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Anne Riise has again been busy - she found and lusted about 50 new cover versions for us. We have now 1663 songs listed at http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/coverlist.php

Here are her recent findings:

Artist: Peter Rainbird
Album: Dust: Fragments From A Journey
Song: Waiting for the miracle
Released: 2008, Canada
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/rainbird2
http://www.peterrainbird.com/

Artist: Acappology
Album: Long Time Coming
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/acappology

Artist: Catgut & Steel
Album: Stringing it together
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008, New Zealand
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/catgutsteel

Artist: Celia Slattery
Album: Cast of characters
Song: Halleujah
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/slattery3
http://www.celiaslattery.com/

Artist: Lindsey Blount
Album: Always here with me
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2001, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/blount

Artist: Loaded strings and wood
Album: Classic rock sculptures vol 1
Song: Hallelujah
Released: Nov. 2008, Australia
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/loadedstringswood
http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-chart ... leases.htm

Artist: Overboard
Album: Tidings
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/overboard

Artist: Paramore
Album: Final riots
Song: Hallelujah
Released: Nov. 2008, USA
Source: http://www.cdconnection.com/details/Par ... ource=none
http://www.myspace.com/paramore

Artist: Robin Olson
Album: A violin Christmas
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/robinviolin
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =316332592

Artist: John Boutte
Album: Jambalaya
Song: Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/boutteworks1
http://www.johnboutte.com/

Artist: Cisco
Album: La lunga notte
Song: Sisters of Mercy
Released: 2006, Italy??
Source: http://www.last.fm/music/Cisco/La+Lunga+Notte
http://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2006_cisco.htm

Artist: Tim & Savannah Finch with the Eastman String Band
Album: Tim & Savannah Finch with the Eastman String Band
Song: Sisters of Mercy
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/eastmanstring
http://www.eastmanstringband.com/

Artist: David Hobson
Album: A little closer
Song: Dance me to the end of love
Released: Oct. 2008, Australia
Source: http://www.davidhobson.biz/discography.htm
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.a ... tid=300609

Artist: Kerne Ann (Zeidel)
Album: Oui FM Rock Acoustic
Song: Chelsea Hotel
Released: 2006, France
Source: http://musicishere.com/artists/Various_ ... k_Acoustic

Artist: John Statz
Album: An evening with John Statz
Song: Chelsea Hotel #2
Released: 2008, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/statz3

Artist: Rani Arbo
Album: Big Old Life
Song: Heart with no companion
Released: June 2006, USA
Source: http://www.cdconnection.com/details/Ran ... ource=none
http://www.raniarbo.com/

Artist: Gwen Knighton
Album: Box of fairies
Song: Joan of Arc
Released: 2003, USA
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gwenknighton
http://www.gwenknighton.com/

Artist: Jonno Zilber
Album: Bigger better Zilber
Song: First we take Manhattan
Released: 2008, Australia
Source: http://www.jonnozilber.com/album.php#bbz

Artist: The cloud room
Album: Fake 7”
Song: Memories
Released:
Source: http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/02/14/ ... on-pierce/
http://www.thecloudroom.com/fake7inch/

Artist: Cathy Braaten
Album: Slowdown
Song:Hallelujah
Released: 2003
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/braaten2

Artist: Mark Sloniker
Album: The night in black and white
Song: Suzanne
Released: 2005
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/marksloniker

Artist: Michel Berger
Album: Mon Piano Danse (remastered)
Song: Suzanne
Released: 2002
Source: http://www.amazon.com/Mon-Piano-Danse-M ... 72&sr=1-14
http://www.lyricsmoon.com/lyrics-michel ... zanne.html

Artist: ?
Album: Romantic sax
Song: Suzanne
Released: 2006
Source: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus ... ic+Sax.htm

Artist: Valerie Markell
Album: Spring Thaw 2008 – Valerie Markell Live!
Song: Suzanne
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/valeriemarkell

Artist: The Borderers
Album: A Time For Change
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2007
Source: http://musicishere.com/artists/The_Bord ... For_Change

Artist: The string quartet tribute
Album: Strung out on Paramore
Song: Hallelujah
Released: Nov. 2007,
Source: http://www.vitaminrecords.com/web/page. ... ct&id=1315
http://www.vitaminrecords.com/web/page.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_String_Quartet_Tribute

Artist: Ömür Göksel
Album: A touch of love
Song: Dance me to the end of love
Released: 2006, Turkey?
Source: http://www.tulumba.com/storeItem.asp?ic=MU900102JI178
http://www.maksimum.com/muzik/albumdetay.php?frm_id=317
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2GZdPm8BWI You find Dance me at about 3:24

Artist: Draco Rosa
Album: Vino
Song: Aleluya
Released: 2008
Source: http://lavatelasorejas.blogspot.com/200 ... -2008.html
http://www.impre.com/entretenimiento/20 ... 741-1.html
Artist: Malcontent
Album: Second fiddle
Songs: Hallelujah and Bird on the wire
Released: July 2008
Source: http://lite.amplifier.co.nz/release/411 ... iddle.html

Artist: Michel Griffin
Album: Who knows where the time goes?
Song: Bird on the wire
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/michelgriffin3

Artist: Timmaris McDowell
Album: When angels whisper
Song: Song of Bernadette
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/timmarismcdowell

Artist: Sheri Somerville
Album: Crazy love
Song: Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye
Released: Febr 2007
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/sherisomerville

Artist: London pro musica choir
Album: Songs of the land
Songs: Sisters of Mercy / Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye
Released:2008
Source: http://www.londonpromusica.org/listen.htm
http://www.londonpromusica.org/news.htm

Artist: Richard Souther
Album: Reminisce
Song: Sisters of Mercy
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/richardsouther7

Artist: The Vards
Album: A time for change
Song: Song of Bernadette
Released:2000
Source: http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/diges ... ewr&id=127
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... fixqerldke
http://www.weddingsireland.com/irish-we ... 4AEA2.html

Artist: Sheila Walsh
Album: Find your wings
Song: Song of Bernadette
Released: 2003?
Source: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=am ... fixzukldfe
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/a ... 20,00.html

Artist: Lucinda Drayton
Album: Both sides
Song: Song of Bernadette
Released: 2007
Source: http://www.blissfulmusic.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=194

Artist: Julia Migenes
Album: Meilleur De Julia Migenes
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 1993
Source: http://www.cdconnection.com/details/Jul ... ource=none

Artist: Megan Melara
Album: Series of small victories
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/melara3

Artist: Carmel Conway
Album: This beautiful day
Song: Song of Bernadette
Released: 2008
Source: http://www.milestonemanagement.ie/store ... 53e841765a

Artist: Ronan Baker
Album: The sad parade
Song: Hallelujah
Released: 2008
Source: http://cdbaby.com/cd/ronanbaker2

Artist: Karmadillo
Album: Covering all basses
Song: Hallelujah
Released: March 2008
Source: http://karmadillo-news.blogspot.com/200 ... ldren.html
http://www.karmadillo.org/music.html

Artist: Muzzlewhite (a Norwgian band)
Album: Muzzlewhite
Song: Avalanche
Released: 2005
Source: http://www.platekompaniet.no/cdproduct.asp?id=BDRCD054
http://www.discogs.com/release/853973 (gives Leonard credit as songwriter)

Artist: Honor Heffernan
Album: The other side
Song: Here it is
Released: Aug 2008
Source: http://www.cdworld.ie/product-detail/25 ... OTHER+SIDE

Artist: The Blame
Album: The full disclosure principle
Song: Democracy
Released: 2008
Source: http://www.earcandleproductions.com/

I was just perusing this list of new covers and would like to highlight one artist-John Boutte. Anne & I saw him at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans a couple of years ago. We thought that he was immensely talented and the album that we bought there continues to be one of our favorites. I believe that he is a native of New Orleans. I'm excited to get another album by him especially including a Cohen cover song.

Joe

Thanks Joe for highlighting John Boutte. Awesome sound and a kickass band on the Good Neighbor CD. I was sold from the first notes of "Treme song" on his website. I go to NO almost every year and never heard of this guy. I'll be looking out for him this year at Jazz Fest. Have ordered both Good Neighbor and Jambalaya (and I promised myself no more new CDs this year!). In addition to Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye, Jambalaya also has Sam Cooke's famous song A Change is Gonna Come.
Cheers & Belated New Year's Greetings to yourself and your family

Hi Kush,
Happy New Year to you also!

We saw John at the French Quarter Festival which is in April. I'm not sure if he plays during Jazz Fest, but I think he plays often in clubs there. Like most music, experiencing it live certainly transcends the recorded versions, so if you get a chance to see and hear him, I think it is well worth it. The French Quarter Fest is mostly local musicians and one of the locals told me that John is a local favorite. Hope you have a great time, if you go. Anne & I plan to go back sometime soon, also.

Maybe we'll see you in Chicago, if Leonard brings the tour around that way.

Great hearing from you!

Joe

sounds like a plan Joe. I should take in one LC concert JB did play JazzFest last year according to his website.