hello!
We're Elise & Charlie; a husband-and-wife musical duo living in Devon, UK, and together we make music as Premanjali.
Our music brings together two things we love deeply: the storytelling and melodies of English folk music, and the ancient practice of mantra and kirtan. Somewhere between these worlds, we've found our own way of making music, weaving English songs and Sanskrit mantras with the sounds of guitar, harmonium, handpans, percussion and drums.
The name Premanjali came to us during our marriage ceremony. It means “an offering of divine love”, and we couldn't have wished for a more fitting name for the music we share.
Elise brings her voice, guitar and harmonium, while Charlie brings his handpans, drums and percussion. We also love exploring the possibilities of recording and producing our own music, finding new ways to bring these sounds together.
We're inspired by the natural world, the people we meet and the experiences that shape us along the way, both the beautiful and the difficult. We've each spent much of our lives exploring yoga, spiritual practice and what it means to live with an open heart. Our individual paths eventually led us both to kirtan, where we found something that spoke to us deeply, and which would later become such an important part of our life together. Our songs are born from all of this: the joys, the struggles, the questions, the love, and the simple but powerful experience of singing together.
We hope our music and our gatherings offer others a little space to slow down, open the heart and remember what connects us, both to ourselves and to one another.
How it all began
Our story began in 2019, when Elise was looking for someone to help produce her first multi-track mantra album. What started as a musical collaboration soon became something much more, and before long we found ourselves sharing not only music, but our lives together.
We came to this partnership with quite different musical backgrounds.
Elise's roots are in folk music and songwriting, alongside nearly two decades of teaching Yoga and Pilates, facilitating women's circles and retreats. Music, movement and the exploration of the heart have always been closely woven together in her life.
Charlie has had a lifelong connection with mantra, kirtan and spiritual practice, and brings a love of rhythm, sound and music production to everything we create. Alongside our musical work, he also practises massage and energy healing from his therapy space in Ashburton, Devon.
In 2021, we released our first album together, Hope Love Faith, and since then our music has continued to grow and evolve alongside us.
