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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 recording, ''Flying Dream,'' was released in 2014. ==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;〔(Catie Curtis ), All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 her first CD, ''From Years to Hours'', in 1991;〔(Catie Curtis: ''From Years to Hours'' ), Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2012.〕 and her second CD, ''Truth from Lies'', in 1995.〔(Catie Curtis ), All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 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.〔(Catie Curtis: ''Truth from Lies'' ), Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 Her 1997 follow-up, ''Catie Curtis'', was named Album of the Year at that year's Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards.〔(The Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards. ) Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 Her discography now runs to thirteen albums, including the highly regarded ''A Crash Course in Roses'' (1999).〔(Catie Curtis: ''A Crash Course in Roses'' ), All Music. Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 Her songs have featured in ''Alias'', ''Dawson's Creek'', ''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.〔(Previous Winners ), International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 28 August 2013.〕 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.〔(''A Catie Curtis Christmas'' ), Catie Curtis Website. Retrieved 28 March 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catie Curtis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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