Bruce Cockburn To Record His First Ever Live Solo Album On Spring Tour 2008

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Bruce Cockburn Official Website) - Bruce Cockburn will be recording a live solo album on his spring tour of the Northeast US and one date in Quebec taking place during the Festivaldes Guitars Du Monde.

This will be Bruce's 30th recording in a career that stretches back to 1969 and the first ever solo live recording in his fabled catalogue. In the past he's recorded two other live records (Circles In The Stream 1977) and Live (1990 as well as one live EP (You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chances 1998) however all of these recordings were done with a full band.

The CD will be produced by long time friend Colin Linden and are expected to be released by True North in the fall of 2008.

Bruce has long been regarded as one of the world's finest solo performers. Performing alone is a format that allows his sparkling musicianship and amazing guitar prowess to shine through, as well as completely focusing the attention on his amazing catalogue of songs which have now received over 250 cover versions by such great artists as Jimmy Buffett, The Barenaked Ladies, kd Lang, Judy Collins, Jerry Garcia and Third World to name only a few.
All of the following shows will be recorded for the live record.

MAY 14 - NORTHAMPTON MA - THE IRON HORSE
MAY 15 - NORTHAMPTON MA - THE IRON HORSE
MAY 16 - BOSTON MA - SOMERVILLE THEATRE
MAY 17 - ITHACA NY - KULP AUDITORIUM
MAY 19 - ROCHESTER NY - GERMAN HOUSE THEATRE
MAY 20 - SELLERSVILLE PA - SELLERSVILLE THEATRE
MAY 21 - LONDONDERRY NH - TUPELO MUSIC HALL
MAY 22 - PORTLAND ME - FIRST PARRISH CHURCH
MAY 23 - BROOKFIELD NH - TUMBLEDOWN FARM BARN
MAY 25 - ROUYEN-NORANDA PQ - CONGRESS CENTRE