HARRY MANX: Dog My Cat

Harry Manx

Dog My Cat

© 2006 Dog My Cat Records (623667212045)

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Sparse, soulful and contemplative, Dog My Cat -- recorded in one 11 hour studio session -- highlights Harry's mastery of lap slide guitar, harmonica and the Mohan Veena, a must for acoustic blues fans.

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---RE-RELEASE OF HARRY MANX'S DEBUT CD DOG MY CAT ---
The album that launched one-man-band Harry Manx onto the international stage is now re-released this fall on his own independent label of the same name, Dog My Cat Records.

Sparse, soulful, and contemplative, Dog My Cat highlights Harry’s brilliant mastery of the lap slide guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals, not to mention the unique Mohan Veena – a 20-string Indian slide guitar. Recorded in a single 11-hour studio session with only harmonica and occasional guitar solo overdubs, Dog My Cat captured the attention of music peers, fans and reviewers. The Canadian Independent Music Awards voted it as the Best Blues Album of the Year in 2002 while the same year the Toronto Blues Society nominated it as Blues Album of the Year.

Of the thirteen tunes on this album, most of them are Manx originals, including the favourites “Bring That Thing”, “Sunday Mourning Ascension” and “Lay Down My Worries”. Two instrumental ragas emphasize Manx’s deeply spiritual connection to India and that of his years of tutelage under Mohan Veena creator V.M. Bhatt. Well-chosen cover tunes such as Muddy Waters’ Can’t Be Satisfied and Baby Please Don’t Go are given a new treatment that has one reviewer remarking “Finally, the promise of Ganges Delta blues is fulfilled.” (SonicNet)

Merging traditional blues with that of Indian ragas, it’s this disc that established Harry Manx as the “essential link” between the music of the East and the West. As Harry himself says, “This CD is about ...the depth and truth of the blues, the transcendence of the raga. Some of the songs hint at the unspeakable, the rest are deep-rooted in the earth."

"Harry Manx is assuredly Canada's most versatile and expressive blues player,"- Billboard magazine

"Each song possesses more feeling and emotion than a million pop songs could ever deliver." — Music Dish

"Dog My Cat is a very impressive collection of original blues songs ... recommended." - Dirty Linen Magazine

"Manx has produced a new take on the folk/blues sound that is as exotic as it is accessible." - Charleston Post and Courier

"A voice that brings to mind the smoothness and edge of a nine-year-old bourbon.” - Monday Magazine

"If a blues CD can be termed "elegant", this is it" —jazzreview.com

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  • A wonderful combination of blues and Indian music...fantastic!!
    author: Carol Whiteman

    This was my first experience with Harry Manx. The Cd is a gentle mixture of blues and a taste of India, two of my favorites! What more could I want?! The Mohan veena was fabulous and I will definitely buy "more of Manx!"

  • Blend of Blues and Indian
    author: Lynne & Ross Anderson

    Having been Harry Manx fans for some time, our first album of Harry's was his second album Wise And Otherwise which became a much played favourite. Then followed Jubilee, West Eats Meet and then recently Mantras for Madmen. Each album has a mix of new and covered songs which are superbly done. To bring our collection up to date, we recently purchased Harry's first album Dog My Cat and were not disappointed in it's quality of song selection. It is a fine album and is already becoming a firm favourite and we recommend it highly.

  • author: CD Baby

    Initially, this seems to be a fairly straight ahead (and very well crafted) acoustic blues record. The guitar is plucked and thumped, the harp adds its own distinct accompaniment, and the vocals maintain a sullen quality that captures the essence of the lyrics perfectly. Upon further inspection, it becomes clear that this is simply the foundation for some impressively abstract playing and songwriting. The direction begins to diverge brilliantly on "Reuben's Train," an intricately lulling track where the Mohan Veena, a 20 string Indian slide guitar, makes its first appearance. The sound this complex instrument produces is wonderfully overwhelming and unexpected, a tremendous twist that pops up throughout the remainder of the album. Having recorded this album almost entirely live in one day, it makes it all the more special. The songs are lively and can't help but feed off each other, maintaining a continuous vibe that flows in and out of every infatuating song.

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