Jim Byrnes is a legendary blues icon, an actor of note, and an artist who lights up every stage with songs and stories, tried and true.

Jim began playing blues guitar at age 13 and continues to play on his favourite guitar, a 1969 Gibson Hummingbird. Born in St. Louis, he moved to Vancouver in the 70s. Jim is a three time winner of the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year. He is a legendary blues icon, an actor of note and an artist who lights up every stage with songs and stories.

“Every now and then, if you’re lucky, you’ll hear a voice that changes the way you think about music. It’s that rare kind of voice that can take you out of yourself to a place where a song that you’ve heard a thousand times becomes brand new again. Jim Byrnes’ voice has that quality…”