Legendary bluesman Paul Geremia will be bringing his 6 and 12 string guitars to Mother Fool---s Coffeehouse on January 13th. Influenced by the playing styles of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Blake, Scrapper Blackwell and Robert Johnson, he is a must see for blues fans and guitar players alike. For 40 years Paul has traveled the world playing his own style of country blues and garnering a reputation as an underground guitar hero. During his rich career he has played and worked with some of the true giants of the blues, including Babe Stovall, Yank Rachel, Son House, Skip James, Pink Anderson and Howard ---Louie Bluie--- Armstrong.

Thumbs up!.was the reaction of folk/blues icon Dave Van Ronk after hearing a young Paul Kaye's solo opening set. The next day Paul climbed into a weathered, baby blue, '68 Chrysler convertible and headed west. Armed with two guitars, an amp, his trusty cast iron frying pan (a man's got to eat!), and not much more than the clothes on his back - Paul Kaye landed in Chicago.

Nearly fifteen years later, Paul Kaye still has the old frying pan and has become a mainstay on the competitive windy city music scene. He has earned the respect of his peers, and those who have enlisted his talents reads like a who's who of the current Chicago scene. He initially cut his teeth on a five-year "blue Monday" residency at the legendary Checkerboard Lounge. At the Checkerboard, Paul Kaye had the opportunity to meet and work with a steady stream of south side Chicago artists including; David Myers, Harmonica Hinds, Lefty Dizz, Junior Wells, Magic Slim and the Teardrops, John Primer, and many lesser known talents.

As a founding member of the critically acclaimed Devil in a Woodpile, he recorded two cd's for Bloodshot Records as well as, an as yet to be released cd with delta blues legend David "Honeyboy" Edwards.

Paul Kaye, however, is at his best when sitting alone on a stage belting out his deep-rooted originals and the same fluid ragtime/blues that had entertained the late Mr. Van Ronk years earlier.