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20 Strings and the truth

20 Strings & the Truth is the most recent collection of tracks from multi
instrumentalist Harry Manx. Like many of Harry’s recordings, the music has its roots in both Delta Blues and Indian Classical music. This recording will stand out from Harry’s previous recordings simply because it is mostly instrumental. Harry has chosen two well known vocal songs (one from George Gerswin and the other from Bob Marley) to compliment the seven instrumentals. Harry is joined on the CD by Clayton Doley on keyboards, Kelby McNayr on drums and Niel Golden on talblas. Harry plays a wide variety of instruments including drums, all guitars (slide or otherwise) and the Mohan Veena. These tracks are all journeys unto themselves, kick back, shift into now, enjoy.

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Om Suite Ohm

Om Suite Ohm, Harry’s eleventh release in twelve years, is the first to feature his “Electric Bollywood style” slide guitar techniques. The album, originally intended to be purely instrumental, ventures away from his established “roots-raga” blues style into a fuller and even more exploratory sound. It is also his first recording to use violins, cello and sirangi, which provide a lovely counterpoint to the slide guitar work. Plenty of inspired Hammond organ playing by Australia’s Clayton Doley rounds out the mix with a bit of funky groove. Barry Cleveland of Guitar Player Magazine calls it “his most fully realized work to date. His resplendently nuanced playing is joyous and poignant, earthy and empyrean in turns, complemented beautifully by his warm, emotive voice. The songs are accessible yet replete with exotic timbral twists courtesy of n’goni, nyckelharpa, didgeridoo, sarangi, and his signature 20-string Mohan Veena. A tasteful re-imagining of Coltrane’s A Love Supreme emphasizing and expanding the vocals is just one of many highlights.”

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Strictly Whatever

Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, “a match made in guitar heaven,” are unique Canadian players with impressive resumes as in-demand recording artists and busy performers. Both artists contribute original material and lead vocals to this set, which includes unique covers of the Bobby Hebb classic ‘Sunny’ and John Lee Hooker’s ‘Mr. Lucky’. The pair’s third album together, Strictly Whatever is the Manx/Breit team’s second CD for Stony Plain and follows the critically-acclaimed In Good We Trust, released in April of 2007.

Isle of Manx

After releasing nine albums in nine years, it was high time for a “Best Of” CD. Featuring Harry on the 20-stringed Mohan Veena, acoustic slide guitar, lap steel, and banjo, this essential “desert island” collection contains fifteen tunes (thirteen original songs and two cover tunes) that represent the evolution of a highly unique musical style that fuses Eastern sounds, Western blues and acoustic folk.

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Bread and Buddha

Featuring killer slide guitar, Mohan Veena and piano, Harry’s ninth album is a timely reflection on the ephemeral nature of human existence. An intrepid traveler from the very beginning, Harry Manx’s ninth album is a culmination of thirty-five years of world exploration. “Bread and Buddha” is one man’s musical meditation on the ephemeral nature of the human experience. The songs inhabit “a rare musical place where blues, country, folk and Indian classical music co-exist as some spirit force”.

Harry has pulled out all the stops with the instrumentation on this outing, including ample use of piano, organ, and scored strings along with drums and bass. This gives the songs a lushness and maturity, much like a well-seasoned wine. Two years in the making, the album is self produced with help from Juno-award winning engineer John “Beetle” Bailey. Come explore the new world geography as interpreted by Harry Manx …

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Harry Manx & Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio

Harry Manx has been putting his own personal spin on the blues for some time now, serving up his distinctive and hypnotic brew of Eastern and Western sounds to audiences worldwide. Combining the sensuality of traditional blues with transcendent Eastern sounds has become his trademark. In March 2007, CBC Producer Todd Fraracci concocted a bewitching blend of musicians for a special concert event entitled “Heaven and Earth – Harry Manx and Friends” at the Glenn Gould Studio to further explore this delicate balance. Matching the eclectic influences on Harry’s music, he is joined here by a dazzling array of musicians that perfectly complement his style, allowing the music to successfully venture all over the world map and highlighting his Indian influences. Previously recorded material is presented with added dimensions, producing new revelations that occur with each listen.

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In Good We Trust

Harry Manx & Kevin Breit’s collaboration by two of the best guitar players on the planet. Debuting on the Stony Plain label, the pair has created a collection of 11 songs that offer sensuality, dark blues, playful humour and instrumental virtuosity. Each of the musical partners wrote four songs, one co-write and cover Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and a dark traditional ballad “Death Have Mercy.” Manx handles the vocals, Breit contributes backups. No massive instrumentation, no supporting players, no studio trickery. Trust in good is well placed. And this CD is proof.

Mantras for Madmen

Harry Manx takes his East-West groove to new heights with his latest studio album. Mantras for Madmen is another “Mysticissippi” masterpiece featuring gospel-tinged vocals and Indian-inspired instrumentation woven into a Blues quilt, custom made to warm the soul. “The way I see it, Blues is like the earth and Indian music is like the heavens. What I try to do is find the balance between the two.” – Harry Manx

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West Eats Meat

West Eats Meet is Harry Manx’s much anticipated fifth album, released on independent label Dog My Cat Records. Harry’s serene solo sound is enhanced with decorative elements of tabla, dholak and keys, along with backing vocals of newcomer Emily Braden and Australian trio The Heavenly Lights. Ten new original songs delve into Harry’s experiences from Rajasthan to Toronto to Brazil and beyond.

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Road Ragas

is a live CD recorded at shows in Canada, the US, Europe and Australia. Includes

three previously unreleased tracks.

Wise and Otherwise

Manx links east and west with his unique approach to slide guitar, his songs that borrow from the ragas of India and a voice that is bourbon smooth. Available here.

Dog my Cat

“Dog My Cat” is Harry’s first CD. Released in 2000 and recorded on Salt Spring Island, it features Harry playing Lap Slide Guitar, Mohan Veena, Harmonica, and Vocals. Now available in brand-new packaging!