Jon Blake's Blog - Posts Tagged "leonard-cohen"

What an irony that Leonard Cohen, famous for his mournfulness, can create as joyous an event as his gig in Cardiff last night. His warmth, his humour, his humility, his generosity of spirit - not to mention one or two great songs - created as strong a bond as I've witnessed between performer and audience. At 78, he skipped off the stage at the end of two hours' performance - then came back for an hour's encore, in whch he introduced his band members for (I think) the fourth time. But what a band - every member a virtuoso - and in Sharon Robinson and the Webb sisters, backing singers easily good enough to fill the Motorpoint on their own. Personally I prefer Cohen and Robinson singing the fabulous Alexandra Leaving together, but her solo performance brought the house down. A great night. It's inspired me to get the guitar out and get back on stage - for anyone interested, some of my songs are at http://www.reverbnation.com/jonblake.