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One by one the guests arrive<BR>
The guests are coming through<BR>
The open-hearted many<BR>
The broken-hearted few<BR><BR>
And those who dance begin to dance<BR>
And those who weep begin<BR>
<B>Welcome, welcome</B>, cries a voice<BR>
<B>Let all my guests come in</B><BR><BR></I>
From <I>"The Guests"</I> <BR>
by Leonard Cohen 
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 Welcome to The Leonard Cohen Files - a tribute to the music and poetry of the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet-novelist Leonard Cohen.<BR><BR>
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This website was launched in September 1995. The site is hosted by Jarkko Arjatsalo in Finland. The webmaster appreciates the continuous help 
and support provided by Leonard Cohen and his management<BR><BR>
 
Our Leonard Cohen Forum at <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com"  target="new" style= text-decoration:none>www.leonardcohenforum.com</A>
is the meeting point for our members and all other Leonard Cohen fans. So far, there are more than 200,000 messages posted by over 20,000 members.  
Thanks to the very effective worldwide network, The Forum is often the first to announce the news related to Leonard!   <BR><BR>
Click on the links on this front page to go to various sections of The Files, or use the <I>Next</I> and <I>Previous</I> buttons at the bottom
of every page to navigate through the pages (more than 1000 so far). The Index page is <A HREF="contents.html"  style= text-decoration:none>here.</A>
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OLD IDEAS</FONT><BR><FONT SIZE="+2">HAS BEEN<BR>RELEASED</FONT></FONT><BR> <BR>
<FONT COLOR="coral">Watch the lyric video of  <A HREF="http://youtu.be/WCtoVoE5Mm4" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> Show Me the Place. </A> <BR>
Listen to the songs <A HREF="http://soundcloud.com/leonardcohen/leonard-cohen-darkness" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> Darkness</A> &
<A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/01/leonard-cohens-going-home-new-song.html" target="new" style= text-decoration:none>Going Home</A></FONT>






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Leonard Cohen's recent studio album, "Old Ideas", was released on January 31, 2012. Available in CD and Vinyl formats. <BR>
<A HREF="oldideas.html" style= text-decoration:none>Click here</A> to read the lyrics and see more details! 

The album is discussed <a href="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewforum.php?f=55" target="_blank" style= text-decoration:none>here on the Forum</a> - thousands of comments and details!<br>

Marie's Media Report is <A HREF="http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/oldideas.html" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> here</A>.<BR>


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<FONT SIZE=+2">OLD IDEAS WORLD TOUR 2012 </FONT><BR><BR>The tour schedule with links and reviews <A HREF="tour2012-index.html"  style= text-decoration:none>here </A> <BR>
Meet the <A HREF="band2012.html" target="new" style= text-decoration:none>  Tour Band</A><BR>
Forum reports: <LI>Concerts in Europe in 2012 <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewforum.php?f=61" style= text-decoration:none>   here</A>. 
<LI>Concerts in North America in 2012 <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewforum.php?f=74" style= text-decoration:none>   here</A><BR><BR>
Leonard is back on the road now in 2013! (scroll down for more info)<BR><BR>
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Sylvie Simmons: <b>I'm Your Man - The Life of Leonard Cohen</B>, the new biography now on sale! </FONT><BR>
Also Spanish, German, and Dutch translations have been published, more coming soon!

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Interview with the author <A HREF="sylvie-iv.html" style= text-decoration:none> here</A><BR>
Book details on our <A HREF="sylviebook.html" style= text-decoration:none> Bibliography pages</A><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="+2">WORLD TOUR 2013: </FONT><BR><BR>
<LI>THE SPRING TOUR: 21 concerts in USA and Canada (March 3 - April 28). Read our reports and reviews!<BR><BR>
<LI>THE SUMMER TOUR IN EUROPE: More than 20 concerts confirmed and on sale, but there is more to come!<BR><BR>

 
Concert schedule of both legs <A HREF="tour2012-index.html" style= text-decoration:none> here</A>.
Complete information on The Leonard Cohen Forum:<BR>
<LI>The North American tour <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewforum.php?f=77" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> here</A>
<LI>The European tour <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewforum.php?f=75" target="new" style= text-decoration:none>here</A> 
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<FONT SIZE="+2">ARTIST AND SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR JUNO AWARDS </FONT><BR><BR>
April 20 & 21, 2013: Leonard Cohen is the winner of two Juno Awards: Artist of the Year, and Songwriter of The Year. Adam Cohen accepted the Artist of the Year Award on his father's behalf at Saturday's Juno Awards dinner gala in Regina, Canada.
On Sunday Leonard's Songwriter of the Year Award was coincidentally presented by Adam! - More here  <A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33756" target="new" style= text-decoration:none>on the Forum</A> 


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<LI><A HREF="http://cohen.1g.fi/kuvat/New+York,+April+2013/" target="new" style= text-decoration:none>New York photos</A> - Gallery of 150 photos from our get-together in NY (Apr 20)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="bootleg3.html" style= text-decoration:none>Angels at My Shoulder</A> - 1993 bootlegs updated (Apr 1)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="backtohydra.html"  style= text-decoration:none>The Hydra Meet-up on June 8-9, 2013</A> - we will also have an excursion to Epidaurus & Nafplion  (Apr 2)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="gravey.html" style= text-decoration:none>Leonard Cohen - Un Canadien Errant</A> - a new biography by Viviane Gravey (Mar 24)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="maggallery4.html" style= text-decoration:none>Leonard on the cover</A> - an update to our Magazine Cover Gallery (Jan 27)<BR>
<LI><A HREF="walking2013.html"  style= text-decoration:none>The 3rd Leonard Cohen Walking Weekend</A> - Joe Costello's invitation to Ireland in September (Jan 27)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="francismus.pdf"  style= text-decoration:none>Interview With Roscoe Beck</A> - Francis Mus speaks with the Musical Director of Leonard's band since 1979 (Jan 14)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="doronsylvie.pdf"  style= text-decoration:none>Review of the new biography</A> - Doron Cohen discusses the book of Sylvie Simmons  (Nov 28)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="gallery-vin3.html"  style= text-decoration:none>Hallelujah 7" single</A> - vinyl singles of the new millenium  (Nov 26)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="bootleg1.html"  style= text-decoration:none>  Bootlegs from the 1960's</A> and 
<A HREF="bootleg2.html"  style= text-decoration:none>  Bootlegs from the 1980's</A>  - some of the recent bootlegs added! (Nov 25)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="coverlist.php"  style= text-decoration:none>Covers Covers Covers</A> - our list has now 2476 cover songs! (Nov 18)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="acordes.html" style= text-decoration:none>According to Leonard Cohen</A> - Reissue of the Spanish 2CD/DVD live tribute album (Oct 24)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="sylviebook.html" style= text-decoration:none>I'm Your Man. The Life of Leonard Cohen</A> - the new, definitive biography by Sylvie Simmons, editions in English, German, Dutch, and Spanish (Oct 20)<BR>




<LI><A HREF="broken.html" style= text-decoration:none>The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"</A> - Alan Light tells the story of the song (Oct 20)<BR>



<LI><A HREF="aknin.html" style= text-decoration:none>Léonard Cohen: Le Gagnant Magnifique  </A> - a new bio in French by Alain-Guy Aknin & Stéphane Loisy (Oct 20)<BR>

<LI><A HREF="haberl.html" style= text-decoration:none>Leonard Cohen: Die Ohnmacht der Worte</A>- a new bio in German by Wolfgang Haberl (Oct 20)<BR>


<LI><A HREF="alive-2012.html" style= text-decoration:none>God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot</A> - a new book of art with illustrations by Clare Gibson (Oct 19)<BR>











 






  
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<tr><td align=center><FONT SIZE="+1"><font face=Verdana><FONT COLOR="blue">A new official Leonard Cohen webstore for Europe has been launched!<A HREF="http://www.mamstore.co.uk/leonardcohen" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> Click here! </A> 
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 <B>The Glenn Gould Prize Gala on May 14</B><FONT SIZE="-1"> in honour of iconic singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen, the Ninth Laureate of The Glenn Gould Prize.  
Reports and photos<A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31849" style= text-decoration:none> HERE </A>on the Forum (the link takes you to page # 1 of the report)!
<BR>Photo &copy Eliott Lefko 
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<tr><td align=center><font face=Verdana><FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE="+1">The 2012 PEN New England Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence </FONT><BR>were presented on Feb 26 to Leonard Cohen and Chuck Berry by Salman Rushdie and Paul Simon at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. 
More here on <A HREF="http://www.webheights.net/speakingcohen/penne.html" target="new" style= text-decoration:none> Marie's site! </A> 
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<CENTER><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD</B></FONT><BR><BR></CENTER>
Leonard Cohen has won one of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias awards for his poetic gifts 
and thought-provoking songs. The prize foundation 
praised him as one of the most influential authors of modern times. The prize was presented on October 21 by  
Crown Prince Felipe in the Northern city of Oviedo, capital of the Asturias region.<A HREF="http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26945&start=90" style= text-decoration:none>Click here </A> for more information! 
The link takes you to the beginning of the Oviedo report on the Forum.</h4> 
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