Born Paris, 1958. Manu Galvin began, as a young man, to immerse himself in the blues guitar and its various techniques which he quickly perfected. Forming the rhythm & blues band "Hot Cha" he worked the Parisian clubs where his talent inevitably came to the attention of luminaries in blues and pop from Sugar Blue to Maxime Le Forestier. He continues recording and performing with Jean-Jacques Miltau and is a main player on the French session circuit.
Born Paris, 1958. Manu Galvin began, as a young man, to immerse himself in the blues guitar and its various techniques which he quickly perfected. Forming the rhythm & blues band "Hot Cha" he worked the Parisian clubs where his talent inevitably came to the attention of luminaries in blues and pop from Sugar Blue to Maxime Le Forestier. He continues recording and performing with Jean-Jacques Miltau and is a main player on the French session circuit.
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Yes or no Rag [CEZ4279 - 4] |
2'01 | Manuel Galvin | Ragtime in the spirit of the 20's. Relax & tender. Whistled melody, ukulele, choirs & jug. | whistle ukulele pets do-it-yourself childhood carefree jazz ragtime 1920 funny ironical & mischievous | Dm | 129 |
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Yes or no Rag Instrumental [CEZ4279 - 29] |
Alt. | 2'00 | Manuel Galvin | Ragtime in the spirit of the 20's. Ukulele, percussion, & choir (Barbershop quartet style)@ 1'00. | ukulele pets do-it-yourself childhood carefree jazz ragtime 1920 funny ironical & mischievous melodic | F | 129 |
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Prairie [CEZ4070 - 1] |
0 | 2'22 | Manuel Galvin | Peaceful & simple. Folk guitar. | folk guitar peaceful open air country & garden pastoral gardening everyday life folk ballad confident carefree | E | 92 |
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Travelling Mind [CEZ4053 - 1] |
0 | 2'06 | Manuel Galvin | Honest & intimate. Simple up-beat blues feel. Yukulele duet. | adventure confident Country & Western driving road movie tracking shot ukulele steady open air United States of America | Gm | 90 |
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Cotton Flower [CEV3015 - 6] |
0 | 2'55 | Manuel Galvin | Blues in minor in the spirit of the 20's & 30's. Melancholic. Guitar & slide Dobro. | slide guitar blues United States of America Dobro guitar lazy introspective 1920 1930 melodic peaceful | Em | 86 |
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Memphis Minstrels [CEV3015 - 5] |
0 | 1'33 | Manuel Galvin | Rural blues in the spirit of the 20's & 30's. Carefree. Guitar, ukulele, harmonica & jug. | 1930 blues jug band ukulele 1920 confident diatonic harmonica open air jazz ragtime bouncy | A | 136 |
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Searching Blues [CEV3015 - 3] |
3'48 | Manuel Galvin | Traditional blues. Male vocal, acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar. Lyrics | delta blues male singer sung in English vocal 12 st guitar lazy peaceful sensual 1930 confident | Dm | 117 |
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No More Baby Please [CEV3015 - 10] |
Alt. | 3'47 | Manuel Galvin | Traditional blues. Fatalist but relax. 6 & 12 string guitar. | delta blues United States of America folk guitar 12 st guitar simple 1940 1950 patient relaxed strict | Dm | 117 |
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Devil in Disguise [CEV3015 - 2] |
2'57 | Manuel Galvin, Ronald Eugene Smith | Blues in the spirit of the 20's & 30's. Male vocal, guitare, slide Dobro & ukulele. Lyrics | delta blues Song and theme sung in English vocal 1920 1930 male singer confident United States of America slide guitar | Em | 100 |
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Mean Devil Blues [CEV3015 - 9] |
Alt. | 2'58 | Manuel Galvin | In the spirit of the 20's & 30's. Acoustic guitar, slide Dobro & ukulele. | delta blues slide guitar ukulele carefree open air bouncy 1920 1930 silent movie funny animals | Em | 100 |
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Oregon Plains [CEV3015 - 22] |
0 | 2'57 | Manuel Galvin | Country ballad. Peaceful & panoramic. Baritone guitar duet - slide & struming. | road movie slide guitar country ballad United States of America peaceful panorama panoramic romantic intimate dreamy | G | 86 |
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Simple and Natural [CEZ4070 - 4] |
0 | 2'24 | Manuel Galvin | Friendly & relaxed. Ragtime. Flat picking guitar. | picking guitar folk ballad carefree gardening country & garden confident interiors & cooking folky tender pets | C | 125 |
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Organic Planet [CEZ4070 - 2] |
0 | 1'44 | Manuel Galvin | Confident & light-hearted. Whistled melody & vocal ensemble. | pets carefree open air childhood do-it-yourself happy & joyful gardening melodic naive pastoral | A | 87 |
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Under the Oak Tree [CEZ4095 - 34] |
0 | 2'32 | Manuel Galvin, Michel Haumont | Peaceful & bucolic. 12 string guitar, bariton guitar. | road movie folk ballad gardening country & garden picking guitar peaceful charming baritone acoustic guitar Ireland open air | D | 112 |
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Pick-Nick Break [CEZ4095 - 4] |
0 | 2'19 | Manuel Galvin | Joyful & light. 6 & 12 string guitars. | open air country & garden confident happy & joyful 12 st guitar carefree Country & Western childhood everyday life 1970 | G | 172 |
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Cassis-Saint-Trop' [CEZ4095 - 3] |
0 | 2'41 | Manuel Galvin | Gypsy swing. Cheerful & determined. Acoustic guitar & bass. | France happy & joyful open air 1940 1950 French cinema folk guitar carefree gypsy jazz tracking shot | A | 155 |
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She's Mine, All Mine [CEZ4096 - 13] |
0 | 2'16 | Manuel Galvin | Intimate & simple. Ukulele & whistled melody. | simple childhood intimate peaceful whistling swaying charming romantic comedy interiors & cooking tender | C | 103 |
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Back in the Country [CEV3015 - 21] |
0 | 2'37 | Manuel Galvin | Country-folk ballad. Peaceful & carefree. Folk picking guitar solo. | folk guitar road movie country ballad folk ballad confident United States of America open air country & garden catchy interiors & cooking | G | 106 |
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Tele Boogie [CEV3015 - 23] |
0 | 2'37 | Manuel Galvin | Country-Shuffle. Punchy & virtuoso. Electric guitar & rhythm. Breaks from 0'37 to 1' & from 1'15 to 1'41. | country rock United States of America electric guitar blooper confident driving intermittent fiery rhythmic lively | Em | 115 |
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Weegee Hours [CEV3015 - 15] |
0 | 3'04 | Manuel Galvin | Chicago Blues in the spirit of the 50's & 60's. Relax & nocturnal. Electric guitar, piano, brass & rhythm. | relaxed sensual slow (dance) Chicago blues striptease 1950 1960 romantic comedy electric guitar lazy | C | 68 |
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The Girl Next Door [CEZ4053 - 26] |
0 | 2'11 | Manuel Galvin | "Sweetheart, will you dance?" Folk ballad. Acoustic guitar & mandolin duet. | road movie everyday life folk ballad United States of America folk guitar tender romantic melancholic peaceful open air | C | 112 |
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The Wall Garden [CEZ4095 - 35] |
0 | 2'08 | Manuel Galvin, Michel Haumont | Peaceful & melancholic. 6 string & bariton guitars. | country & garden folk ballad picking guitar intimate gardening coastline peaceful open air restrained dreamy | D | 60 |
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Along the Trail [CEV3015 - 19] |
2'37 | Manuel Galvin | Country ballad. Quiet & panoramic. Harmonica, acoustic guitar & ukulele. | diatonic harmonica road movie country ballad United States of America contemporary western panorama panoramic confident American mandolin relaxed | D | 65 |
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Along the Trail 2 [CEV3015 - 25] |
Alt. | 2'33 | Manuel Galvin | Country ballad. Panoramic & mellow. Harmonica, electric fiddle & acoustic guitar. | panorama country ballad United States of America diatonic harmonica panoramic road movie western electric violin peaceful relaxed | D | 65 |
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Life is a Rodeo [CEV3015 - 20] |
0 | 2'02 | Manuel Galvin | Bouncy & positive up tempo. Electric guitar & rhythm. | country rock retro American serie blooper happy & joyful electric guitar rodeo danceable United States of America comical driving | A | 117 |
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Bayou Stomp [CEV3015 - 28] |
0 | 2'27 | Manuel Galvin | Swamp music. Moody & wandering. Harmonica, electric fiddle, guitar & ukulele. | delta blues diatonic harmonica lazy relentless strict confident wandering Louisiana panorama electric violin | Em | 154 |
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Boogie Down [CEV3015 - 18] |
0 | 2'37 | Manuel Galvin | Chicago Blues. Positive up tempo. Electric guitar, harmonica, organ & rhythm. | Chicago blues electric guitar driving lively United States of America festive proud fiery diatonic harmonica rhythmic | Fm | 139 |
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Blues Before Midnight [CEV3015 - 13] |
0 | 2'20 | Manuel Galvin | Chicago Blues in the spirit of the 50's & 60's. Positive. Electric guitar, organ & rhytm section. | Chicago blues United States of America electric guitar 1950 1960 confident driving proud fiery lively | Bb | 123 |
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Just A Simple Blues [CEV3015 - 7] |
0 | 1'42 | Manuel Galvin | Light boogie-woogie. Relax & positive. Acoustic guitar duet. | boogie-woogie confident folk guitar United States of America sparse relaxed simple everyday life 1940 1950 | Bm | 120 |
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Dandelion [CEV3001 - 5] |
0 | 2'32 | Manuel Galvin | Folk ballad. Celtic inspired. Solo guitar. | peaceful folk ballad folk guitar intimate pastoral country & garden calm delicate folk (all) pets | E | 112 |
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Rainy Roads [CEZ4054 - 26] |
0 | 3'41 | Manuel Galvin | Mellow & cool. Jazzy blues. Full band with slinky groove. | bluesy 1980 steady jazzy nocturnal urban landscape road movie 1970 blues driving | Bbm | 105 |
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Trains [CEZ4039 - 7] |
0 | 3'01 | Manuel Galvin, Benoît Sourisse | Jumping a freught train & pretending to be Jack Kerouac... United States. Harmonica, Piano, guitars & rhythm... | trains road movie tracking shot driving United States of America confident steady country rock lively diatonic harmonica | Dm | 122 |
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Horse-Drawn Holiday [CEZ4095 - 7] |
0 | 2'08 | Manuel Galvin | Uplifting & light. Folk guitar & bass. | uplifting gypsy jazz driving happy & joyful everyday life fiery gypsy guitar carefree bouncy tracking shot | Dm | 86 |
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Blues After Midnight [CEV3015 - 17] |
0 | 3'49 | Manuel Galvin, Bobby Rangell | Chicago Blues. Sensual & sophisticated. Alto sax & rhythm. | sensual striptease romantic comedy alto saxophone slow (dance) Chicago blues country ball concert flute jazz club kitsch & cheesy | Gm | 165 |
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Blues Grumble [CEV3015 - 1] |
0 | 2'46 | Manuel Galvin | Plaintive & moody. Humming voice & electric guitar. | delta blues humming male voice intimate wandering introspective Louisiana simple electric guitar melancholic restrained | Em | 70 |
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Once Upon a Love [CEV3015 - 4] |
2'38 | Manuel Galvin | Traditional blues. Male vocal, acoustic 6 & 12 string guitar. Lyrics | United States of America Song and theme sung in English delta blues vocal 1950 male singer confident driving 12 st guitar | Em | 102 |
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Keep the Blues On [CEV3015 - 11] |
Alt. | 2'37 | Manuel Galvin | Quiet but determided. 6 & 12 string guitars. | confident United States of America folk guitar 12 st guitar boogie-woogie simple 1940 1950 driving relaxed | Em | 102 |
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Mambo Jambo [CEV3015 - 14] |
0 | 1'58 | Manuel Galvin | Mambo Rock in the spirit of the 50's & 60's. Festive up tempo. Sax section, electric guitar & rhythm. | 1950 1960 happy & joyful retro American serie festive electric guitar mambo rock blooper boogie-woogie danceable | Bm | 91 |
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Bogalusa Waltz [CEV3015 - 26] |
0 | 0'56 | Manuel Galvin | Louisiana Cajun waltz. Rural & naive. Fiddle & acoustic guitar. (Louisiana) | cajun Louisiana pastoral western ethnic & traditional (all) waltz movement electric violin fiddle violin danceable festive | A | 122 |
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Les Bleuets [CEV3001 - 32] |
0 | 2'22 | Manuel Galvin, Michel Gaucher | Relaxed & warm. Folk & jazz. Acoustic guitar & classical flute. | folk guitar peaceful country & garden confident concert flute intimate pastoral dreamy arpeggio calm | Em | 78 |
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A Room with a view [CEZ4054 - 27] |
0 | 3'20 | Manuel Galvin | Gentle melody, meandering & flowing. Acoustic & electric guitar led band. | road movie country ballad melancholic 1970 intimate peaceful urban landscape relaxed moving United States of America | D | 131 |
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Magnolia Flowers [CEZ4053 - 24] |
0 | 1'53 | Manuel Galvin | Ambiguous. Mixtures of blues & folk. Solo dobro guitar. | delta blues Dobro guitar dreamy sparse introspective everyday life 1960 country & garden United States of America panorama | Dm | 103 |
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On the Border [CEV3015 - 24] |
0 | 2'52 | Manuel Galvin | Tex-Mex ballad. Lazy & sentimental. Harmonica, electric fiddle & acoustic guitar. | country ballad diatonic harmonica contemporary western road movie romantic United States of America lazy panorama panoramic sentimental | A | 62 |
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Fais Dodo [CEV3015 - 30] |
1'48 | Manuel Galvin | Louisiana Cajun two-step. Bouncy & rural. Harmonica & fiddle duet. (Louisiana) | Louisiana folk violin cajun ethnic & traditional (all) diatonic harmonica western folk ball lively festive pastoral | A | 172 |
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Louisiana Wax [CEV3015 - 31] |
Alt. | 1'49 | Manuel Galvin | Louisiana Cajun two-step like a 78 RPM recording. (Louisiana) | folk violin ethnic & traditional (all) folk ball cajun fx 78 rpm Louisiana diatonic harmonica danceable lively festive | A | 172 |
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Louisiana Carnival [CEV3015 - 27] |
0 | 3'36 | Manuel Galvin | Festive & exuberant. Piccolo flute, tenor sax, slide guitar & rhythm @ 0'16. | Louisiana tenor saxophone festive carnival lively piccolo flute happy & joyful funny animals uplifting fiery | Ebm | 153 |
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Jump Up [CEV3015 - 16] |
0 | 1'55 | Manuel Galvin | Rhythm & Blues in the spirit of the 50's & 60's. Positive up tempo. Harmonica, electric guitar, brass & rhythm. | 1960 diatonic harmonica jerk rhythm and blues United States of America 1950 lively festive happy & joyful baritone saxophone | Gm | 136 |
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One For the Blues [CEZ4054 - 29] |
0 | 2'32 | André Charlier, Manuel Galvin, Benoît Sourisse | Let the good times roll... Straight Chicago blues. Electric band with harmonica. | Chicago blues diatonic harmonica United States of America tracking shot 1960 lively Hammond organ urban landscape 1950 1970 | Em | 125 |
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Strummin' Easy [CEZ4053 - 28] |
0 | 2'25 | Manuel Galvin | Strummed acoustic guitar, playing gentle underscore piece. | folk ballad confident folk guitar simple tender United States of America intimate dreamy sentimental 1960 | A | 60 |
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Black and White [CEZ4044 - 26] |
0 | 4'04 | Manuel Galvin, Jean Gobinet, Benoît Sourisse | "Like a good old ""whodunit"". Flugelhorn, keyboards & guitar." | flugel horn nocturnal new wave (cinema) jazz ballad social drama wandering jazzy sentimental retro cinema moving | Dm | 61 |
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Homeward Bound [CEZ4039 - 28] |
0 | 2'49 | Manuel Galvin, Benoît Sourisse | Ever faster... Harmonica, guitar and drums... | trains adventure confident country rock panorama panoramic road movie driving uplifting tracking shot | G | 156 |
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Funk City [CEZ4107 - 11] |
0 | 3'16 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Manuel Galvin, Jean Gobinet | Progressive jazz. Determined & serioux. Trumpet, electric guitar & rhythm. | jazz rock retro American serie 1970 film noir investigation muted trumpet urgent 1980 driving blaxploitation | Dm | 133 |
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Irish Roots [CEV3015 - 32] |
0 | 1'42 | Manuel Galvin | Irish jig. Joyful & festive. Harmonica, acoustic guitar & fiddle @ 0'48. | country dance Irish jig folk ball ethnic & traditional (all) Ireland danceable diatonic harmonica United States of America festive folk (all) | A | 107 |
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Old Time, Hot Time [CEV3015 - 29] |
0 | 1'53 | Manuel Galvin | Rural & playful. Harmonica & fiddle duet. | diatonic harmonica electric violin delta blues United States of America ironical & mischievous road movie driving fiery pastoral bouncy | Gm | 100 |
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Back to Soweto [CEV3015 - 34] |
0 | 1'40 | Manuel Galvin | Joyful & playful. South African music inspired. Harmonica & bass harmonica duet & ukulele. | trains tracking shot United States of America funny animals lively diatonic harmonica funny happy & joyful carefree everyday life | A | 123 |
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Nuova York [CEV3008 - 3] |
0 | 2'26 | Manuel Galvin | Dixieland jazz band. Carefree & festive. | big band bouncy jazz bands (all) New-Orleans jazz brass ensemble happy & joyful Italy carnival danceable lively | Fm | 93 |
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