Beschrijving
Performed across two nights at the Royal Dramaten Theatre in Stockholm in March of 2017,
Who by Fire is a theatrical staging of Leonard Cohen’s songs, poems, and letters. Conceived
and anchored by First Aid Kit, the band are joined by an array of guest artists, two actors,
an 8 person band and strings, and on two songs a 20+ person choir. Klara and Johanna, longtime
fans and greatly inspired by Leonard Cohen, were deeply saddened by his passing in November of
2016; they decided to stage this production as a tribute to him.
An incredibly ambitious undertaking, they selected and sequenced all of the material performed,
and collaborated with the theatre and their music director to stage and orchestrate the show.
Who by Fire was originally aired by SVT (Swedish National Public TV Broadcaster) and received
rave reviews for its two show run. It has yet to be performed again nor had the audio been
released, until now. First Aid Kit are thrilled to be sharing the live audio from this unique and
special show in November of 2020.
tracklist
TIRED
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
SUZANNE
(First Aid Kit)
SISTERS OF MERCY
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
WHO BY FIRE / AS THE MIST LEAVES NO SCAR
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
TWELVE O’CLOCK CHANT
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
EVERYBODY KNOWS
(Frida Hyvönen, First Aid Kit)
AVALANCHE
(Loney Dear)
THE FUTURE
(Maia Hansson-Bergqvist, First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani)
CHELSEA HOTEL #2
(Jesper Lindell, First Aid Kit)
YOU WANT IT DARKER
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
IF IT BE YOUR WILL
(First Aid Kit)
THE ASTHMATIC
(Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist, First Aid Kit)
FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT/ANTHEM
(Maja Francis, First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani)
SHOW ME THE PLACE
(Jesper Lindell, First Aid Kit)
HALLELUJAH
(Annika Norlin, First Aid Kit)
PRAYER FOR MESSIAH
(Klara Söderberg)
BIRD ON THE WIRE
(First Aid Kit)
WHO BY FIRE (REPRISE)/LETTER TO MARIANNE
(First Aid Kit, Nina Zanjani, Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
SO LONG MARIANNE
(First Aid Kit, Frida Hyvönen, Loney Dear, Jesper
Lindell, Annika Norlin, Maja Francis, Nina Zanjani,
Maia Hansson-Bergqvist)
YOU’D SING TOO (Johanna Söderberg)
