Catie Curtis

Hello Stranger! The new string band CD is one month old this week...  Do you have it yet?  You can order it this very moment by going here: Compass Records.   Listen to the lovely new recording and simultaneously support your indie folk singer and indie label!  

This morning I'm pretty sure I saw my breath when I let the dog out.  Maybe it's me.  But it only seems right that the fall tour begins this week. On Friday September 11th I've got a show at the Kirkland Arts Center in Clinton, NY.  Then next Thursday I return to Joe's Pub in NYC, with special guest Natalie Zuckerman, and accompanist Elana Arian.  Continuing on with the rough life of a singer/songwriter, I must (because its my job) perform a couple shows on the Olivia Cruise  to the Alaskan Glaciers and Bays and, well, stay on the cruise or the entire week.  I promise to take pictures.  In October, I'm live at the Towne Crier  in Pawling NY and then on to DC for a benefit concert (there are a couple of benefits this fall, in case you were wondering about the title of this newsletter!) for Ganymede Arts  in Washington DC at a cute little space called Miss Pixies.  

In late October I head over to that gorgeous West Coast for a short run of gigs.  Pick up your concert tickets/reservations ASAP because before you know it,  I'll be back here on the East Coast and then you'll be asking why don't I ever come to the West Coast!   Don't depend on the San Francisco Chronicle to tell you... you heard it here first!  And you can always get updates on the tour at Catie Curtis.

Finally, I'll hit the homestretch with hometown gigs in Northampton MA, Arlington MA, and Yarmouth Maine in early November, with PA and VA to follow.   Tickets are already on sale for the Regent Theater show in Arlington, which will also feature special guests Lindsay Mac and Rose Polenzani.  There will be a few other surprise guests as well.  In Yarmouth, ME, I am donating my concert to benefit Safe Passage because it is one of the most effective and inspiring non-profit organizations I have ever encountered.  They provide schools for children whose families live near the dump in Guatemala City, families who survive by picking and selling the dumps recyclable materials.  Safe Passage has educated thousands of children who would never have otherwise had the chance to attend school.  When I see the pictures of the children on the Safe Passage website, it is not hard to imagine how much the opportunity means to these families.  

Here in Massachusetts, Liz and I walk our two daughters to school in the morning, now that they are in kindergarten and second grade.   Sam the Pugs leads the way.  It's a beautiful life, today.  

See you out there,
Catie Curtis