Australian sister duo Charm of Finches creates Folk-Pop that uses “blood harmonies” to “traverse melancholy and wonder in equal measure.”

The sisters, Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, released their third full length album Wonderful Oblivion in 2021 through New York-based label AntiFragile Music. They have since toured extensively through the UK, Europe and Canada in 2022/23.

In February 2023, the sisters spent a month in rural Nova Scotia recording with Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, Oh Pep!), inspired by “the frozen beauty of the landscape and their transient life on the road with their music.”

The result is their fourth studio album Marlinchen In The Snow to be released in 2024. Single “Clean Cut” is out now, alongside a video.

The duo shares:

Going away on tour served as the catalyst for a break-up and Clean Cut is some self-advice. We stayed with a lovely lady in Oslo, Norway who let us play her gorgeous grand piano and the first part of Clean Cut was penned. We created a music video for this song with the help of lots of friends who were willing to dress up as dolls and clowns. This was a huge 22 hour shoot in a warehouse in Melbourne creating the world of a mysterious haunted doll museum.

Tour

5/22 Glad Café, Glasgow

5/23-5/26 Orkney Folk Festival

6/6 St Mary’s, Chester

6/7 Live Room, Saltaire

6/8 The Greystones, Sheffield

6/9 The Hive, Shrewsbury

6/10 Temperance, Leamington Spa (sold out)

6/11 Kitchen Garden, Kings Heath

6/13 Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

6/14 Bristol Folkhouse, Bristol 

6/17 Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable 

6/18 The Fleece Inn Barn, Evesham

6/19 King’s Arm, Manchester

6/20 The Lexington, London

6/21 Ace Space, Newbury 

6/22 Pound Arts, Corsham

6/23 The Folklore Rooms, Brighton 

7/4-7/7 Gate To Southwell Festival, Nottinghamshire

8/9-8/10 The Magpies Festival, York