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About
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 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 jazz, storytelling 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 Institututo de
Cultura in Santiago; and at universities, art centers and festivals
in the U.S. and abroad. An award-winning international specialist
and composer, her musical lore encompasses Celtic, Latino, East European
and Jewish songs as well as traditional and contemporary airs from
the Americas. A frequent contributor to trade journals, she is currently
researching the lives of early American harpists. She believes 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 and
released in 2007. Reviews have called the album "beautiful
fun," one that "intrigues the listener from the first
note" and "will have you dancing around the world."
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