PETER MADCAT RUTH’S 75th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERT
Tuesday, April 2, 7:30pm 2024
Tickets: $30
Celebrate the birthday of local harmonica legend, Peter Madcat Ruth, with an all-star lineup
Madcat’s music has been evolving for over 60 years. It started in the Chicago area in the early
1960s, with Madcat playing folk/blues on guitar and harmonica. By the late 1960s he had
immersed himself in the Chicago Blues and was studying harmonica with Big Walter Horton.
In the early 1970s, Madcat moved to Ann Arbor, where he was a key presence in two of Ann
Arbor’s finest progressive rock bands: New Heavenly Blue and Sky King. By the mid 1970s
Madcat was touring the world with jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. In the 1980s, Madcat went solo
infusing the folk/blues tradition with elements of rock and jazz. In 1990, Madcat teamed up
with guitarist/singer Shari Kane to form the duo Madcat & Kane. For twenty-four years, they
toured nationally and internationally. Tonight’s celebration features Peter Madcat Ruth’s
C.A.R.Ma. Quartet with John Churchville on tabla, Brennan Andes on bass, and guitarist Dan
Ripke. Special guests include Rachael Davis, Seth Bernard, and Nashville based harmonica
virtuoso Buddy Greene.
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