[13] Many of his albums from the 1970s refer to Christian themes, which in turn inform his concerns for human rights and environmentalism. Adria, Marco, "Making Contact with Bruce Cockburn". John Cockburn, and to play a concert for Canadian troops. [15] He won the Juno, for Canadian Folksinger of the Year, three years in a row, 1971–73. In N. Slonimsky & L. Kuhn (eds. Cockburn left 3's a Crowd in the spring of 1969 to pursue a solo career. Cockburn's first solo appearance was at the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1967, and in 1969 he was a headliner. But given their treatment -- many of them done as solo guitar pieces -- the dearth of new material doesn't even matter. [7], Cockburn attended Nepean High School, where his 1964 yearbook photo states his desire "to become a musician". His eponymous album was released on April 7th 1970, including classic hits “Going to the Country” and “Musical Friends.” In the past fifty years, he’s released 34 albums and played around the world. 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Bruce Cockburn has announced the September 15, 2017 release of his first full-length album in seven years, Bone On Bone (True North Records).The release coincides with his induction into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame, and the launch of his longest touring schedule in decades. He became a follower of Christ on that day. Cockburn’s 23rd album, The Charity of Night (1996), was his first for Rykodisc. [26], Songs on these themes include "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (Stealing Fire), an angry response to the plight of refugees in Central America; "Stolen Land" (Waiting for a Miracle), about the land claims of British Columbia's Haida people; and "If a Tree Falls" (Big Circumstance)—one of Cockburn's best-known songs—decrying the deforestation of the Amazon.[27]. The lyrics are introspective in tone, unlike the more politically charged themes Cockbu… For his debut, the artist favors sparse arrangements, consisting primarily of Cockburn on acoustic guitar (and occasional piano and dulcimer) with some support from Dennis Pendrith on bass. In that moment he felt Jesus in the room, just as he had at their wedding. There were good reasons for the drought. This question was posed to Bruce in 1994, read y'all about it: "The most significant thing I can recall doing that year was doing an album called Night Vision. Cockburn's first decade of recordings (1970-1979) is largely literate, singer/songwriter folk-rock, often with a strong Christian tone and mystical, devotional lyrics. The album's first single, "Wondering Where the Lions Are", reached No. Milne, said in 1988 that although Cockburn didn't take music, he could often be seen playing guitar. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, the Canadian singer-songwriter has issued a steady stream of acclaimed albums every couple of years. Fourth and eighth place were tied. [24], Cockburn's songwriting is often political, expressing concern for the environment and the welfare of indigenous peoples. Cockburn has also begun playing a baritone guitar made by Ontario-based luthier Tony Karol. In 2007 Cockburn received three honorary doctorates, the fourth, fifth and sixth of his career. Find Bruce Cockburn … [22], In 2009 Cockburn travelled to Afghanistan to visit his brother, Medical Officer Capt. There are some really powerful and moving songs on the album that make it well worth a listen, but the somewhat flat, hollow performances on the faster songs hold the album back a … [32], He has received thirteen Juno Awards,[33] and in 2001, during the 30th Annual Juno Awards ceremony, Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. He had written the song a year earlier, after visiting Guatemalan refugee camps in Mexico that were attacked by Guatemalan military helicopters. In 2016 his album "Christmas" was certified 6 times platinum in Canada for sales of over 600,000. Cockburn is affiliated with the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, twice visiting Nepal with the charity, in 1987 and 2007. The album was originally released in 1970 and is the first album to be released by True North Records. It was originally recorded, with cornet player Ron Miles, bassist Roberto Occhipinti and drummer Gary Craig, for Cockburn’s 2017 album Bone on Bone, but not released until now. The group recorded some material in late 1967 (which remains unreleased) before changing its name to Olivus in the spring of 1968, by which time Lillie (who changed his name to Neil Merryweather) had been replaced by Dennis Pendrith from Livingstone's Journey. Cockburn was born in 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, and spent some time at his grandfather's farm outside of Chelsea, Quebec but he grew up in Westboro, which was a suburb of Ottawa when he was a teenager. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Big Circumstance - Bruce Cockburn on AllMusic - 1989 - This was Cockburn's first release of new material… In the early 1990s, Cockburn teamed with T Bone Burnett for two albums, Nothing but a Burning Light and Dart to the Heart. Through the 1980s Cockburn's songwriting became increasingly urban, global and political as he became more involved with progressive causes. But that output suddenly ran dry in 2011 following the release of Small Source of Comfort. His 22nd album, Life Short Call Now, was released on July 18, 2006. Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. Olivus opened for The … “It’s more about coming up … Since his […] Bruce Cockburn –. The symbol "*" denotes the album was a compilation album, "**" that it was a live album. His political activism continues to the present. He moved to Toronto that summer to form The Flying Circus with Marty Fisher and Gordon MacBain former Bobby Kris & The Imperials members and Neil Lillie ex-Tripp member. Several artists have covered Cockburn's songs, including: Cockburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1982 and was promoted to Officer in 2002. Find Bruce Cockburn discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. (2011) Bone on Bone. Last month he released his THIRTY-THIRD album, entitled “Bone On Bone”! He was then awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. Cockburn has stated that, while unsure of the original Invasion of Afghanistan, he supported Canada's role there. 1980 studio album by Bruce Cockburn Humans Studio album by Bruce Cockburn Released1980 RecordedJuly–August 1980 GenreFolk, pop Length43:20 LabelTrue North ProducerEugene Martynec Bruce Cockburn chronology Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws Humans Inner City Front Humans is the tenth full-length album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. This lyric was also referenced by U2 in their song "God Part II" from their album Rattle and Hum. 88 in the US[19]) from the Stealing Fire album. Bruce’s debut self titled album was the label’s first album release on April 7, 1970, produced by Eugene Martynec, with the catalog number TN1. ! [5] This was replaced when his parents bought him a Kay archtop that had flat wound strings and a DeArmond pickup after his first guitar teacher, Hank Sims, declared it unplayable. [10] That summer Cockburn broke up the band with the intention of going solo, but ended up in the band 3's a Crowd with David Wiffen, Colleen Peterson, and Richard Patterson, who had been a co-member of The Children. Cockburn also plays a Resolectric guitar model from the National Guitar Company, and a steel-bodied Dobro resonator guitar. Bordowitz, Hank (2001). With every album he released during the first half of the '70s, Bruce Cockburn continued to evolve and show signs of greatness, and with his seventh, In the Falling Dark, he makes good on these promises.As a whole, this record trumps anything that its predecessors had to offer, almost to the point where it's difficult to imagine that it followed the release of Joy Will Find a Way by only a year. [23], Cockburn released the studio album Small Source of Comfort in 2011. Cockburn frequently refers to Heard as his favourite songwriter and he was one of many artists who paid tribute to Heard on an album and video titled Strong Hand of Love. Raised as an agnostic, early in his career he became a Christian. ", "I was brought up as an agnostic … and when I first became a Christian in the Seventies I didn't really know what it was I'd adopted.". Hear album track “States I’m In” Here Watch the video here U.S. tour to kick off in November. This album was the first album I ever bought by Cockburn, and although I have been a fan ever since, this album remains my favorite by far. In 2001 Cockburn performed as part of the Music Without Borders concert, a benefit for the United Nations Donor Alert Appeal, which raised funds for refugees from Afghanistan, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.[21]. It features the Barenaked Ladies' cover of that song, which became their first Top 40 hit and an element in their early success. His references to Christianity include the Grail imagery of 20th-century Christian poet Charles Williams and the ideas of theologian Harvey Cox. The song "Mines of Mozambique" (The Charity of Night) reflects his observations of that country during a visit in 1995. [citation needed], In 2018, Cockburn's album Bone on Bone, was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards. For his debut, the artist favors sparse arrangements, consisting primarily of Cockburn on acoustic guitar (and occasional piano and dulcimer) with some support from Dennis Pendrith on bass. Also in 1991, three of Cockburn's songs were listed in a Toronto Star survey among Toronto's top songs of all time.[20]. Cockburn performed a set at the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario, on July 2, 2005. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in June 1980, earning Cockburn an appearance on NBC's TV show Saturday Night Live. Although Cockburn remains an unwavering voice on issues regarding land mines, animal rights, and environmental concerns, the 1990s marked a return to music that was more reflective. It was co-produced by Cockburn and Colin Linden , and featured guest turns by Bonnie Raitt, Ani DiFranco, Maria Muldaur and jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton. [44], Cockburn performing in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2007, Zwerin, Mike. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [8] Nepean's music teacher at the time, Ronald E.J. It … Long regarded as Bruce Cockburn's finest moment on record, Humans, issued in 1980, is easily the most revealing of his tomes as well.This Rounder reissue is fully remastered and contains one bonus track, a live reading of the album's opener, "Grim Travellers." [37] On November 19, 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, at the 2012 SOCAN Awards in Toronto. Bruce Cockburn is singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn's debut album. [16] He was nominated for Canadian Folksinger of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at the 1974 Juno Awards. Many early photos show him playing guitars made by the Canadian instrument-maker Larrivée. Few recording artists are as creative and prolific as Bruce Cockburn. Since being introduced to his repertoire in Europe in the late 80s, I have bought almost every album he ever made, and let me tell you… he’s made a lot! The latter included a song, "Closer to the Light", inspired by the death of songwriter Mark Heard, a close friend of Cockburn and Burnett. The first album where it all started, the self-titled debut Bruce Cockburn along with two albums that have never before been released on vinyl; The Charity of Night and Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu. It was released in 2011 by True North Records . Prolific much? [citation needed] On September 23, 2017, Cockburn was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at Massey Hall in Toronto.[39]. [40][need quotation to verify], While on vacation in Sweden with Kitty he experienced a personal crisis, arising from conflict in their marriage. The group recorded some material in late 1967 (which remains unreleased) before changing its name to Olivus in the spring of 1968, by which time Lillie (who changed his name to Neil Merryweather) had been replaced by Dennis Pendrith from Livingstone's Journey. No artist since Phil Ochs has taken such strong political stands. [17], While Cockburn had been popular in Canada for years, he did not have a big impact in the United States until 1979, with the release of the album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws. The record launched the label and included two songs, “Going to the Country” and “Musical Friends,” that reached the Top 40 on RPM’s adult contemporary chart. His political concerns were first hinted at on the albums: Humans, Inner City Front and The Trouble with Normal. "Cockburn, Bruce." Each album has been re-mastered by Bruce’s long-time producer Colin Linden, and is pressed on coloured vinyl. It was also invited for competition at the International Festival of Environmental Films in Paris.[28]. All these things are an apt montage of how I have been impacted by the music of Bruce Cockburn. His first album of the decade, Nothing but a Burning Light (1991), is tinged with blues and serves as a reminder of Cockburn's tremendous guitar skills. The album received a Canadian gold record award in 1995. (2006) Small Source of Comfort. Bruce Cockburn's "Dart to the Heart" from 1994 is a difficult one for this longtime fan to rate. A single, "Going to the Country", appeared on the RPM Top 50 Canadian Chart. These innovative acoustics incorporated a cutaway, a previously rare feature on flat-top acoustics. Bruce’s first album came out fifty years ago, and here he is on episode 10 of The Vinyl Supper with Foy Vance. [citation needed], Cockburn received Earth Day Canada's Outstanding Commitment to the Environment Award in 2010,[36] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Cockburn_(album)&oldid=999625106, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with album ratings that need to be turned into prose, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 January 2021, at 03:36. Bruce’s music on iTunes. He prayed and asked Jesus for help. "Lois on the Autobahn", a cheerful and experiential instrumental recalling "Rouler sa bosse" from Salt, Sun and Time is a tribute to Cockburn's mother, Lois, who succumbed to cancer in 2010. Many of the songs on the album are in fact among the artist's most personal and direct meditations on love to date. Cockburn wrote and performed the theme song for the children's television series Franklin. Hall encouraged him and, along with his friend Bob Lamble, a lot of time was spent at Hall's house listening to and discussing jazz. Humans was released in 1980 by … Bruce Cockburn – Bone on Bone – 2017. Speechless, an instrumental compilation of new and previously released material, was released on October 24, 2005. The October 4, 2008, concert was held to aid the plight of child soldiers. Cockburn previously received honorary doctorates from York University in Toronto, Berklee College of Music, and St. Thomas University in New Brunswick. Cockburn has frequently used two early 1990s black Charvel Surfcasters, one tuned standard and the other in drop-D tuning. [6], Later he was taught piano and music theory by Peter Hall, the organist at Westboro United Church which Cockburn and his family attended. Cockburn has played guitars manufactured by a number of companies and luthiers over the years. His early work featured rural and nautical imagery and Biblical metaphors. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters inducted Cockburn into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame on October 22, 2002, in Vancouver. There are 15 tracks here, the vast majority of which are redos of tracks from Cockburn's catalog. Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn released his first album 50 years ago, in April 1970. In January 2003 Cockburn finished recording his 21st album, You've Never Seen Everything, which features contributions from Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Sam Phillips, Sarah Harmer, Hugh Marsh, Jonell Mosser, Larry Taylor and Steven Hodges. The Cockburn tribute during the awards included taped testimonials from U2's Bono, Jackson Browne, Cowboy Junkies' Margo Timmins, and Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett. Some of Cockburn's previously published material had been collected in several albums: Resume, Mummy Dust, and Waiting for a Miracle. They became more evident in 1984, with his second US radio hit, "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (No. December 1995 "Where Were You in 1974?" The album received a Canadian gold record award in 1995. The lyrics are introspective in tone, unlike the more politically charged themes Cockburn would explore later in his career. Bruce Cockburn chronology. [42][43], As of 2014, Cockburn and his family reside in the San Francisco area, where Cockburn wrote his memoirs. The album has the fabulous Alex Colville painting on the cover "Horse and Train". Olivus opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream in April 1968. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, politics, and Christianity. The release coincides with his induction into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame, and the launch of his longest touring schedule in decades. Life Short Call Now. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, the Canadian singer-songwriter has issued a steady stream of acclaimed albums every couple of years. [citation needed] After graduating, he took a boat to Europe and busked in Paris.[9]. [38] On February 15, 2017, he received the People's Voice Award in Kansas City from Folk Alliance International. In 2007 Cockburn's music was featured in the movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. 1970. The last two have never been issued on vinyl before. -- from Bruce Cockburn Interview, Guitarist Magazine, November, 1999, by Steve Lawson. Cockburn has won over a dozen Juno Awards, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2002, and published his memoirs Rumours of Glory in 2014. Bruce Cockburn has announced the September 15, 2017 release of his first full-length album in seven years, Bone On Bone (True North Records). In 1998, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. Cockburn attended Berklee School of Music in Boston, where his studies included jazz composition, for three semesters between 1964 and 1966. That year he was presented with a SOCAN Folk/Roots award.[34]. Follow the link from the album page to True North purchase page, or use this link to True North Label Store. Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC (/ˈkoʊbərn/; born May 27, 1945)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. [41], Cockburn married his longtime girlfriend M. J. Hannett in 2011, shortly after the birth of his second daughter, Iona (b. November 21, 2011). The lyrics and music mesh perfectly - a tribute not only to Cockburn's creativity, but to his time-honed *song*-writing skills as well. I didn't think much of it at first, but at the time I happened to be looking at 4K landscapes and it just seemed to really fit. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians writes, "Cockburn always risked an outspoken stand in his work, taking on issues and morality to the detriment of his popular appeal. It contains some of Cockburn's most tender and beautiful love songs in the ballads "All the Ways I Want You" and "Someone I Used to Love." The complete Bruce Cockburn album catalog is available in multiple digital formats (mp3-alac-flac) as well as individually by song or album, bundled and on cd. Cockburn has owned at least two guitars made by Toronto luthier David Wren, a student of Larrivée, but these guitars were lost in a fire. 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