Harry Manx was born on the Isle of Man in 1955 and the family immigrated to Canada when he was 6. He spent time as a roadie and sound engineer at the El Mocambo in Toronto. He left Canada at age 20 to busk in Europe and Japan. It was …
A while back I had a playlist that featured instruments that were cousins to the guitar: mandolins, slide & steel guitars, etc.. I thought it would be nice to add a second addition to this. New instrument inclusions are the banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, sitar and autoharp. These instruments add a …
I’m thinking of the summer and how that will likely be very different from previous summers. Large gatherings are likely to be less frequent, if they happen at all. This means that many celebrations will change from what they were. One of these will be folk festivals. One of my …
I always have a general purpose or theme in mind when I create a playlist. This time ‘round I was in a more “contemplation of life” mood when thinking about what songs should go in this one. It runs through a variety of feelings, but essentially stays in the reflective, …
I was listening to a song the other day that had some good slide guitar going on. I thought that a playlist highlighting some slide guitar, mandolin, pedal steel etc. was required. This was a fun one to put together. There are so many excellent artists and songs out …
