Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, 11907 434th Ave, Lake City, SD 57247
Early American re-enactment festival at Fort Sisseton in Lake City. Curtis & Loretta are onstage in the Coteau Tent Saturday at noon, and Sunday at 11am, performing "Our Heritage in Song," songs from the 1800s with vintage instruments. For more info, 605-448-5474. Also, check out the schedule for the whole weekend at https://www.facebook.com/Ft.Sisseton
We do music and sound effects for Community Puppet Pageant. More info coming soon!
Presented by Bagley Area Arts Collaborative. Freewill offering. Loretta Simonet is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative 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 from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
"Loretta's almost operatic alto and Curtis' rich tenor form a lush, polished and varied vocal blend. The pair's instrumental interplay is equally compelling, with Loretta's harp textures dancing in and around Curtis' deft guitar and mandolin lines." ... Dirty Linen
“Curtis and Loretta are in many ways the quintessential folk duo: finely honed vocal harmonies of multidimensional intrigue, abundant talent on an array of stringed instruments, deep traditional roots, great originals, and equally strong strains of gravity and playful irreverence. It's been about a year since their last album, Just My Heart for You, but this gig is still a milestone, as it marks 30 years of musical partnership and 20 of marriage. Expect Irish drinking songs, tunes about bugs and lutefisk, a little Stephen Foster, a Yiddish folk tune or two, and an array of Loretta's remarkable originals. The latter are often certifiable tearjerkers, tackling, for instance, the ravages of Alzheimer's and the story of a concentration camp heroine. Loretta pulls it off by sidestepping melodrama in favor of eloquent writing and clear-eyed journalistic detail. It's both musically riveting and spiritually invigorating. David Hanners opens. $12/$15 at the door. 8:00 p.m. —Rick Mason SAT MAR 24 Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis; 612.338.2674 ” - Rick Mason
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“Review of "Our Heritage in Song The duo sings beautifully.....The singing is robust and the accompaniment of mandocello and Celtic harp very lovely....Curtis and Loretta have produced a fascinating recording collecting music that is of particular interest to anyone with a love for authentic American folk music.” - Tom Druckenmiller
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