Clara Rose & Raphaella Hero
stating our purpose.
above all, our music represents a way of being together; patient, present, compassionate, embodied, playful, Kind, and curious. This is the spirit of improvisation. We aim to make every performance an invitation to simply be – to put down what you carry, and enter the present moment in the safe embrace of acoustic sound, creative mastery, and grace.
New Video RElease:
“Waltz for Right Now”
Written by Raphaella Hero and M’Gilvry Allen
Arranged and Performed by Clara Rose and Raphaella Hero
Video and Audio by Dylan Ladds
Tour Dates:
May 22 - TBC
May 23 - Kittery, ME - The Dance Hall *
May 24 - Hadley, MA - Hartsbrook Waldorf School - Workshop and Show!
May 25 - Walpole, NH (House Concert - contact us for details)
May 26 - Randolph, VT (House Concert - contact us for details)
May 27 - Weybridge, VT - What About Wednesdays House Concert Series
May 28 - TBC
May 29 - TBC
May 30 - New Hope, PA - The Dancing Elephant
May 31 - TBC
*co-bill with Elias Cardoso
More info and ticket links soon to be added!
Booking & Contact
U.S. and International Booking: raphaella.hero.booking@gmail.com
Instagram: @raphaellaheromusic | @clarafiddlehead
Clara and Raphaella bring their joyful, contemplative presence to all their performances. Their music is at home wherever community is celebrated and deep listening is invited.
Notable appearances include Club Passim, BCMFest, Berkeley Hillside Club's "Hillside Echoes" concert series, Valley Stage Productions’ “What About Wednesdays” house concert series, and Kindred community gatherings.
They welcome inquiries for performances and gatherings of all kinds.
“It’s everything you’re looking for in music.”
— Kenny Werner
Artist Bio
With roots in Scandinavian, Celtic, and American fiddle traditions, Clara Rose and Raphaella Hero form a duo as spiritually resonant as it is technically crafted. Their performances blur the lines between concert and conversation—inviting audiences into a sound world where tradition is alive, improvisation is sacred, and every note is an invitation into deep listening. Though young, they play with the gravity of old souls and the daring of true improvisers—offering music that heals, surprises, and stays with you long after the final bow.
Clara and Raphaella met at Berklee College of Music—two fiddle players quietly aware of each other’s depth, precision, and devotion to their craft. It wasn’t until a shared journey to Sweden in 2023 that their musical bond truly formed. Guided by mentors in the Nordic folk community, they immersed themselves in traditional Spelmansstämmor gatherings, where they encountered the raw power, the intimacy, and the rhythmic and harmonic freedom of duo fiddle tradition. The experience left an indelible mark—on their playing, their friendship, and their purpose.
Together, they have cultivated a musical language that blends folk tradition, chamber music, improvisation, and spiritual exploration. Their work is informed by classical technique and shaped by a belief in music as a healing practice. In an era defined by speed and spectacle, Clara and Raphaella offer something quieter and deeper: presence.
Each performance becomes a kind of altar—an invitation to lay down burdens, reconnect with beauty, and listen with the whole body. Their arrangements make space for grief and grace, contemplation and celebration. Their ambition lies not in acclaim but in artistic integrity, in honoring the lineages they carry, and in showing up fully, moment by moment.
What began as a friendship has become a shared devotion. Their music is both offering and inheritance—rooted, radiant, and alive.
Photography by Antonio Pérez Coca, Spring 2022.