"Death Have Mercy" - Harry Manx & Kevin Breit

[morphotik]

Harry Manx should record with Leonard Cohen. I would love to see that show!

[icyhell007]

amazing



[Glaeken1961]

the traditions of this music are like a great broad river made up of the connecting lives of so many many players..it is that each of us has but two ears and so few years to grasp this...here's me bus

[Nucc3]

Just heard about Manx tonight and never even knew he existed ...Sorry ...but he.s great.

[Osayannx]

Kevin, can really make his guitar sing...cool!!!

[rcmontecalvo]

that sounds unbelievably amazing.

[pcvorholzer]

oh god....harry manx is spectacular. i just discovered him an couple hours ago

[CopperCountryGal]

He was awesome live in the Calumet Theatre this past weekend. It was very moving.. wow. What a pure Joy that was!!!!!..

[cramp1944]

Just discovered Harry yesterday..and been posting..listening...posting..­etc. Kinda a mix of early Kotke, and Dire Straits...love it. Nice to be my age and discover something new and brilliant!!!

[lightlyone]

Great song, great performance! So many great posts of Harry Manx and his soulful, musical expressions.

[woodrailking]

Harry Manx and Ry Cooder should play together. Ry did a sitar blues record called Ceyleib People in the '60s.

[kiteman1234]

Kinda like Peter Gabriel wiht a great guitar

[Paulacygne]

Going to see him next week. Can't wait.

[MoonNymph775]

wow

[chewieru]

Beautiful. Wanna buy their CD.

[kariaudar]

I love Indian music and I love the blues, and I adore Harry Manx´s mixing of the two.

[starmanskye]

@kariaudar -- MAn, I do too ... The smooth groove fusion of Raga and Blues in the deep soulful mastery of Harry Manx is absolutely rivetting; Just as I am getting into slide blues banjo I 'stumble' onto the amazing performances of Manx on Youtube.

OUT-Standing! What an inspiration. I'm blowed away.

[taildragger53]

@kariaudar Same here...a haunting type of music. Most think Bollywood Music is  the only Indian music.(LOL) Harry Manx is like a present day John Coltrane the way he's fused East with West. Ry Cooder did it also back in the 90s. Derek Trucks is following on with it...keeping the 1969 retro feel going.

[kariaudar]

@taildragger53

Yes, I agree that the world is regrettably ignorant as regards Indian music. Most people outside of India think (as you said) that Bollywood music is the only type of Indian music, and do not even suspect that there exists an absolutely wonderful (and astonishingly profuse) musical universe which is called Indian classical music. (That is not to disparage Bollywood music, which in its heyday (50´s, 60´s and 70´s) was wondrous, but people should broaden their musical horizons.)

[taildragger53]

@kariaudar Wow, absolutely true. 200% accurate. I'm partly Indian myself (Anglo-Indian) and i play Jazz guitar, have done since 1969. I cant claim to have the patience necessary to listen to huge amounts of Indian music but that's MY problem. The CD "Calcutta Slide Guitar" shows how close the Mohan Vina can sound to Delta Blues.

A very haunting, spooky, CD..similar in places to Blind Willie Johnsons "Dark Is The Night".

Thanks for the message.

[jamieschooley]

cool music.... me and parrish are going to see him next week

[HowToGuroo]

@jamieschooley Rlly? Im going with Ron Weasly

[naldrich]

Harry Manx plays well here as per usual, but Breit totally owns in this performance. Spastic and perfect.

[taylor410ce]

I think that Harry Manx and Derek Trucks should play together.

[SamboraNat88]

that...would be AWESOME to see!!

[TheBrowndawg]

wouldnt that be awesome. i reckon itd have to be a dedicated project though couldnt see them jamming together on the spur of the moment

[c3066521]

anyone know what or who is playing that bass-y type noise over two notes starting halfway through the first beat of the verse riff? neither of them seem to be doing it..

[Sirguda]

Kevin Breit makes that sound, picking the E string near the bridge I guess.

[GiJofus]

At first I thought it was a bass pedal, but it could just be put through a loop pedal, as I noticed the note bend.

[5150vhguitar]

It's a looper. You can hear him set the loop at 1:33. Problem is he does the phrase while the camera is panned on Harry, so you don't see him play it. He plays it real time again at the end of the solo section.

BTW if you don't own a looper, get one! Best thing I ever bought for guitar.

[c3066521]

ah of course that makes sense! cheers

[alexvokes]

I am always struck dumb by these guys combined talent. 5 Stars!! Thanks for Posting

[ricksullivan]

questions about Harry Manx's guitar; He went to India to have it specially made and the artist that put it together for him did it so that it has a Sitar like sound. Harry is involved in Eastern spirituality to a large degree so of course it would flavour his sounds.

[Rozea]

It is actually called a Mohan Venna, and no, it was not made for Manx, it was made by Vishwa Mohan Bratt. Manx studied with him and learned how to play it.

[elliott123456]

does anyone know what tuning he uses for this song?

[elliott123456]

lol, i really didnt take a close look at his guitar, little different than my slide............

[bouche]

Harry and Kevin are coming to Ottawa for Bluesfest 2008! WOOOOHOO!

[exxrox]

What an amazing show..things I have never seem before.

[SteveVaiFreak]

dont like kevin's kind of playing ...

*wise and otherwise ... best HM cd ... :)

[Remission76]

Kevin's playing definitely takes a certain taste and time to really appreciate. Very minimalistic, sporattic (sp?). I find it funny because my favorite bands are meshuggah and dillinger escape plan, and his almost "mathematical" approach to his playing makes it easy to throw his music into a play list with the likes of meshuggah and DEP.

[SteveVaiFreak]

its funny that you listen to meshuggah and then afer harry manx. But Im the same ...

My favs are ...Dream theater, Symphony x, and pain of salvation .. and then I listen to harry manx ...;)

[c3066521]

yeah well said.

p.s. sporadic

[rumplestonedskin]

thats not a folk guitar,its a special guitar only a couple of people in the world own or can play,i cant rmbr what its called,but look at the special strings and frets,its part sitar

[dancegypsy]

rumplestonedskin: I'm not certain of the spelling, but it's a mohanvina.

[Oldboblues]

N-dimensional space,thats what the two guys give each other,young players take note.

[kokoro86]

What exactly is N-Dimensional space?

[Oldboblues]

Space on several dimensions,musical space and mutual respect:they listen to each other,instead of grandstanding they cross-talk

get it?

[Sirguda]

What's the tuning on the folk guitar ? Open D, G ?

[rumplestonedskin]

thats not a folk guitar,it's a special guitar only a couple of people in the world own or know how to play,note the special frets and extra strings,its part sitar

[Remission76]

I had the extreme fortune to see both these amazing individuals play in Elmira, Ontario. An amazing show played in an old, hallowed out barn. Got both of them to sign my copy of "In Good We Trust". Completely mind-boggling experience.

[rooksmdc]

Is Kevin Breit playin this Bass sounds? Dont looks like it but who else?

[timjmoran]

Yeah,I'm guessing he might be using an Octave Splitter/ Pitch Transposer to get the lower octave+ a looping pedal..odd how he just brings it in every now & then.Cool effect, tho. man- these two are great together,aren't they? It's so rare you hear a fresh take on the blues.

[bouche]

I think he tuned down his E string and setup a loop.

[AAparallel]

he's playing like the Chinese instrument! That's awesome!

[stratocastermojo]

excellent stuff !

[coolmerc3]

He's too cool.....he's has a lot good music..Check him out....I like his voice...

[fngrpckr]

Oh my God! This is GOLD! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[musik102]

That's great!

[SteveVaiFreak]

his cd wise and otherwise is incredible ...

harry manx has such a talent

[mojoelem]

Harry Manx & Colin Linden i would say are two of Canada's finest musicians. And real gentlemen too.

[NossedEvo]

I agree--further: national treasures.

[SteveVaiFreak]

check for canadian Don Ross ...

best accoustic guiar player I've seen of my life...

[bouche]

great stuff! I was there that night and wondered what was going to come out of the 4 cameras I saw setup.

IS there a full show mixed yet?

I know a guy that did a matrix of the audio and it's incredible.

[Stevoblues]

A mohanvina. Part sitar, part guitar. What a great sound . . . in the hands of a master.

[mojoelem]

Manx has the style of N.S. Bhattacharya. A haunting sound reminiscent of Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Is The Night, Cold Is The Ground". It's a lonely sound that comes straight from the soul and melts into the universe.

 It's amazing how Delta Blues sounds similar to Indian folk music.

[mojoelem]

Stevoblues; Yes, i'm part Indian myself and i know how hard it is to play one of these melancholy sounding instruments. Harry actually studied it in India for 5 or 6 yrs...now that's dedication! Harry was featured on a "Talking Blues" episode ('Bravo' Canada channel) He gave a superb interview. Thank you "indieeyes" for this gem.

[bobbyearlnewell]

how do I get the video sound to work on these videos

[peglegsam]

totally amazing, thanks a million :)