A sold out Geomatic Attic heard Canadian musician Harry Manx blend the blues with East Indian music, March 24.
While I only caught the last half hour of his set, he covered the bases from covering old Willie Dixon blues classics on the Mohan Veena, a 20 string guitar/ sitar hybrid.
Most of his set was marked with sighing slide powered and the beautiful melodies he played on various instruments.
He added a nice harp solo on “Can’t Be Satisfied,” and joked about tuning his Mohan Veena. Always the affable host, he chatted with the crowd in his laid back manner and sang in the blues in velvet tones. He alternated between several guitars, a six string banjo and, of course the Mohan Veena, an instrument he has helped popularized.
One of many highlights was “Goodtime Charlie Sings the Blues.”
He wound down his mellow show on a slow, sweet note — “ Love, Crazy Love,” then joked about the sitting ovations.
He returned for one last song as the crowd stood up and applauded.
