CATFISH KEITH sings and plays and endorses NATIONAL RESO-PHONIC GUITARS, and FLAMMANG Acoustic Guitars.
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"My musical heroes come from the deepest treasure trove of American roots music. I love how all the music can be captured by one person with a guitar, voice and stomping feet. All the music is in there: Bass, melody, harmony and rhythm, sounding like a whole dance band or orchestra. Like most musicians, I learned from recordings at first but then got to know and learn directly from some fantastic original artists like Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Shines, Henry Townsend, John Jackson and Honeyboy Edwards. What an amazing gift. I'm proud to keep this tradition alive and kicking, and hopefully take it to the next level. National and acoustic guitars are wonderous instruments and I'm tickled to hear how playing them gets reinvented over and over again. Defining moments remain with me, like being scared to death, riveted by Son House for the first time. Laughing out loud hearing Joseph Spence. Doing a bucking bronco dance to Leo Kottke. Backflip time with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It goes on and on..."
Catfish Keith - Roseland Festival, Cornwall, UK - 2008
. . . Blues singer, songwriter and
bottleneck slide
guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as
one of the
most exciting country blues
performers of our time. Catfish's innovative style of foot-stomping,
deep delta
blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over.A
two-time W. C. Handy Award nominee for BEST
ACOUSTIC BLUES
ALBUM, and a 2008 inductee into the BLUES HALL OF FAME,
Catfish has eleven NUMBER ONE
independent radio
chart-topping albums to his credit, and packs houses all over the world
with his dynamic stage show. The 30-year veteran has
toured the USA, UK and Europe dozens of times to wide acclaim,
headlining
major music festivals, and appearing with legends John Lee
Hooker,
Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Koko Taylor,
Taj Mahal
, Leo Kottke, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Shines
and many, many
others.
"Known to work his audiences to the bone, Catfish Keith is the real acoustic blues king!" -Rock 'n' Reel"Pulling Blues Out of The Sky, Catfish lays down a foot-stomping groove. One of the most exciting guitarists of any genre."-Acoustic Guitar"One of the finest acoustic bluesmen in America. Every fan of acoustic blues should have all of his discs in their collection. Every record label in America should be engaged in a bidding war. This man is flat-out spectacular!"-Big City Blues"Catfish bends entire chords as well as the neck and body of his guitar to wrench emotion from his songs. Knock yourself out!"-Guitar Player
Just thought we would say that everyone here is looking forward to welcoming you on the 13th Nov and that if you have any songs or videos we would love to add them to our page.
Oh, Mr. Catfish, since a long time I hear your music. It is always awesome to my ears how you adopted early american blues, jazz & Hawaiian music to your very own style. Takin' my time to say hello and thank you very much for your music ...and thanks for the add. All the best to your life, Jost
It's a real pleasure to discover a true Delta Blues lover which keep this music alive today. I'm also fascinated by the National guitars. When are you coming to play in France ?
Hello Mr. Catfish, thank you for being a virtual friend! I have been a fan of yours for years! Greetings from Old Germany (when do you come over here??) with kind regards to Penny
hey, catfish thanks for the add, can't wait for newcastle and york in england again this year don't know if you will remember us we were the really noisy 4 lads at the front in york last year. peace
Thanks for the Friend invite Fishman---hey, it says here on your site you live in Iowa City? How is it I see you hanging around Washington, Iowa all the time? Even last night!
We have seen you a number of times, played on a bill with you once a long time ago. You are wonderful, and OUR band is defined, in part, by NOT moving to Iowa City, not becopming your true brother of the Iowa sod-- a bitter sweet thing, years ago. So, we feel connected in a mystical way that cannot be dashed off on myspace.
Welcome to myspace, and another permutatin on the music hustle for love and truth and beauty and genius and virtue.
