Catie Curtis has headlined clubs and theaters throughout the U.S. since the mid-1990s. A supporter of social causes, she has played concerts benefiting organizations including Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (for children with life-threatening illnesses), Women of Means (medical care for homeless women), the Montessori School Diversity Initiative and many others. Her songs have appeared in television shows as diverse as Grey's Anatomy, Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and Alias, and films such as 500 Miles to Graceland and A Slipping Down Life.

Her latest recording, Long Night Moon, is her most personal effort to date and is an intricate work of stripped-down modern folk. Produced by Lorne Entress (Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli, Alastair Moock), the songs on this record have a raw and organic quality that reflect Curtis' live performance style, and simple arrangements that feature strings and vintage instruments to create a soundscape with an often hushed quality that never overwhelms her sweet, strong voice. The track, "People Look Around," earned Catie (along with co-writer Mark Erelli) the Grand Prize in this year's International Songwriting Competition (out of 15,000 entries from 82 countries), and addresses the human toll and the divisive political landscape that arose in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

About Swallow Hill Music Association
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.