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New! "If I Could Holler" CD (FTRCD010) 2007
Catfish's brand new disc of deep blues and roots originals and timeless country blues gems pulses with life and demonstrates why he's been one of the most original voices in the world of acoustic blues guitar for over three decades. From the hypnotic, rolling 12-string opener "If I Could Holler" to chiming, rattling acoustic guitar twang-outs like "Gonna Live That Life," Catfish takes his unique vision of solo guitar, vocals and stomping feet to new heights. This is his 11th solo album, recorded live in the studio, ringing with pure heartbeat rhythms, expressive, virtuoso guitar and infectious, soul-deep lyrics, played on four different Nationals and two acoustic guitars.

"For Catfish Keith, the resonator guitar is an organic extention of his body, an instrument he plays intuitively and with absolute authority. Manhandling Delta vamps, artfully fingerpicking rag-influenced Piedmont patterns, and languidly chording ballads, Catfish is one of the premier prewar-style guitarists recording today." - Living Blues

14 cuts include: If I Could Holler, Pack My Little Suitcase, The Cuckoo, Malted Milk, Rock Me, Losin' Out, Big Fat Woman, Gonna Live That Life, West Indian Waltz, Cross The River of Jordan, Nineteen Birddogs, My Gal, Jitterbug Swing, Satisfied Tickled Too CD: $15

New! National Reso-Phonic Guitars Catalogue
The new National Catalogue is a unique concept. This beautiful package has 24 thick five-by-seven inch full color deco style cards with an instrument pictured on the front and full description and specs on the back of each card, suitable for framing.

It also contains two full-length CDs:
"Artists in Resonance II," with 23 different artists (including Catfish Keith) playing National guitars, mandolins and ukes, and,
"Audio Catalogue III," with instrument comparisons, (also including cuts from Catfish) which will help you choose just the right National for you.
National Catalogue: $15

For more info on new Nationals read Catfish's article: Why I Love National Guitars

"Sweet Pea" CD (FTRCD009) 2005
Catfish is back with this highly-acclaimed disc, his tenth, right here at home on Fish Tail Records. This is one of his most fully-realized recordings to date. Tracks were laid down pure and live and nearly naked on three hot summer nights this August. Catfish sings, stomps, and plays seven different guitars; two acoustics and five new Nationals, including his two baritones and his exciting first appearance with the 12-string tricone. This album features Keith solo, and powerful duos with the "big bottom" stand-up bass of Marty Christensen on half the cuts. Songs come from deep down in the treasure trove, and include originals as well as songs re-invented from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Leadbelly, Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Otis Brothers, Dock Boggs, Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James and much more.

13 songs include: Gonna Get My Hambone Boiled, Lightning Flash ~Thunder Roll, Salty Thang, When I Was a Cowboy, A True Friend is Hard To Find, Put Your Bucket in Your Basket, Blotted Out My Mind, Baby I'm a Fine Artiste, Deep Sea Moan, Pile of Plates and a Carving Knife, Little Sweet Pea, That Ain't No Way for Me To Get Along, Going to German CD: $15

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"Dynamic Country Blues Guitar" Instructional DVD (2005)
This is Catfish's classic Homespun Tapes VHS Video, "The Country Blues Guitar of Catfish Keith"(also available, see below) re-packaged and re-released by Happy & Jane Traum and all the good folks at Homespun. In this 85-minute DVD (w/ music & tab booklet), Catfish teaches his trademark arrangements of seven traditional country blues songs: Eagle Bird (Key of E), Why Don't You Take Mr. Catfish's Advice? (Key of A), Police and a Sergeant and Knockin' Myself Out Gradually by Degrees (Key of C), Brown Skinned Girl (Drop D Tuning), Bye and Bye, I'm Going To See The King and Jitterbug Swing (bottleneck slide style, Open C Tuning). Chock full of Catfish's secret licks and tricks, including harp, pinch, skank and sweep harmonics, and powerhouse slide guitar techniques, designed to expand your range of sounds and pure enjoyment of the guitar.

"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 DVD: $30

13 songs include: Weep Like a Willow (Hey Pretty Mama), She's a Hum Dum Dinger from Dingersville, Racketeer's Blues, Bye and Bye I'm Going to See the King, Out on the Rollin' Sea, Jealous Hearted See, My Little Girl (She Bust Her Drawers), Roll You in My Arms (Just Like a Wagon Wheel), Mr. Crump Don't Like It, Soul of a Man, Monday Morning Blues, Sign of Judgement, Tell Everybody in Your Neighborhood CD: $15

"A Fist Full of Riffs" CD (Solid Air Records, 2001) Catfish's eighth album, an all-instrumental collection of Catfish playing his string-popping acoustic guitar style as well as deep bottleneck slide pieces on his National Baritone Tricone guitar. This album showcases every nuance of his guitar playing with several originals, and pieces influenced by Lonnie Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Fats Waller, Joseph Spence and Blind Willie Johnson.

14 songs include: A Fist Full of Riffs, Mr. Catfish's Advice, Kohala March, Hawaiian Cowboy, Freckles, Gonna Live That Life, High Society, Knockin' Myself Out, Motherless Children, Down-Island Annie, Way Out West, Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground, 12th St. Rag CD: $15

Homespun Tapes Video:
"The Country Blues Guitar of
Catfish Keith"
Released by Happy & Jane Traum's Homespun Tapes, and is available now, direct from Fish Tail. In this 85-minute VHS video (w/ music & tab), Catfish teaches his trademark arrangements of seven traditional country blues songs: Eagle Bird (Key of E), Why Don't You Take Mr. Catfish's Advice? (Key of A), Police and a Sergeant and Knockin' Myself Out Gradually by Degrees (Key of C), Brown Skinned Girl (Drop D Tuning), Bye and Bye, I'm Going To See The King and Jitterbug Swing (bottleneck slide style, Open C Tuning). Chock full of Catfish's secret licks and techniques, designed to expand your range of sounds and pure enjoyment of the guitar.

"Pony Run" CD (FTRCD006) 1999 Catfish Keith's seventh solo album features a dozen deep, red hot blues and roots gems with special guest Radoslav Lorkovic with Catfish on three piano-guitar barrelhouse duets. "Breaking New Ground for Blues, Catfish Keith is a solo revelation." -The Guardian

12 songs include: I Just Can't Help It, Pony Run, Champagne Charlie, Funky Butt, Butt Dance, Wing and a Prayer, So Cold in China, Buffalo Gals, Sweet Potatoes, Catfish Blues, Canned Heat, Doggone My Bad Luck Soul CD: $15

"Twist It, Babe!" CD (FTRCD005) 1997 "Catfish calls it, 'Acoustic blues, gospel moans, slippery slide and swinging scat-o-logical party pieces.' I call it a dozen amazing tunes. Every fan of acoustic blues should have all of his many 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

12 songs include: What Fun We're Havin' in Illinois, Eagle Bird, Walk Across the Ocean, Brownskin Gal, One Kind Favor, Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me, Long-Haired Doney, Jack I'm Mellow, Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground, Twist It Babe!, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, Back In Nagasaki CD: $15

"Fresh Catfish" CD (FTRCD004) 1995 Nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM, this stomping all-solo album has been called "a potent brew, with sparkling guitar picking, evocative lyrics and emotional vocals" -Blues & Rhythm "Catfish Keith has as much fun playing prewar acoustic blues as anybody around today. Fresh Catfish is a real treat." -Living Blues

14 songs include: High-Heeled Sneakers, Way Out West, Sweet Patootie, Happy All the Time, Way Down in Texas, Kohala March, You May Think Funny, Uncle Ned, Don't Lose Your Head, Cairo, Asked You for a Favor, Streamline Train, Down by the Wishing Well, Getting Away with Something, God Don't Never Change CD: $15

"Cherry Ball" CD (FTRCD003) 1993 Recorded in one night after an inspiring 7-Nation World Tour, this album includes five originals and a couple of island pieces as well. "Cherry Ball will give you goose bumps and leave you howling for more!" -Dirty Linen

14 songs include: Mr. Catfish's Advice, Cool Can of Beer, Your Head's Too Big, By and By I'm Going To See The King, Cherry Ball, Rabbits in Your Drawers, Swim Deep Pretty Mama, Hawaiian Cowboy, Deep Sea Moan, Goin' Up North Get My Hambone Boiled, Ramblin Blues, Leave My Wife Alone, Mama Don't You Sell It - Papa Don't You Give It Away, That Ain't No Way for Me To Get Along CD: $15

"Jitterbug Swing" CD (FTRCD002) 1992 Nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM with seven originals and the slinky blues fiddle of Randy Sabien. "Keith's raging slide guitar, intricate fingerpicking and infectious vocals tab him as one of the idiom's top acoustic revivalists." -Living Blues

15 songs include: Jitterbug Swing, Slap a Suit on You, Come Back Old Devil, Blues at Midnight, 12th Street Rag, Move to Louisiana, Gonna Live That Life, Preaching The Blues, Goin' Down to Memphis, Texas Tea Party, Oh, Captain, Fistfull of Riffs, Police & a Sergeant, Tell Everybody, Takin' My Time CD: $15

"Pepper in My Shoe!" CD (FTRCD001) 1991
Catfish's classic second album features Keith solo plus harmonica virtuoso Peter Madcat Ruth and jazz violin master Randy Sabien. "Uncanny blues ability. MY HIGHEST RATING. LOADS OF FUN!" -Victory Review

10 songs include: Jealous Hearted, See, Knockin' Myself Out, Saturday Night Stroll, Oh, Mr. Catfish, Daddy Where You Been?, Pepper in My Shoe!, You Got To Move, Tell Me Baby, Nineteen Bird Dogs, Howlin' Tom Cat CD: $15

"American Blues" Concert Video Catfish is captured live in this 55 minute concert video. Taped with five cameras in Columbus, Ohio in November, 1992, this digitally recorded, Hi-Fi VHS Video features pure solo acoustic Catfish, singing, playing and stomping his way through eleven favorites.

11 songs include: Tell Everybody, Goin' Up North To Get My Hambone Boiled, Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, By and By I'm Going To See the King, Way Down in Texas, Come Back Old Devil, Gonna Live That Life, Texas Tea Party, Mr. Catfish's Advice, Takin' My Time, Howlin' Tom Cat

"This video is not only a goldmine of guitar licks, but a great way to enjoy an evening of the blues without leaving your living room." -Dirty Linen

"Guitar Gems" Tab Book Catfish transcribes 10 slide and fingerpicking songs from 5 different CDs. In tablature, with song lyrics, open tunings, playing and set up tips, and secrets to country blues guitar, Catfish-style.

10 songs include: She's a Hum Dum Dinger from Dingersville, Jealous Hearted See, Pepper in My Shoe!, Jitterbug Swing, Cool Can of Beer, God Don't Never Change, Brownskin Gal, Texas Tea Party, Mr. Catfish's Advice, Way Out West

Check out Pickin' with Catfish for excerpts from Guitar Gems, including a transcription of Jitterbug Swing

Catfish Keith Black T-Shirt 100% high quality thick cotton black T-shirt with our famous logo: the Fish Tail Records guitar-picking fishguy on the front. For the true believer. Sizes: M-L-XL.

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