In the mid-1960s Sharmagne met and was dating Peter Yarrow from the folk singing group Peter, Paul and Mary. Through the group's road manager, she was introduced to guitarist Peter Walker with whom she began performing in concert and writing song lyrics. Under the name Peter and the Countess, they performed in venues such as The Fillmore East and West, The Psychedelic Super Market in Boston, The Ark in San Francisco, The Ash Grove in Los Angeles; they also formed the band Orient Express, which included Bruce Langhorne and Lowell George. They also performed the music behind Timothy Leary’s slide shows, “Celebrations”