By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer:
When you’ve been
writing and playing songs for 45-plus years, you have a lot of material
to work with. In fact, you might have so much that you’d need to write a
memoir to put it all in context.
That’s just what Bruce
Cockburn, the venerable Canadian songwriter and guitarist, has done.
“Rumours of Glory,” which was published late last year, recounts his
long career as a musician, human rights activist, and spiritual
explorer. With 31 albums and a raft of musical and humanitarian awards
to his credit, Cockburn — who turns 70 May 27 — has a lot of ground to
cover.
He brought copies of his
book, as well as a new boxed set of CDs, to Northampton’s Iron Horse
Music Hall last Friday, the first of two nights he would perform there
before a sold-out house. He also brought four guitars — two six-string
acoustics, a resonator guitar and a 12-string acoustic — to showcase his
inventive finger-style work and the jazz, world music, blues and folk
sounds he incorporates in his songs...Continue reading...
"Mystery" by Bruce Cockburn
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