Circles in the Stream

Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Label: True North
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
EAN: 4201590003020
ASIN: B000000J1V

Release Date: 1997-11-28

Circles in the Stream

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Tracks:

The Pipes.The Pipes
Starwheel
Never So Free
Deer Dancing Round A Broken Mirror
Homme Brulant
Free To Be
Mamma Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long
Cader Idris
Arrows Of Light
One Day I Walk
Love Song
Red Brother Red Sister
Lord Of The Starfields
All The Diamonds In The World
Dialogue With The Devil
Joy Will Find A Way
God, Bless The Children

Customer Reviews:

Cockburn's Live Opus.......1999-07-22

Listening to "Circles" is an intoxicating grand experience. Cockburn amuses with "The bagpipes," draws you into the LIVE experience with the impressionistic renderings of "Star Wheel," and "Never so Free," Then the lyrics come full-speed from richly textured pictures of his own country's abuse of native populations (Red Brother,Red Sister) and his understanding of poverty of spirit (One Day I walk).

Circles is also a theological-poetic work. Although Cockburn makes no effort to hide his passion and wonder for his Christian faith, the poetry also is a stand alone project. "Love Song" transcends love for a human object - focusing to the Greater One. Cockburn assumes the role of a modern Psalmist. "In your heart where the world comes from, there you will find me."

And with "All the Diamonds" "...Two thousand years - and half a world away, dying trees will still grow greener when you pray." But not is all quiet on the path...Cockburn also confronts personified evil in "Dialogue with the Devil" Ultimately he calls attention from human strength to THE greater other...You don't fight a bully on his terms. A word of caution though this work has a lasting impact...the lyrics follow you and the melodies flow as musical mantras...In short it may profoundly affect your heart and mind...BUT that is the hazard of all great art.

Bruce's best ever.......1999-06-22

I've been a Bruce fan since the original release of Circles, the CD is great - glad to replace my worn out cassette!! Must have - best tracks are cader idris, lord of the starfields & dialogue with the devil

NAFTA soul?.......1999-01-08

I know bruce is canadian only because my best friend is in Penticton. I'm a musician myself and I spend a lot of time in Key West and listening to Bruces "world music" is nice. He's very global in the concepts that he plays in the form of ragas. Bruce is a nominee for my award of Favorite Canadian guitarist. There will always be Ian Tyson, Chris Rea, Sylvia Frica, Gordon and Joni Niel, but what differentiates Bruce from these peers is a literary resonance. I'm sure a lot of people would find him deeply hypnotic, and some would want him to foretell their future; he has that kind of cerebral knowledge of what you're hearing when you listen to him, like Yogi Berra said: "Deva VU all over again...". Bruce is a very serious guitarist whe hasn't been invited (that I know of) to record with Chet Atkins yet. But hey, Chet Atkins probably hasn't been invited to record with bruce either. This is a terrific product!

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