Party: Harry Manx at Montrose Folk Club

Party: Harry Manx at Montrose Folk Club

Canadian Roots Music icon, Harry Manx, has spent decades fusing eastern musical traditions with the blues, switching effortlessly between conventional guitars, harmonica and banjo and the decidedly different Mohan Veena, a 20-stringed instrument invented by his Indian mentor, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

Harry Manx is often referred to as the "Mysticssippi" Blues Man, because of his expertise in melding both East and West music together and therefore "creating musical short stories that wed the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas".

Over the past ten years, Harry Manx has released 11 albums and has garnered a roomfull of awards. These include 7 Maple Blues Awards (the leading accolade for Blues performers in Canada) and 6 Juno (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys) nominations. He also received the Canadian Folk Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won the "Great Canadian Awards" of CBC Radio in 2007. His CD release entitled "Bread and Buddha" has received yet another Juno Nomination for "Blues Album of the Year".


Ticket price : £8.00

Invited: Andrew Martin Spiller, Gary Anderson