Curtis Brand

 

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 curtisbrandmusic@sbcglobal.net

 

Youtube video of Curtis performing Older than Dirt at the Breadbox Coffeehouse

Welcome Home--An Ode to the Rain Desert Cafe  RIP
 

Video of Time to Go Courtesy of Mr. Crowley

Video of Refugees courtesy of Mr. Crowley

Video of Don't Think Twice courtesy of Mr. Crowley

Indie singer/songwriter with the emphasis on indie

I'm  the sort of guy who likes to shop local, even if the price is higher.  I still feel guilty that I bought my Gibson at Guitar Center, even though I got a great guitar at an unbeatable price.  I copyright my own songs and refuse to license them to the performance rights organizations.  Other performers who want to play my music in small venues or at benefit concerts can as long as they attribute the song to me.  Those wanting to record a song or perform it at a large, for profit concert should contact me directly for permission.

Maybe I am older than dirt, stuck in recollections of times past, but I worry for our fine land.  I fear that we are being big boxed, Walmarted, and McDonalized into disconnected souls, doomed to wander with strangers among aisles of stuff we really don't need, produced in China while our neighbors lose their jobs.

See the NEWS page for a reviews and an interview with Susan Dziedzic

Visit the Blog to read "Horatius at the Bridge, Canaries in the Coal Mine, and the Assault on American Education"

Like the music?  Looking for the perfect gift for a maturing friend?  Make a visit to Curtis'

       Older than Dirt Store

Looking for the great gift for the geezer, developing geezer, or pre-geezer in your life?  “Older than Dirt”, a collection of songs written and performed by Curtis Brand and recorded on vintage analog equipment at Dirt Floor Records (we’re talking two inch tape here), may be just what you’re looking for.  The title track offers hilarious birthday greetings for someone entering over the hill territory (as a point of reference, AARP starts sending out literature to Americans approaching their 50^th birthday), and touches on other aging issues like gray haired love and 50^th reunions.

 Boris of WRTC FM’s The Boris Rock Show writes:  “OLDER THAN DIRT, Curtis' new album could have been subtitled" Interesting philosophy for aging baby boomers". His take on the aging process is at times uplifting and spiritual without being too preachy. Lyrics such as "instead of driving to Niagara, it’s prune juice and Viagra" are both funny and realistic at the same time.  Recommended without reservation.”

 

 

Music Player

The Music Player features the complete set of songs from the forthcoming "Downeast Summer" CD, which was recently recorded with Eric Lichter at Dirt Floor Studio in Chester.  The CD release is tentatively scheduled for early March.  Copies will be available for purchase in the Older than Dirt Store.

Listen, enjoy, and then send me some feedback

 

 

Curtis at Dirt Floor

 

Dirt Floor is the place to create your album 

.  At  Dirt Floor, albums are not produced, they are grown.  Eric contributes his considerable talents, both as a studio producer and a session guy, to bring the artist's music to life.  Using tried and true analog equipment, his recordings have a warmth and depth that digital doesn't capture.  Dirt Floor is the ideal studio for a singer song-writer looking to make the music come alive.