Cutting-edge blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith, heads to The Public on 23 October.

Having 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 Blues Award nominee for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM, and 2008 inductee into theBLUES 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