From Steven Heighton: I wanted to let you know that the pre-release single from my first record is a kind of reply, or postscript, to Leonard Cohen's great 1992 song, "The Future." My little homage or follow up is called "2020 (Cohen's Future)" and reflects on the four years from Cohen's death until...

I have added 53 of Eugene's Birmingham photos to our Cohen Gallery at https://cohen.1g.fi/kuvat
Thanks to Eugene for sharing these magnificent shots with us!

Thanks to Andy Jones for the info.
Those of you who have got the mag: what's inside about Leonard, and on the CD?

From Martin Rupps: Yesterday, om Sunday interview on Hessischer Rundfunk 2 with Helen Schneider. She played and talked about music of Leonard and Philipp Glass. Search: https://www.hr2.de for "Von Zwei bis Vier Helen Schneider" Direct link seems to be https://www.hr2.de/programm/klassik-oper/zwei-bi...

Title: Leonard Cohen, the Modern Troubadour
Author: Jiří Měsíc
Country & Year: Czech Republic, 2020
Publisher: Palacký University Press
Language: English
Pages: 228
ISBN: 978-80-244-5784-0 (paperback)
978-80-244-5787-1 (electronic version)

I have added the following academic paper to the Files, https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/GGould.pdf Betraying What is Necessary A Depth Psychological Interpretation of “The Traitor” by Leonard Cohen Gabriel Gould Department of Jungian and Archetypal Studies Pacifica Graduate Institute Thanks to Gab...

Merry Christmas
and Happy Holidays, Friends!


Eija & Jarkko

Following our 17 years of tradition, here is Leonard singing "Silent Night": https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/silentnight.mp3


Photo by Eija (C) 2010

https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/loxosceles.jpg I am Alireza Zamani, an arachnologist and researcher at University of Turku [, Finland], and a fellow Leonard Cohen fan. Recently, I have paid homage to Leonard by dedicating one of my newly discovered species to him. Here is the online link: https:/...

https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/harald.jpg So sad to hear that we have lost Harald. He was a regular participant in our gatherings and Walking Weekends for many years. Always in high spirits and ready to communicate with everybody! The photo is from Viladrau and was shot after we had conquered to...

The Flame - Poèmes, notes et dessins

Publisher: Points, France
Language: Bilingual French/English
Translated by: Nicolas Richard
Year: 2020
Pages: 360
Paperback
ISBN: 978-2757875841
Publication date November 12, 2020

Thanks to Dominique Boile

Livre de la Miséricorde
Publisher: Le Seuil / Fiction & Cie, France
Language: French
Translated by: ?
Year: 2020
Pages: 128
Hardcover
ISBN: 9782021452747

Good question indeed, and the pic is copied from my Files,

Google gives this photo of Joe Vetch who would take Leonard's role:



(Photo from stagefaves.com)

https://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/hydrafilm2020.jpg Judy Scott heard from her friends in Greece that a movie was filmed on the island of Hydra in October. IMDB gives the following facts: Director: Paul Wiffen Producer (?): Hydra Films Ltd Writers: Robbie Moffat, Gabriel Murray Production Co: Palm T...

From publisher's website https://drawnandquarterly.com/blog/2020/11/dq-acquires-leonard-cohen-wire-philippe-girard: Drawn & Quarterly announces the Fall 2021 book Leonard Cohen: On A Wire by Philippe Girard, a biography of the legendary musician and poet, to be translated by Helge Dascher. Leonard C...