ABOUT
Charlie Rose is a highly respected and accomplished musician, producer, and songwriter with a career spanning over two decades. Born and raised in eastern Kansas, Charlie's passion for music began as a student of voice, piano, trombone, and guitar. He quickly added bass, mandolin, and banjo to his repertoire, and after completing his science degree, he made the decision to pursue a career in music.
Charlie's extensive experience playing with many artists and bands on various instruments, including pedal steel, banjo, guitar, horns, percussion, strings, bass, and keys, has earned him a reputation as a highly versatile musician. He has worked with a diverse range of artists, from Elephant Revival and Asylum Street Spankers to Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, Johnathan Edwards, The Crooked Jades, Mike Merenda, Ruthy Unger, The Mammals, Tao Rodriguez Seeger, Bob Ezrin, Andy Cabic, Jocie Adams, Mark Erelli, Emma Rose, Amy Helm, Wayne Gottstine, Colin Mahoney, Kirk Rundstrom, Danny Barnes, Peter Rowan, Julian Lage, Kimber Ludiker, Gina Leslie, Ric Robertson, Cactus Pals, Andy Reiner, Joy Adams, Eric Thorin, Della Mae, KC Groves, Uncle Earl, Zachariah Hickman, Barnstar!, Jake Armerding, Vince Herman, Jeff Tweedy, Lindsay Lou, Pat Sansone, Bruce Kaphan, Sam Kassirer, Rose Cousins, Rose Polenzani, Rose Sinclair, Taylor Armerding, John Mailander, Dinty Child, Dango Rose, Bonnie Paine, Lyle Brewer, Zack Jackson, Jacob Silver, Conrad Meisner, Molly Tuttle, Bridget Law, Darren Garvey, Darol Anger, Neal Casal, Daniel Rodriguez, and many more amazingly talented producers and musicians.
In addition to his instrumental prowess, Charlie is a prolific songwriter and producing recording engineer with his own studio in Lyons, CO. He has released an album of original songs, Stowaways, and is in the process of making an album of songs inspired by the poetry of his great-grandfather, Will Ferrell. With his talent, versatility, and passion for music, Charlie continues to be an active and integral part of the music he participates in, both as a performer and behind-the-scenes.