America's Music Project - Peter Madcat Ruth and the Blues at Kerrytown Concert House

Peter Madcat Ruth has established an international reputation and is a champion of the long-standing tradition of the one-man band. He sings and plays harmonica, guitar, high-hat, ukulele, jaw harp, banjo, kalimba, penny-whistle and pretty near anything else he can get his hands on.

Madcat's repertoire of songs, which he has written or collected over the last 50 years, is quite eclectic. Blues and American Roots Music songs predominate, but elements of Jazz and World Music are also part of the mix.

This concert is part of a collabortive effort with the Ann Arbor District Library as part of their larger series. America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway uses a mixture of films and scholar-led discussions to illuminate understanding of American culture. The Ann Arbor District Library is one of fifty sites nationwide to host this program series, which is a project by the Tribeca Film Institute in collaboration with the American Library Association, Tribeca Flashpoint, and the Society for American Music. ...

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Peter Madcat Ruth has established an international reputation and is a champion of the long-standing tradition of the one-man band. He sings and plays harmonica, guitar, high-hat, ukulele, jaw harp, banjo, kalimba, penny-whistle and pretty near anything else he can get his hands on.

Madcat's repertoire of songs, which he has written or collected over the last 50 years, is quite eclectic. Blues and American Roots Music songs predominate, but elements of Jazz and World Music are also part of the mix.

This concert is part of a collabortive effort with the Ann Arbor District Library as part of their larger series. America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway uses a mixture of films and scholar-led discussions to illuminate understanding of American culture. The Ann Arbor District Library is one of fifty sites nationwide to host this program series, which is a project by the Tribeca Film Institute in collaboration with the American Library Association, Tribeca Flashpoint, and the Society for American Music.
This series, is also co-sponsored by The Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library, Kerrytown Concert House, UMS and WCBN 88.3 FM.
Seating is limited so please arrive early!
America's Music has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.

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