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LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARDLEONARD COHEN COHEN EVENT EVENT DUBLINDUBLIN AUGUST AUGUST 7-10TH 20147-10TH 2014 Jarkko who now join usfor thefirst time! Wisconsin. A special welcome to those Krakow, Edmonton, Berlin, in Madison and Lincoln UK, Montreal, , New York, previous get-togethers, since 1998, in participated inone or more of the Leonard Cohen Event. Many of us have together. This isthe9thinternational and spend some memorable moments to celebrate andenjoy Our Man’s work summery cityofDublin. Herewearegoing brought usfromallovertheworldto Leonard Cohen’s music andpoetry have Dear Friends, 2 who nowjoin usforthefirsttime! in Wisconsin.Aspecialwelcome tothose Berlin, Edmonton,Krakow, andMadison Lincoln UK,Montreal,Hydra, NewYork, the previousget-togethers, since1998,in of ushaveparticipatedinone ormoreof international LeonardCohenEvent.Many moments together. Thisisthe9th Man’s workandspendsome memorable are goingtocelebrateandenjoyOur the summerycityofDublin.Herewe brought usfromallovertheworldto Leonard Cohen’s musicand poetryhave Dear Friends, Jarkko in Spirit. is withus Leonard August 2013. Many ofusalsoparticipated biggest happeningwasinPula, Croatia,in before andafterLeonard’s concerts;the Our membershadseveralget-togethers and strengthofhisperformances. venues wereecstaticabouttheenergy everywhere, andcrowdsinthesold-out phenomenal publicityandappreciation in 2008,histourshaveresulted Since hisamazingreturntothestage Ideas World Tour inDecember 2013. concluded hiscriticallyacclaimedOld time twoyearsagoinMadison.Leonard A lothashappenedsincewemetlast his performances. ecstatic aboutthe energy andstrength of and crowds inthesold-out venues were publicity and appreciation everywhere, tours have resulted inphenomenal amazing returntothe stagein2008,his Ideas World Tour in August 2013.Sincehis concluded hiscriticallyacclaimedOld two yearsagoinMadison.Leonard Atime last met we since happened has lot CD intheworks. birthday. Healso hasaliveDVD/Bluray/ end ofSeptember, shortlyafterhis80th “”willbe outatthe songs. Heaskedmetoletyou knowthat his nextstudioalbumofentirely new releases. Leonardhasworkedhardon soon bespoiledwithnofewerthantwo things forustolookforwardto.We will The nearfutureholdsmanyexciting Dublin attheregistrationdesk. also contributetotheproject,herein campaign isnowunderwayandyoumay his guidance.Ouron-linefundraising we willhaveaspecialplacetofollow moon,” Leonardoncewrote,andsoon “Greece isagoodplacetolookatthe traditions ofthisimportanthistoricalsite. by Greekartisans,respectingthelocal bench willbeplannedandcustommade the inhabitantsandvisitorsofHydra.The birthday bydonatingastonebenchto going tocommemorateOurMan’s special Members oftheLeonardCohenForumare all overtheworld. Leonard’s songshavebeenreportedfrom concerts, andtheatreplaysbasedon is skyrocketing,andtributealbums, released byvariousartistsandbands this year. Thenumberofcoverversions Leonard, hislifeandwork,alldueout announced atleast10newbooksabout September. Publishinghouseshave a jubileeyear. Leonardwillbe80in In manyways2014,isprovingtobe September inGalway, Ireland. Weekend, organizedforthethirdtimelast activity, theLeonardCohenWalking island ofHydrainJune2013,oranew in thesixthbiennialmeetuponGreek Leonard Cohen’s musicandpoetry! together, surrounded bythemagicof Let’s spendamemorableweekend Ireland areality. magnificent worktomakethisEventin Marie NolanandAlbertNoonan,fortheir effective Eventteam,SheilaO’Mahony, I’d liketothankPaulaMcCannandher participants nowgatheredhereinDublin, The LeonardCohenForum,andall On behalfofTheLeonardCohenFilesand footage fromthetourarchivesforus. prepared forustheunpublishedconcert Leonard’s producer, EdSanders,whohas New Zealand.Ourthanksalsogoto filmed onDecember21st2013inAuckland, 2013 Tours atourEventinDublin.Itwas privately screenthelastconcertofhis2008- Leonard haskindlygivenuspermissionto along theway! forward toseeingmanyofussomewhere kindhearted greetingsandislooking generous tohisfans.Hesendsus with usinspirit.Hehasalwaysbeenvery At ourEventhereinDublinLeonardis able toattendbothofthemiftheylike! will notbeoverlapping,sopeople European EventinAmsterdam.Thedates American EventinEdmonton;anda two ofthem.TherewillbeaNorth the 10thLeonardCohenEvent–actually traditional Hydrameetup;andin2016, progress. InJune2015,wewillhaveour our nextgatheringsarealreadyin and wearestillgoingstrong.Plansfor Cohen FileswillcomeinSeptember2015; The 20thanniversaryofLeonard Jarkko 3

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LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 first in recognition of his gifts as a poet; he first inrecognition ofhisgiftsasapoet;he and life.TheSpanish awardwasnotthe fastidious andthoughtfulapproach toart years agoisameasureofthe singer’s Asturias literatureprizeinSpain afew made whenhereceivedthe Princeof That quotefromaspeechLeonardCohen strict confinesofdignityandbeauty”. that awaitsusall,itmustbedonewithinthe is toexpressthegreatinevitabledefeat were nevertolamentcasually. Andifone were theseinstructions?Theinstructions instructions camewiththisvoice.What “As Igrewolder, Iunderstoodthat a selfthatstrugglesforitsownexistence. that istolocateaself,selfnotfixed, permission tofindavoice,locate voice; Iwouldnotdare.Buthegaveme there wasavoice.ItisnotthatIcopiedhis the worksofLorcathatIunderstood was onlywhenIread,evenintranslation, their styles,butIcouldnotfindavoice.It and Iknewtheirworkwell,copied for avoice,IstudiedtheEnglishpoets young man,anadolescent,andIhungered Garcia Lorca.Icouldsaythatwhenwasa and confraternitywiththepoetFrederico “Now, youknowofmydeepassociation 10 Leonard Cohen by GerardSmyth the companyof anillustriouslistofpoet- Poets editionof hiswork–puttingCohenin Similarly, theEveryman’s LibraryPocket borderlines.” man whostraddlestheelusive artistic continue toembracehimasaRenaissance the literaryinpursuitofmusical,hisfans to somethatLeonardCohendepartedfrom Poets commentedthat“Whileitmayseem troubadours. TheAmericanAcademyof being oneofthegreatestFrenchpoet- “like Villon withfrostbite”–FrancoisVillon magazine oncedescribedhisvoiceas It mightwellhavepleasedhimthatTime Yeats referredtoLissadell. shadow of“ThatoldGeorgianmansion”,as associations –underBenBulbenandinthe ground thatresonateswithYeatsian appearance inIrelandplacedhimon no coincidencethatCohen’s mostrecent in thepoetrysectionanditwasperhaps his latestalbum“OldIdeas”,arelocated of “GoingHome”,theopeningtrackon On theNewYorker website,thewords Poems 1956-68”attheendofSixties. Governor General’s Award forhis“Selected has receivedothers,includingaCanadian tone and cadence, revealed an artist whose tone andcadence,revealedanartistwhose The richnessofhislanguageimages,its University inMontreal. was onCohen’s collegecourseinMcGill of theArtistasaYoung Man”,which perhaps byhisreadingofJoyce’s “Portrait their impressionisticstyleinfluenced about apoet)andTheFavouriteGame, works offiction,BeautifulLosers(anovel As wellaspoetry, hehadpublishedtwo voice”. of Song,“bornwiththegiftagolden singer, thoughnotone,ashesaidinTower verses hepublishedbeforeemergingasa artistic personaandbeenlaudedforthe and rhyme,havingalreadyestablishedhis perhaps theonemostateasewithmetre have alsobeenlabelledaspoets,Cohenis all thesinger-songwriters ofhiserawho are notauxiliarytohispublishedpoems.Of resurgence showdefinitivelythatthesongs The latebloomsofCohen’s recentartistic between poetryandsong”. singer haserodedthe“artificialboundary that volume,RobertFaggensuggeststhe lyrics andpoemsinhisintroductionto superstars –makesnodistinctionbetween of longing. Lorca is again a source of of longing.Lorca isagainasourceof melancholy into aCohenesquemelody this Waltz,” transmutes theSpanishpoet’s seminal influence.Cohen’s versionof“Take the racketofpoetry”andwho hasbeena troubled imagination,wholed him“into It wasLorca,anotherpoetof desireand and the“HeartwithnoCompanion”. Nightingale, that“FamousBlueRaincoat” Joan ofArc,theSistersMercy, the characteristic ofhiswork;lamentfor has beenaconstantandconspicuous “Asturias” speechiscrucial–lament Cohen’s useoftheword“lament” inhis always ardentinhissongsofexperience. Never oneforsongsofinnocence,heis knows toothevalueofZenmoment. has beenpassedontohimasaJew, and the culturalandreligiousinheritancethat traditions. Heisprofoundlyconsciousof literature ofboththeJewishandChristian on imageryandreferencesfromthebiblical body anderoticlove,butalsodrawheavily poems thatcelebrateandinvokethefemale that braidedthesacredandprofane, Cohen mappedouthisterritorywithsongs love/ Theywillleanthatwayforever… in themorning/Theyareleaningoutfor heroes intheseaweed/Therearechildren world ofpoetry, asin“Suzanne”:Thereare introduced himtoanaudiencebeyondthe his useofimagesinthosesongsthat for theimage”.SotooCohen,especially Transtromer, hehada“strangegenius poet andNobelLaureateTomas As RobertBlyoncesaidoftheSwedish playfulness withrefrainsandrepetitions. lyrics; agiftforthehighlyvisualised, skills werebroughttobearonhissong way withwordssethimapart.Hisliterary 11

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LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 Matador: TheSongsofLeonardCohen. pop songsfromaroundtheworldand traditional songsfromLatinAmericaand which blendsclassicalmusicwith a collaborationwithTheGryphonTrio, projects areBrokenHeartsandMadmen; Her mostrecentrecording/touring new work. performing infestivals,anddeveloping young artists,producing,curatingand include conducting,teaching,mentoring Company. Herresponsibilitiesthere Artist atToronto’s SoulpepperTheatre She isinherfifthyearasaResident Fellowship fromTheBanffCentrefortheArts. also receivedotherawards,suchasaChalmer’s GrantfromtheOntarioArtsCouncilandaFleck including aGoldenSheafAward toPatriciaforbestfemaleperformance.Ms.O’Callaghanhas autobiographical Rhombus/Westwind film Youkali Hotel,whichhaswonseveralprizes, her ownBravo!special,TheCBCproducedKenFinklemanseriesFoolishHeart,andthesemi Reich, andStevenPage,tonameafew. Patricia’s film,theatreandtelevisioncreditsinclude with suchcreatorsasR.MurraySchafer, DennisLee,ChristosHatzis, GeorgeAperghis,Steve compositions, fromboththeclassicalandpopworlds.Ithasbeenhergreatprivilegetowork Patricia alsowritesandco-writessongshashadthehonourofpremieringmanynew to nameafew. KleineMahagonny withSoulpepperTheatreCompany, EdmontonOpera,andVancouver Opera, music ofKurtWeill. Patriciahasperformedhis Threepenny Opera,SevenDeadlySins,and focused onEuropeancabaret,andsheisconsideredaspecialist,mostsignificantly, inthe guest onotherartists’CDs.AspeakerofFrench,Spanish,andGerman,herearlyrecordings Her recordingcareerspansfivesoloalbumsandmanyinterestingvisitsalongthewayasa continents, andarangeofdisciplinespassions. is somethingofawanderingminstrel.Herfifteenyearcareerhastakenheracrossgenres, PATRICIA O’CALLAGHAN 18 are revelatory”. Waltz’ andHallelujah of Cohen’s ‘Take this her tenderversions masterful coloration, expressiveness and blend ofnatural “A trulyexceptional Billboard Magazine seeking liberationfromthenorm. of lifealiveandtheirperformances havebecomeanescaperouteanddestinationforanyone The Van Diemensareregularlyreferredtoasthe crusadingdarkhorsesthatkeepthemysteries to ourheroL.C.notatributeact! Thisshowisperformedstraightfromtheheart. has alreadybeenconfirmedinmanyheartsasanexceptional performance,thisshowisintribute Apart fromthewryandhumblehumourthatlinkssongs, youwillexperienceaneveningthat been ashowthathascapturedthegoldenthreadofwhatmakes thismanalegenduntilnow. scarcely capturedbyaliveband.Fromsombreballadstoevocative Godlinesstherehasnever you simplyhavetoexperiencethisshowlivefeelaheaven-opening maelstromofbeauty Whether ornotthesongsandmusicofLeonardCohenplay a centralroleinyourmusiccollection, the Maytals,TheCorrsandMaryCoughlan. host ofinternationalactsincludingVan Morrison,DukeSpecial,CamilleO’Sullivan, Toots and Irish, Europeanandworldtoursinadditiontocountlessalbums theyhaveperformedonfora Cian Boylan/pianoandTommy Moore/bass.Alloftheseguysarewellseasonedmusicians from The Van DiemensismadeupofJackHealy/vocals,ConorBrady/guitars,J.D.Wilde/drums, Hotpress magazinesimplyputit“ASuperband”. and afrontmanthatisfastbecomingthoughtofasanestrangedbrotherLeonardCohen,or by meremortalswithinanysingleshowtodate.PerformedanA-listcrackbandofmusicians The worldofLeonardCohenisuniquelypresentedwithacharismaticauthorityrarelyharnessed finest originalbandsThe Van Diemens. occasions topackedhousesandtumultuousreviewsoverthepastfiveyearsbyoneofIreland’s Often referredtoasthefatherofsongwriters,hissongshavebeenperformedonspecial completely captured in any other artistic form. conveys emotionsthatareseldomifever art formofmusic,amountingtoaforcethat of powerthewrittenwordthrough has spentalifetimefathomingthedepths the nameLeonardCohen,agentlemanthat are withoutdoubtheavilypepperedwith such songsandmusicarediscussedthey and theirinexplicableliftingofthesoul.When simply enjoyedfortheirtimedefyingmelodies death, regretandhopetosongsthatare portray everythingfromsin,murder, love, the altarofecstasyandelation.Songsthat misery andabandon,youhaveheardthemat heard themshelteringatthecrossroadsof through thegoodtimesandbad,youhave There aresongsthathavedefinedourlives THE VANDIEMENS 19

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 Venue: Thursday, 7thAugust2014 DAY 1 20 Ali &theThieves, Sunday 10thAugust music/song) BBQ, caint,craicagusceol(chat,fun& Getting toKnowYou Hearn, CanadianAmbassadortoIreland. Official launchofthe2014EventbyLoyola 7.15pm BBQ andLivemusicbyTheIrishHouseParty Registration Opens 6.30pm

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fun, music&song). Post Concert:Caint,craicagusceol(chat, Patricia O’Callaghan&band,Canada Gerry Tully, Ireland “Down bytheLiffeyside” Gala Concert 8.00pm: Tony Clayton-LeaandThePoetryDivas. Dermot Bolger, GerardSmyth,LeifBodnarchuk, and poets.Theline-upincludesJohnMacKenna, & singerswithanafternoonofleadingIrishwriters Discover whyLeonardcalledDublinacityofpoets Spoken Word 2.35 -4.30pm: A short,award-winningAV byYvonne Acheson. Leonard atLissadell 2.30pm: Registration atLibertyHalltheatre. 1.30pm: in theMansionHouse,DawsonStreet. Lord Mayor’s Coffeeat11 11.00am: Friday, 8thAugust2014 DAY 2 fun, music&song). Post Concert: Caint,craicagus ceol(chat, The Van Diemens, Ireland rang outthroughthefoggydew” “The AngelusBellso’ertheLiffey’s swell Gala Concert 8.00pm: hosted byAndrewDarbyshire Open Mic 2.00pm – 4.30pm: Meet atLibertyHallforbothtours. Tina Robinson. of TheTown oftheFordTheHurdleswith Tour 2:DublinthroughtheAges;1000years 11.00 –12.30: Gunning, (full). Tour 1:UlyssesNightTown withDes Saturday, 9thAugust2014 DAY 3 10.30 –12.30: galleries. &tours/museums/historical literary trails/art Dublin CityDelights Morning:

fun, music&song). Post Concert: Caint,craicagus ceol(chat, Ali &theThieves,Australia Tír NanÓg,Ireland “Fare theewellsweetAnnaLiffey” Gala Concert 8.00pm: Sunday, 10thAugust2014 DAY 4 Venue: Auckland, NewZealand,December2013 Screening ofLeonardCoheninConcert 1.30pm: galleries. &tours/museums/historical literary trails/art Dublin CityDelights Morning:

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LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 Daryl Wallis musicaldirector, pianist,collaborator Ali Hughescreativeconception,vocalist,collaborator Australia Ali &TheThievesmusiccollective,coremembers: vibrant andhighlypersonalarrangementsfromLeonardCohen’s canonofwork. artist, whohasinfluencedmusiciansasdiversek.d.langandJudyCollins,incorporating song. Itisadeeplyaffectingtheatricalexplorationoftheworkthismaverickinternational Leonard CohenKoansisameditationonthemanbehindmyththroughhispoetry, proseand members ofthecollectivearerespectedfortheirmusicianshipandstorytellingdexterity. Crossing musicalgenres,performancemediumsanddemographicgroupswiththeirofferings, led bymusicaldirectorandpianistDarylWallis. Ali &TheThievesareanAustralianmusiccollectivefrontedbysoulfulminstrel,Hughes,and ALI &THETHIEVES 22 Tír NaNóg studio recording since1973! the musicianshipandpedigree ofthisduo.2014willseethereleaseanewalbum–their first early daysandmarvellingatthe newerintroductionswhilstfansadmire,forthefirst time, many UKtoursaswellmore showsinIreland.Fansofoldarerelivingthesongsfrom the UK tourtriggeredthedecision toreturnmoreoften–sincethenTírnanÓghavecompleted shows onhomesoil,together withveryrarevisitstotheUK.In2010abrief’2gigsand festival’ and theywenttheirseparateways.Fortunately, TírnanÓgresurfacedin1985 withoccasional college andclubgigs,garneringalargecultfollowing.In1974 LeoandSonnyreturnedtoIreland Tull, ProcolHarum,TheWhoandRoxyMusicinthe70s,aswellheadliningtheirowntheatre, with them.TheytouredbandsasdisparateFairport Convention,SteeleyeSpan,Jethro Esoteric Records.JohnPeelchampionedtheduofrom start,recordingmanyPeelSessions years TírnanÓgrecordedthreetimelessalbumsforthelabel, recentlyre-issuedbyCherryRed/ small numberofcoversongs,includingLeonardCohen’s ‘StoryofIsaac’.Overthenextthree and guitarsinhand!Theyproducedademorecordoftheir owncompositionstogetherwitha They weresignedtoChrysalisRecordsinMay’70withindays ofarrivinginLondon,suitcases in thepastfourdecades. O’Kelly’s ‘Piccadilly’,‘SoFreely’and‘LookingUp’areasgoodanythingIrelandhasproduced Songs likeCondell’s ‘OurLoveWillNotDecay’,‘EyelidsIntoSnow’and‘Two WhiteHorses’,and together, theirvoiceslikewise;norcantheybeseparatedforthequality oftheirsongwriting. has everproduced.TírnanÓgareaunionofequals.Theirguitarswindandmeshgorgeously is thattheyaretwoofthemostoriginalandinfluentialsongwritersperformersIreland by LeoO’Kelly&SonnyCondellin1970,transcendsallthesecategories.Whatisnotdoubt Tír nanÓghavebeendescribedasAltFolk,ProgFolkandevenPsychFolk!Buttheduo,formed 23

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 The HotHouseFlowersandDubliners. Magic Numbers,Dervish,TheFureys,Mundy, 2012. HehassupportedMaryCoughlan,The Musique deGamacheenVexin in2011& Furey. HeheadlinedtheFrenchFestivalde tour withDonBaker, RonnieDrewandFinbar He featuredontheWorking ClassHeroes America withbandsandasasoloperformer. from theHearthtourofGermany, andin Gerry hastouredEurope,includingSessions each songhisown. is anevocativecompellingvocalistmaking Kelly, PaulBradyandRichardThompson.He the likesofLeonardCohen,Tom Waits, Luke originals, andafewothersoulfulgemsfrom His liveperformanceisamixoffolk,ballads, Irish traditionalmusic. exceptional backingmusicianforplayersof match. Hehasyearsofexperienceandisan with rhythmandfingerstylethat’s hardto Gerry isself-taught,andhasauniqueability pathway ofexpression. common athomeandshonealighton Impromptu performancesandsessionswere family intheechoofshowbandera. various genres.Hegrewupinamusical emotive performerinterpretingsongsfrom Tully singsfromhisheart,asoulfuland GERRY TULLY 24 The Dubliners. and Flowers House Hot The Mundy,Fureys, The Dervish, Numbers, Magic TheMary Coughlan,supported has He 2012. & 2011 in Vexin en Gamache de Musique de Festival French the headlined He Furey. Finbar and Drew Ronnie Baker, Don with tour Heroes Class Working the on featured He performer. solo a as and bands with America in and Thompson. Heisanevocativecompelling vocalistmaking eachsong hisown. Richard and Brady Paul Kelly, Luke Waits, Tom Cohen, Leonard of likes the from gems players ofIrishtraditionalmusic. for musician backing exceptional an is and experience of years has He match.to hard pathway ofexpression. a on light a shone and home at common were sessions and performances Impromptu from various genres. He grew up in a musical family in the echo of the show band era. Triona Walsh Dempsey, MaeveO'Sullivanand The line-upofdivasforisKate festival andtheCácaMilisCabaret. Palooza, theDromineerLiterary including theElectricPicnic,Castle several festivalsandliteraryevents and stage. They haveperformedat wobbly boundariesbetweenpage Their infectiousshowsblurthe own workinavarietyoflivecontexts. by KateDempsey, whoreadtheir collective ofwomenpoets,founded The PoetryDivasareaglittery Poetry Divas Gerry has toured Europe, including Sessions from the Hearth tour of Germany, of tour Hearth the from Sessions including Europe, toured has Gerry soulful other few a and originals, ballads, folk, of mix a is performance live His that’s style finger and rhythm with ability unique a has and self-taught, is Gerry songs interpreting performer emotive andsoulful a heart, his from sings Tully Gerry Tully Maeve O’SullivanandTriona Walsh. The line-upofPoetryDivasisKateDempsey, and theCácaMilisCabaret. Castle Palooza,theDromineerLiteraryfestival literary eventsincludingtheElectricPicnic, have performedatseveralfestivalsand boundaries betweenpageandstage.They Their infectiousshowsblurthewobbly contexts. who readtheirownworkinavarietyoflive women poets,foundedbyKateDempsey, The PoetryDivasareaglitterycollectiveof POETRY DIVAS Closing Time orSisters ofMercy. Me ThePlace, A ThousandKissesDeep, favourite LeonardCohensong iseitherShow on whattimeofthedayyoutalk tohim,his One’s flagship artsshow, Arena. Depending and isaregularreviewer/critic onRTERadio author ofsixnon-fiction,music-related books, and inthepaper’s Arts/Bookspages.Heisthe weekly music/filmentertainmentsupplement) (the IrishTimes’ mostly inTheTicket pop cultureappears on manyaspectsof author. Hiswriting broadcaster and winning journalist, is anaward- Tony Clayton-Lea Tony Clayton-Lea “One CityOneBook”for2014. anthology whichhasbeenchosen asDublin’s Go: AMapofDublininPoetry andSong,an The IrishTimes andco-editorofIfEverYou Thomas inMinnesota.Heispoetry editorof Poetry Award fromtheUniversityofSt was the2012recipientofO’Shaughnessy translation. HeisamemberofAosdánaand 2010 andlastyearwaspublishedinItalian ( DedalusPress,Dublin)waspublishedin Fullness ofTime: NewandSelected Poems as intranslation.Hisseventhcollection,The United States,sincethelate1960s,aswell in publicationsIreland,Britainandthe journalist. Hispoetryhasappearedwidely Gerard Smythisapoet,criticand work ofLeonardCohen. Approaches WhatitYearns, onthelifeand for hisdocumentaryseries,HowtheHeart at theWindowandaJacobs’RadioAward (New York) forhisRTEradioplayTheWoman Day LewisAward; Worldplay SilverMedal Times FictionAward; HennessyAward; C awards hisworkhaswonare:TheIrish and anumberofradioplays.Amongthe He hasalsowrittenelevenfull-lengthplays novel, Joseph,willbepublishedinOctober. is theauthoroffifteenbooksandhisnew John MacKennaisawriterandactor. He SPOKEN WORD John MacKenna Year attheIrish NewspaperAwards. and in2012wasnamedCommentatorofthe writes formostofIreland’s leadingnewspapers and Writer inResidenceatFarmleighHouse.He been TheWriter FellowinTrinity CollegeDublin Glasgow, Belfast,DublinandCork.Dermothas International Festivalandbeenontourin Ulysses hasbeenstagedattheEdinburgh His acclaimedadaptationofJamesJoyce’s John KavanaghonRTERadio. Through Loss,wasrecentlyperformedby poetry sequence,TheVenice Suite:AVoyage have beenstagedinseveralcountries.His his acclaimedBallymunTrilogy ofplays Cleary, receivedtheSamuelBeckettAward; Ireland. HisfirstplayTheLamentforArthur recently NewTown Soul andTheFallof The FamilyOnParadisePier, andmost include TheJorneyHome,Father’s Music, Ireland’s bestknownwriters.Histennovels Born in1959,DermotBolgerisoneof Dermot Bolger Gerard Smyth 25

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 26 and moredevotion. figured outthatwritingwas lesshobby range ofHumanitiescourses andfinally end of2013.Inthattimehe studieda 2008, andcontinuedthejourney untilthe He beganworkingwithLeonard Cohenin technician. Eitherglamoroustitlesuits. is roadie;aspecificrolewouldbeguitar green room.Ageneraltermforhisjob spent (utterlyspent)inthemusicindustry’s kids. Mostofhisprofessionallifehasbeen in NorthernIrelandwithhiswifeandtwo Leif isaCanadian-bornIrish/Britwholives running out. labour inpursuitofaneasylife.Time is accomplished thefeatofavoidingmanual writer; thatistosayhewritesandhas Leif Bodnarchukisanaccomplished at Lulu.comandsmashwords.com. Version 1ofNo Ideasiscurrentlyonsale betterer. rereleasing it—leaner, faster, andmore deconstructing itwithaviewto welcome critique,Leifisintheprocessof minor earthtremor. Followingsome and felloffthevirtualbookshelvesina No Ideaswasself-publishedinJune2013 Ideas. effacing homagetoLeonard’s albumOld into abookentitledNoIdeas,self- Leif decidedtocollateandrewritethem Leonard. Theentriesreceivedpraiseand in anonlinediarywhiletouringwith In 2012hebeganwritingdailyentries Swift (1667-1745) whowroteGulliver’s to Dublin’s culturallife,rightbacktoDean recognizing thatwritinghas beencentral as itsfourtheverCityofLiterature, This iswhyUNESCOdesignated Dublin creativity fromgenerationtogeneration. one: Dublincannotstopbeingahotbedof dead writerandcrossthepathofaliving Dublin, youcrosstheshadowofalong- Dublin writers.Whereveryouwalkin shadow butintheofdozens it doesn’t stopmelivinginnotjusthis That housemaynowbedemolished,but described inPortraitoftheArtist. once livedandwhichJoycebrilliantly my garden,wheretheJoycefamily the 19thcenturyhousebackingonto pointing frommykitchenwindowat shadow. “I’venochoice,”I’dsay, house, askedifIlivedinJamesJoyce’s visiting mysmallterracedDrumcondra I usedtosmilewrylywhenacademics, As aDublinnovelist,playwrightandpoet, A Writer’s Dublin: by DermotBolger City deliberately Irish styleofwritingthat launching theCelticRevival, coininga new generationofDublinwriters were and thenafallfromgraceabroad, a While Wildewasenjoyedsuccess flamboyant Dubliner, OscarWilde. rejected amarriageproposalfrommore author ofDracula,whosewife,wisely, story, andBramStoker, Dublin born 1873) whoinventedthemodernghost contemporary, SheridanLeFanu(1814- Horror pervadestheworksofhis was halvedbyfamine. starvation in1849,asIreland’s population succumbed tocholera,alcoholismand suffering dangerousmoodswings,he opium addiction.Eccentricindressand life ofwretchedpoverty, ill-healthand James ClarenceManganendureda Dublin’s greatestpoetoftheera, associated withpovertyorhorror. 19th CenturyDublinwritersseem for revolutionandindependence. a womanbutactuallytreasonouscries grew up:seeminglysimplelovepoemsto tradition of“Aisling”or“dream”poems weapon. Amidpoliticalcensorship,a everyone andwordsbecameaseditious patronage, withered.Butwordsbelongto Art formslikeopera,thatneededrich Dublin Georgiansquaresbecameslums. in 1800,powermovedtoLondon.Many its ownparliament.AftertheActofUnion These menwerebornwhenDublinhad staged in1775and1777. – remainassharptodaywhenfirst plays, TheRivalsandSchoolforScandal Sheridan (bornherein1751)whosegreat Travels hereandRichardBrinsley 27

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 a fictitiouscharacter, Leopold Bloom, and onlytime,aplaquewas erectedto celebrations of1982when, forthefirst was shownduringtheJoyce centenary their writersthanacademics do.This lived there.Oftentheyknowmoreabout houses todeclarethatsomewriter by numerousblueplaquesadorning writers asneighbours,canbeseen on streetcorners.Theyareusedto used towritersaseverydaywonders Literature statusintheirstride,being Dubliners taketheUNESCOCityof celebrated worldwideasBloomsday. date, June16th,inUlysses,adaynow and causedhimtoimmortalizethat changed theirlives,ledthemintoexile hotel maid,NoraBarnacle–awalkthat James Joyce,wentwalkingwitha because itwaswhenapennilessstudent, But theDublinof1904isforeverrecalled Stars in1926. and SeanO’Casey’s ThePloughandthe Western World byJ.M.Syngein1907 masterpieces, ThePlayboyofthe productions ofitsfirsttwocontroversial 1904), wherepublicriotsmarkeddebut (founded byYeats andLadyGregoryin its focusaroundtheAbbeyTheatre century dawned.TheCelticRevivalfound political independenceasthe20th coincided withgrowingdemandsfor 28 the Prize,but his wifepersuadedhim to hisnativecity. Heconsideredrefusing vegetarian, withanawkward relationship years later–Shawbeinga famous probably didn’t dowhenhewonitthree Prize winner, GeorgeBernardShaw, – somethingthatDublin’s second Nobel Yeats’s familycelebratedwithsausages demanded. is itworth?”thegreatmanimpatiently credentials asatruepoet.“Howmuch him withaquestionthatshowedhis independent state,Yeats interrupted what anhonouritwasforthenewly phoned withthenews,explaining When anexcitedIrishTimes reporter Butler Yeats camefirstin1922. Prize forLiteraturewinners.William writer, heisnotoneofourfourNobel Although JoyceisDublin’s mostfamous that theyhadknownBloom’s fathertoo. father’s hadknownBloompersonally, but residents claimednotonlythattheirown they hadthewronghouse.Someolder who informedthegathereddignitiesthat was interruptedbyelderlyresidents Street (whereheisborninthebook) his plaqueoutside52UpperClanbrassil the heroofUlysses.Theunveiling on Frenchtelevision. nursing homewhenIrelandplayedrugby a televisionfromunderthebedofhis Dublin landmarksandonlyeverremoving Paris, regularlyinquiringaboutfavourite drinking withvisitingDublinwritersin remained aDubliner, fondoftalkingand the lasthalfcenturyofhislife.Yet he declined tosetfootinDublinduring Samuel Beckett,(Nobelwinnerin1969), simpler relationshipwithhisnativecity: Dublin’s nextNobelPrizewinnerhada manners oftheIrish.” she left£263,200inherwill“topolishthe the civilizinghelpitcouldget,because country thatsheobviouslyfeltneededall to viewitasanhonourforIreland,a imaginatively newagain. to makeDublin’s bustlingstreets shoulders, butperpetually attempting to doso–consciousofghosts ontheir and thatthousandsmorearecontinuing have reshapeditintheirimaginations fact thatathousandmenandwomen makes Dublinatruewriter’s cityisthe copyrighted byitsfamouswriters.What Sandymount Strand,butnocitycanbe literary landmarks,fromHowthHeadto Dublin maybesynonymouswithfamous their nativestreetsinvividways. and PaulDurcanperpetuallyre-make Meehan, ThomasKinsella,EavanBoland internationally, andpoetslikePaula and FrankMcGuinnessareacclaimed McPherson, PeterSheridan,MarinaCarr awards regularly;playwrightslikeConor Colum McCannscoopinternational Hugo Hamilton,JenniferJohnstonand Joseph O’Connor, EmmaDonoghue, years; othernovelistslikeColmToibin, have wontheBookerPrizeinrecent Enright, JohnBanvilleandRoddyDoyle, scene. ThreeDublinwriters,Anne never enjoyedamorevibrantliterary being aliterarymausoleum,butithas There couldbeadangerofDublin tapestry ofvoices. and becomeessentialpartsofDublin’s outside thecitywhochosetolivehere was anexampleofthemanywritersborn Joyce andBeckett,choseexile,Heaney While manyDublinwriters,likeO’Casey, in Dublin,butlivedherefordecades. Seamus Heaney, wasnotactuallyborn Prize winner, thelateandgreatlymissed Fittingly Dublin’s mostrecentNobel 29

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 light getsin” photography asaserioushobby. He retiredin2006and2010hetookup concerts inIrelandduringtherecenttours. Tony hasattendedmany ofLeonard’s been thereeversince! he sayshimselfenteredthatroomandhas ‘Songs fromaRoom’byLeonardCohen.As he wasgivenatapebycolleagueentitled while workinginM.J.O’Connor&Co.that daughter, Niamhininfancy1977.Itwas in 1971.Theyhave5children,losingtheir He methiswife,Judythereandtheymarried O’Connor &Co. working lifewithafirmoflocalsolicitors,M.J. his 1947 andgrewupthere.Hecommenced Tony CrosbiewasborninWexford Town in 30 http://myleonardcohenjourney.wordpress.com time goingtotheseconcertsinherblog at: both inIrelandandabroad.Shehas documentedher She hasattendedanumberofLeonard Cohenconcerts concerts. taking photosofhersurroundings andgoingto and thereisnothingsheenjoysmorethan Her passionsinlifearemusicandphotography Gwen LangfordlivesinKildaretown,Ireland. “ Thereisacrackineverythingthat’s howthe GWEN LANGFORD TONY CROSBIE -

Leonard Cohen Ireland, Wales, EnglandandSouthAfrica. shown atAudioVisual FestivalsinNorthern popular AV shownatthefestival.Ithasbeen awards includingtheaudiencevoteformost the AV, “LeonardatLissadell”wonvarious Federation annualAudioVisual Festivalin2011, A firsttimeentrantattheIrishPhotographic through myAV of“LeonardatLissadelI”. timeless. EnjoythisjourneyIsharewithyou in 2010wasaspecialexperience,sereneand For me,theconcertatLissadellHouseinSligo possibility. simple, theyintertwineinanidea,afeeling, music orthephotography?Itisneverthat imagination andtime.Whichcomesfirst,the opportunities arise.Theyarelimitedonlyby to createanAudioVisual (AV), endlessproject music withphotographyandaddingnarration about it.Myotherpassionismusic.Incombining Photography ismyhobby. Iampassionate YVONNE ACHESON 31

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 to followhim across Europe,finally young andtalentedauthor and lefthome school inOslo,shefelllove witha succinctly. After graduatingfromhigh that purpose.Herearlylife issketched necessary risksandfollow herheartfor routine existenceandwillingtotakethe to breakoutfromthepredictabilityofa woman “witharichfantasylife”,seeking often repeated:ayoungandinsecure focused, althoughhermaintraitsare the imageofitsprotagonistisnotalways story shiftsoccasionally, andtherefore authorization. Thevoicetellingthelife Marianne’s collaborationand presumably radio journalistKariHesthamar, with Marianne Ihlen,writtenbyNorwegian This bookisapartialbiographyof Goldman (Toronto: ECWPress). Kari HesthamarandtranslatedbyHelleV. Long, Marianne:ALoveStory, writtenby available inEnglish,underthetitle:So six yearslater, ithasfinallybecome published inNorwegian2008.Now, the translationofacertainbookfirst doubt manyofuswereeagerlyawaiting have turnedintoacottageindustry. No concerning LeonardCohenseemsto In recentyearsthepublishingofbooks 32 So Long,Marianne – AStoryofLove and Separation by DoronB.Cohen that generosity”(p.99). interested inapproachingthatbeautyand interested inMarianne,whowasn’t words: “Therewasn’t aman whowasn’t the eyesofallwhoknewher;inLC’s quality thatmadehersoirresistiblein have possessedsomeuniquelycharming landing onalittleGreekisland.Shemust her from Jansen. her fromJansen. eager torefuteallegationsthat LC“stole” the short“Prologue”,inwhich Marianneis (p. 92),althoughheisalready mentionedin appears towardsthemiddle ofthebook throughout herstory. LeonardCohenfirst the 1950’s and1960’s. Hispresenceisfelt stir inhishomeland’s literary milieuin innovative prosecausedasubstantial distinguished Norwegianwriter, whose only son,AxelJoachim.Jansenwasa on Hydra,eventuallymarriedandhadher was AxelJansen,withwhomshesettled the storiesoftwomensheloved.One Intertwined withthestoryofMarianneare painful tohandle,andonlyhintsatthem. seems towishavoidissuesthataretoo Joachim’s lifewithoutLC.Thebook little more).NothingistoldaboutAxel work inhercountry’s oilindustryanda Marianne’s lateryears(remarriage, in the“Author’s Epilogue”tellabout Marianne’s separation;onlyafewlines story isabandonednotlongafterLCand Masha, hismother(pp.136,152).The good relationsMariannehadwith most LCbiographiesistheseemingly perspective. Onepointthatdiffersfrom substitute father, gainsomewhatbetter for whomhemusthaveservedasa interaction withhersonAxelJoachim, details. Marianne’s lifewithLCandhis but isretoldherewithsomecolorful on Hydrahasoftenbeentoldbefore, The storyoftheexpatriatecolony memories of community. We wouldliketodedicatethisprogrammeinparticularthe Over theyearswehavelostmanyvaluedmembersofLeonardCohenForum Arlene Dick

Dolores Nedbalek beauty. together alsoleftalegacyofgreat Luckily, forthemandus,theiryears we toomustbearthepainofseparation. original line,butlikeMarianneherself Perhaps wewouldhavepreferredthe which givesnoindicationofseparation. more intunewiththehappymelody, replacing thefamiliarone.Itisalsomuch sense whenthesongisreadwiththisline Marianne”, whichindeedmakesmore Long, Marianne”wasinfact“Comeon, that theoriginallineofsong“So Man (2012),whereitwasrevealed book butfromSylvieSimmons’I’mYour LC’s workandlifecamenotfromthis revelation aboutMarianne’s placein For me,perhapsthemoststartling Kyoto, July2014 33

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 don’t holdacandle tothejoys as theywere,however, they and soundtrack.Aswonderful Lunson’s “I’mYour Man”film 2005, formedthebasisforLian Brighton 2004,andSydney treat forfans.Brooklyn2003, The Willnershowswereareal 2013). extensive worldtouring(2008- and ahalflaterLeonardbeganhis a year reasonable inthelongrun.About That requestturnedouttobehighly them.” “Leonard askedmetoquitdoing shows. Because,heexplained, this wouldbethelastofhistribute was Willner’s announcementthat the 2006showatThePointinDublin with suspense.Theonlybadfeatureof that explanationtotheend.Buthell A goodwritershouldprobablyleave precursor ofwonderfulthingstocome. and thedownsideturnedouttobea upside stilllingersfavorablyinmymind, appeared tobeabigdownside.The in Dublinhadahugeupside,andwhat Hal Willner’s star-studded tributeconcert 34 Beauty –Dublin-- Coming SoFarfor 2006 and2014 by DickStraub Event. pleasures ofthe2014LeonardCohen Bar, andGuinnesswillallhelpaddtothe The city’s richliteraryheritage,Temple team’s monthsofplanningandarranging. enjoying theresultofPaulaandher everyone willhaveawonderfultime for fun,friendship,andLCmusic.Iknow which toagaingathertheCohenfaithful Dublin, then,isaverysignificantcityin cities alsoresulted. Of coursemanyfangatheringsin great bands,newrecordingsandDVD. that camefromLeonard’s liveshows, disposed tophotographers! So Isupposeatthetimehewaswell it happenswasafashionphotographer. to talkabouthisthengirlfriendwhoas was quiteaglamorousspot.Hebegan idea astherewaslotsforhimtodoandit reflected lightwaslovely. Helovedthe session justinsidethepoolareaas what toexpectfromhimsoplanneda sternest persontoputty. Ididnotknow gentlemanly andcanreduceeventhe totally anddisarminglycharming anyone whohasmetLeonardknowsheis the charmoffensivethatwasputon.As he mighthaveknownthatjudgingby would betookeenonLeonardandIthink that timenotthekindofmagazine in HotPressmagazine.wasat accompany ashortinterviewtypepiece minutes andthepictureswereto The photosessionlastedabout30 Dublin 1985. his appearanceattheNationalStadium, Leonard wasstayingonthenightbefore Old Jury’s hotelinBallsbridgewhere The Leonardsessiontookplaceinthe Colm Henry friendly terms. happy wegotonsowellandparted He isahypnotizingraremanandIam good ideatopushitfurtherthanthat. we felthadsomethingandit’s nevera Then likeallphotosessionsitendedas and intohimself. comfortable andbecameveryrelaxed became partoftheset.Hewasvery went on.Thecigarettecameoutand photographing andabitofnamedropping about designersthathisgirlfriendwas the thingmovingalongwithbitsofchat very comfortableaboutthem.We kept I suggestedafewposesandheseemed 35

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 36 Royal HospitalKilmainham,Dublin,September2008 Sunset Chorus-HaikufromLeonardCohenconcert, This sequence wasfirstpublishedinSkylight 47Journal,Galway, Ireland,in2014 of plasticchampagneglasses between stage&screen scratching theclouds- he takesoffhisfedora he woosus,thanksus long-awaited concert: introducing hisband this greysuitedpoet entering thevenue- holds ittohischest needle inthepark by MaeveO’Sullivan a sunsetchorus the dullclunk serenades us- “Hallelujah” *** *** *** *** Netherlands Looking forwardtoseeingyouagain inThe get abikeforanauthenticlocalexperience. Amsterdam yourdestinationisnever faraway, but to itsextensivecanals,haslittle road traffic.In but atthesametimeitisquiet,andlargelythanks nightlife, internationalrestaurants,goodtransport- It hasalltheadvantagesofabigcity:culture, Amsterdam isalsoacityoftoleranceanddiversity. romantic andbeautifulcitiesinEurope. and historicalsights,Amsterdamisoneofthemost world. Fromitscanalstoworld-famousmuseums Holland) isoneofthegreatestsmallcitiesin Amsterdam intheNetherlands(alsoknownas sure thereisalottoseeanddoforeveryone. the participantsofthis10thEventcanexpect.We are information now, buthereisashortimpressionofwhat Maybe it’s notevennecessarytogiveyoualotof Amsterdam.” hotel, itwaseventherebeforeweretulipsin Chelsea Hotel#2,hesaid:“Iusedtoliveinthisold he likestoperformthere.Inhisintroduction the event. Theconnectionwith Leonardisthat members oftheForumwillingtohelpusorganize have notonlyabeautifulcity, therearealsoactive a verygoodplaceforLeonardCohenEvent:we Amsterdam, awonderfulcityandsurroundingsis Europe, inAmsterdamSummer2016! all Cohenitestothe10thLeonardCohenEvent- otherwise itmayneverhappen!Sowewillinvite also knowthatitisimportantnottowaittoolong, will dothatwhenwearebothretired.But Event inAmsterdam,butwealwaysthought Forum memberstoorganizeaLeonardCohen Many timeswe’vebeenaskedbyother The Future. Willy andWijbe & theorganisingteam Hope toseeyou there! 2016 EdmontonEventwillbeeven muchbetter! I assureyouthatasmuchfun 2008was,the you candowhenattendin2016! for thesignificantlandmarksof his 1966visitjustas years whenhewasbackinEdmontonsearched his 1966visitherewasaturningpoint,andinlater Edmonton ishighlyrelevanttoLeonard’s career, 2015 (and2016!)filmfestivals. 2016 eventbypartneringwiththeminthe2014and year 2014,sowecanbepresaging/promotingthe Edmonton InternationalFilmFestivalstartingthis We plantostartthecollaborationwith longer. last threedaysofthefilmfestivalandrunoneday Cohen andnotfilmfestival.Soitwouldoverlapthe Sunday October 9th so the last day would be purely commence onThursdayOctober6thandrunto 8th (Saturday).Thefour-day Cohenfestivalwould Festival willbeSeptember30(Friday)toOctober Festival. The2016EdmontonInternationalFilm coincide withtheEdmontonInternationalFilm The planistohavetheEdmonton2016Event remembers itwell. University ofAlbertaduringthe1966visitand with meontheevent.Kenwasastudentat CKUA radiopersonalityPeterNortharepartnering Lawyer KenChapmanandmusicpromoter only crowdsandfansfollowinghimeverywhere. first transitionedtoacelebritywithstandingroom University ofAlberta,aperiodduringwhichhe as aguestoftheDepartmentEnglishat of LeonardCohen’s pivotal1966visittoEdmonton Canada. Theeventcelebratesthe50thanniversary International LeonardCohenEventinEdmonton, Hello all!We areexcitedtobeginplanningthe 2016 Kim Solez 37

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LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 40 Leonard Cohen. who hasbeenfollowingandsupportingtheseevents sincetheirinception– And, ofcourse,averyspecialthankyoutotheman whobringsustogetherand • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • who havehelpedtomakethiseventhappen: Sheila O’Mahonywishtoextendourthanksandgratitudethemanypeople The OrganisingCommitteeofPaulaMcCann,AlbertNoonan,MarieNolan& John Power, KieranandDamienAlbanyOfficeSupplies Some NeckGuitars,Aungierstreet Failte Ireland&theDublinConventionBureau Jane Robinson Judy Remy Wendy Marshall Gwen Langford Brid Brophy Helen McSweeney Don Cummer Des Gunning Gerard Smyth Shirley Chance Christy Burke–LordMayorofDublin Ambassador LoyolaHearn,CanadiantoIreland Helen Quinn&theStaffofLandsdownehotel Tony Walsh &theStaffofLibertyHalltheatre Jimmy Kelly Afric Prendergast Ed Sanders Andrew Darbyshire Joe Way Ania Nowakowska Jarkko Arjatsalo Thank You Tina Robinson 41

LEONARD COHEN EVENT DUBLIN AUGUST 7-10TH 2014 “it’s a great honour to play for you, in this great City of poets and writers. Where there’s a genius in every bedroom and a writer in every pub.”

Leonard Cohen, Dublin 2008