DEAR LEONARD: The Cohen Collection by Reid Jamieson

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DEAR LEONARD: The Cohen Collection by Reid Jamieson

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just got this in my media inbox... :D :!:

REID JAMIESON ~ “Gorgeous, sun-struck acoustic soul" - Globe & Mail

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Vancouver’s REID JAMIESON returns to Ontario to present his latest DEAR LEONARD: The Cohen Collection, a luminous tribute to Leonard Cohen (and his second release in 6 months!) With seven acoustic covers plus one original ode to the man himself, Reid is joined on this homespun homage by Anne Lindsay (Blue Rodeo) on burning violin, and his wife and long-time songwriting partner Carolyn Victoria Mill. A regular on CBC’s Vinyl Café, Reid shines his light with a remarkable voice and therapeutic lyrics, and has recorded with Cowboy Junkies, Samantha Parton (Be Good Tanyas), Sarah Harmer and various members of Blue Rodeo and Skydiggers. Known for his compelling covers of everything from 50s era Elvis and Orbison to Mary Margaret O'Hara and A-ha, you won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to catch Reid and the missus before they head further east to the UK and Ireland with stops in Toronto, Guelph, Owen Sound, Utopia, London and Aurora (ACC w/ John Sheard). Full dates and details here and below. http://www.reidjamieson.com/dates.htm

DEAR LEONARD: The Cohen Collection (Independent) Release date April 19, 2016. Available on iTunes, CDbaby and MapleMusic.com. Credits: All songs written by Leonard Cohen, except ‘Alexandra Leaving’ written by Leonard Cohen & Sharon Robinson, and ‘Dear Leonard’ written by Reid Jamieson & Carolyn Victoria Mill. All vocals and instruments by Reid Jamieson, except Anne Lindsay on violin, and additional vocals by CVM on ‘Suzanne’. Recorded and mixed by Reid at home in Vancouver, BC. Produced by CVM. Photos and artwork by CVM. Mastered by Brock McFarlane/CPS. Catalog: RAJ010. UPC Barcode: 875531012118. http://www.reidjamieson.com/dearleonard.htm

TRACK LISTING Dance Me To The End Of Love, Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye, Tower Of Song, Bird On The Wire, Alexandra Leaving, Suzanne, Dear Leonard, Hallelujah.


PREVIEWS for sharing…

Dance Me To The End of Love https://soundcloud.com/reidjamieson/01- ... nd-of-love – Inspired by the Holocaust, yet perhaps the sexiest wedding song ever written, Reid takes a page from musical history and makes it his own. Anne Lindsay on burning violin.

Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye https://soundcloud.com/reidjamieson/02- ... ay-goodbye – A fine and tender example of Reid’s ability with his nylon string guitar, likely his best solo yet.

Tower Of Song
https://soundcloud.com/reidjamieson/03-tower-of-song – A decidedly up-tempo version of this autobiographical story of a man and his music. Hillbilly dance remix in the works!

Dear Leonard https://soundcloud.com/reidjamieson/07-dear-leonard – The only original on the album, this haunting ode to a lady’s man puts forth the deal one tongue-tied singer is willing to strike; Reid’s comparative youth and voice in exchange for Leonard’s wisdom and words. Written by Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill.

ONTARIO DATES http://www.reidjamieson.com/dates.htm
~ sincerely, a friend....
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The album has now also been released on CD.
I have added it to the trib ute section of The LC Files:
Link to Tribute index: http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/covers.html
Link to this album: http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/jamieson.html

And here is a Youtube link to a preview with a clip of each song: https://youtu.be/iYCBJJeqa-o?list=PL_37 ... Gr2Pu_122L


LYRICS to the tribute song DEAR LEONARD (taken from http://www.reidjamieson.com):
The only original on the album, this haunting ode to a lady’s man puts forth the deal one tongue-tied singer is willing to strike; Reid’s comparative youth and voice, in exchange for Leonard’s wisdom and words. Written by Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Mill.

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Reid with his co-writer/wife Carolyn Victoria Mill



Dear Leonard I write you today
my proposal in song
My struggle lies where you are strong
I've wrestled with words for so very long

Line after line
as each conversation was wrung,
pinned to the ground, silence won
Started and ended
before I'd begun

I'll lend you the blue of my eye
and a body still young
the voice of an angel, sweet sound
from my guitar and tongue
If you lend me the lines of your years
and the ease of your song
Inside this bargain, we'll both belong

Dear Leonard please understand
this is only a loan
While I’ll be the skin to your bone
I long for sacred hymns of my own


Yes I’d call to sing you the phone book,
that old tired tome
yet onto the fire it's thrown
Were you the author
we'd still take her home


I'll lend you the blue of my eye
and a body still young
the voice of an angel, sweet sound
from my guitar and tongue
If you lend me the lines of your years
and the ease of your song
Inside this bargain, we'll both belong


Should I kneel and praise the son?
Climb your mountain
take of vow of none?
Is that where your
confidence comes from?
Your holy audience of one?


No I’ve never believed in my soul
No poet, my stories untold
I swallow the seeds of them whole
while yours still grow...


Dear Leonard it’s late and
I really should let you go
You've helped me
more than you know
Using you as you did her
And that’s how it goes


I'll lend you the blue of my eye
and a body still young
the voice of an angel, sweet sound
from my guitar and tongue
If you lend me the lines of your years
and the ease of your song
Inside this bargain, we'll both belong


Dear Leonard I write you today
My proposal in song
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From Carolyn:
A little video we made of HEY THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
https://vimeo.com/177181016

also:
https://youtu.be/jClajyW0BWU

filmed it on a canal in England while we were on tour this spring.
1988, 1993: Helsinki||2008: Manchester|Oslo|London O2|Berlin|Helsinki|London RAH|| 2009: New York Beacon|Berlin|Venice|Barcelona|Las Vegas|San José||2010: Salzburg|Helsinki|Gent|Bratislava|Las Vegas|| 2012: Gent|Helsinki|Verona|| 2013: New York|Pula|Oslo|||
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