including the excellent series of articles about parenting and industry, titled ‘Music Industry Mums’ which features artists such as Emma Donovan and Fiona Duncan (from Spiderbait). Today we are thrilled to talk to one of the people who remind us of our physical and audible memories; welcome to the Senior Curator of the Australian Music Vault and Music Collection — Caz Laffan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2022
23 min

Lo Carmen is across it all in the Australian industry – musician, writer, actor – and general awesome creative force. You might have seen her in The Year My Voice Broke, Red Dog or Blue Murder, heard her as a solo artist, including with new single “Half Girl Half Beast” (as Lo Carmen and the Great Beyond); or read her recent book Lovers, Dreamers, Fighters: A Love Story about songs, secret histories and self-invention through Harper Collins (if not, tell Santa we sent ya!). She’s also Mum to another amazing musician, Holiday Sidewinder. We are thrilled to have her with us – welcome Lo CarmenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2022
24 min

This guest speaks to the very core of what we do here at Music Mothers and Others – helping us make the music industry more of a literal and metaphorical family! John Cheong-Holdaway is a parent, musician, member of the punk kids band RIOT BABY and now, booker for the new “Family Jams” concert series in suburban Brunswick in Melbourne. The idea is to make events that our own families wanted, using original music, drawing on the existing eclectic community, and building capacity that is inclusive and welcoming. If you’re lucky you might still get be able to tickets for the last few shows for in November and December 2022, and if not keep an eye and ear on their YouTube and socials for their next adventures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 6, 2022
23 min

Josh Kelly is a Melbourne-based saxophonist and composer with a diverse musical practice that is rooted in jazz and also draws on a range of influences and styles. He’s a busy, busy person: composer-bandleader for his own bands JK Group and Josh Kelly Trio, and—for the latter— the proud owner of EP “Rising”, which launched at The Melbourne International Jazz Festival in October 2022. All this while he's also also wrangling a lovely 3 year old toddler with wife and legend in her own right Maggie May! Welcome to Music Mothers and Others…..Josh Kelly, with snippets of his work "Final Strength" featured throughout with permission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2022
25 min

This week’s guest is a legend of the dancefloor. As DJ Kate Monroe she made House a Home for so many of us learning our way in the 2000s and beyond; and since 2006 she’s also been the founder of Kiddo Disco – a proudly inclusive and bloody amazing series of events where anyone can disco, and where the next generation of music fans and given an invitation, and permission, to find their people and their tunes. It’s with a little giggle and a promise not to ask for too many requests, that we welcome DJ Kate Monroe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 21, 2022
25 min

This guest is a deadset legend of the Australian music industry. If Molly Meldrum taught 1970s and 80s kids how to love pop music, Myf Warhurst took the mantle into the 2000s, 20teens and now. Via music press, trashy lunchtime quizzes, Spicks and Specks, Eurovision, radio, and amazing standalone curation works, she gives us ways, and permission, the love the heck outta music and all it can do for us.
She’s talking to us here on the back of her book “Time of My Life” through Hachette Books – a memoir that uses songs as signposts, and confirms for all, if there was ever any doubt, that she leads our national musical family. We are delighted to welcome (Dame) Myf Warhurst to our show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 14, 2022
29 min
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