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

[conruth@xxxxxxxxx]

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