Bruce Cockburn: Kicking at the Darkness for 50 Years (and counting!)

We are beyond thrilled to welcome one of the most essential
artists of the last half-century to the True Tunes Podcast. Bruce
Cockburn has written over 350 songs and released 30 studio or
live albums since 1970, and four different compilations. 22 of
his albums have been certified either Gold or Platinum in Canada.
He has received 13 Juno Awards, is in the Canadian Songwriters
Hall of Fame, and in 2001 he was inducted into the Canadian Music
Hall of Fame at a ceremony that included testimonials by Midnight
Oil’s Peter Garrett, Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies, and Bono.
He holds multiple honorary Doctorate degrees – and continues to
write and record. He recently released a 30-song collection of
his singles called – simply – Bruce Cockburn’s Greatest Hits 1970
– 2020.


This wide-ranging conversation, presented in context with many of
his most beloved songs, covers everything from his roots in the
60s to his most recent projects. Cockburn and host John J.
Thompson contemplate the significant influence spirituality plays
in the music, how Bruce formed as a songwriter, and more. On the
Jukebox segment, Thompson is joined by singer-songwriter Chris
Taylor to explore some of their favorite Cockburn songs that were
not necessarily “hits.”


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NOTES PAGE at TrueTunes.com.