WHAT WAS NEW?
Issues Index

  • 4 July 2002 - Comments have been added to Political Issues/Globalization, Political Issues/September 11, Songwriting/Process,

  • 25 June 2002 - A new page Political Issues/Globalization has been added. Check out Bruce's speech at the recent G8 Summit protests.

  • 7 May 2002 - A comment has been added to Political Issues/Canada.

  • 26 April 2002 - A speech has been added to the Awards page.

  • 8 April 2002 - A link to Amnesty International has been added to Oganizations & Campaigns.

  • 17 March 2002 - A comment has been added to Touring/ Live.

  • 20 January 2002 - Comments have been added to the following pages:
    After September 11, Canada, Spirituality/Christianity, Studio Recording, Public Profile, Songwrititng/Musical, Songwrititng/Travel, and Themes.

  • 12 January 2002 - Comments have been added to the following pages: Landmines, After September 11, Songwrititng/Process, Songwrititng/Musical, Spirituality/Christianity, and Philosophy. Many thanks to Suzanne Myers for sending in these comments.

  • 5 December 2001 - A comment has been added to Environmental & Animal Rights. Some awards news has been added.

  • 1 November 2001 - Two new pages with comments added: After September 11th and Benefit Concerts.

  • 29 October 2001 - Comments have been added to the Landmines page.

  • 17 May 2001 - Another way to help landmine victims has been added to Landmine Campaign Appeal and a link to this page from Politcal Issues/ Landmines has been added as well.

  • 7 May 2001 - Comments from circa 1999 have been added to the following sections: Songwriting/ Process, Purpose, Songwriting Influences/ Early years, Personal/ Philosophy, Christianity, Political Issues/ Landmines. Comments from circa 1996 have been added to Career/ Touring/, Political Issues/ Mozambique, and Canada.

  • 27 April 2001 - Comments from a 1992 have been added to Career/ Studio recording. Comments from a 1990 & 1993 interview have been added to Personal/ Spirituality/Christianity, and from February 2001 to Philosophy and Career/ Awards, which also received Bruce's acceptance speech from Berklee, 1997. A link to the River of Sand website has also been added under Organizations & Campaigns.

  • 8 April 2001 - Comments from 4 March 2001 added to Personal/ Technology and Philosophy. Comments from an interview in 1981 added to Personal/ Christianity, Career/ Record companies, and Early years which also received comments from 1985. Comments from 1990 have been added to Songwriting/ Purpose, Career/ Touring/Live performances and Studio recording. Many thanks to David Newton for transcribing this interview.

  • 1 April 2001 - Comments from a couple of March 2001 interviews have been added to: Songwriting/ Themes in Songs/Albums, Songwriting Influences/ Literary, Personal/ Spirituality/Christianity, Career/ Early Years, Awards, and Christian Music Scene.

  • 23 March 2001 - Comments from 7 February 2000 and 3 March 2001 were added to Songwritng Influences/ Travel. Comments from 3 March 2001 also added to Songwriting/ Process and Purpose, Personal/ Human Rights, Spirituality, and Technology, and also to Career/ Early Years and Awards.

  • 17 March 2001 - Comments from a 1999 interview have been added to Career/ Touring/, Studio recording, Technical/, Early Years, Personal/ Spirituality/Christianity, Songwriting Influences/ Musical, and Songwriting/ Process.

  • 5 March 2001 - Read the letter sent to Bruce with the landmine donations here.

  • 3 March 2001 - A new section has been added to Personal/ Technology, which is where you'll find comments by Bruce about computers and the WWW. The Philosohpy section also received comments from 3 March 2001 as well as Career/ Awards, Public Profile, and Songwriting/ Process. The Songwriting Influences/ Musical received comments from 7 February 2000.

  • 1 March 2001 - Article about receiving the Global Visions Festival Artist Award added to Political Issues/ Indigenous People and Career/ Awards.

  • 25 February 2001 - Comments from October 2000 added to Political Issues/ Canada.

  • 16 February 2001 - The Project's Landmines Appeal is going well, read about it here.

  • 14 February 2001 - Gordon Lightfoot and David Suzuki will present Bruce's induction into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame. Read the story here.

  • 2 February 2001 - The Landmine Campaign Appeal was launched.

  • 31 January 2001 - Comments from January 2000 have been added to Political Issues/Central & Latin America and Media. Comments from February 2000 to Songwriting/Process and Career/Public profile.

  • 29 January 2001 - Comments from February 2000 added to Songwriting/Themes in Songs/Albums, Genre, and Career/Public Profile. Comments from Spring 1993 have been added to Songwriting Influences/Musical.

  • 28 January 2001 - Want a quick and easy way to help landmine victims? Go here
    The Landmine Site (will open in a new window)

  • 27 January 2001 - A new section has been added to Career/ Technical/Techniques and comments from a Spring 1993 interview have been added there as well as to: Career/Early years, Career/Bands, Songwriting Influences/Musical, and Career/Studio recording which also got comments from 9 February 2000. Comments from December 1995 have been added to Career/Early years, thanks to Rob Caldwell and comments from Spring 1993 have been added as well. Comments from January, February & August 2000 added to Career/Touring/ and comments from January 2000 have been added to Political Issues/Landmines.

  • 24 Janary 2001 - A big thank you goes out to Audrey Pearson for sending in tons of comment worthy articles, including many of the additions below. Personal/Philosophy received some great comments from January 2000 and from 8 February as well. Comments from from January 2000 added to Personal/ Relationships and from February 2000 added to Personal/ Spirituality/Christianity. Comments from February & August 2000 added to Personal/ Human Rights/Politics. Comments from 8 & 9 Febuary and 3 August 2000 have been added to Songwriting/ Purpose. Comments from January and February 2000 have been added to: Songwriting/Process Songwriting/Themes In Songs/Albums, Songwriting/Political Songwriting/Musical. Comments from 3 August 2000 have also been added to Songwriting Influences/Travel.

  • 21 January 2001 - A new section of links to recent articles published on the site has been added, just scroll down a bit. A letter written by Cockburn has been added to Desertification and a new link has been added to Organisations & campaigns, The United Nations Development Programme. New comments from 16 October 2000 added to Landmines and a new page, Awards has been added to the Career section.

  • 16 January 2001 - Many thanks to Doug Stacey for sending in the lengthy transcriptions for the most recent updates.

  • 11 January 2001 - Comments from a 1979 concert have been added to Songwriting/Purpose.

  • 3 January 2001 - A new page under Political Issues has been added: Environmental & Animal Rights; Comments have been added to: Central & Latin America, Mozambique and Public Profile.

  • 31 December 2000 - Comments from February 1988 have been added to
    Spirituality/Christianity, and Process.

  • 11 December 2000 - Comments have been added to the following sections: Career/Early Years, Songwriting Influences/ Travel, Musical, Political, Personal/Human Rights/Politics, Political Issues/Landmines & Mozambique.

  • 4 December 2000 - For a review of a recent Concert for a Landmine-free World, go here.

  • 3 December 2000 - Comments have been added to: Bands, Travel, Literary, Purpose.

  • 6 November 2000 - A new page, World Bank has been added to the Political Issues section as well as new comments added to Media, Mozambique, Landmines, Politicians, & Canada. Comments have also been added to Songwriting Influences: Travel, Career:Public profile, and Personal:Human Rights/Politics.

  • 31 October 2000 - Some reorganization of section headings and basic editing completed. A link to The Suzuki Foundation-click for clean air site has been added.

  • 28 September 2000 - A major update has taken place! More than 150 quotes have been added through out this section. Check it out!!

  • 5 August 2000 - Several quotes added to the Songwriting: Purpose section.



    This page is part of The Cockburn Project, a unique website that exists to document the work of Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Bruce Cockburn. The Project archives self-commentary by Cockburn on his songs and music, and supplements this core part of the website with news, tour dates, and other current information.