Canadian Blues Singer in Randolph Concert

MountainFolk will present Canadian bluesman, Harry Manx in concert, Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Underground Center for the Arts in Randolph. Manx has been called an "essential link" between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas.

With five recordings to his credit since 2001, Manx has been collecting critical accolades for his skills as a vocalist and his virtuosity on lap steel guitar, banjo and the otherworldly Mohan veena, a 20-stringed sitar-guitar. His latest CD, "West Eats Meet," was nominated for a 2005 Juno award for best Roots and Traditional Album.

"I always have one foot in the blues and one foot somewhere in the Far East," Manx says. All of his music displays an ease at weaving Southern blues and folk over traditional Indian ragas.

MountainFolk’s founder and artistic director, Todd Tyson, has presented folk concerts in Pennsylvania and Vermont for 10 years with his "concert bio" including performances by Nickel Creek, John Gorka, Dar Williams, Old Blind Dogs, Hans Theessink, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Guy Davis, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Tom Rush, Crooked Still, Richard Shindell, The Holmes Brothers, Rory Block and many others.

Advance tickets are available at the Randolph Co-op Market and also at the door starting at 7 p.m. The Underground Center for the Arts is located directly beneath the Randolph Co-op.

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