February 26th, 2024Harry Manx ‘deliciously addictive’ at the Palais

The New York Times called him ‘deliciously addictive’ and said that when you listen to Harry Manx ‘you are listening to an original.’

Seven time Maple Blues Award Winner, Folk Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and recipient of six Juno nominations, Harry Manx is headed to The Palais, Hepburn next months so locals will soon get the chance to see what the New York Times was talking about.

Manx has spent years 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 Manx’ Indian mentor Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

Manx is often referred to as the “Mysticssippi” Blues Man because musically Harry lives where the depth of Indian music meets the deep groove of the Blues.

Blend Indian folk melodies with slide guitar blues, add a sprinkle of gospel and some compelling grooves and you’ll get Manx’s unique “mysticssippi” flavour. It’s hard to resist and keeps audiences coming back for more.

He will play at the Palais Friday evening, March 15.