The perfect Superbowl Sunday show! Two excellent singer-songwriters in one evening, featuring New England's Catie Curtis, and Minneapolis' (formerly of Asheville, NC) own Brianna Lane.

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. Long Night Moon features the track People Look Around for which Curtis (along with co-writer Mark Erelli) was honored with the Grand Prize in this year's International Songwriting Competition (out of 15,000 entries from 82 countries). People Look Around addresses the human toll and the divisive political landscape that arose in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Produced by Lorne Entress (Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli, Alastair Moock), Curtis & Entress focused on simple arrangements for Long Night Moon featuring strings and vintage instruments to create a soundscape with an often hushed quality that never overwhelms her sweet, strong voice. Recorded over several months, the songs on this record have a raw and organic quality that reflects Curtis' live performance style. 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). Mary Chapin Carpenter makes a special appearance on the track Water and Stone. Curtis' richly textured voice continues to shine on this new body of work which addresses themes of waiting, questioning, & reconnecting. The songs on Long Night Moon were written at the time when Curtis first became a parent. "Becoming a parent has made me more aware of and invested in the world my children will inherit."
Curtis, a hardworking troubadour, has headlined clubs and theaters throughout the US since the mid-nineties. She has also shared the bill with artists such as Dar Williams and Richard Thompson and toured in Europe with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Catie's grassroots fan base has grown by word of mouth over the years based on the strength of her recordings and live shows. A supporter of social causes, Curtis 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.

Brianna Lane is a rising star among independent singer-songwriters. Her 2007 release Let You In was chosen by Vermont-based State of Mind music magazine as one of the best albums of the year, amongst some very heavy-hitting company! ("Her voice and guitar playing give me goose bumps in a really good way.")

Sponsored by