Harry Manx

Infobox musical artist
Name = Harry Manx

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Img_capt = Bluesfest 2008 | Ottawa, Canada
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Instrument = slide guitar
harmonica
six-string banjo
Mohan veena
Stomp Box
vocals
Genre = blues
folk music
Hindustani classical music
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Label = Dog My Cat Records [http://www.dogmycatrecords.ca/]
Associated_acts = Michael Kaeshammer, Kevin Breit
URL = [http://www.harrymanx.com/ Official site]
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Harry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. He was born in the Isle of Man where he spent his childhood, and now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada.

He 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. Manx has released eight albums.

Early years

Harry Manx was born on the Isle of Man. He grew up in Canada and then returned to Europe in the late seventies to working at festivals as a blues lap-slide guitarist/songwriter. He then moved to Japan where he lived and performed for ten years. [http://www.northernblues.com/bio_manx.html Harry Manx - Bio] ]

Japan and India

In 1990, while Manx was in Japan, he heard a recording of the Indian slide guitarist VM Bhatt. It wasn't long before he contacted Bhatt and joined him in India. Manx became a student of Bhatt's and remained with him for five years. They traveled together in India and performed for large audiences.

Canada

In spring of 2000, Harry Manx moved back to Canada and set up residence in Saltspring Island, British Columbia. During the summer he recorded his first Canadian CD at the Barn Studios. This debut recording features fourteen tracks of Harry doing his one-man-band sound on the lap slide guitar, the Mohan Veena, the harmonica and vocals.

Harry Manx has been nominated for Five Juno Awards throughout his career, including the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year at the 2006 Ceremony.

East meets West

Manx's music has been called an "essential musical link" between the East and the West. His songs are "short stories that use the essence of the blues and the depth of Indian ragas to draw you in".

References

Discography

* "Dog My Cat" (2001)
* "Wise and Otherwise" (2002)
* "Jubilee" (with Kevin Breit) (2003)
* "Road Ragas" (2003)
* "West Eats Meet" (2004)
* "Mantras for Madmen" (2005)
* "Harry Manx Live" (2005)
* "In Good We Trust" (with Kevin Breit) (2007)
* "Live at the Glenn Gould Studio" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.harrymanx.com/ Harry Manx official site]
* [http://www.dogmycatrecords.ca] Harry Manx's independent record label
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=uf7Qc9dHVFk&playnext=11&playnext_from=QL/ Youtube short documentary] Manx describes his signature instrument; sings and play's Rueben's Train with it.