Bruce Cockburn's new album O Sun O Moon out now

Article Contributed by True North Records | Published on Saturday, May 13, 2023

Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while earning high praise as an exceptional songwriter and a revered guitarist. He remains deeply respected for his activism and humanist song lyrics that thread throughout his career. On all his albums Cockburn has deftly captured the joy, pain, fear, and faith of human experience in song.

O Sun O Moon is Cockburn’s latest studio album available today from True North Records, is a collection of 12 new original songs that demonstrate the songwriting and guitar-playing skills that come from more than 55 years of artistry. Since his self-titled debut in 1970, he has won 13 Juno Awards, an induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada, among many other accolades. He has 22 gold and platinum records including a 6 times platinum record for his Christmas album..

• #1 Most Added Americana Music Album AND Singles Chart

• 5 stars from Music Riot – “This is an album you need to hear."

• 5 stars from Gonzo Okanagan – “Exquisite.”

• No Depression Magazine – “One of his best.”

• Lancaster Telegraph – “Stunning poetic imagery.”

• Rock and Blues Muse – “One stellar moment after another.”

• The Blade – “Another masterpiece.”

• Folk Radio UK – “A terrific album.”