About this Event
We are excited to welcome Jim Byrnes back to High Beam Dreams for a Christmas Concert.
Doors at 1:30 PM Show: 2:00 PM
About Jim Byrnes:
“Jim Byrnes shows that he just might be the next singer-songwriter you mention to all your friends.”- Axs Magazine
Jim Byrnes lives and breathes music. For nearly fifty years he’s crooned, drawled, belted, hollered and sweet talked more songs into a microphone than most people ever get to hear in a single lifetime. His evocative, smoky vocals are found in a truth that doesn’t come overnight. The sheer joy you can hear in the music he creates is a reason to celebrate Jim Byrnes as a living musical treasure.
By age thirteen, Jim was singing and playing blues guitar. His first professional gig was in 1964. Over the years, he has had the great good fortune to appear with a virtual who’s who of the blues. From Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker to Taj Mahal and Robert Cray, Jim has been on the blues highway his whole career.
St. Louis bred, Byrnes moved to Vancouver, BC in the mid-70s after years of drifting, working odd jobs and playing music. He’s been a mainstay on both the music and screen scenes ever since. Jim was recently awarded the Order of Canada, acknowledging the impact he has had on the Canadian arts scene as well as for his philanthropic work.
His fame as an actor equals his legendary music status. From his numerous TV and movie roles, highlights include the Wiseguy and Highlander series, and his national variety show, The Jim Byrnes Show.
With many award winning albums to his credit (Maple Blues Awards, WCMAs, Junos, Canadian Folk Music Awards), Jim Byrnes is that artist who will light up the stage with songs and stories, tried and true.
Simon Kendall:
Simon is a composer, producer and a performer. He has also performed and recorded with numerous acts including: Cowboy Junkies, Colin James, Barney Bentall, Jim Byrnes, Chad Brownlee, East Van Morrison, Baba Brinkman, Illiteratty, and the Boom Booms. 5 years after the untimely death of Doug Bennett, the original Slugs re-formed with singer Ted Okos and have performed for delighted Doug & the Slugs fans everywhere. Simon has released 3 solo piano albums of introspective, soulful original music: Sweet Compulsion, Voyages From the Left Coast, and most recently, Postcards from my Piano.
Eric Reed:
Eric is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano and other retro-keyed instruments.
He can be seen playing with artists such as Barney Bentall, John Mann, Jim Byrnes, Karen Lee Batten and Sean Hogan.
Eric has backed other artists including Jim Cuddy, Bill Henderson, Wayne Lavallee, Victoria Banks, Melanie Dekker, Tom Taylor, Angela Harris, Dayna Manning, Devin Cuddy, Neil Osborne, Leslie Alexander, One More Girl... And bands including She Stole My Beer, the bluegrass group The High Bar Gang, and Barney Bentall's Grand Cariboo Opry – with Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Matt Masters, Leeroy Stagger, Kendel Carson and many other great Canadian artists.
PS: All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
High Beam Dreams, 350 Glassford Road, Gibsons, Canada
CAD 23.76 to CAD 74.09
