Hours of the Whale

Drawing from classical chamber music, singer-songwriter Charley Marie crafts idiosyncratic folk songs. Her tender voice, evocative lyrics, and refined arrangements — featuring guitar, strings, and clarinet —f orm her distinctive sound. On 6 June, she releases her debut album Hours of the Whale, an eight-part song cycle in which the story of a stranded whale serves as a narrative thread through intimate compositions. The work offers a meditation on the transience of life, reminding us that we, as humans, are merely a part of nature and subject to its impermanence.

On 10 June, Charley Marie will present the album live with her ensemble in a concert at Theater Kikker.