Harry Manx (born 1955) is a Canadian musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. His official website describes his music as being a "blend Indian folk melodies with slide guitar blues, add a sprinkle of gospel and some compelling grooves and you'll get Manx's unique "mysticssippi" flavour." Manx plays the slide guitar, harmonica, six-string banjo, mohan veena and Ellis stomp box. He studied for five years in India with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Bhatt is the inventor of the 20-stringed mohan veena, which has become Manx's signature instrument.
He has released twelve albums in twelve years, and has his own record label Dog My Cats Records.
He has received much recognition and many awards, including: seven Maple Blues Awards, six Juno nominations, the Canadian Folk Music Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist, and CBC Radio’s "Great Canadian Blues Award" in 2007.
Manx was a nominee in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for his cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire".
Manx is a longtime collaborator with Canadian guitarist Kevin Breit and Australian keyboardist Clayton Doley.
TIA!
Roger
Was that a harmonica or an effect-laden guitar solo? Either way, pretty impressive skillz...
Why does this song show up every time I sit down at my computer. Oh, yeah. I sit at my computer 9+ hours a day and listed to RP the whole time. Well, once a day is still too much of this song.
I love Blues music. This is more like someone clowning on the Blues. Hotel lobby/Cruise ship/4th level of Hell appropriate.
There are plenty of other RP listeners who think the same way. . . so why is this still on rotation?
I appreciate the effort. It does not make me like it, though. My apologies for having likes and dislikes that don't agree with yours. Although if you look at both of our rating lists, we agree more often than not. Maybe I understand a little bit about how to appreciate music?
Agreed.
Didn't mean to insult. And I can see how this would not appeal to some.
As a mediocre (on a good day) guitar player, I sometimes focus more on the instrumentation than the song.
Obviously you never picked up a guitar, mandolin, or harmonica and tried to play something like this.
You would learn to appreciate what it takes.
I appreciate the effort. It does not make me like it, though. My apologies for having likes and dislikes that don't agree with yours. Although if you look at both of our rating lists, we agree more often than not. Maybe I understand a little bit about how to appreciate music?