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

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

This is wonderful and well-deserved (and so cool)! Your City of Ann  Arbor is 
justly very proud. I'm only wondering about the proclamation's omission  of 
YOUR original song being chosen to represent the upcoming Pocket  Full of Soul 
documentary...even more reason to feel very proud of your  accomplishments. 
 
You're a class act, Peter. One of the first of the 'brilliant' harmonicists  
I met at my first SPAH, which pretty much set the tone <G> of my  continuing 
amazing harmonica experiences from then on. Your guest playing  at JR's Annual 
Harp Blow-off at SPAH 2008 was more innovative than ever, as was  your in-SPAH 
performance with Shari Kane.
 
When harmonica players...people of your level keep coming back to  SPAH both 
to play and impart so generously your hard-learned and  earned harmonica 
wisdom, I know we are indeed deeply into the Diamond  Age of SPAH, and I feel quite 
privileged to be a part of it in even the smallest  way.
 
Happy April 2nd Birthday!
 
Elizabeth
 
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:06:57 -0500
From:  conruth@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] April 2, 2009: Peter Madcat Ruth Day In  Ann Arbor
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID:  <22D1C5BE-C120-4787-9DC1-1441A08390EC@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 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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