Bruce Cockburn visits WCOM

WCOM’s High Lonesome had the opportunity to sit with Bruce in advance of his show Oct 29 at Durham’s Carolina Theatre.  They discussed his upcoming album, Bruce’s human rights activity, musical influences, and his relationship with the Grateful Dead.

An inspired poet and exceptional guitarist, the award-winning artist has spent his entire career kicking at the darkness with songs that tackle topics from politics and human rights to the environment and spirituality. And he’s not letting up. While other singer-songwriters his age are slowing down, Cockburn, on the eve of his 78th birthday, released a dozen new compositions as powerful as any he’s written.