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

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

WHEREAS I second the emotion....
 
 
In a message dated 2/20/2009 8:39:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
conruth@xxxxxxxxx writes:

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 Bolcomâs Songs of Innocence  
and of Experience and  in 1997 was named âHarmonica Player of the  
Yearâ 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 Brubeckâs  Triple Play, The Madcat/ 
Brubeck Band, Madcat & Kane, Madcatâs  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 âPeter Madcat Ruth  Dayâ in the City of Ann  
Arbor.

John Hieftje,  Mayor



Peter Madcat  Ruth
madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.madcatmusic.net

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