Paula Larke has been called “absolutely miraculous ... a group leader, motivator, spirit-uplifter, singer, storyteller, and artist extraordinaire...”  (Leadership America)  She tells West and East African tales and personal tales of celebration and loss, as well as making music on bass, djembe, guitar, and banjo.  Her musical style is eclectic - reminiscent of 60's Motown, Nina Simone's folk-blues, songs and spirituals from the Georgia Sea Islands,  traditional Appalachian mountain laments, and old-time Pentecostal call and response, just to name a few.

Paula performs art for social change with humor, lyrical percussion, traditional wit and wisdom, and contemporary irreverence.  She is a veteran of the Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring stages.  For the last twenty-one years, she has performed nationwide.  Her concert venues have included Riverside Church in New York, the Kennedy Center in DC, and numerous festivals throughout the Southeast and Eastern seaboard.   In the words of one participant and fan: “Your music reminded me that I come from a musical culture and that it is a vital resource for affecting change.”  John McCutheon, songwriter and musician Local 1000, American Federation of Musicians, writes, “I was knocked out by her witty, politically incisive blend of music, poetry and storytelling.  Paula Larke is one of a kind.  I just wish we had a million more like her.”

Paula Larke is former artist-in-residence at the famed Riverside Church in New York. she released her most recent recording, “Precious Gifts: Paula Larke and the Riverside Church Family” in the fall of 2002.