RE: [Harp-L] April 2, 2009: Peter Madcat Ruth Day In Ann Arbor

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Brother!!
Get the governor in on it!  You deserve it!!
Have a !!magnificent!! Birthday!
We'll miss you in Kerrville this summer, but I understand about graduations
and such.
Just promise to keep on blowin'!!
Brad Trainham
 

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Subject: [Harp-L] April 2, 2009: Peter Madcat Ruth Day In Ann Arbor

Dear Friends-

At The Ann Arbor City Council Meeting on March 16, 2009, Mayor John Hieftje
and the Ann Arbor City Council will make a "Proclamation"  
designating April 2, 2009 (my 60th birthday) as "Peter Madcat Ruth Day" in
the City of Ann Arbor.

PROCLAMATION Honoring Peter Madcat Ruth On His 60th Birthday, April 2, 2009


WHEREAS,	Mr. Peter Madcat Ruth, an internationally acclaimed  
harmonica player who has called Ann Arbor home for the past 38 years will
celebrate his 60th birthday on April 2nd, 2009; and

WHEREAS,	Mr. Ruth is an award winning musician including a 2005  
Grammy Award for his solo work on William Bolcom's Songs of Innocence and of
Experience and in 1997 was named "Harmonica Player of the Year" by The
Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica; and

WHEREAS,	Mr. Ruth has been a member of a number of esteemed musical  
groups including Two Generations of Brubeck (Dave Brubeck & Sons), The
Darius Brubeck Ensemble, Chris Brubeck's Triple Play, The Madcat/ Brubeck
Band, Madcat & Kane, Madcat's Pressure Cooker, Sky King and New Heavenly
Blue to name a few; and

WHEREAS,	Mr. Ruth has shared the stage with renowned artists  
including Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Steve
Goodman, Jeff Daniels, Mr. B, George Bedard, Gemini and The Chenille
Sisters, to name only a few; and

WHEREAS,	Mr. Ruth has represented Ann Arbor as an unofficial goodwill

ambassador by performing concerts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, the Cayman Islands, England, Germany, Holland, Japan, Mexico, New
Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan, and in 48 of the 50 states in
the Union; and

WHEREAS,	Mr. Ruth has been an integral part of the cultural scene of

Ann Arbor for the past 38 years, has encouraged the career growth of
multiple Ann Arbor musicians and has set a wonderful example as both an
artist and a human being, we now honor his personal and community
acheivements with this proclamation.

NOW THEREFORE, I, John Hieftje, Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, do hereby
proclaim and honor Peter Madcat Ruth on his 60th Birthday and declare April
2nd, 2009 as "Peter Madcat Ruth Day" in the City of Ann Arbor.

John Hieftje, Mayor



Peter Madcat Ruth
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.madcatmusic.net

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