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New! "Put on a Buzz" CD (FTRCD013) 2011
Catfish is back with an all new recording of brand new originals and classic country blues & roots music. Picking and sliding his way through fourteen cuts, Catfish shows why he's been one of the world's leading exponents of solo acoustic blues for over 30 years. On this album, Catfish plays songs from the old days from such masters as Leadbelly, Bukka White, Frank Stokes, Sol K. Bright and Jazz Gillum, with fantastic tales of dope-fueled dreams, rising from the dead, and Hawaiian cowboys. His originals come from the same weird, heartfelt, downhome place with titles such as "Sigh of the Whippoorwill," "Paying for it Now," "Put on a Buzz," "Xima Jo Road," and "Can't Be Undone."

"...a voice like a canon and a bendy, funky, barkin' snappin' guitar style that I've never heard anybody successfully imitate. He shouts, he growls, he grins and stomps his foot, and the music rolls out of him like an avalanche. It's one of the most erotic things I've ever seen anybody do with a guitar...hypnotic and beautiful, dark and pure, and nobody can do it like he does it. The chords are strange and not at all what you'd expect, yet the rhythm is essentially blues. It's a beautiful blend of tradition and creation." - Gayla Drake Paul, Premier Guitar

14 cuts include: On a Monday, Sigh of the Whippoorwill, Grasshoppers in My Pillow, Willie The Chimney Sweeper, Paying for it Now, Put on a Buzz, Aberdeen Mississippi Blues, Xima Jo Road, He Rose from The Dead, Nobody's Business, Lost Lover Blues, Hawaiian Cowboy, Can't Be Undone, Reefer Head CD: $15

MP3 Download of Put on a Buzz Album: $10

New! Put on a Buzz T-Shirts
These just might be the grooviest shirts ever made. We love 'em. Great three color design by Jason Hieronymous on quality Gildan Ultra 100% Cotton Ts.

Grape Put on a Buzz T-Shirt $20 (a dark Deep Purple, seen to the left)

Paprika Put on a Buzz T-Shirt $20 (a warm Orangey Red, to the right)

Catfish Keith Black T-Shirt
Gildan Ultra quality 100% cotton black T-shirt with our famous Robert Armstrong logo: the Fish Tail Records guitar-picking fishguy in Texas Orange on the front. For the true believer.
Catfish Keith Logo T-shirt: $20

A True Friend Is Hard To Find - A Gospel Retrospective CD by Catfish Keith

New! "A True Friend Is Hard To Find - A Gospel Retrospective" CD (FTRCD012) 2011
On this retrospective album, acoustic slide and fingerpicking guitar legend Catfish Keith performs 17 songs from his wide repertoire of gospel music. Catfish's music is rooted in the tradition of foot-stomping blues, roots and gospel music. This is a compliation of gospel pieces from ten of Catfish Keith's earlier albums and includes originals and his unique versions of works from such great artists as Blind Willie Johnson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Joseph Spence, the Reverend Gary Davis, Bind Willie McTell and Bo Carter.

"His Delta delivery is one of the best in contemporary blues...at once a catharsis and powerful visual statement of resilience, Keith calls down fire and brimstone with every lick of this emotionally charged performance." - Living Blues

"...utterly stunned with mouth hanging open and chin dragging the floor." - Andy Tate

17 cuts include: Rock Me, Wing and a Prayer, A True Friend Is Hard To Find, You Got To Move, Doggone My Bad Luck Soul, Soul of a Man, One Kind Favor, Out on the Rollin' Sea, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, Lightning Flash Thunder Roll, Come Back Old Devil, Cross The River of Jordan, Gonna Live That Life, God Don't Never Change, Sign of Judgement, Medley: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground / By and By, I'm Going To See The King CD: $15

"Love at the Half Moon" CD by Catfish Keith

"Live at the Half Moon" CD (FTRCD011) 2009
This is Catfish Keith's first ever live album, recorded at the Half Moon, in Putney, a legendary music venue in the southern part of London, England. Catfish says: "It was a fantastic, fun-filled night, with a packed house. All the elements were there: a great sounding room with an audience of true blue fans and friends." This album contains over 75 minutes of the live concert: thirteen classics from Catfish's repertoire, complete with his stories and anecdotes and the electric excitement of a live concert.

“...absolute butter in Keith's hot hands. Offbeat, original and uncommonly satisfying, Catfish Keith lays claim to a playing and singing style so thoroughly distinctive that everything old is new again.” - Blues Revue

13 cuts include: Tell Everybody In Your Neighborhood, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning , Eagle Bird , Gonna Live That Life , That Ain't No Way For Me To Get Along ,Roll You In My Arms Like a Wagon Wheel, Mr. Catfish's Advice, Texas Tea Party , What Fun We're Having in Illinois, You Got To Move , Medley: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground / By and By I'm Going To See The King, Satisfied Tickled Too , Jitterbug Swing CD: $15

Catfish Keith Tote Bag
Super-durable, high quality heavyweight natural canvas 100% cotton tote bag with black logo and the famous Fish Tail Records Catfish Guy playing National guitar, very similar to the logo above. Measures 14" wide by 15" high with a 4" wide bottom, 22" straps. Nice! (Flowers not included.) Tote Bag: $15

Catfish Keith Bumper Stickers
Spread the word with these cool 3x9" black removable vinyl stickers with the white Catfish Keith logo (as seen on posters, CD covers, TV, etc!). Sticker: $1

"If I Could Holler" CD (FTRCD010) 2007-'08
Catfish's 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

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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

"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

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