Saturday, March 18, 2023

SONGS FOR SUZANNE: THE MUSIC AND POETRY OF LEONARD COHEN

Feat. HENRY WAGONS, REBECCA BARNARD, DELSINKI & ALMA ZYGIER.

Saturday, March 18, 2023
Doors 8pm, Showtime 8.30pm @ Archies Creek Hotel
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Premium Seating $69.90 +bf

Reserved Seating $59.90 +bf

General Admission $49.90 +bf

GA $59.90 @ The Door (If still available, check with venue)

The fascinatingly enigmatic Leonard Cohen’s first clutch of classic albums saw him become one of the leading proponents of folk. Signed following a Newport Folk festival appearance, Cohen’s early albums were acclaimed by critics and ecstatically received by a community who within two years witnessed him provide a highlight performance at 1970’s Isle Of Wight festival, and receive outstanding covers of his songs by folk giants such as Judy Collins and Joan Baez.

Saturday 18th March will see dazzling renditions of songs from those early albums by celebrated country outlaw Henry Wagons, Melbourne icon Rebecca Barnard, the shape-shifting post-colonialist Delsinki and and the incredible talent Alma Zygier.

Songs for Suzanne will be a celebration of the beginnings of a distinguished career of a brilliant singer-songwriter. Alongside standards including “Bird On A Wire”, “So Long, Marianne”, “Avalanche”, “Hallelujah”, and “Famous Blue Raincoat”, will feature many songs never performed by the man himself on his Australian tours. Leonard Cohen’s initial success came as an author, with two novels and four collections of poetry preceding his debut album. Cohen’s own readings of some of these works, which saw him compared to James Joyce, will be incorporated into the show.

Cohen’s songs will be presented faithfully in the way they were originally recorded. Musical accompaniment for the singers will consist of mesmerising finger-plucked guitar strings provided by Ben Dix and Dan McKay, the haunting violin of Xani Kolac, and Bass guitar and keyboards from illustrious musicologist Stu Thomas.

GET TICKETS

Premium Seating $69.90 +bf

Reserved Seating $59.90 +bf

General Admission $49.90 +bf

GA $59.90 @ The Door (If still available, check with venue)