New! "A Fist Full of Riffs" CD is 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.

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   Online OrderingOrder Form

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NEW Homespun Tapes Video Now Available!
"The Country Blues Guitar of
Catfish Keith"
has just been released by Happy & Jane Traum's Homespun Tapes, and is available 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.

 VHS Video w/music & tab: $30         Online Ordering   

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Pony Run (FTRCD006) 1999  Catfish Keith's seventh solo album features a dozen deep blues 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

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     Online Ordering                      

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New! CD (T&S7787) Hot new all-instrumental CD from the Time & Strike Label features Catfish Keith performing two new cuts on his National Baritone Tricone, and cuts from resophonic masters Mary Flower, Steve James, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Brooks Williams and Michael Hakanson-Stacy. Six of today's finest guitarists on six different models of new National guitars!  A portion of the proceeds go to the Music Maker Relief Foundation and Blues Aid.

Note: Catfish's two cuts (Butt Dance & Doggone My Bad Luck Soul) are also on the Pony Run CD.

CD Only: $15                   Online Ordering                                          

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Twist It, Babe! (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 six of his 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

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    Cassette: $10    
 

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Fresh Catfish (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

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    Cassette: $10          Online Ordering     
 

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Cherry Ball (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!"    -James Jensen, Dirty Linen

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's No Way For Me To Get Along

CD: $15    Cassette: $10           Online Ordering     
 

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Jitterbug Swing (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

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    Cassette: $10          Online Ordering      
 

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Pepper in My Shoe! (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

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    Cassette: $10            Online Ordering    

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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.

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

VHS Video (North America): $25    PAL Version (Europe):$32 Order Online

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

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    for excerpts from Guitar Gems, including a transcription of Jitterbug Swing

Tab Book: $15       Online Ordering      

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Catfish Keith T-Shirt    Cool all cotton white T with "hollering" photo and purple logo on front, with the Fish Tail Records logo on the back (also in purple).  For the true believer.   Sizes: M-L-XL-XXL

T-shirt: $15

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Fish Tail Records Catalog:      Go to Secure Online Ordering Page   
Catfish Keith CDs: $15 and tapes: $10
 

• New! A Fist Full of Riffs
• Pony Run  - CD Only.
•   - CD Only.
• Twist It, Babe!
• Fresh Catfish
• Cherry Ball
• Jitterbug Swing
• Pepper in My Shoe!

Other Catfish Keith items:

• New! "The Country Blues Guitar of Catfish Keith" Homespun Video: $30 ($35 for Pal version)
• American Blues Concert Video: $25, ($32 for Pal version)
• Guitar Gems Tabalature Book: $15
• Catfish Keith T-shirt: $15
• Autographed 8x10" Photo: $2     

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