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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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'''Catie Curtis''' (born 22 May 1965) is an American singer-songwriter working primarily in the [[folk rock]] idiom. Her most recent album recording, ''While We're Here,'' was released in 2017.
'''Catie Curtis''' (born 22 May 1965) is an American singer-songwriter working primarily in the [[folk rock]] idiom. Her most recent album recording, ''The Raft,'' was released in 2020.


==Career==
==Career==
Curtis was raised in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], [[Maine]]. By the age of fifteen she was playing drums for a local theater company and in her late teens she sat in with [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] on a performance of "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]". She graduated from [[Brown University]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]] with a degree in history and moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], where she began working the [[folk rock]] circuit.
Curtis was raised in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]], [[Maine]]. By the age of fifteen she was playing drums for a local theater company and in her late teens she sat in with [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] on a performance of "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]". She graduated from [[Brown University]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]] with a degree in history and moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], where she began working the [[folk rock]] circuit.


Curtis [[Self-publishing|self-released]] the cassette-only ''Dandelion'' in 1989;<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/catie-curtis-mn0000987556 Catie Curtis], All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> her first CD, ''From Years to Hours'', in 1991;<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Catie-Curtis-From-Years-To-Hours/release/3284545 Catie Curtis: ''From Years to Hours''], Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2012.</ref> and her second CD, ''Truth from Lies'', in 1995.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/catie-curtis-mn0000987556 Catie Curtis], All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> She did not gain wide recognition, however, until a successful appearance at [[The Bottom Line (venue)|The Bottom Line]] in [[New York City]] led to a contract with EMI/Guardian Records and the re-release of ''Truth from Lies'' in 1996.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Catie-Curtis-Truth-From-Lies/release/4075210 Catie Curtis: ''Truth from Lies''], Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> Her 1997 follow-up, ''Catie Curtis'', was named Album of the Year at that year's Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.<ref>[http://www.queermusicheritage.us/awards.html The Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.] Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> Her discography now runs to thirteen albums, including the highly regarded ''[[A Crash Course in Roses]]'' (1999).<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/crash-course-in-roses-mw0000244018 Catie Curtis: ''A Crash Course in Roses''], All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref>
Curtis [[Self-publishing|self-released]] the cassette-only ''Dandelion'' in 1989;<ref name="Catie Curtis">[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/catie-curtis-mn0000987556 Catie Curtis], All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> her first CD, ''From Years to Hours'', in 1991;<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Catie-Curtis-From-Years-To-Hours/release/3284545 Catie Curtis: ''From Years to Hours''], Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2012.</ref> and her second CD, ''Truth from Lies'', in 1995.<ref name="Catie Curtis"/> She did not gain wide recognition, however, until a successful appearance at [[The Bottom Line (venue)|The Bottom Line]] in [[New York City]] led to a contract with EMI/Guardian Records and the re-release of ''Truth from Lies'' in 1996.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Catie-Curtis-Truth-From-Lies/release/4075210 Catie Curtis: ''Truth from Lies''], Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> Her 1997 follow-up, ''Catie Curtis'', was named Album of the Year at that year's Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.<ref>[http://www.queermusicheritage.us/awards.html The Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.] Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref> Her discography now runs to thirteen albums, including the highly regarded ''[[A Crash Course in Roses]]'' (1999).<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/crash-course-in-roses-mw0000244018 Catie Curtis: ''A Crash Course in Roses''], All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.</ref>


Her songs have featured in ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'' and ''[[Chicago Hope]]'', as well as in several independent films. In 2005, she and [[Mark Erelli]] won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around", a song written in response to [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>[http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners Previous Winners], International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 28 August 2013.</ref>
Her songs have featured in ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'' and ''[[Chicago Hope]]'', as well as in several independent films. In 2005, she and [[Mark Erelli]] won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around", a song written in response to [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>[http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners Previous Winners], International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 28 August 2013.</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Catie Curtis was married to Liz Marshall for 17 years, but separated in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shewired.com/music/2014/02/21/listen-legendary-out-musician-catie-curtis-new-love-song|title=LISTEN: Legendary Out Musician Catie Curtis' New Love Song|website=shewired.com|last1=Kelly|first1=Amy|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> Together they have two daughters, Lucy and MJ Marshall. Curtis is a supporter of [[same-sex marriage]], and is qualified to officiate weddings as of 2010.<ref name="dot429">{{cite news|url=http://dot429.com/articles/426-interview-lesbian-icon-to-officiate-lgbt-weddings|title=Interview: Lesbian Icon to Officiate LGBT Weddings|last=Moore|first=Bryan|date=8 Dec 2010|work=[[FourTwoNine]]|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref>
Catie Curtis was married to Liz Marshall for 17 years, but separated in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shewired.com/music/2014/02/21/listen-legendary-out-musician-catie-curtis-new-love-song|title=LISTEN: Legendary Out Musician Catie Curtis' New Love Song|website=shewired.com|last1=Kelly|first1=Amy|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> Together they have two daughters, Lucy and MJ Marshall. Curtis is a supporter of [[same-sex marriage]], and is qualified to officiate weddings as of 2010.<ref name="dot429">{{cite news|url=http://dot429.com/articles/426-interview-lesbian-icon-to-officiate-lgbt-weddings|title=Interview: Lesbian Icon to Officiate LGBT Weddings|last=Moore|first=Bryan|date=8 Dec 2010|work=[[FourTwoNine]]|accessdate=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723012430/http://dot429.com/articles/426-interview-lesbian-icon-to-officiate-lgbt-weddings|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==


* 1996 Out Song at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "Radical" from ''Truth From Lies''.<ref name=GLAMMA>{{cite web |url= https://www.queermusicheritage.com/awards.html |title= The Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, The GLAMA's: Who Won? Who Were Nominated? |author= JD Doyle |publisher= Queer Music Heritage |access-date= July 10, 2022}}</ref>
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* 1997 Album of the Year at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for ''Catie Curtis''.
* 1996 Out Recording at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "Radical" from ''Truth From Lies''.<ref name=GLAMMA/>
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* 1997 Album of the Year at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for ''Catie Curtis''.<ref name=GLAMMA/>
* 1999 Out Song at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "What's The Matter" from ''A Crash Course in Roses''.<ref name=GLAMMA/>
* 2002 Song of the Year on an Indie Label at the [[Boston Music Awards]] for "Kiss that Counted".
* 2002 Song of the Year on an Indie Label at the [[Boston Music Awards]] for "Kiss that Counted".
* 2005 Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around" (with [[Mark Erelli]]).
* 2005 Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around" (with [[Mark Erelli]]).
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* ''[[A Crash Course in Roses]]'' (Rykodisc, 1999)
* ''[[A Crash Course in Roses]]'' (Rykodisc, 1999)
* ''Catie Curtis Live'' (Rykodisc, 2000)
* ''Catie Curtis Live'' (Rykodisc, 2000)
* ''My Shirt Looks Good on You'' (Rykodisc, 2001)
* ''[[My Shirt Looks Good on You]]'' (Rykodisc, 2001)
* ''Acoustic Valentine'' (Sam the Pug Records, 2003)
* ''Acoustic Valentine'' (Sam the Pug Records, 2003)
* ''Dreaming in Romance Languages'' (Vanguard, 2004)
* ''Dreaming in Romance Languages'' (Vanguard, 2004)
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* ''Flying Dream'' (Catie Curtis Records, 2014)
* ''Flying Dream'' (Catie Curtis Records, 2014)
* ''While We're Here'' (Catie Curtis Records, 2017)
* ''While We're Here'' (Catie Curtis Records, 2017)
* ''The Raft'' (Catie Curtis Records, 2020)


A 2003 compilation, ''From Years to Hours: The Early Recordings'', combines eight of the eleven tracks from the 1991 album with four other early songs.
A 2003 compilation, ''From Years to Hours: The Early Recordings'', combines eight of the eleven tracks from the 1991 album with four other early songs.
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For the cyclist, see Katie Curtis.
Catie Curtis
Curtis in 2006
Curtis in 2006
Background information
Born (1965-05-22) May 22, 1965 (age 59)
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresFolk rock
Years active1989–present
Labels

Catie Curtis (born 22 May 1965) is an American singer-songwriter working primarily in the folk rock idiom. Her most recent album recording, The Raft, was released in 2020.

Career

Curtis was raised in Saco, Maine. By the age of fifteen she was playing drums for a local theater company and in her late teens she sat in with Foreigner on a performance of "I Want to Know What Love Is". She graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island with a degree in history and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where she began working the folk rock circuit.

Curtis self-released the cassette-only Dandelion in 1989;[1] her first CD, From Years to Hours, in 1991;[2] and her second CD, Truth from Lies, in 1995.[1] She did not gain wide recognition, however, until a successful appearance at The Bottom Line in New York City led to a contract with EMI/Guardian Records and the re-release of Truth from Lies in 1996.[3] Her 1997 follow-up, Catie Curtis, was named Album of the Year at that year's Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.[4] Her discography now runs to thirteen albums, including the highly regarded A Crash Course in Roses (1999).[5]

Her songs have featured in Alias, Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy, Felicity and Chicago Hope, as well as in several independent films. In 2005, she and Mark Erelli won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around", a song written in response to Hurricane Katrina.[6]

Curtis has toured internationally as both headliner and support act. In 2009, she performed at the HRC Equality Ball in celebration of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. She performed at the White House the following year and again in 2011.[7] Her tenth studio album Hello Stranger (2009) was produced by Garry West, and supported by Alison Brown and Stuart Duncan, along with Gary Marinelli (acoustic guitars, mandolin and resophonic guitar), Kenny Malone (drums and percussion) and Todd Phillips (acoustic bass).[8]

Personal life

Catie Curtis was married to Liz Marshall for 17 years, but separated in 2014.[9] Together they have two daughters, Lucy and MJ Marshall. Curtis is a supporter of same-sex marriage, and is qualified to officiate weddings as of 2010.[10]

Awards

  • 1996 Out Song at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "Radical" from Truth From Lies.[11]
  • 1996 Out Recording at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "Radical" from Truth From Lies.[11]
  • 1997 Album of the Year at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for Catie Curtis.[11]
  • 1999 Out Song at the Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards for "What's The Matter" from A Crash Course in Roses.[11]
  • 2002 Song of the Year on an Indie Label at the Boston Music Awards for "Kiss that Counted".
  • 2005 Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition for "People Look Around" (with Mark Erelli).

Discography

  • Dandelion (1989)
  • From Years to Hours (Hear Music, Mongoose Music, 1991)
  • Truth from Lies (Guardian Records, 1995)
  • Catie Curtis (Rykodisc, 1997)
  • A Crash Course in Roses (Rykodisc, 1999)
  • Catie Curtis Live (Rykodisc, 2000)
  • My Shirt Looks Good on You (Rykodisc, 2001)
  • Acoustic Valentine (Sam the Pug Records, 2003)
  • Dreaming in Romance Languages (Vanguard, 2004)
  • Long Night Moon (Compass Records, 2006)
  • Sweet Life (Compass Records, 2008)
  • Hello, Stranger (Compass Records, 2009)
  • Stretch Limousine on Fire (Compass Records, 2011)
  • A Catie Curtis Christmas (Catie Curtis Records, 2012)
  • Flying Dream (Catie Curtis Records, 2014)
  • While We're Here (Catie Curtis Records, 2017)
  • The Raft (Catie Curtis Records, 2020)

A 2003 compilation, From Years to Hours: The Early Recordings, combines eight of the eleven tracks from the 1991 album with four other early songs.

References

  1. ^ a b Catie Curtis, All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. ^ Catie Curtis: From Years to Hours, Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ Catie Curtis: Truth from Lies, Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ^ The Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ^ Catie Curtis: A Crash Course in Roses, All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ Previous Winners, International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ^ A Catie Curtis Christmas, Catie Curtis Website. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. ^ "A review written for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange by Roberta B. Schwartz". 2019-08-21.
  9. ^ Kelly, Amy. "LISTEN: Legendary Out Musician Catie Curtis' New Love Song". shewired.com. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  10. ^ Moore, Bryan (8 Dec 2010). "Interview: Lesbian Icon to Officiate LGBT Weddings". FourTwoNine. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d JD Doyle. "The Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, The GLAMA's: Who Won? Who Were Nominated?". Queer Music Heritage. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

External links

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