Leonard is very fond of Ireland and has graced us with 9 Concerts since commencing his "comeback" tour. My name has been put forward to provide him with a tour of Yeats Country (Sligo) during his stay in Ireland. I have also made enquiries as to the possibility of Turtle Bunbury interviewing him. I was involved in this event in New York last October. >From Carlow to New York to honour Leonard *Cohen* - News, frontpage *...*<http://www.carlowpeople.ie/news/from-carlow-to-new-york-to-honour-leonard-cohen-1939633.html> 10 Nov 2009 *...* At the Leonard Cohen dedication ceremony at the Chelsea Hotel in New *...* *Esther Cohen* (sister of Leonard Cohen), *Michael Purcell* and Trish *...* www.carlowpeople.ie/.../from-carlow-to-new-york-to-honour-leonard-*cohen* -1939633.html On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Sharon Oddie Brown <s.brown@dccnet.com>wrote: > That is so exciting. I skipped classes in the mid 60s to hear Leonard > Cohen read at UBC in Vancouver. He may not be steeped in Irish genealogy > (but who knows?), but he certainly does have a passion for roots and > history. "Elegy", the first poem in "Let Us Compare Mythologies" can be > read in so many ways - beyond the obvious - and one reading for me > includes how the past is always with us and within us.. > Sharon > Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada History Project: > http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Some Become Flowers: > http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/SomeBecomeFlowers Family Tree: > http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl > > On 30/04/2010 8:58 AM, michael purcell wrote: > > I have had to stop my contributions regarding the Carlow newspapers and > > various Minute Books reports on "War of Independence Jan. 1919-July 1921" > > but I hope to resume them shortly... > > I am kept busy with organising events relating to Leonard Cohen Concert > in > > Lissadell, Sligo in July next. ( Leonard Cohen Forum and also Leonard > Cohen > > Appreciation Society Ireland). > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Susan Laesser<susan@laesser.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must > subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >