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Jim Byrnes
House of Refuge
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B, Gospel

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Didn't It Rain
2. Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?
3. Running Out of Time
4. Big Bill's Blues
5. Lay Me Down Sweet Jesus
6. Today
7. Stardust
8. Be Ready When He Comes
9. The Death of Ernesto Guevara
10. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
11. Fortify Me
12. The Beast In Me

CD Details

All Artists: Jim Byrnes
Title: House of Refuge
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Black Hen Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 4/15/2008
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B, Gospel
Styles: Electric Blues, Modern Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 625712993220

Synopsis

Product Description

Resident of Vancouver, but born in St. Louis in the same time frame as Ike Turner, Jimmy Johnson and Chuck Berry, Jim Byrnes has shared the stage with many Blues legends. Recorded and produced in Vancouver by another Juno Award winner Steve Dawson, House of Refuge is the follow up to 2004's Fresh Horses and is much more than just a gospel tinged record. It is a twelve track long player of songs and stories of deep soul and faith all brought to breathe by a lust for life and a deference for death. Besides Byrnes and Dawson on guitars, the album features Jesse Zubot on fiddle and mandolin, Elliot Polsky on percussion and drums, Keith Lowe on double bass, Chris Gestrin on keyboard/organ/accordion and the gospel trio The Sojourners (Marcus Mosely, Will Sanders, and Ron Small) on vocals. Byrnes is a Juno winner and nominee for his Blues/Gospel releases.

CD Reviews

Really worth giving this one a listen!!

Janice Allman | Walpole, MA | 04/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't normally go in for gospel albums, but I'm a huge Jim Byrnes fan, so of course I had to give this a listen. I bought it last year, before it was available on Amazon. I had to order it direct from Black Hen in Canada, but it was worth going to that extra trouble. If you're a fan of Byrnes, I highly recommend giving this a try. If you liked his last album, Fresh Horses, and if you especially liked the exquisite track "I'm Just a Pilgrim" from that album, you will surely like House of Refuge. The gospel elements here are good, and the more traditional blues songs are first-rate, as Byrnes' blues usually are."