Charlotte Greig

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Charlotte Greig (born 1954, Malta) is a British novelist, singer and song-writer.

Charlotte Greig's father was in the navy and the family travelled the world. In 1962 she attended Charsfield village school, later described in Ronald Blythe's book 'Akenfield', where she learned to sing folk songs. At the age of ten she was sent to a convent boarding school , where she learned to play piano. After studying philosophy at Sussex University she worked as a music journalist in print and radio. In 1990 she presented a six-part series on BBC Radio 1 called Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, about girl groups in pop. It was based on her own book of the same title, published in 1989.

By 1998 Charlotte was working for Mojo magazine, reviewing folk and country music. In the same year she issued her first album, Night Visiting Songs. It consisted of four traditional songs, with the rest written by herself. This has set the tone for her subsequent albums: acoustic understated gothic folk music. Unusually, she plays harmonium and mountain dulcimer, with occasional electronic additions. Her last four albums have been collaborations with guitarist Julian Hayman. Her main influences are Lal Waterson and Nico. She appeared on the Topic anthology A Woman's Voice (many other anthologies exist with the same title). In 2007 her first novel, 'A Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy' was published by Serpent's Tail.