Jim Byrnes with Babe Gurr at the Queens

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Saturday, February 6th, 2016
EARLY SHOW starts at 8pm

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 the city streets of 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 1969 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”. Naird Newsletter concludes “…a modern twist on the blues tradition...backed by a killer band, dominated by soulful vocals”. Get yourself to this incredible show and you will have to agree!

http://www.jamestbyrnes.com/

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Tickets available at the Queens or the Cranky Dog in Parksville