Performer: Bruce Cockburn
One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by musical diversity. His journey has seen him embrace many styles writing memorable songs about his ever-expanding world of wonders. Cockburn has said” My job is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper and the pulling of notes out of metal.” Throughout his career, Cockburn has captured the joy, pain, and faith of human experience in song. Cockburn has written more than 350 songs on 34 albums over a career spanning five decades, of which 22 have received a Canadian gold or platinum certification as of 2018, and he has sold more than one million albums in Canada alone. For his many achievements, the artist has been honoured with 13 Juno Awards, an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, as well as the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and been made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Hits include “Wondering Where the Lions Are,” “Lovers In A Dangerous Time,” “If I had A Rocket Launcher,” and many more