Re: [Harp-L] Peter Ruth at SPAH (WAS SPAH - who's going?)

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Then there was the harmonica trio, named *Keep On Harpin'*, with myself at
16 years old playing bass harmonica, Dale "Pixie" Ensign playing lead
diatonic, Mike Seizer playing chord harmonica....and we played all of those
same songs, inspired by none other than Madcat himself !!!

So there is another salute to our good friend, and long time SPAH performer,
Peter Madcat Ruth.

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> For sure !  "Fishin' Blues" became one of the "standard" songs that my harp
> playing friends and I would play together !
>
> And I never knew how cool the song "Shortin' Bread" was until I heard
> Madcat play it.
>
> But all the songs he played were great... I still remember that
> "rhumba-fied" St Louis Blues song...  and "Too Late", "Scratch My Back",
> "Baby Please Don't Go", "500 Miles", "Hit the Road Jack", "Sweet Home
> Chicago", Mellow Down Easy", "Off the Wall"... what'd I forget ?
>
> It was quite awhile ago...
>
> Ken H in OH
>
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>  *From:* George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc:* Peter Madcat Ruth <madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; harp-l <
> harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:41 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Harp-L] Peter Ruth at SPAH (WAS SPAH - who's going?)
>
> I second that Ken!
>
> I loved the "Fishin' Blues" then (among others), and still play/sing it
> today with rack-mounted harp and ukulele.
>
> George
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> I was at the 1980 SPAH convention, along with other Youngstown, Ohio
> friends, George Miklas, Mike, and Pixie.
>
> Madcat, you were a BIG hit with most everybody there, especially us
> diatonic harp players.
>
> I will never forget it, and I've been a big fan ever since.
>
> And meeting all those great harmonica players was a real pleasure for me,
> having only been playing for a couple of years.
>
> Hard to believe that was 31 years ago !
>
> Ken H in OH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Madcat Ruth madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> My first appearance at SPAH was in 1980 at the 17th annual convention in
> Southfield, MI.
> Having a young (31 year old) diatonic player at SPAH was extremely
> controversial at that time.
> A sizable portion of the audience stood up and left the hall in protest
> just before I went on stage.
> But I definitely had some strong support: Danny Wilson, Pete Pedersen,
> Jerry Murad and Don Les all came down and sat in the front row to cheer me
> on.
>
> Peter Madcat Ruth
> Musician - Grammy Award Winner
> madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.madcatmusic.net
> www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
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