bruce cockburn memphis

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:14:38 -0700

Bruce Cockburn Set List

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:58:24 -0700

A sneak peak at the set list from the Bruce Cockburn gig, Memphis, Tn 6/14/07.

Bruce Cockburn Live

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:56:27 -0700

This is me with one of my all time favorite singer/songwriters Bruce Cockburn after his 6/14/07 gig in Memphis, Tn.

Mckane Caught

Sat, 19 May 2007 22:05:38 -0700

I stole this photo from Shawn Faust's virb photos, but since it's a picture of me, figured it would be alright. Still can't believe I ever looked this young.

1070[1]

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:38:28 -0700

UFO sighting, yet Shawn remains sceptical.

1080[1]

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:10:48 -0700

The official STM press photo.

1062[1]

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:00:28 -0700

From the ashes of Dominion Road, Sweaty Toothed Madmen was born. Shawn Faust, myself and special guest Dave Johnson played at fine coffee house establishments from 2001 thru 2003. The band is still together, just on a really long sabbatical.

Connor & Matthew in Snow

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:22:06 -0700

My Boys!

dominion

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:34:24 -0700

Simon Levine, Shawn Faust, and me......Dominion Road.....Rehearsal at my house, circa 1997.

dr 6bridges gig

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:32:36 -0700

Live in Little Rock in the late 90's with Dominion Road.

Kick at the Darkness til it Bleeds Daylight

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:03:20 -0700

Howdy friends and neigbhors, strangers and relations. This is my first ever, one and only attempt at a blog. And I find myself wondering, what should I blog about? Why should anyone care what I have to say, anyway? Why indeed. I just posted some new photos. They are from Bruce Cockburn's live show in Memphis on June 14th, 2007. I've been a huge fan for about 15 years, but this was my first oppurtunity to see him live. So I decided, review the show. Hey, I got nothing else right now. And that is where the blog title comes from. It is one of my favorite lines from any song, and it happens to be a Cockburn original. It is a lyric from his song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." And the more of life I experience, the more that line, "kick at the darkness til it bleeds daylight" feels appropiate. Apparently, I'm in good company. I don't remeber if he credits Cockburn, but Bono "borrowed" that very same line for the U2 song "God Part 2" on Rattle and Hum. So on to the show: Bruce played the gig solo, acoustic. I was a little concerned about this before the show, because so many of his best songs have such great interplay between guitar, bass and drums, and I was afraid stripping those songs down would make them sound hollow. Boy was I wrong. I always knew he was an amazing guitarist, but, Damn! With nothing else to get in the way, his right hand technique took up all the slack. In fact (if you havn't guessed by now, I'm a guitarist. Bare with me) I spent most of the evening watching his right hand picking patterns instead of his left hand. His voice was strong and the vibe was there. Everything sounded tight and groovy. He used 3 different acoustics. Tech heads will have to forgive me, but I've no idea what they were. It was not a brand I was familiar with, and my damned eyes can't see good enough any more to have been able to make out the name on the headstock. I understand they are custom guitars from a canadian luthier. He had two 6 strings and one 12 string. The 6 strings were, I think, were each a different tuning. The 12 string, he used on the songs "This is Baghdad," Tell the Universe," and "Put it in your Heart." I won't bother repeating the set list here. If you go to my photos, you'll see a picture I took of his set list. Suffice it to say that it was a great performance, augmeted by some very funny and personable banter from Bruce between the songs. If you get the chance, I can highly recomend catching his live show. And if you've never heard his music, you don't know what your missing. His catalog is huge (about 30 albums). My personal favorites would be "Nothing but a Burning Light", "Charity of the Night", and "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbktu." But they're all great. So there you go. Keep kickin' at the darkness.

Scott McKane