Catfish Keith

20 Oct 2023

Philharmonic Hall

World-touring acoustic blues pioneer 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.

He has reinvented the guitar with great power and artistry, and brings a rare beauty and vitality to his music. Handing down the tradition, Catfish continues his lifelong journey as one of the brightest lights in acoustic blues and roots music.

Catfish Keith won Blues Blast Music Awards for Best Acoustic Blues Album in 2022, 2021 and 2019. He also won the Blues Blast Music Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist in 2022. Catfish has been considered for fourteen Grammy Award nominations. He is a six-time Blues Music Award nominee for Best Acoustic Blues Album and Artist by The Blues Foundation in Memphis, including for his 2022 album, Land of the Sky.

Catfish has twenty one number one independent radio chart-topping albums to his credit, and packs houses all over the world with his dynamic stage show. He plans to record and release a brand new album in 2023.

A 2008 inductee into the IA Blues Hall of Fame, the 40-plus year veteran has performed thousands of gigs, touring throughout North America, the UK, Europe and Asia 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, John Fahey and many, many others.