Jim Byrnes in Sidney

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Friday, February 5th, 2016
7:30 PM

There is nothing more powerful than a good song; something no one knows better than legendary blues man JIM BYRNES.  With that knowledge he has amassed a stellar collection of good songs including “12 Questions”, “Walk on Boy”, “Still Stuck on You”, “Jailbird Love Song”, “Me and Piney Brown”, “Four Until Late”, “Love is Just a Gamble”, “Of Whom Shall I be Afraid”, “That River”, “Stardust”, “Talk in Circles” and “Just a Pilgrim”, Winner of Canadian Spotlight Awards' best music video of the year (2006).

From his youth along the steaming Mississippi thru the storms of life Byrnes has become a staple of the Vancouver music scene.  Still wringing out the notes of his favored ‘69 Gibson Hummingbird, Jim expresses “the constant struggle and infinite joy of love”; delivering it all with that quintessential blues vibe.  The honors he has received along the way bear testimony to JIM BYRNES’ “good songs”.  The albums That River won the Juno for Best Blues/Gospel Album (1996), House of Refuge the Juno for Blues Album of the Year (2007) and Everywhere West the Juno for Blues Album of the Year (2011).  Jim further proved he has the pipes winning the Canadian Folk Music Awards Contemporary Singer of the Year (2006, 2009).

British Blues Connection states, “...smoldering intensity...deeply soulful”.  “A voice that sounds like it saw creation and followed the devil down to hell” adds Americana UK.  “Byrnes is a veritable national treasure, and if you like the blues you should know about him” says Uptown.  Vancouver Province calls JIM BYRNES “A cross-breeding of soul and country, which recalls Otis Redding or Percy Sledge”.

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