GLEN HANSARD

Glen Hansard at a music workshop in Uherske Hradiste, July 27, 2005.

'Glen Hansard' (born Dublin, Ireland, 21 April,1970) is the vocalist and guitarist for Irish rock group The Frames.
Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local Dublin streets. He first came to widespread public attention as guitar player Outspan Foster in the Alan Parker film ''The Commitments''.
In 2003, he presented the television programme , which showcased Irish music talent on RTÉ.
On April 21, 2006, he released his first solo album, ''The Swell Season'', in collaboration with Czech singer and multiinstrumentalist Markéta Irglová, and Marja Tuhkanen from Finland on violin and Bertrand Galen from France on cello. Hansard also spent part of 2006 in front of the cameras for a music-infused Irish film ''Once'', in which Hansard plays a Dublin busker, and Irglová an immigrant street vendor. The film had its American Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and received the World Cinema Audience Award at the closing ceremony. During filming, he and Irglová began dating and are still a couple. "I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid"[1]
Glen and Marketa, during a show in Derry, Ireland, in April 2006
Aside from his projects with The Frames and Irglová, Hansard also appeared as part of the band on the 2006 Oxfam charity album, ''The Cake Sale''. In addition, Hansard has recorded a few cover songs, both alone and with band member Colm Mac Con Iomaire, for the Today FM discs ''Even Better Than the Real Thing''. Songs that he has recorded include Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" on ''Vol. 1'' and Britney Spears' "Everytime" on ''Vol. 2''.

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See Also


The Frames
The Stars are Underground

External links



Official Frames site



simulacra.cz - photos from gigs in Czech Republic

The Swell Season - Myspace

Lyrics at Irish Music Central

Excreting Songs - Glen Hansard in interview

''Once'' publicity brochure

Notes


1. [1] 'Once' a Hero


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