Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter turns 81 while continuing to tour and record new music.

A legend in the Canadian music world, Ottawa-born Bruce Cockburn has made his home in San Francisco for the last seven years — but he wears his status as a foreigner with pride. "I don't get to vote ...

Bruce Cockburn has been writing and recording music for more than 40 years, and yet he’s never been comfortable doing the same thing twice. Listening through his 34 studio albums, it’s immediately ...

Like the rest of the world, Bruce Cockburn is pensive these days. Confronted with the sight of tanks rolling through the streets of Baghdad, the politically active, spiritually minded veteran of 27 ...

Local music lovers who follow the wonderfully distinct programming at Myron’s at the Smith Center are in for a rare treat this week when Canadian Songwriters Hall of Famer Bruce Cockburn makes a tour ...

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Songwriter Bruce Cockburn speaks with host Paul Jay about whether his music is ‘anti-American,’ and about his early spiritual influences. PAUL JAY: Welcome back to Reality Asserts Itself on The Real ...

Bruce Cockburn explains why he refers to himself as an ‘artist-correspondent,’ and describes how his relationship to God and the church has changed since he started writing music. PAUL JAY: Welcome ...

"Time takes its toll," sings the 77-year-old Bruce Cockburn on the opening song, "On A Roll," his 38th album, O Sun O Moon, out on May 12 via True North Records. "But in my soul / I'm on a roll." ...

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Canadian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Bruce Cockburn has given us a lifetime of deep songs and engaging performances. His newest effort is an all-instrumental album called Crowing Ignites.