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Catie then moved to San Francisco, and after a short stay, she moved to Boston in 1989 and worked day jobs like social work and waitressing and sang at night.
Curtis' voice could be categorized as a soft alto with a high range falsetto and her music is soulful and introspective, but always hopeful.
Catie is a very engaging live performer and one can see from her obvious stage charisma that she really enjoys interacting with the band and the audience on stage.
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 Catie Curtis - Biography - AOL Music
Curtis first garnered attention as she toured the house concert and coffeehouse circuit (circa the early '90s) to support her independently released disc, From Years to Hours, which followed the cassette-only release of Dandelion in 1989.
The song "Soulfully," from Catie Curtis, was warmly embraced, and found its way to both radio and television with exposure on Dawson's Creek and Chicago Hope.
Curtis continued to build a fan base through extensive touring, even hopping on legs of the Lilith Fair tour.
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 Catie Curtis
Catie Curtis, one of the most promising talents to emerge from today's singer/songwriter scene, returns on October 7 with her second album for Guardian Records.
Curtis likes to be called a "story collector." For Catie Curtis, she has written songs based on everything from bits of conversation overheard while on the road, to headlines of forgotten news stories, to the lives of the people who populate small New England towns such as the one in which she was raised...
With the musicians given freedom to improvise, they created sinuous grooves that energized her songs, and with the lushness of pop and the lyrical vibrancy of folk that have been mainstays of her musical sound, result on Roses is rich with experience and long on the feeling.
www.queertheory.com /histories/c/curtis_catie.htm   (999 words)

  
 Catie Curtis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catie Curtis (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter.
At the same time, Curtis worked as a waitress and social worker while continuing to write and perform.
Curtis has toured extensively in North America in support of her albums, including playing at several festivals, such as the Newport Folk Festival.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catie_Curtis   (282 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Catie Curtis: Music: Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Originally released in 1997 on the defunct Guardian label, Catie Curtis's second album marked her arrival as one of the most tuneful and perceptive songwriters of the Lilith generation.
Catie is one of the most talented singer-songwriters I have heard.
Catie Curtis must be one of the most underrated recording musicians of the 90s.
www.amazon.ca /Catie-Curtis/dp/B000044U3W   (815 words)

  
 SRO Artists
Catie's studio work, engaging live shows and impressive touring career in the US and Europe earn rave reviews and wide recognition.
These days, Curtis is on the road playing 100 shows a year, both solo and with her band.
In March of 2006, Catie was named grand prize winner of the International Songwriting Competition, for her song "People Look Around", co-written with Mark Erelli.
www.sroartists.com /artists/catiecurtis   (257 words)

  
 Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Catie Curtis is one of the finest young (under 30) singer/songwriters on the circuit today.
Her concerts are a blend of the new and the old, unlike many on the circuit today who are so frightened to try new songs that they stick to tried and true songs that wear out their welcome with time.
Catie had only the 1989 cassette called Dandelion when we first saw her four years ago.
www.victorheyman.com /curtis.htm   (385 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/catiecurtis
Catie Curtis delivers her most personal effort to date with Long Night Moon, an intricate work of stripped down modern folk.
With grace and confidence, a more mature Curtis mingles reflections on motherhood (New Flowers), cold New England winters (Hey California) and delayed gratification (Long Night Moon, a song written about waiting for the belated arrival of her adopted baby daughter) with the unflinching dedication to social issues that has long characterized her strongest work.
Curtis is joined by guitarists Kevin Barry (Paula Cole), Mark Erelli and John Jennings (Mary Chapin Carpenter), bassist Mike Rivard (Jonatha Brooke), and drummer John Sands (Aimee Mann).
www.myspace.com /catiecurtis   (1231 words)

  
 Catie Curtis "Long Night Moon" Review - Folk Music
With an irresistible allure and mature assuredness, Catie Curtis delivers her latest project, "Long Night Moon." After 15 years on the road and 10 projects under her belt, Catie continues to charm fans with fresh new themes dripping with positively charged emotions.
Catie now has "two reasons more" to weave into her musical world with the international adoption of two girls now ages 2 and 4.
There is also an irreverent and whimsical side to Catie that shines through on Hey California where she thumbs her nose at the California sun in favor of New England's cold wintry life.
custom.bellaonline.com /articles/art47818.asp   (768 words)

  
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Catie Curtis, born and raised in Saco, Maine, began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 15.
Trading back and forth between her high top sneakers and her 6-string acoustic, Catie spent as much time during her college years playing hoops with the Brown women's basketball team as she did playing her songs at the campus coffeehouse.
A year later, Catie succumbed to the pull of her New England roots, finding a home in the thriving Boston acoustic music scene.
outonthetowncolorado.com /html/curtis.html   (374 words)

  
 FAME Review: Catie Curtis - Dreaming in Romance Languages
Catie Curtis is one of the real treasures of the contemporary singer/songwriter scene.
This is Catie Curtis country, where one's emotions quickly rise to the surface in a burst of pleasure or pain.
The endearing Curtis we have come to know - the one with the voice that breaks our hearts and who wears her heart on her sleeve - is still here.
www.acousticmusic.com /fame/p02746.htm   (550 words)

  
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 Catie Curtis with Kris Delmhorst and Karen Capaldi
It was, however, Catie Curtis' night there, and while the majority of the audience was comprised of women, a large number of male fans showed up to see her perform a particularly pleasing concert.
Curtis stopped in the middle of the song to explain that the line "about being in a hotel room wanting to kiss someone" was autobiographical.
Curtis' communicative singing style, making it seem as if she truly is speaking to you, worked well with "Ways of the World," a song inspired by her belief that a lot of media can be overstimulating.
www.rambles.net /curtis_live.html   (1029 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Dreaming In Romance Languages: Music: Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Catie Curtis' "Dreaming in Romance Languages" is an excellent collection that juxtaposes her dark lyrical images with sweet optimistic melodies.
All of Catie Curtis' CDs are terrific and this one is no exception.
I have been a Catie fan since I was in college, and I'm so psyched to hear this new album.
www.amazon.ca /Dreaming-Romance-Languages-Catie-Curtis/dp/B0001ENYA8   (642 words)

  
 Making A Difference: Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
After graduation, Catie moved to San Francisco where she was a waitress by day and songwriter by night.
Catie met her partner Liz in 1996 at a Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (for kids with life threatening illness).
Catie is an ideal gay ambassador, a role she admits she sometimes fills.
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 Catie Curtis with special guest Tracy Grammer Official Ticket Source Joe's Pub New York, NY Broadway Tickets by ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Catie Curtis with special guest Tracy Grammer Official Ticket Source Joe's Pub New York, NY Broadway Tickets by Telecharge.com
Catie's unusual and flourishing indie career is being documented this year in a film by Rob Millis.
Show Description, Cast and Tickets for Catie Curtis with special guest Tracy Grammer at the Joe's Pub in New York, NY
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 The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I first heard Catie Curtis when a friend gave me a tape with From Years to Hours on one side and Truth From Lies on the other.
Catie Curtis never disappoints, she is one of the finest singer songwriter around.
Dreaming in Romance Languages, Catie's last album, was not as good as her best work but was promising, especially after the disappointing A Crash Course in Roses and My Shirt Looks Good On You.
ectoguide.org /artists/curtis.catie   (1283 words)

  
 ASCAP Audio Portrait: Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Boston-based singer-songwriter Catie Curtis' Dreaming in Romance Languages came at a turning point in her life: how to balance her art and have a family.
The CD is filled with searching and reassuring songs that feature her warm honest voice against a lush back-up band of musicians she's known for years.
Dreaming - Catie Curtis says the songs on her fifth studio recording came during a period of real change.
www.ascap.com /audioportraits/catiecurtis.html   (174 words)

  
 Catie Curtis
With a dedicated fan base across the U.S. and Europe and with help from Mary Chapin Carpenter and an impressive roster of seasoned players, Catie Curtis’ latest release, Long Night Moon, is one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2006 for devotés of the singer-songwriter tradition.
With ten years of recordings under her belt, the songs on Long Night Moon speak deftly in the voice of a woman who understands fully the joys and frustrations of adulthood without compromising the wit and gentle spirit that have always characterized her work.
Catie's re-issue of her first (1991) CD, FROM YEARS TO HOURS (with bonus tracks) is the second release on Sam the Pug Records.
www.bulletproofartists.com /onlinestore/category.cfm?Category=17   (444 words)

  
 ELIXIR® Strings - Catie Curtis
Originally from rural Maine, Curtis came to Boston as part of the burgeoning indie music scene of the early nineties.
Curtis has an uncanny grace at seizing a specific object; a tiny moment and making it a tipping point in the lives of her characters.   
One where you may "wake up dreaming in romance languages" but soon find your hopes dashed, your dreams quashed.  But with her new album, Catie Curtis gives us a soundtrack by which to fight the good fight; she gives us the tools to stay human during brutal times.
elixirstrings.com /artists/curtiscatie.html   (193 words)

  
 Tangled Stories... About Catie Curtis
Catie's powerful yet utterly sweet voice has brought her from local coffee houses to large venues across the country.
Catie delivers anthemic rock rhythms, dark, heart-worn ballads and giddy pop harmonies on her best album yet.
She was dubbed "a folk-rock goddess" by The New Yorker, and her avid fans agree.
www.symphonyofchaos.com /about/catie.html   (154 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dreaming in Romance Languages: Music: Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Catie blew me away with this one and producer Trina Shoemaker (known best for her work with Sheryl Crow) left her signature as well.
Catie Curtis has one of those effortless-sounding voices that are so warm and conversational, like the sunny tomboy from next door with the winsome smile who never went anywhere without her guitar.
www.amazon.com /Dreaming-Romance-Languages-Catie-Curtis/dp/B0001ENYA8   (1070 words)

  
 Catie Curtis: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Catie Curtis looses none of her emotional impact or subtle songcraft on her eponymous major-label debut.
Working with a full band featuring Roy Bittan and Lee Sklar, as well as a host of horns, synths and drum machines, Curtis nevertheless is able to keep the music sound honest and direct, matching its impact with the emotional tone of the lyrics.
Some longtime fans may find the production to be a little too smooth, but it helps put Curtis' talent in sharp relief.
www.music.com /release/catie_curtis/1   (291 words)

  
 Catie Curtis
Catie's ethereal reading of Mark Sandman's otherworldly song "The Night" contributes dimension and atmosphere, and hallows his memory.
The height of the artist's star in the acoustic sky is well revealed and deserved throughout this new disc, and her loveableness is powerful, it's a quality worthy of the pause it gives this listener.
We'll look forward to an interview with Catie Curtis in the future, and see if we can get a bead on that.
www.puremusic.com /catie.html   (350 words)

  
 Catie Curtis, My Shirt Looks Good On You
Catie's distinctive vocal style and talent for storytelling shines through on her relationship- and issue-oriented folk tunes.
Catie gives us a few relationship songs that are always great to reflect on while you're struggling with or ecstatic about your own.
Catie wrote "The Big Reprise" in response to a church fire in Maine.
www.rambles.net /curtis_shirtgood01.html   (528 words)

  
 Only A Hobo - Catie Curtis
Boston-based Catie Curtis is noted for her exquisite powerful voice (often compared to Karla Bonoff) and for writing gentle songs with poignant humanist and feminist messages — always powerful, personal statements that rarely drift into preaching.
Since then she has released From Years to Hours (Mongoose, 1991) and Truth from Lies (Hear Music, 1995).
Curtis remains a favorite on the folk club and festival circuit, returning to record stores in 1999 with Crash Course in Roses.
www.onlyahobo.it /artists/CatieCurtis.htm   (100 words)

  
 JMU - Catie Curtis
After graduating from Brown University with a B.A. in social work, Catie moved to San Francisco.
She was employed for six years as a social worker, during which time she became deeply involved in social issues.
"Dreaming in Romance Languages" was released on Vanguard in 2004, and Catie has recently recorded a new CD, entitled "Long Night Moon," which was released in August of 2006.
www.jmu.edu /orgs/fwc/catiecurtis.shtml   (268 words)

  
 Catie Curtis at Coffee with Conscience NJ in Westfield June 17th, 2007   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Catie Curtis at Coffee with Conscience NJ in Westfield June 17th, 2007
Catie Curtis and her collaborator, Mark Erelli, won the Grand Prize in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition for their song 'People Look Around,' a song written in response to the hurricane Katrina disaster!
Catie grew up in Saco, Maine and went to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
www.coffeewithconscience.com /07-06-17-wfld-CatieCurtis.htm   (283 words)

  
 Catie Curtis official and fan sites, forums, message boards, Yahoo! Groups, Usenet newsgroups and record labels @ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Catie Curtis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CATIE CURTIS (Boston, Ms.) - Raised in rural Southern Maine, Catie emerged from the Boston music scene in 1989, and by 1992, had released her first CD and given up her day job.
Her song, "Radical" was nominated for Song of the Year by the Kerrville Music Awards.
Catie returns to the Kerrville stage on the opening night of the 6th annual Kerrville Wine & Music Festival next Fall.
www.summitartists.com /curtis/about.htm   (183 words)

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