Madcat & Kane

Friday , October 04, 2002
05:00 pm
Location:
in-store performance (free)

Peter Madcat Ruth and Shari Kane joined forces in 1990 to form the duo Madcat & Kane. Having traded records and tapes for over ten years, they knew they shared a love for blues that crossed the lines between electric and acoustic, delta and Chicago, jump blues, folk blues, and jazz.

Performance Magazine refers to Peter Madcat Ruth as "A harmonica virtuoso who is rapidly approaching legend status." Considered one of the the country's most versatile blues guitarists, Shari Kane can take an audience from her raw interpretations of Delta Blues to an up-town Chicago groove with style and ease.

In 1992 Madcat & Kane was voted one of six finalists in the Long Beach Blues Festival National Talent Search Contest. In December, 1992 they released their first CD, Key to the Highway, on the Schoolkids' Records label. The following year it was nominated for best blues album of the year by the Motor City Music Awards Foundation in Detroit, and named one of the "Ten Best Blues CDs of 1993" by WDCU-FM in Washington, DC, and the Baltimore Blues Society.

In 1994 and again in 1995 Madcat & Kane was featured on the National Public Radio program Blues Stage which was broadcast on over 200 radio stations nationwide.

Since 1990, Madcat & Kane has toured extensively throughout the United States. They have also performed in Brazil, Canada, Poland, Spain, and the Cayman Islands.

In 1999 Madcat & Kane released their second CD, Up Against The Wall, on the Hit Record label. It includes special guests Ann Rabson, Claudia Schmidt, and Kevin Maul. Both Madcat & Kane CDs continue to get radio play throughout the United States.

Check out recordings we carry featuring Madcat & Kane