Curtis Burch first got interested in music from his dad Curtis Sr. who taught him to play the guitar. His dad was a great rythm guitar player that knew hundreds of songs. For many years they had a family band along with his brother Ricky. While Curtis was yet a teenager he had the honor of guesting with the Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse McReynolds, & the Osborne Bro's. In 1971, Curtis moved to Nashville, Tennessee in search of a musical career. After doing odd jobs for George Gruhn and Randy Wood at "GTR." he teamed up with Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, and John Cowan to form the New Grass Revival.
Curtis played with New Grass for 10 years. During that time, they made six albums and toured all over the United States, Canada, Japan, Austrialia, and New Zeland. They toured extensively with rock singer and musician, Leon Russell, which led to two albums and a video with him. They recorded and toured with others such as John Hartford, Buddy Emmons, Vassar Clements, Chuch Cochran, Garth Fundis, Rich Adler, Ronnie Dunn, Willie Nelson, John Starling with Lowell George and Bill Payne of Little Feat, Tut Taylor, Norman and Nancy Blake, and Kenny Malone, just to name a few. In 1987, Curtis performed with Doc Watson and Jack Lawrence on Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion" show on The Disney Channel. That same year he toured with Leon Redbone.
In 1993 Jerry Douglas &Tut Taylor produced "The Great Dobro Sessions" featuring Jerry, Tut, Mike Aldridge, Josh Graves, Rob Icks, Oswald Kirby, Stacy Phillips, Sally Van Meter, Gene Wooten and Curtis Burch. This recording won a "Grammy" in 1995 and also won "Instrumental Recording" and "Event of the Year" at the 1995 IBMA in Louisville Ky.
Also that same year Curtis & Tut Taylor were invited to the Dobro Fest. in Trnava, Slovakia. Curtis returned in 1997 to be awarded the "John Doprera Award for Achievement and excellence in the art of Dobro playing."
In 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005 & 2006 he was an intructor at Steve Kaufman's guitar camp at Maryville, Tn. college. And also at the 2005 Rocky Grass Academy in Lyons, Colo.
Curtis recorded with Norman Blake on the sound track CD for the movie "O' Brother Where Art Thou"? which won 5 "Grammys".
And 2005 Curtis recorded with Texas singer-songwritter Willis Alan Ramsey co-produced by Jamie Oldaker ( Eric Claptons's drummer ) He is currently performing and recording with David Via of Virginia who is a great singer and original songwritter. Curtis freelances touring and recording with different performers including his wife Ruthie and brother Ricky. Curtis, Ruthie & Ricky recorded a live performance with the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Reed in 2003 of 8 bluegrass songs and 2 New Grass Revival songs including 2 original pieces written for bluegrass band & Chamber Orchestra by Charles Smith of Western Ky. University. He owes a lot of thanks to his father Curtis Sr. who tought him to play guitar when he was 10 years old.
