COYLE — One April day, Loretta Simonet and Curtis Teague met on a beach near Santa Cruz, Calif., and fell in love.
They took off together, hitchhiked up and down the West Coast, singing in cafes and playing on the street.
Then they headed for Mexico, where they wed.
Thirty-four years hence, they’re still married.
And they’re still making music about real-life heroes — including “ordinary” people they know.
The duo, called simply Curtis & Loretta, will bring their songs to the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center for an all-ages, by-donation concert at 7:30 this Saturday night.
“They have developed a nationwide following, including here in the Northwest,” said promoter Norm Johnson, who used to book concerts at the Pegasus Coffee House on Bainbridge Island before moving to rural Jefferson County.
The pair packed the house on Bainbridge, Johnson said, adding that he’s pleased they’ve followed him out here to add a stop in Coyle to their fall tour.
Curtis & Loretta’s repertoire travels from the United States to Europe and back, to include songs about lovers, earthly angels, harp players trying to get into heaven, small spenders on first dates, bugs, and lutefisk.
Along with their vocal harmonies, they play Celtic harp, mandocello, mandolin, guitars, clawhammer banjo, and National steel ukulele, plus a bit of kazoo, harmonica and shakers. Curtis & Loretta’s latest CD “Our Heritage in Song,” has them singing old-time numbers such as “The Farmer Is the Man,” “Lincoln and Liberty” and “The Jam on Gerry’s Rocks.”
To find out more about the duo, visit www.curtisandloretta.com.
For details about and directions to Saturday’s show, visit www.coyleconcerts.com or contact Johnson at 360-765-3449 and by email at johnson5485@msn.com.