In front of an attentive audience of more than 120 people, Sterlin performed a musical ritual to remember the timeless songs of Leonard Cohen: master, myth and legend. Sterlin likes challenges, so they decided to honor Cohen in a very special way. Performing a melodic work of art with the now timeless Songs of Love and Hate, Adela Peraita (vocals), Stephen Withers (acoustic guitar) and Paco Torres (electric guitar) transformed the sonorous and dark english of Cohen’s songs into a carefully crafted translation into Catalan that left the audience floating in a poetic reverie. A hybridization between two languages, two styles, but one love: the art of Leonard.

Deep and melancholic, hard as concrete but graceful as swallows, the words amplified by Adela’s voice filled the garden of Can Prunera. There is something special, almost magical about this place. We already felt it when Magí Garcías and the Fiol family played, with Clara at the helm of Mediterranean music. Once again, we experienced that beautiful feeling of knowing we were in the right place at the right time. The garden of Can Prunera has subtly and elegantly become our place of recreation.

With Avalanche, we dive into the fable of loss and reunion, of the torment of love that envelops everything when it leaves, but gives us life in return when it arrives. A little deeper, near the abyss that always lurks, came Dress Rehearsal Rag, the rehearsal of a suicide, if that is possible to achieve. When there seemed to be no way out of the darkness, Sterlin reached out a saving hand to remind us, through Jeanne of Arc, that hope always continues to light the way. Cohen reminds us:

I saw the glory in her eyes.
For so long I have wished for love and light,
Why does it come so dark, but, oh, so bright?

Lulled by Stephen and Paco’s technical mastery on the guitars, we reached the climax of the concert. A measured, sober but powerful finale. Dance Me To The End of Love put the finishing touch to a night that came so quickly that it stopped illuminating the music stand with the lyrics of Adela’s songs. It didn’t seem to be a problem for her. Like a sibyl wielding a sword of light, she grabbed one of the lamps used to set the mood and gave us that magic that Can Prunera already possesses, the magic of unforgettable nights. Shadows, yes, but with a dim light, almost like a torch, to guide us along the path of life.

On 20 September, Alanaire will play in the garden of Can Prunera. Laura Serra and Leire Corpas, the souls of the group, will transform their usual line-up to offer us an idyllic, elusive and minimalist moment. Through the elaborate rhythms and sophisticated harmonies that adorn the band’s profound songs, they will treat us to their music in a surprising and poetic format.