Bruce Cockburn Concert

I want to draw your attention to a fantastic artist, Bruce Cockburn, who played here in Reno two nights ago. He is a poet, who sets his lyrics of peace and social justice, to complex insistent, even hypnotic, guitar-based rhythms.

He played as a solo guitarist in the fantastic outdoor venue, Bartley Ranch, in front of a crowd of about 2000. We, the audience, shared an intimate evening with one of Canada's most appreciated musicians. For reasons unclear to me, heis not widely known here in the States.

As the beautifully percussive strumming draws you into his space, it as as though you are moving out of the surrounding darkness into the spotlight with him--to share his and the world's agonies...and beauty at the same time. His lyrics, poignant, passionate, and visually evocative, reverberate with his driving rhythm...in the mind and...the heart. One senses that as he himself gropes toward truth and justice in his music, he asks us to do the same--to brave the dark and mysterious, and to illuminate with love.

Here is a picture my son, Ryan, took at the concert



Here is concert footage from another venue: