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One by one the guests arrive
The guests are coming through
The open-hearted many
The broken-hearted few

And those who dance begin to dance
And those who weep begin
Welcome, welcome, cries a voice
Let all my guests come in

 Part of "The Guests"
by Leonard Cohen



Welcome to The Leonard Cohen Files - a tribute to the music and poetry
of the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet Leonard Cohen.

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World Tour 2008-2009


Photos © 2008 Eija Arjatsalo
The complete tour archive here (with links to reports on every concert!) | Read about the Tour Band | The first concert in Fredericton | Concert photos from Halifax | Charlottetown | Glace Bay | Saguenay | Toronto | Dublin | Manchester/photos | Manchester/review | Montreal | Oslo | Amsterdam | Montreux | Lucca | Helsinki | photos of the band |Venice |Barcelona |Ramat Gan, Israel - 1 |Ramat Gan -2 | Media coverage on Marie's Speaking Cohen website
Live in London 2008 DVD/2CD has been released!
We have the details here

Live at The Isle of Wight (1970) has been released on CD/DVD/BluRay/2LP

WORLD TOUR 2010

The new re-scheduled dates
for the World Tour 2010 and
the press release now here!





Leonard Cohen Plaque Dedication Ceremony at the Chelsea Hotel
On October 23, 2009, in the afternoon in front of the Chelsea Hotel at 222 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan, a group of Leonard Cohen Fans gathered to watch the unveiling of new plaque commemorating Leonard's 75th birthday and his famous song about Janis Joplin and the Chelsea Hotel. Over 300 members of the Leonard Cohen Forum contributed for this plaque. Dick Straub, who initiated the project, and Leonard's lively sister Esther presided over the event.
First video by Thelma Blitz.
Read Dick Straub's report
Click on the picture to see it in bigger size!<



Leonard Cohen accepted the lifetime achievement Grammy by reciting "Tower of Song"


"As we make our way toward the finish line that some of us have already crossed, I never thought I'd get a Grammy award. In fact, I was always touched by the modesty of their interest," Cohen said. Member reports and media links here on our Forum


LATEST UPDATES:

  • The Krakow Event 2010 - We will have the World Premiere of the restored tour documentary "Bird on a Wire" made in 1974 by Tony Palmer (Feb 8)
  • Tour 2010 - First rescheduled dates with ticket links! (Feb 5)
  • Timeline - an updated timeline of Leonard's career (Jan 31)
  • Mitt gmda jag - new Swedish tribute album by Tomas Boström (Jan 2)
  • 1824 covers - our (almost) complete list keeps on growing! (Jan 2)
  • The Chelsea Hotel Plaque Dick Straub's report on the unveiling of the plaque (Nov 1)
  • Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah. A New Biography - this book by Tim Footman follows Leonard's career up to the 2009 World Tour (Oct 17)
  • Ta min vals - A new Swedish tribute album by Ebba Forsberg (Oct 6)
  • The Barcelona Meet-up - 150 members from all over the world met in Barcelona - 90 photos (Oct 4)
  • 50.000 lightsticks! - Reviews and amazing photos from the concert at Ramat Gan (Oct 3)
  • Barcelona, September 21 - 90 concert photos (Sept 28)
  • Barcelona, September 21 - meetup and concert dia show by Wijbe Lageveen (Sept 26)
  • Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv - first photos by Hen Altof from the Israeli concert on September 24 (Sept 26)
  • The Strange Case of Leonard Cohen - Dissertation by Beatie Wolfe Watson (pdf file) (Sept 10)
  • The Scandinavian Report - A new tribute album by Swedish and Norwegian artists (Sept 1)
  • Live at The Isle of Wight, 1970 - After almost 40 years the concert will be released in October (CD/DVD/2LP/BluRay (Aug 18)
  • Venice August 3 - meetup and concert dia show by Wijbe Lageveen (Aug 11)
  • Venice Photo Gallery - 80 photos from the concert and meet-ups in Venice (Aug 9)
  • Tour merchandise - The page updated with Summer Tour book and other new items (July 19)


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    On March 10, 2008 Leonard Cohen was inducted
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    More here: Leonard Cohen - Halls of Fame blog by Yankovic
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  • Audio and video clips from the CBC archive
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  • The Leonard Cohen Newsgroup (via Google)
  • Leonard Cohen Newsgroup archive provided by Greg
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  • The Leonard Cohen Concordance created by Marie Mazur
  • A Thousand Kisses Deep Archives Portal
  • Interview with Leonard Cohen in Real Audio
  • 5 min video interview (Bravo TV, Artist of the Week, 1997)
  • Audio excerpts from Steve Venright's interview with Leonard Cohen (1983)
  • Democracy - Cohen recites the poem (in RealAudio)
  • More links to other Leonard Cohen sites


    • Useful new links to other sites:
    Watch Aaron Goffman's Dance me to the end of love short film (1995) *** and the Dance me... new video clip by Samina (Canada 2005) *** Read The Pacifica Radio Interview (1974) *** and the story of Nancy, (of the song), written by Tim Challies, a close relative *** Watch BBC4's recent 30 minute documentary What Leonard Cohen Did For Me


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