Curtis & Loretta Album Release Concert November 3 in NYM
Original Folk Music at the Cultural Center
NEW YORK MILLS, MN, October 27, 2022—The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center’s Fall 2022 Concert Series continues with Curtis & Loretta on Thursday, November 3, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. in the Cultural Center’s gallery listening room space.
Curtis & Loretta are a folk singer-songwriter duo, guided by their love of good songs and inspired by the stories of people they have met in their over 40 years of touring. Weaving together soaring harmonies with a wild menagerie of instruments that includes guitars, harp, mandocello, banjo, ukulele, kazoo, harmonica, and percussion, the duo perform traditionally-inspired originals with humor and heart.
Curtis & Loretta have been named “Best Acoustic Performers of the Twin Cities” (City Pages), landed on Folk Radio Chart’s “Top Albums of the Year” and performed with such folk luminaries as Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Vassar Clements, Claudia Schmidt and Holly Near.
This concert celebrates the release of their new album Lift the World – their 10th recording, which is already being called “a generous cornucopia of beautifully crafted songs that speak from the heart of the struggles and joys of life, performed with honesty, grace, and uncommon musicianship” (Chris Vallillo, Gin Ridge Music).
These songs celebrate what is truly important in this life–the heart-warming and the heart-breaking. The songs shine a light on what we should keep and build upon, what we should throw out, and especially on how we cherish those most dear to us.
Curtis & Loretta use all the tools in their musical toolkit to present these songs; incisive songwriting, strong vocals, folk harp, mandocello, guitars, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, shakers and kazoo. Guest artists Tom Schaefer (fiddle), Sandy Njoes (bass fiddle) and Sera Smolen (bowed cello) add just the right amount of tasty back-up.
Keeping the folk tradition alive, Curtis & Loretta are doing what troubadours have done for centuries – documenting our times and telling the stories in song so that generations from now people can sing these songs and feel what our lives were like.
Touring in support of their new album, veteran performers Curtis & Loretta continue to delight audiences with their warmth, humor and masterful musicianship. We are thrilled to welcome them back to New York Mills and hope you can join us on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022! Doors open at 7:00 and music begins at 7:30 p.m.
For more about Curtis & Loretta, visit www.curtisandloretta.com.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door ($2 member discount); students $5. Light refreshments available. You can buy tickets online HERE, stop by or call the Cultural Center, or pay at the door the night of the concert.
Loretta Simonet is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Visit kulcher.org or call the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339 with any questions.
About the Cultural Center
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. The Center offers visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in its 80-seat concert listening room, visual art gallery in a historic building, gift shop featuring local artists, artist residency program, sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since its incorporation in 1990, the Cultural Center has been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world. For more information, call 218-385-3339, or visit www.kulcher.org.
