Sydney songbird Charley Castle’s self-classified brand of “city-folk” connects elements of bluegrass, Americana and folk music with city sensibilities. An infectious performer and devastating songwriter, half an hour in her world spans the spectrum from heartbreaking to holler-inducing.

Charley Castle and the Boys in the Well recently took out the honour of First Place at Tamworth Country Music Festival’s ‘Best of the Buskers’ Competition, which saw them play Tamworth’s biggest stage to record crowds.

Charley was a student at the Academy of Country Music 2023, has warmed up the stage for legends such as Daryl Braithwaite, Thirsty Merc and You Am I, and was shortlisted in the ASA Songwriting Competition 2020.