Welcome, Jon Hines is an award winning, national touring blues musician living in Cape Breton.
Jon Hines of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has toured throughout Canada in his young career as a blues man. Nominated for Music Nova Scotia Blues Recording of the year 2023, 2022 blues recoding of the year East Coast Music Association and winner of the East Coast Blues Society’s “Maritime to Memphis Blues Challenge”. Jon is a board member of Cape Breton Music and an official artist of Black Mountain Picks, Godin Guitars, Wild Dog Stomp boxes. “A Pale Blue Dot” has seen radio play nationally across Canada, and internationally in UK and the United States of America. Jon Hines & Joe Murphy started a duo after a recording session for “A Pale Blue Dot”. Jon is a semi finalist in the international songwriting competition two years in a row, 2017 and 2018.
2017 ISC semi finalist
2018 ISC semi finalist
2020 Black Mountain Picks Artist (Canada)
2021 Godin Guitars artist (Canada)
2022 ECMA nomination, Blues recording of the year
2022 StringJoy Endorsed Artist
2022 ECBS Blues Challenge winner
2023 Wild Dog Stomp Boxes (Australia)
2023 Music Nova Scotia Nomination Blues Recording of the year
“Everybody knows umbrellas cost more in the rain.” - Jon Hines
- pablo picasso
