MEDIA

  • SONGLINES Magazine 2020

  • RHYTHMS MAGAZINE 2022

  • REVIEWS

    "folk purity...affecting and emotional" The Music


    "stunning new folk...a delightful and dreamy listen"
    Paul Gough - ABC Radio National


    “The song carries all of Charm of Finches’ trademarks – gorgeous harmonies, haunting strings, and a thoroughly modern spin on folk music.”
    — tongue tied mag


    Praise for "Staring at the Starry Ceiling": "For a duo so young to conjure a full album of music so candid and original as this is astonishing...Charm of Finches sound like they're mining something far more ancient and universal"
    -Rhythms Magazine NOV/DEC 2016


    “Don't be fooled by their charm, this band is serious business. Always pumping out strong and powerful tunes that display their endless talent over and over again.” — Nkechi Anele,  Triple J


    “Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches are perched for stardom. For lovers of tight sibling harmonies, chamber folk, and those who long to be carried-away by a lullaby, there is “Treading Water.””
    — KCRW Today's Top Tune, Ariana Morgenstern

    “Wonderful Oblivion is a triumphant indie folk effort – nostalgic yet fresh, haunting, but at the same time serene. “
    — We Found New Music, Grant Owens

    “Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches radiates an otherworldly temperament. It’s as if their music and words bear ancient fruits of wisdom from the past, present and future all delicately intertwined to create timeless and masterful compositions that touch the depths of your soul.”

    —Earmilk

    “Lies...a beautifully ornate piece of folk music that feels both organic and layered with contemporary details. Their voices intertwine harmoniously one moment and then spiral off into ethereal and wonderfully melodic spaces.”
    — Post to Wire

    “The harmonies are immaculate and stirring ”
    — Tone Deaf

  • LIVE REVIEWS UK 2022

    GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER - SUN 24th JUL
    https://www.eventhestars.co.uk/2022/07/charm-of-finches-megan-dixon-hood.html
    "Charm Of Finches should be on big open stages and not an oppressively hot room above a pub where they can make thousands rather than a few dozen fall completely under their spell."

    THE STABLES, MILTON KEYNES - 5th MAY
    https://www.w21music.com/post/charm-of-finches-the-stables-milton-keynes
    "for lovers of harmony and overall musicianship they are an absolute must see."

    THE WARDROBE, BRISTOL - TUES 26th APR
    https://epigram.org.uk/2022/04/29/review-charm-of-finches-the-wardrobe-project/
    "For anyone who listens to Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Billie Marten, etc., this band is well worth adding to your rotation. The girls have a brilliant way of capturing and depicting the ordinary in a strikingly beautiful way"

    GLAD CAFE, GLASGOW - THUR 28th MAY
    https://mumblemusic.net/2022/04/30/charm-of-finches/
    "Immediately they were deep into their songs and styles with voices to die for."




















  • LIVE REVIEWS UK 2022/23

    KITCHEN GARDEN, KINGS HEATH - WED 4th MAY
    http://threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2022/05/gig-diary-charm-of-finches-kitchen.html?m=1
    "Charm of Finches started this show with some dedicated fans in attendance. They departed with a whole informed band of admirers in tow. All no doubt besotted by those adorable harmonies."

    https://www.redbrick.me/live-review-charm-of-finches/
    "their evocative lyrics and luxurious melodies make them stand-out artists."

    HOLYWELL MUSIC ROOM, OXFORD 23rd APR
    https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/CharmOfFinchesLive.php/
    "Charm Of Finches have most definitely landed and they put an expectant audience into aural rapture"

    https://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/feature/17529/charm-of-finches
    "Their harmonies are confident, complex and complete achieving an overall aching, ethereal, lyrical quality"

    THE MET, BURY - 30th APR
    https://atthebarrier.com/2022/05/01/charm-of-finches-the-met-bury-live-review/
    "Instrumental prowess aside, whatever the theme of the songs, those harmonies could only possibly come from a duo who have a blood connection. "

    HYDE PARK BOOK CLUB, LEEDS - FRI 29th APR
    https://leedsliving.co.uk/music-dance/sister-duo-charm-of-finches-from-melbourne-australia/
    "poetical lyrics which seem driven by a need to understand and marvel at the world"

    St PANCRAS CHURCH, LONDON - 24 JAN 2023
    https://www.w21music.com/post/charm-of-finches-st-pancras-old-church

    "One of the highlights of 2022 was our introduction to the marvellous Charm Of Finches - the Australian sisters Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes. they bewitched and beguiled with their songwriting, harmonies, and stunning live performances."