Saturday, July 18, 2009

Saturday Matinee - Bruce Cockburn

Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn has been around a long time. I bought his "In the Falling Dark" way back in 1976, but he's been around longer than that. Not only is he a great singer-songwriter, he's an amazing guitarist. He's become increasingly political over the years as well.

Here's a live version of one of my favorite songs of his - "If I Had A Rocket Launcher":


Here's a segment about his guitar-playing:


A lot of people have accused him of always being too serious. But that just isn't so. Here's his version of "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life":

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