About

Charlotte Roe fell under the spell of the harp while working in South America and Central Europe in the 1980's and '90's. Building on her background in  storytelling, choral and early music, she studied harp techniques and repertoire in Ireland, France, Hungary, Chile and the U.S.  She weaves melodic tapestries with songs of praise, sorrow and joy; stories of animals lost and found; and meditative journeys both inner and faraway. Charlotte has performed at the Smithsonian Castle, the Library of Congress, and the World Bank in Washington, DC; the Strathmore in Bethesda; Ireland's Four Courts in Clarendon; the Boulderado in Colorado; the Institututo de Cultura in Santiago; and at libraries, art centers and workshops in the U.S. and abroad. She's drawn to Celtic, Ladino, and East European stories and tunes as well as traditional lore from South and North America. She believes that storytelling, like the harp, opens unseen doors between cultures, kingdoms and species.
Charlotte's first CD,"Tunes from the Four Winds," was recorded with the harp-accordion-percussion trio Compass Rose. Reviews have called the album "beautiful fun," one that "intrigues the listener from the first note" and "will have you dancing around the world." Her oral history was recently published in the Library of Congress' Frontline Diplomacy collection.
email: bravharp@gmail.com