This is my debut release as a solo artist on Composers Concordance Records with distribution by Naxos.

Ryan Haldeman was murdered in Denver early in the morning in November of 2012.  He was a very dear friend, former roommate, kindred spirit, and fantastic human being. I will never be able to stop seeing hypothetical  flashes of my best friend in his final moments, or get used to the idea that he is simply not here anymore. 

03 - Ryan

This is my debut release as a solo artist, on Composers Concordance Records with distribution by Naxos.

the title track for the EP takes its name from a quote by Flannery OConnor, playfully referring to her struggle with grammar.  The idea of a brilliant artist referring to a basic skill set required to function as "innocent" seemed to make a lot of sense to me,  She didn't cite a weakness, but an innocence - a frame of mind too distracted by imagination and curiosity to focus on a very common expectation.

01 - Innocent Speller

A Finnish song thats, as best I can tell, about a sick kitten, and also a ridiculously beautiful melody

Mirri Sairastaa (by P. J. Hannikainen)

My take on a beautiful song from Björk's record, "Utopia"

The Gate (by Björk)

A take on one of my favorite songs by Jimmy Webb, famously delivered by Glen Campbell.  Recorded in my Brooklyn apartment on my Collings Baby 1 MH on an Iphone8.

By The Time I Get To Pheonix (By Jimmy Webb)

a take on my favorite song by Molly Tuttle

Lightning In A Jar (by Molly Tuttle)

A solo guitar rendition of a beautiful song from my favorite innocence mission album

The Color Green (by the innocence mission)

from Tierra Whack's awesome record Whack World

Hungry Hippo (by Tierra Whack)

an attempt at my favorite song off of Lise Westzynthius' new record, "Ja"

På Den Anden Side (by Lise Westzynthius)

Pretty (Ugly Before) - By Elliott Smith

An improvised conversation with horn player Craig Schenker.  After almost 15 years playing together, we still seem to find new things to talk about.

Improvisation Two

Forget About (by Sibylle Bair) w/ Cassidy Andrews

On December 15, 2019 I performed a solo acoustic guitar concert at The Center For New Music in San Fransisco.  This is the entire set that was comprised mostly of music from my two albums (Viriditias and Hiraeth) as well as music from my upcoming project, The Bluebell, which takes its inspiration from the poetry of Emily and Anne Brontë.

Solo Set at The Center For New Music 12/15/19

NYC based guitarist, composer, studio musician, touring soloist. Recording artist for Naxos of America, Destiny Records, Composers Concordance Records.

Charlie Rauh

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