Peter Madcat Ruth

Peter “Madcat” Ruth’s music has been evolving for over 45 years… starting in the Chicago area in the early 1960's with folk/blues on guitar and harmonica. By the late 60's he had immersed himself in the Chicago Blues and was studying harmonica with the great Big Walter Horton. In the early 70's Madcat moved to Ann Arbor Michigan 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 70's Madcat was touring the world with world-renown jazz pianist Dave Brubeck… an amazing accomplishment for a diatonic harmonica player. In the 80's 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.



Madcat’s playing can be heard on over 50 record albums as well as national television and radio appearances, symphony orchestra performances, radio and television advertisements, and has taught at harmonica workshops in the United States, Europe and Asia. http://www.madcatmusic.net