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7 unusual facts about Bruce Cockburn


Bernie Finkelstein

Through 1972-1981, in partnership with Bernie Fiedler, he managed the careers of Abramson, Bruce Cockburn, Murray McLauchlan and Dan Hill.

Hugh Marsh

After meeting Bruce Cockburn in 1979, Cockburn invited Marsh to join his band for recordings and tours.

with Bruce Cockburn – "Humans", "Inner City Front", "Christmas", "Waiting for a Miracle", "You've Never Seen Everything", "Big Circumstance", "Mummy Dust", "World of Wonders".

Ian Tamblyn

In 2008 Tamblyn, along with Bruce Cockburn and other Canadian folk artists released Dancing Alone, a two CD tribute album of the songs of influential Canadian songwriter and poet William Hawkins.

Roxanne Potvin

The Way It Feels (2006), was produced by Colin Linden — a Nashville-based Canadian guitarist and writer with 60 CD production projects to his name — helped bring together a cast of support players that included, in addition to Daniel Lanois, Bruce Cockburn, Wayne Jackson of the The Memphis Horns, members of the Fairfield Four, and one of Potvin's favourite songwriters and singers, John Hiatt.

Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick

The 2010 Home County Folk Festival was held July 16–18, 2010 and featured the renowned singer Bruce Cockburn.

Village of Oak Creek, Arizona

Normally a mostly-acoustical show, past headliners include Browne (who almost always performs), Neil Young, and Bruce Cockburn.


CCM Magazine

Since its start, CCM has covered musical artists that mix spiritual themes with their music, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, T Bone Burnett, Victoria Williams, The Call, Sam Phillips, U2 and Bruce Cockburn, as well as more mainstream Christian radio artists such as Amy Grant, Larry Norman, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Benny Hester, Steve Taylor, Phil Keaggy and Randy Stonehill.

Centrepointe Theatre

Numerous touring performers have graced Centrepointe's stage including Paul Potts, Russell Peters, Dave and Ian Thomas, Jeff Healey, David Clayton-Thomas, Sarah McLachlan, Bruce Cockburn, Blue Rodeo, The Barenaked Ladies, The Kids in the Hall, The Rankin Family, Leahy, Lyle Lovett, and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.

CODCO

Figures such as Anne Murray and Bruce Cockburn were parodied in commercials for compilation albums with satirical lyrics set to the melodies of real songs by the artists, while another sketch was set in a café holding a Leonard Cohen impersonation contest.

Colin Linden

He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Colin James, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King, The Band, and Bob Dylan.

Colleen Peterson

She began performing in coffeehouses in 1966, and soon attracted the attention of other notable folk musicians such as Bruce Cockburn and David Wiffen.

Down in Yon Forest

It has been recorded by artists including Joan Baez, Martyn Bates with Max Eastley, Shirley Collins, The Albion Band, Bruce Cockburn, Kemper Crabb, Burl Ives (on Christmas Day in the Morning), John McCutcheon, Jean Ritchie, Bob Rowe, Andreas Scholl, Steeleye Span, Wovenhand, and the choir of Clare College, Cambridge.

Linda Manzer

Many professional musicians own one of Manzer's guitars including (among others): Julian Lage, Carlos Santana, Henrik Andersen, Stephen Fearing, Gary Larson, Milton Nascimento, Liona Boyd, Heather Bishop, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Roy Patterson, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Susan Crowe, and Gordon Lightfoot.

Ottawa Valley

Among the well-known people who hail from the Ottawa Valley, are former governor-general and broadcaser Adrienne Clarkson, Alanis Morissette, Margaret Atwood, Lorne Greene, Bryan Murray, Terry Murray, Frank Finnigan, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Jennings, Matthew Perry, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Redman, Tom Green, Rich Little, Paul Anka, Alan Verch and Princess Margriet, sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival

Other more commercial Canadian talent have also graced the stages over the years such as Gowan, Rik Emmett, Blue Rodeo, Moxy Früvous, and Bruce Cockburn.

The Bathouse Recording Studio

Many influential albums have been recorded by artists such as The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts, Bruce Cockburn, Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir, Blue Rodeo, Cthulhu martini, Fred Eaglesmith, Sarah Harmer, By Divine Right and Stripper's Union.

The Tripp

Lillie left in May 1967 to play with Ricky James Matthews in a reformed version of The Mynah Byrds and then Bruce Cockburn’s band, The Flying Circus.


see also

Layah Jane

She has collaborated with a collection of Canada's finest musicians, including: Ben Riley (Bruce Cockburn), Mark Mariash (Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean), Bryden Baird (Feist), Mark McLean (Serena Ryder, Molly Johnson), Lyle Molzan (Jann Arden), Marc Rogers (K'naan, Philosopher Kings), Brian MacMillan (Kevin Hearn, Barenaked Ladies) and Burke Carroll (Kathleen Edwards) among others.