Bruce Cockburn - The Mount Lefroy Waltz

[GA Russell]

 

 

Bruce Cockburn "The Mt.Lefroy Waltz" Impacting: August 13 2019 Format(s): Jazz   The Mt Lefroy Waltz featuring Ron Miles cornet; Roberto Occhipinti bass; Gary Craig drums, ready for Jazz airplay now! In 2005, Bruce Cockburn released Speechless, a collection of instrumental tracks that shone the spotlight on the singer-songwriter’s exceptional acoustic guitar playing. The album earned Cockburn a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Instrumentalist and underscored his stature as one of the world’s premier guitarists.   Already, The New York Times had credited Cockburn with having “the hardest-working right thumb in show business,” adding that he “materializes chords and modal filigrees while his thumb provides the music’s pulse and its foundation—at once a deep Celtic drone and the throb of a vigilant conscience.” Acoustic Guitar magazine was similarly laudatory in citing Cockburn’s guitar prowess, placing him in the prestigious company of legends like Andrés Segovia. Bill Frisell, Django Reinhardt and Mississippi John Hurt.   The Mt Lefroy Waltz is from the intriguingly titled Crowing Ignites, another dazzling instrumental album that will further cement his reputation as both an exceptional composer and a instrumentalist with few peers. The latest album features 11 brand new compositions. Although there’s not a single word spoken or sung, it’s as eloquent and expressive as any of the Canadian Hall of Famer’s lyric-laden albums. As his long-time producer, Colin Linden, puts it: “It’s amazing how much Bruce can say without saying anything.”   Upcoming North American Tour Dates SEPT  7     SISTERS OR   SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL SEPT  20   NASHVILLE TN  CITY WINERY SEPT  21   FERDINAND IN  FERDINAND FOLK FESTIVAL SEPT  23   NELSONVILLE OH   STUART OPERA HOUSE SEPT  24    GOSHEN IN   JOHN S UMBLE CENTER SEPT  25    GRAND RAPIDS MI  COVENANT ARTS CENTER SEPT  27    CHICAGO IL  OLD TOWN SCHOOL SEPT  28    CHICAGO IL OLD TOWN SCHOOL SEPT  29     MINNEAPOLIS MN  CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER SEPT  30    FARGO ND   FARGO THEATRE OCT    19    TORONTO ON   KOERNER HALL OCT    20    LONDON ON   CENTENNIAL HALL OCT    21    ST. CATHARINES ON  FIRST ONTARIO ART CENTRE OCT    22    KINGSTON ON   GRAND THEATRE OCT    24    BROOKLYN NY    MURMRR THEATRE OCT    25    ALBANY NY    THE EG OCT    26    COLLINGSWOOD NJ   SCOTTISH RITE THEATRE OCT    27    WASHINGTON DC    THE BIRCHMERE NOV    8      VICTORIA BC    THE ROYAL THEATRE NOV    9      VANCOUVER BC   CHAN CENTRE NOV    10    SEATTLE WA  NEPTUNE THEATRE NOV    11    MISSOULA MT  WILMA THEATRE NOV    12    BOISE ID   VAC THEATRE NOV    14    SALT LAKE CITY UT  STATE ROOM NOV    15    GRAND JUNCTION CO  AVALON THEATRE NOV    16    DURANGO CO   HENRY STRATER THEATRE NOV    17    BOULDER CO  BOULDER THEATRE NOV    19    PHOENIX AZ   MIM NOV    20    LOS ANGELES CA  MCCABES GUITAR SHOP NOV    21    BERKELEY CA  FREIGHT & SALVAGE NOV    22    BERKELEY CA  FREIGHT & SALVAGE NOV    23    MONTEREY CA   GOLDEN STATE THEATRE

Edited August 13, 2019 by GA Russell

[ejp626]

As you can see, he is touring, but my understanding is that most of these dates are solo shows.  (I know for a fact the Toronto show is a solo event.)  I'd be fairly surprised if he plays much material off this CD without a band backing him (what would be the point?), and indeed, I suspect it is mostly going to be Cockburn playing his hits solo.  I've been waiting to hear him play in a group setting, so I think I'll pass (yet again).