CLARA ROSE & RAPHAELLA HERO –  THE FRIENDSHIP OF (2026)

In their debut studio album, instrumental folk duo Clara Rose & Raphaella Hero weave together traditional fiddle tunes, original compositions, and expansive improvisations that showcase the unique musical language they have cultivated together.

Tracklist:
1. Bytt-Lasses Brudmarsch 03:14
2. Improv No. 1 ~ Opening 01:39
3. The Day We Grew The Shrubberies 03:05
4. Improv No. 2 ~ Pulse 00:50
5. Like It Was All Hello 01:57
6. Swedishish 02:53
7. Improv No. 3 ~ Camino 03:14
8. The Friendship of Norman and Rodney 03:22
9. Improv No. 4 ~ Button 00:51

Credits:

released May 22, 2026

Clara Rose - 5 string fiddle, vocals (6 & 8)
Raphaella Hero - fiddle, vocals (8)
Adam Hendey - guitar (3 & 8), vocals (8)

Engineered and mixed by Fisher Thompson
Mastered by Fredy Samuel Lundh
Calligraphy by Martin Reisle
Photography by Dylan Ladds

Track 1 - Swedish traditional, track 3 written by Raphaella Hero, tracks 5, 6 & 8 written by Clara Rose, improvs co-written in real time in the studio. Recorded at The Record Co., in Boston, MA.

Special thanks to Erin Hogan, Marcie Bronstein, Eugene Friesen and Liz Rogers, our families, and our audiences.