Harry Manx


Harry Manx is a Canadian musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. Manx plays guitar, banjo, harmoncia, and mohan veena, studying on the latter instument with its inventor, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He releases his work on his own label, Dog My Cats Records.
Manx has received 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.
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Early life

Manx was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of a Scottish merchant marine father and a Manx mother. The family moved to Sutton, Ontario, Canada in 1962. Manx started working as a roadie at age 15 and later became a sound man at the El Mocambo club in Toronto.

Career

Image:Harry manx explaining his mohan veena.jpg|thumb|right|Manx explaining his mohan veena to an audience
Manx left Toronto in the late 1970s for Europe to busk, also finding work at festivals as a guitarist. He then moved to Japan, where he lived and performed for 10 years. In 1990, while Manx was in Japan, he heard a recording of the Indian slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He became a student of Bhatt's in India and remained with him for five years.
In 2000, Manx moved back to Canada and set up residence in Saltspring Island, British Columbia, recording his debut album at the Barn Studios, featuring his one-man-band sound on lap slide guitar, mohan veena, harmonica, and vocals. Manx, whose surname is an adopted stage name, has released all his albums under the "Manx" moniker. Manx is a longtime collaborator with Canadian guitarist Kevin Breit and Australian keyboardist Clayton Doley.

Personal life

Manx and his wife Najma have a son together, and he has discussed the difficulty of being away from his family while touring.

Discography

Solo and duo

Dog My Cat Wise and Otherwise Jubilee Road Ragas West Eats Meet Mantras for Madmen In Good We Trust Live at the Glenn Gould Studio Bread and Buddha Isle of Manx Strictly Whatever Om Suite Ohm 20 Strings and the Truth
  • ''Faith Lift''

Compilation inclusions

Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash Beautiful