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2 June 2005

Greetings:

This just in from True North:

BRUCE COCKBURN SET TO RECORD HIS FIRST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM TITLED
SPEECHLESS

BRUCE COCKBURN CELEBRITY INTERVIEW AT
THE NORTH BY NORTHEAST MUSIC & FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 10, 2005

JUNE 2, 2005 – TORONTO – World-renowned guitar master Bruce Cockburn
is getting ready to record his 28th collection of songs for his
first ever instrumental recording. The album will be produced by
Colin Linden and Bruce Cockburn and is scheduled for a world-wide
September/October release.

Pieces are being chosen now, some gems coming from previous albums.
SPEECHLESS (The Instrumental Bruce Cockburn) will also include
several new songs and recordings.

Instrumental pieces chosen for SPEECHLESS include: Sunwheel Dance,
the title track from Sunwheel Dance, (1971) Fox Glove from 1973's
Night Vision, Mistress of Storms from The Charity of Night (1996)
and Salt, Sun and Time from Salt, Sun and Time (1974).

On Friday, June 10 at 4PM Bruce will take a different stage when
journalist Nick Jennings interviews him for The North by Northeast
Music & Film Festival (NXNE) at the Holiday Inn on King Street. The
NXNE Festival takes pride in 2005 by celebrating independent success
stories. Besides recording 27 albums, writing hundreds of songs,
receiving numerous prestigious awards, Bruce is also known as a
compassionate ambassador for humanitarian causes world-wide. He has
traveled extensively on many fact-finding trips to Cambodia,
Vietnam, Guatemala, Kosovo, Nepal, Nicaragua, Mozambique and in
January 2004 war-torn Baghdad.

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.

Bruce will be presenting Alanis Morrisette with her Walk of Fame
Award on June 5th and is taking part in the White Ribbon Concert
(Ending Men's Violence Against Women) at The Phoenix Concert Hall in
Toronto on Tuesday, June 7.

Peace,
Suzanne Myers
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