Jim Balfour Jim Balfour Saskatoon Jim began writing songs with collaborator Collin Reid in Jamaica and recorded “In Jamaica” (2015) and “breathe” (2017) in Jamaica and Saskatoon. Just before Covid hit, he was sitting at the piano with lyrics, developing “feels” for songs and many new ideas just flowed. I found that the lyrics and feel led to finding an appropriate musical genre for each song, and that is how the song diversity of “Collage” occurred. Jim has been the front man for reggae bands “Natural Mistik” and “Jim Balfour and the Outer Rings”, and blues bands “Full Moon Blues” and “Ernest Ernies’ Panfried Blues” performing for many years at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and many other venues. Since 2009, he has been a guest artist performing at a number of venues in Negril, Jamaica, often introduced as “White Bob”! He is also an accomplished percussionist Jim has also been a long-time social worker and community activist, having spearheaded three years of “Musicians for Peace” on the International Day of Peace (September 21) He participated with the City of Saskatoon’s race relations committee for a number of years and in 2020 recorded a one-take performance of “Wild West” which traces the history of inequality in the United States. Jim Balfour’s tracks Over The Top by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:17Z Warmth Of The Sun by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:13Z Love Affair by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:10Z Dancing With The Breeze by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:07Z Trust Music by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:04Z August by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:15:01Z Still Vertical by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:14:58Z Side Of The Road by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:14:54Z I'm Not A Racist, But (a Parody) by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:14:52Z Acts Of Kindness by Jim Balfour published on 2022-04-05T21:14:48Z
