{"id":25649,"global_id":"shed-arts.co.uk?id=25649","global_id_lineage":["shed-arts.co.uk?id=25649"],"author":"188","status":"publish","date":"2019-07-26 11:41:36","date_utc":"2019-07-26 10:41:36","modified":"2019-10-25 12:49:33","modified_utc":"2019-10-25 11:49:33","url":"https:\/\/shed-arts.co.uk\/event\/keith-james-the-songs-of-leonard-cohen\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/shed-arts.co.uk\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/25649","title":"Keith James the Songs of Leonard Cohen","description":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Keith James in concert bringing you the songs of Leonard Cohen &#8211; these remarkable songs &#8211; stripped back, desolate, naked and sensual\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enigmatic and mysterious, songwriter Leonard Cohen was an unflinching character, with an exact sense of prose, coupled with a wry humour.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-25658 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27131%27%20height%3D%27185%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20131%20185%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27131%27%20height%3D%27185%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/shed-arts.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Keith-James-One-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"185\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>His death marked the end of an era, his music reached out to an entire generation. Every line challenging us to listen more carefully, speak more thoughtfully, think more deeply and recognize our own fragility.<\/p>\n<p>With a lifetime reputation of performing and an undying love of the \u2018pure song\u2019 Keith James gives you a concert of Cohen\u2019s amazing material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable, exposing the solitary inner strength of his greatest songs in their original, perfect, form. On his highly acclaimed tour, Keith has performed over 450 concerts to more than 150,000 people in Theatres and Arts Centres across the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xnMR5Jn_RMw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Included in the concert are many of Cohen\u2019s well known songs: <em>Famous Blue Raincoat, Sisters of Mercy, Suzanne and Hallelujah<\/em> alongside his rarer and profound writing such as <em>Who by Fire, Joan of Arc and Secret Life<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0Also included are Keith\u2019s dramatic and absorbing performances based on the work of Federico Garcia Lorca \u2013 Cohen\u2019s greatest influence.<\/p>\n<p>Keith has also transcribed into song Leonard\u2019s poem <em>All my news<\/em> from his collection \u2018<em>Book of longing<\/em>\u2019 2005. which can be found on Keith\u2019s new album <em>A MESSAGE FROM THE GODS.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>&#8220;Some of the most atmospheric and emotive music you will ever hear&#8221; The Independent<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good work.\u00a0 Glad you are keeping Leonard&#8217;s songs alive&#8221;.\u00a0 Sylvie Simmons, Biographer The Life of Leonard Cohen<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keith James has become a pillar of trust.\u00a0 A sublimely intimate and engaging voice&#8221;. Sunday Times<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Certainly the UK&#8217;s most celebrated and evocative interpreter of golden music&#8221; The Guardian<\/p>\n<p>www.keith-james.com<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advance tickets for this performance cost \u00a315.00<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the door on the night they will cost \u00a316.50<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We have a limited number of tables that can be reserved for this performance priced at \u00a310 for four people or 15.00 for six &#8211; please call the office to making a booking on 01666 505496<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","excerpt":"<p>Keith James in Concert.  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