Today the author, Cristophe Lebold, was a guest on the Craig Charles radio programme on BBC 6 music. He gave an explanation of his background and his experience and friendship with Leonard and a brief summary of the contents of his book. There were also a number of excerpts of Leonard's songs played...

Hi Maarten,

So sorry to hear of Eddy's passing, so soon after Ann.
Both lovely friendly people, who we found very easy to mix with. They will be missed. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

Condolences,

Scott & Helen x

Hi Maarten. Helen broke the news to me this morning, from your Facebook post. I just want to add my condolences to her response earlier there. We got to know your mum and dad quite well over the years at several events and meet ups. The best compliment I can give them is that we immediately felt com...

"Take This Longing" by Leonard Cohen is featured in the first episode of the new BBC Drama - "This Town", a six-part British television series for BBC One. It is written and created by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and directed by Paul Whittington. Premise: An Extended family an...

No recording link for this, but I was lucky enough to witness Nathaniel covering Leonard's "Chelsea Hotel #2" sung as a tribute to Leonard's recent passing. This took place in the Colston Hall (now Bristol Beacon) Bristol, UK on 19th November 2016. I believe he performed it at a few venues...

Bird on the Wire : The Songs of Leonard Cohen - Olympia Theatre - Dublin - Sunday 26th November 2023 The Tipsy Wife and I will be joining some friends in Dublin's Olympia Theatre , as part of the same tour on Sunday 26th November. Really looking forward to it. You can't beat a weekend in Dublin and...

On her weekly Sunday show on BBC Radio 2, musical star Elaine Paige played Leonard's "Tower of Song" and then followed this up with a very complimentary short review of the UK premiere, at Sadler's Wells Theatre, of Dance Me - by Ballets Jazz Montreal. She described it as "a very touc...

I've recently been revisiting the back catalogue of the Scottish Rock Band - the Jesus and Mary Chain, one of the most innovative bands of the 80s & 90s (IMHO) and was reminded of this classic cover (I accept that opinions might vary on this assertation as a classic ). :D . I love the guitars dr...

HI Amrei, Like you I have read practically all of Jo Nesbø's work and particularly the Harry Hole series. He has referenced Leonard in the past. I was surprised to read that his new novel, "Killing Moon" was already published as it is not due for release (in the UK) until May 2023. I see t...

Thanks for the update, Marianne. We lived in Demark 2003-2006 and enjoyed some memorable visits to Copenhagen. We can't wait to return and make some new memories,(nearly 20 years later), in your wonderful city with our Forum friends, old and new. Good luck to you and your organising committee. I'm s...

Daniel Geller & Dayna Goldfine, the directors of feature-length documentary: "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song" were interviewed, on Wednesday 14th September, by presenter, DJ & actor Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) on his BBC6 Music show. There are also two Leonard Cohen son...

We saw this in a national pre-release preview, on Friday night at the Picturehouse cinema (London central). There were a number of references and comments which will not be new to many on this forum but, nevertheless, a very enjoyable film, with interviews and insights that were new to me. There wer...

I was so sorry to hear of Sue’s passing. My wife Helen and I first got to know Sue in 2008 around a Leonard concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. A number of Forum members met at the legendary Troubadour in Earls Court, in advance of the concert and then in South Kensington at a bar then calle...

Really looking forward to joining everyone for this program, Maarten. Is there no open mic this year? (May not be necessary, given our propensity for hauling out the guitars after hours.) Hi Don. Looking forward to hearing from you and the many other talented players in our group in the "after...

Looks like a great line-up for this tribute album. Agree with Kush in looking forward to Mavis and Norah. I was at a Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats concert, in Bristol, UK, just a week after Leonard passed. He played a very moving version of Chelsea Hotel #2, which was really well receive...