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17 January 2005

Greetings:

Passing along some interesting news from True North:




BRUCE COCKBURN CELEBRITY INTERVIEW AT NXNE 2005


TORONTO – JANUARY 17, 2005 – The NXNE Music & Film Festival and
Conference is proud to announce that one of Canada's most admired and
respected musicians, BRUCE COCKBURN, is confirmed as one of this
year's celebrity interviews.

The 11th Annual NXNE Festival takes place in downtown Toronto, Canada
from June 9-11, 2005. Our celebrity interview with Bruce Cockburn
will be held on Friday, June 10 at The Holiday Inn on King, NXNE
conference headquarters. Delegates to both the music and film
conference have access to the interview. Delegate passes are
available for sale at www.nxne.com.

Bruce Cockburn is a world-renowned virtuoso guitar master, a fiery and
literate wordsmith, and a compassionate ambassador for humanitarian
causes worldwide. This will be his first appearance at NXNE, and it
also marks the first time he has agreed to a celebrity interview.

"We're thrilled to have Bruce Cockburn participate at NXNE," says Andy
McLean, NXNE Managing Director. "His unwavering independent approach
to his music is a true inspiration to the emerging artists at the
festival. He is one of Canada's most influential songwriters and
someone who has achieved worldwide commercial success without
compromising his commitment to speak out against injustices."

As an acclaimed singer-songwriter/musician, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed
a remarkable 35-year recording career as a solo artist with 27 albums
released internationally, all through the independent Canadian label
True North Records.

Cockburn has been honoured with the Order of Canada, the Governor
Generals Performing Arts Award, and three honourary doctorates - one
of which is from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Bruce received Italy's TENCO Award for Lifetime Achievement, and
Holland's Edison Award for Album of the Year for Inner City Front. He
has received 11 JUNOs, 14 SOCAN awards, and numerous other awards and
honours in his long and distinguished career.

With 20 gold and platinum albums, Bruce Cockburn has been inducted
into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Broadcast Hall
of Fame. Over 200 artists have covered Bruce Cockburn songs,
including; kd lang, Jimmy Buffett, The Barenaked Ladies, Jerry Garcia,
Elbow and Maria Muldaur. Bruce has also traveled extensively on many
fact-finding trips to places like Cambodia, Vietnam, Guatemala,
Kosovo, Nepal, Nicaragua, Mozambique and, in January 2004, war-torn
Baghdad.

Bruce Cockburn is in a rare league as an artist. Musicians today
aspire to be able to record their music how and when they want to, and
hope they can make a long-standing respectable career out of it. Bruce
Cockburn does just that and has done so for over 35 years. He has
always remained true to himself, his music, his values and his views.

And, while release dates are TBA here's some information on the bonus
tracks to be included in the next three reissues:

Sunwheel Dance – Deluxe Edition Reissue - Release date – TBA
special bonus songs "Morning Hymm" and "My Lady, My Lord"

Circles in the Stream – Deluxe Edition Reissue- Release date – TBA
not special bonus tracks, this is the Live at Massey Hall recording.

Big Circumstance – Deluxe Edition Reissue – Release date – TBA –
contains an accoustic version of "If A Tree Falls"

So, that gives us all something good to look forward to. Check out
http://www.cockburnproject.net for any updates regarding the January
31st Tsumani Relief Concert to to locate links to places you can make
a contribution and help out.

Peace,
Suzanne Myers
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