Award-winning folk singer-songwriter duo touring across the U.S. We love playing live concerts, writing songs, dogs, living on Earth, and our amazing friends. Check out our music at https://curtisandloretta.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3mhj7eu4bp22jI've just posted sheet music and lyric/chord sheets of three of my original songs, at curtisandloretta.com/music-store, top of the page. The final step of my grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board was learning to use Muse Score to write out sheet music!20 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj7eu4bp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3mekpiws4ss2aRenee Good's last words, "I'm not mad at you, dude."11 Feb 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekpiws4ss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3mekphulhjc2aAlex Pretti's last words, "Are you okay?"11 Feb 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekphulhjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3m74omsmlis2yJoin us at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota Fri Dec 5 for a free holiday noon-time concert! Also live-streamed at www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-video04 Dec 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74omsmlis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3m74ok5xxps2yCan't wait to share the stage with Roe Family Singers at Hallberg Center for the Arts in Wyoming, MN. Thursday, Dec 4 at 7pm !! Free. Also live-streamed at - https://wyomingcreativearts.org/songwriters-series/songwriters-in-the-round-6304 Dec 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74ok5xxps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lzx564enzs2xhttp://www.bigislandfestivalandbbq.org/Rendezvous/entertainment.htm We'll be onstage at Big Island Rendezvous Oct 4 at 2 pm and Oct 5 at 11 am. Take a drive to Albert Lea and check out this early American festival!29 Sep 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzx564enzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lywibiwsxk2tThanks to everyone who came down to see us at Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis last week!16 Sep 2025 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywibiwsxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lywi4swmjc2tSave the date for Big Island Rendezvous in Albert Lea on October 4 and 5 !!!16 Sep 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywi4swmjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lywhzjaqs22tBig Island Rendezvous in Albert Lea, MN, October 4 and October 5 !!! Come see history come alive!!16 Sep 2025 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lywhzjaqs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lrwi4h7izs2eLots of fun at Mitchell Public Library in SD last Saturday!19 Jun 2025 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwi4h7izs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lndffumjac2xLots of fun at Birchwood Senior Living Easter show yesterday!21 Apr 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndffumjac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ln5bqxcuo22dThanks to Dave Brynestad for sending this photo from Friends of the Inver Glen Library 25th Anniversary Celebration on 3/26/25 !!!19 Apr 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5bqxcuo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ll3xdh5qls2hJoin us as we perform at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Inver Glen Library in Inver Grove Heights, MN. March 26. Remarks by the Mayor and more at 2pm, we perform at 2:30 pm. https://dakotacountylibrary.libcal.com/event/13555180?fbclid=IwY2xjawJNwt9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdf_iDmnLoU9BvKrn9HKSJTK-Y1lDSNWs0OEIMhcYj6woycHOyiSGOWYbQ_aem_mRJGNiUFblbGa2XXcEMBig24 Mar 2025 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3xdh5qls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lkmrwqqvx22pWe're so excited to be returning to the intimate Roots Cellar Concert Series in Dinkytown this Saturday night!18 Mar 2025 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmrwqqvx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ljyop6m5t22lJoin us at Evansville Art Center in beautiful Evansville, MN this Friday, March 14 at 7 pm. It's our final stop on our tour of 8 concerts in small MN communities, backed by the Creative Individuals Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board!10 Mar 2025 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljyop6m5t22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ljhaewtwl22403 Mar 2025 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhaewtwl224https://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lidw6tq4wk2cYou can see the SAFER barrier here, and how cars "bounce" off of it now. Before Dr Dean Sicking invented it, there were many deaths and terrible injuries.17 Feb 2025 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidw6tq4wk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lidw4bbeis2cCurtis's brother-in-law Dr Dean Sicking was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame last weekend. He invented the SAFER barrier, which has saved countless lives on tracks around the country! We were honored to be there!17 Feb 2025 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidw4bbeis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lf4s65snuc2wCurtis & Loretta at Armory Arts in Park Rapids Minnesota, back in September. Had a lovely audience that night!07 Jan 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4s65snuc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3leg4muqihc2bStillwater Gazebo in Lowell Park (my hometown!)29 Dec 2024 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3leg4muqihc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ldvupppuyc2iOur little dog Lulu (who passed on in October), in the maze that Curtis always shoveled for her in the backyard. February 2023.22 Dec 2024 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvupppuyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3ldi3whnqls2bI am SO honored to have been awarded a Creative Individual grant from the MN State Arts Board, for 2025. I'll be studying concert harp with amazing harpist Hannah Flowers, Harpist, and also learning to write out sheet music of some of my original songs. Concert with concert harp at end of the year!17 Dec 2024 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldi3whnqls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lcyzvlaurk2qLook who ran into today, while we were playing for a Family Christmas party at Eaglecrest Care Center!11 Dec 2024 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyzvlaurk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lc73znl5w22iCurtis & Loretta play holiday music at the charming Art's House Gallery in River Falls, Wisconsin, on Dec 14, Noon till 2 pm. Come check out the beautiful work of local artists. Free admission. 127 N Main St. riverfallscab.org/gallery30 Nov 2024 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc73znl5w22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lbya6g625c2wThanksgiving Day with my Grandpa Felix in the late 1950s. I'm the kid on the left. I have no memory of this day, but I remember my grandpa so well. I loved him dearly, even though he died when I was 4 years old.28 Nov 2024 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbya6g625c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lbtcrhpyr22lThurs, Dec 5, 6 pm - 8 pm - - Open House - We play holiday music in the vintage parlor as you tour this historical house. Free admission. Tree lighting outside, horse drawn wagon rides and more! Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House, 405 N Chestnut Street, Belle Plaine, MN26 Nov 2024 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtcrhpyr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lbqjucffss26A huge thank you to everyone who came to our concert at Ginkgo Coffeehouse last night. A full house of totally committed, energy-giving audience members. We are thankful for each of you, and also for Ginkgo to offer us such a magical listening room.25 Nov 2024 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqjucffss26https://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lbix43cpos2aAnyone in the Twin Cities area? We'd love to see you at our concert at Ginkgo Coffeehouse in St Paul this Saturday, Nov 23 at 7:30 pm. Prime listening room, and free parking lot in the back! www.ginkgocoffee.com22 Nov 2024 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbix43cpos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/curtisloretta.bsky.social/post/3lbg3z4eb7e26We are here !! At the suggestion of many friends, we have dived into BlueSky, and look forward to seeing everyone here soon.20 Nov 2024 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:fpmxiq5563mjn5ujqfl3emau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg3z4eb7e26