The Blood Of Others [2LP]

Bruce Cockburn - The Blood Of Others [2LP]

These songs have been accumulating in my life since the 1960s, long before I ever began writing my own. Many remained with me as warm-up pieces, familiar companions I would return to before a performance, or simply as a welcome respite from singing my own words. Every so often, another would find its way into the collection. I'd be idly playing the guitar, stumble across a progression that reminded me of a song—"You Belong to Me," for instance—and realize I needed to go back and truly learn it. Some of these selections are deeply sentimental favorites, while others fascinated me as musical journeys across the guitar's fingerboard. Together, they form more than a collection of songs; they are milestones, each connected to a particular time, place, or memory, tracing the subtle contours of a life lived through music. - Bruce Cockburn

Tracklist

Side A
A1. Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
A2. As Time Goes By
A3. Buddy Bolden's Blues
A4. You Belong To Me

Side B
B1. That's All Right
B2. Four Strong Winds
B3. God Bless' the Child
B4. Louis Collins

Side C
C1. Yellow Dog Blues
C2. Fare Thee Well
C3. I'll Be Seeing You

Side D
D1. Laplegged Drunk Again
D2. One For My Baby
D3. Les Feuilles Mortes
D4. Peace in the Valley