Cousin Curtiss

Cousin Curtiss and Harrison B are a two-man wall of sound, built for rooms that like their roots music loud and alive.

Curtiss O’Rorke Stedman and Jordan Harrison Baron began life in very different places — but their paths converged on a shared love of raw, emotional music that demands to be felt as much as heard.

Curtiss grew up in Northern Michigan, moving through places as varied as St. Lucia, Alaska, and now Colorado. A former teacher in Alaska until 2015, he made the leap to full-time musician with nothing to lose and everything to gain. The long road, the endless highway, the strangers with stories — they all shaped his voice and his songwriting. His playing is aggressive, precise finger-picking; his harmonica solos rip; his kick drum give heartbeat and weight to songs born in solitude, love, family, and adventure.