Manx is a prolific artist, releasing six albums in a six-year span with no signs of stopping. His first album Dog My Cat (2001, NorthernBlues Music), captured the attention of new fans, musical peers and media with favorable reviews and awards, including Best Blues Album of the Year from the Canadian Independent Music Association. The Juno-nominated follow-up Wise and Otherwise (2002) garnered nods from the American media with excellent reviews in the Chicago Sun Times and The Washington Post. Jubilee (2003), Harry's collaboration with famed Canadian guitarist Kevin Breit (Norah Jones), has become a critical favourite, receiving a Juno and Maple Blues Awards nomination, and helping to establish Harry as an innovator in Canada's Blues music community. Road Ragas (2003), a collection of Manx's live performances recorded around the globe, captured the essence of his mesmerizing solo shows and cemented a solid reputation for this artist amongst fans and musical peers.

Harry Manx's much anticipated fifth album West Eats Meet (2004) signaled the launch of his independent label Dog My Cat Records. Produced by Jordy Sharp (Dog My Cat, Wise and Otherwise, Road Ragas) Harry's serene solo sound is enhanced with decorative elements of tabla, dholak, keys and backing vocals. Its release generated his third Juno nomination, this time in the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo) category and accolades across Canada.

Born on the Isle of Man, Manx spent his childhood in Canada and left in his teens to live to live in Europe, Japan, India and Brazil. He honed his hypnotic live show on street corners, in cafes, bars and at festivals. But it was Indian music that captured Manx and in the mid 80s he began his five-year tutelage with Rajasthani Indian musician Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Grammy winner with Ry Cooder for A Meeting by the River). He also received the gift of Bhatt's custom-made, self-designed Mohan veena-a 20-stringed sitar/guitar-that was the catalyst for Harry to forge a new path with his now signature east-meets-west style of music.

A successful touring performer, Manx has brought his "breathtaking" solo shows across Canada, into the USA, Australia, France and most recently to Singapore and Spain. He has appeared at many prestigious festivals, world-class theatres, concert halls and infamous Blues clubs around the globe. Playing the Mohan Veena, lap steel, harmonica and banjo, Manx quickly envelops the audience into what has been dubbed "the Harry Zone" with his warm vocals and the hauntingly beautiful melodies of his original songs.

"The live performances have become the most exciting part of the music business for me," Harry says. "And it's not only the playing; it's all the other magic that happens between myself and the audience. My goal has always been to draw the audience as deep as possible into the music."

Blending Indian folk melodies with blues, a sprinkle of gospel, and compelling grooves, Manx's "mysticssippi" flavour is hard to resist, easy to digest and keeps audiences coming back for more.

Heard on the Street “A modern day troubadour, Canadian-born Manx sings with an intimate, quiet warmth that makes his shows mesmerizing. The subtle interplay between the haunting notes of the sitar and the gentle, rhythmic groove of the blues gives his songs a beautiful sensuality that defies comparison.” - Eugene Weekly, Nov 2005

“Canada’s most versatile and expressive blues player” - Billboard Magazine

"Canadian guitarist Harry Manx knows his instrument the way most men know their television remote controls." Time Out, New York City

“Like a lot of top singer songwriters Harry projects an intimacy & old friend quality from artist to listener … Harry Manx still produces top drawer music to chill out with that is well capable of soothing body, mind & soul.” - Billy Hutchinson, Blues Matters!

“While most musicians are content to work within the accepted boundaries of their chosen style, lap-slide guitarist Harry Manx likes to colour way outside the lines. His crayons? Soulful, raspy vocals, poetic lyrics, and the whining drones and mysterious melisma of Indian music … Manx conjures songs that are as bewitching as they are unique.” - Andy Ellis, Guitar Player Magazine

“At this point, it’s practically impossible to add anything new to the blues. But you can still wring a new tear out of the good ol’ twelve-bar onion by adding something even older than the blues - Indian classical music… Manx’s mix of folksy Americana and trance-inducing traditional ragas truly pushes the boundaries of a genre long thought past innovation.” – Eric K. Arnold & Kelly Vance, East Bay Express

Harry Manx is the master of your chilled-out oriental vibe, thanks to his proficiency on instruments like the mohan veena; and that smoky voice of his is akin to getting a relaxing massage without skin contact. - Gary Tate, JazzReview.com, June 2007

“The making of an artist is as abstract as the canvas that he or she paints. Words pale in grey tones when attempting to describe this aspect of brilliance. No, one has to listen with eyes closed gently, as if in meditation, concentrating on the algorithmic patterns that emerge. The ability to create such a living work comes from the desire to transcend, to go far beyond the reaches of the imaginable universe. For Harry Manx, bluesy guitarist and singer, this meant going to the far side of the earth in search of his musical identity. It was in Europe that he discovered his own blues. In Japan he discovered his soon-to-be guru of the slide guitar: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt who played the veena. He went to live in Rajasthan at the feet of this guru, learning the complexities of the Mohan veena, eventually learning how to blend his Canadian blues with the slide of the desert. And now he's doing something totally unique and original, yet accessible. He's quickly become a driving force on the Canadian music scene.” - Steve Fruitman, CIUT FM, 2003 (Harry was honoured with the Lenny Breau “ultimate musicianship” award by the Porcupine Hall of Fame Awards in 2003)

2007 Juno Award nomination Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (duo) for "In Good We Trust"

2007 Maple Blues Awards: Songwriter of the Year Acoustic Act of the Year (with Kevin Breit)

2007 Maple Blues Award Nomination Recording of the Year (In Good We Trust)

2007 Western Canada Music Award Nomination Outstanding Roots Recording - duo (In Good We Trust)

2007 CBC Radio's Great Canadian Blues Award

2006 Juno Award Nomination Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Solo (Mantras for Madmen)

2006 Maple Blues Award Nominations: Acoustic Act of the Year Songwriter of the Year

2006 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations: Best Solo Artist Pushing the Boundaries

2006 Western Canada Music Award Nominations: Songwriter of the Year (Mantras for Madmen) Outstanding Roots Recording (Mantras for Madmen)

2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Nomination Male Singer-Songwriter of the Year (for 2003's Road Ragas)

2005 Maple Blues Award - Acoustic Act of the Year

2005 Canadian Folk Music Awards: Best Solo Artist (West Eats Meet) Jordy Sharp - Producer of the Year (West Eats Meet)

2005 Western Canadian Music Award Nominations: Songwriter of the Year Outstanding Roots Recording (West Eats Meet)

2004 Maple Blues Award Nominations: Acoustic Act of the Year Songwriter of the Year Recording of the Year (West Eats Meet)

2003 Maple Blues Award - Acoustic Act of the Year

2003 Porcupine "Lenny Breau Award" for Ultimate Musicianship

2003 Juno Award Nominations: Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - solo (West Eats Meet) Best Blues Album (Jubilee)

2003 Maple Blues Award Nominations: Album of the Year (Jubilee) Entertainer of the Year

2002 - Penguin Eggs Magazine/Edmonton Folk Festival Award Album of the Year (Wise and Otherwise)

Georgia Straight Magazine Award Blues Artist of the Year - 2002

2002 Maple Blues Awards Acoustic Act of the Year

2002 South Australia Blues Society Award Album of the Year (Wise and Otherwise)

2002 Juno Award Nomination Best Blues Album (Wise and Otherwise)

2002 Maple Blues Award Nomination Songwriter of the Year

2001 Independent Music Awards Best Blues Album (Dog My Cat)

Penguin Eggs Magazine/Edmonton Folk Festival Favorite New Discovery - 2001

2001 Maple Blues Award Nominations: Album of The Year  Best Acoustic Act