Bruce Cockburn
b. 1945 Canada. This singer-songwriter has long been heralded as Canada's best-kept secret. His numerous early albums (nine from 1970 to 1979) were tainted by a strong devotional feel, tied to their author's Christian beliefs. However, after his breakthrough single Wondering Where The Lions Are (from DANCING IN THE DRAGON'S JAWS), his lyrical gaze had turned to the body politic. Cockburn had travelled prolifically throughout several continents, and this had opened his mind to a different strata of subjects: ‘I always go around with my notebook open in my mind’. His experiences abroad would become the core of his work, particularly WORLD OF WONDERS. One song, They Call It Democracy, would be turned down by MTV , until the accompanying video removed the names of several high profile corporate concerns. More recent work has embraced environmental concerns; from the destruction of the rain forests (If A Tree Falls), to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Radium Rain). A prolific writer, Cockburn now lives in Toronto, a divorcée who enjoys horse riding and the company of his teenage daughter. He is enormously popular in his homeland yet his brand of AOR rock remains a cult item elsewhere.