Sophisticated guitarist, singer/songwriter, and activist who has long been heralded as Canada's best-kept secret.
Bruce Cockburn
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The crowd was at the edge of their seats hanging on every note. In between songs, folks shouted out their love for him and he responded in kind.
I was introduced to Bruce Cockburn in college a mere 35 years ago. Bruce opened my mind and heart to the environmental movement at the tender age of 19. His virtuoso guitar playing and poetic lyrics brought me to my (young) knees and often to tears.
What an extraordinary privilege to have an opportunity to photograph one of my musical hero’s—- to do my utmost to capture Bruce Cockburn’s, character and immense talent.
13-time JUNO Award Winner, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee, Governor General Performing Arts Award Recipient, and an Officer of the Order of Canada took to Portland, Maine’s State Theater stage for a night of musical mastery!
He began his career in 1967 and his mastery comes out of every pour of his 78 year old body. His 35th release ~ O Sun O Moon~ that just came out in June 23—- is phenomenal.
One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while travelling to such far-flung places as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, and Nepal, and writing memorable songs about his ever-expanding world of wonders. “My job,” he explains, “is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper and the pulling of notes out of metal.”
His songs of romance, protest, and spiritual discovery are among the best to have emerged from Canada over the last 40 years. His guitar playing, both acoustic and electric, has placed him in the company of the world’s top instrumentalists
I was overflowing with appreciation and joy to have had the honor of receiving a photography pass for Bruce. I am still so very inspired as a reflect upon his career, his impact on how I see the world and hear music. Thank you, Bruce Cockburn.
