Catie Curtis. Music. Tour. News.
BIO: The vivid songwriting of Catie Curtis combines insightful lyrics with addictive melodies and energy. Catie's studio work, engaging live shows and impressive touring career in the US and Europe earn rave reviews and wide recognition. Her songs have been featured on Dawson's Creek, Felicity, Alias, Chicago Hope, and Grey's Anatomy, as well as in several independent films. She's toured with Dar Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter and as part of Lilith Fair. Catie was named grand prize winner of the International Songwriting Competition, for her song "People Look Around", co-written with Mark Erelli, from a field of 15,000 entries from 82 countries. The song appeared on Long Night Moon (©2006, Compass Records) an intricate work of stripped down modern folk. In the fall of 2008 Catie Curtis released the critically acclaimed Sweet Life (her ninth recording). Throughout the fall of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 Curtis toured Sweet Life, began a youth music endowment ("Aspire to Inspire") and gave away guitars to underprivileged youth, and in January 2009 performed at the Human Rights Campaign's official Obama inaugural ball. The Washington Post, The Advocate, TimeOut Chicago, and Curve Magazine all lined up to praise Sweet Life and Blurt went so far as to hail 2008 "The Year of Catie Curtis". After a year of amazing, life-changing experiences, it's no wonder Curtis was itching to jump back into the studio to try something she'd never done before: make a string band album. Over the years, Curtis' many fans have requested stripped down versions of her classic songs, capturing the spirit and intimacy of her live shows. With Hello Stranger, named one of the top ten folk CDs of 2009 by the Boston Globe, Curtis achieves that career goal.
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Just back from the Southwest. We had some fabulous shows, and to top it all off, I got a VIP tour of the White House at the end.
Now I'm back in New England for another multi-artist benefit concert, this one at the New Arts Center in Newton, MA, for my daughters' elementary school. Later in February I hit two of my favorite towns: Marblehead MA (the Me and Thee Coffeehouse on 2.19) and Burlington, VT, at Higher Ground (2.20). The Higher Ground show will benefit the Peace and Justice Center, in memory of beloved local activist Guen Gifford, who died recently.
My latest release, the string band CD "Hello Stranger" was selected as one of the Top Ten Folk Albums of 2009, by the Boston Globe! And here's a link to a recent TV appearance WUSA9/CBS in D.C.
Hope to see you on the road. You can reserve your tix online through the links, above.
Or check out one of the last two releases: Sweet Life and Hello Stranger by listening at MYSPACE.
Cheers,
Catie
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