5 QUESTIONS
CHARM OF FINCHES WHO ARE YOU?
We are Charm of Finches, we are sisters, Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes from Melbourne Australia!
WHAT DO YOU DO?
We make indie folk music about love, grief, the loss of childhood, wonder, nature and the future of our world. Between us, we play guitar, piano, violin, cello and we sing harmonies.
WHY DO YOU DO IT?
We’ve always loved to sing and songwriting has always been our way of expressing ourselves and processing emotions. It’s been beautiful to share our songs with the world, hear how people connect to it and to witness music’s ability to connect and heal - that feels powerful and valuable. It’s also so Words by Mabel & Ivy / Charm Of Finches
wonderful being part of the music community and singing and playing with incredible musicians! We love where music has taken us. We’ve travelled around Australia and now we get to travel to UK and Europe doing what we love!
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Right now we are on the road touring regional Australia, playing in small halls in small towns. We will finish this tour in a couple of weeks and then fly to London! We can’t wait.
WHAT'S THE HOT TOPIC?
We reckon it’s all about doing it yourself in music at the moment! Whether that’s recording your own albums, making your own music videos or connecting directly to listeners on social media. During lockdown when we were unable to tour, we decided to record our own 27
album at home using one microphone and a makeshift vocal booth out of blankets draped over microphone stands. We co-produced it remotely with Canadian Daniel Ledwell and had lots of Zoom meetings and swapped a lot of files! We also direct and edit our own music videos. We love the creative process of making a mini-movie to fit with our songs and getting our friends in to act in them with us! The album is called ‘Wonderful Oblivion’ and it’s out in the UK on 6 May and on all streaming services! We’re excited to be visiting the UK and Europe from late April till late July. You can see if we are playing near you on our website charmoffinchesband.com Photography by Laura May Grogan
