Traditional folk music duo Curtis & Loretta will present "Minnesota Heritage in Song" at the New York Mills Cultural Center on Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Adult admission to this concert is $12 advance sale or $15 the day of the concert. Student admission is $5 anytime.
"Our Minnesota Heritage in Song" is a brand new program, which grew out of a project created for the 2008 Minnesota Sesquicentennial. The concert is made up entirely of songs folks would have been singing in Minnesota in 1858, when it was a new state.
These traditional musical gems highlight the married couple's old world charm as never before. Dressed in 1800s costumes, the duo makes history come alive with their seamless harmonies and period instruments, including banjo, celeste (a charming antique keyboard that plays bells), folk harp, mandocello, harmonica and guitar.
This concert appeals to all ages! It illustrates this state's history, with topical threads that remain relevant today. Besides being entertaining, the show is very educational in terms of Minnesota history, and also how its journey to statehood was influenced, and affected by, the rest of the United States.
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Curtis & Loretta have performed together professionally for other 30 years. They have toured across the U.S., performing at folk festivals, folk concert halls, universities, and on national and regional public radio.
The Cultural Center is located at 24 Main Ave. N., New York Mills. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339, or visit the website at www.kulcher.org .
