May 12/09: Jim Byrnes' new recording My Walking Stick featuring The Sojourners is released on the Black Hen Music label.

April 26-May 6/09 The Sojourners tour Germany and the Netherlands for the first time ever with Jim Byrnes.

April 07/09: 7 Continents, 1 Earth: A CBC/Radio-Canada Earth Day Celebration - Jim Byrnes and The Sojourners joined other environmentally aware performers from around the world to perform in Montreal. Listen to it here on CBC Radio 2 Concerts on Demand.

January 27/09: Let Freedom Sing, a Time-Life 3CD set documenting the music of the Civil Rights era is released. It includes Eyes on the Prize, by the Sojourners. Buy it here at Barnes & Noble.

October 30/08: The Sojourners were nominated for a MapleBlues Award in the New Artist/Group category.

October 30/08: The Sojourners were selected to appear at the MapleBlues Awards ceremony on January 19th in Toronto.

October 09/08: The Sojourners were nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Vocal Group of the Year category.

September 15/08: The Sojourners performed at the Western Canadian Music Awards festival in Edmonton on October 18th at The Artery. They were also been selected to perform on the WCMA show on October 19th.

September 01/08: Eyes on the Prize, a track from The Sojourners' Black Hen CD Hold On, was selected for inclusion in an upcoming Time-Life compilation on the Civil Rights era.

July 31/08: The Sojourners were nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award in the Roots Album of the Year – Group category.

October 18/07: Jim Brynes' House of Refuge CD featuring The Sojourners won the Western Canadian Music Awards trophy for Outstanding Blues Recording.