With 34 previous releases, 13 Canadian JUNO Awards, two Hall of Fame inductions, countless honorary doctorates, Officer of the Order of Canada – and a new inductee on Canada’s Walk of Fame this year – all spanning a career spanning more than 50 years – it’s no small feat to sum up Bruce Cockburn’s inimitable mark on Canadian music and culture. But the release of her recently announced double album, Bruce Cockburn’s Greatest Hits (1970 – 2020), is a good starting point.

Curated by Bruce Cockburn and released on December 3, 2021 via True North Records, this definitive collection meticulously brings together the acclaimed singer/songwriter’s most beloved tracks – songs that topped the charts when released, to fan favorites ever since. long praised requested on tour, time and time again.

Expect to settle in for a chronological journey from the legendary artist’s earliest offerings to today; assembled by Cockburn himself, the hand-picked selection of 30 songs revisit works from 1970 to 2020, and are accompanied by exclusive liner notes from the artist.

“In 1969, when I felt the urge to record an album of the songs I was writing, I had no idea what it might lead to,” Cockburn shares. “It’s not unusual for a youngster, I guess…

“In a way it organically felt like it was ‘time’. The future wasn’t really an issue. It still isn’t. For each of us, there’s a future or there is none.

“But looking back on the arc of fifty years of recording, performing and traveling – not to mention relationships and personal challenges – I can only shake my head and mumble a word of thanks for it all. Even if I had been a planner by nature, I doubt I could have predicted how things turned out.

“And they’re still going!”

The release landed ahead of Cockburn’s ‘2nd Attempt’ North American tour for his 50th anniversary concert, previously blocked by Covid restrictions.

Greatest Hits (1970 – 2020) by Bruce Cockburn is available via True North Records.

Bruce Cockburn 2022 Tour Dates:
April 19, 2022 Showplace Theatre, Peterborough, ON, Canada
April 21, 2022 Center In The Square – Kitchener, ON Canada
April 22, 2022 Massey Hall – Toronto, ON Canada
April 23, 2022 National Arts Center – Ottawa ON Canada
April 26, 2022 Empire Theater – Belleville, ON Canada
April 27, 2022 Grand Theater – Kingston, ON Canada
April 28, 2022 Performing Arts Center – St. Catherines, ON Canada
May 8, 2022 Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, California United States
May 9, 2022 Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA USA
May 11, 2022 Music Box – San Diego, CA USA
May 12, 2022 MM Theater – Phoenix, AZ USA
May 13, 2022 MM Theater – Phoenix, AZ USA
May 14, 2022 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ USA
May 16, 2022 NM Museum of Art – Sante Fe, NM USA
May 18, 2022 Stargazers Theater – Colorado Springs, CO USA
May 19, 2022 Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO USA
May 20, 2022 The Armory – Ft Collins, CO USA
May 22, 2022 The Elm – Bozeman, MT United States
May 24, 2022 Visual Collective Arts – Boise, ID USA
Jun 25, 2022 Kate Wolf Music Festival – Laytonville, CA USA
Jun 26, 2022 Kate Wolf Music Festival – Laytonville, CA USA