Roly Platt

Roly Platt (born July 5, 1958, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. He is a diatonic harmonica player.

For the past 30 years, Toronto native Roly Platt remains one of Canada’s premier harmonicaplayers. Roly’s versatility and skill on the instrument has enabled him to become a sought-after live and studio musician. To date, he has been recorded on over 800 national commercials, TV/ film scoresand album cuts.After first learning to play Harp by listening to mostly Blues and a couple of Bluegrass albums, Roly’s early yearson the road introduced him to a wider variety of music including; Country-Swing, Country Rock, R&B & Jazz. This experience of having to incorporate the Harp into non-traditional roles helped form his melodic approach to playing and define his unique style.Roly is actively playing and recording and can be seen with Suzie Vinnick, Rick Fines, John Findlay or sitting in with some old (and new) friends around the Toronto area.

"The following is only a partial list of credits:"

Full-time Bands:

Ronnie Hawkins, Matt Minglewood, Dutch Mason, Cement City Stompers, Max Mouse and the Gorillas, Roy Young, Hock Walsh, Mike McKenna.

Albums:

Joel Feenie, Jack Semple, Joan Kennedy, World on Edge (Platinum), TheStampeders, Rick Fines, George Meanwell, Bill Colgate, Suzie Vinnick, Beverley Mahood,
Jason McCoy, World on Edge (Platinum), Rita MacNeil, Jamie Warren,
Cassandra Vasik, Sharon, Lois & Bram, Michael Brennan etc.

Jingles:

Ford, Chrysler, Labbatt, McDonalds, Budweiser, Toronto Blue Jays, LCBO, etc.

Film / TV:

Franklin The Turtle, Berenstain Bears, Rolie Polie Olie, Buffalo Girls (mini series) etc.