AWARDS
and Other News
Bruce - Canadian Broadcast
Hall of Fame
6 October 2002 -- It was announced on 3 October 2002 that The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) will
honour singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn later this month by inducting him into the Canadian Broadcast
Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on October 22 in Vancouver,
during the Gold Ribbon Awards Gala at Broadcasting 2002: Leadership Through Public Service, the CAB's 76th annual
convention.
Bernie Finkelstein -Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame
Artist manager Bernie Finkelstein will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame next February.
While inductees are traditionally chosen from the business and executive ranks, officials thought the contributions of Rush and Finkelstein to the growth of the industry needed acknowledgment.
Bernie Finkelstein, a leading figure in the Canadian music industry for over 35 years, currently manages Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Fearing and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. He is the founder of True North Records, Canada's oldest independent record company.
Some other news...
The Spirit Concert will be broadcast on CBC on November 14th.
For musicians interested in tabulature, a songbook titled "Anything Anytime Anywhere" is now available. Bruce edited the transcriptions. You can get your copy here.
In June, Bruce gave a great interview which you can listen to online.
True North Records website is up.
And Bruce will actually have his own artist website going live 11 October 2002, at
brucecockburn.com.
Please check our Gigs index for the coming round of Campaign For A Landmine Free World concerts.
According to Andy Milne's web site, the
album with Bruce will be out in January 2003. There will be real audio (clips presumably) on the web site too.
You can scroll to the bottom of the page you are reading now for an article about the recording session with Andy and Bruce.
And last, but not least, Bruce is in the studio at this time. The new disc will be produced by Bruce & Colin Linden, and the recordings will take place over the next several months in Montreal, Toronto, Nashville and Los Angeles. Of special interest to long time Bruce fans, Hugh Marsh is on board for current recording. :)
Bobbi Wisby