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Glen James Hansard (born 21 April 1970) [1] is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames , with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten of the Irish Album Charts .
The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. Their debut album, released in 2006, carried the same name.
All That Was East Is West of Me Now is the fifth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, released on 20 October 2023 through Plateau Records and Anti-. It received positive reviews from critics.
Hansard appeared on screen as the principal character parodied by Irish music comedy Web site Eyebrowy.com [6] and in 2007 as the lead in the movie Once which featured his songs. As of 2007, the band consisted of Glen Hansard, Joe Doyle, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Rob Bochnik and Johnny Boyle.
Markéta Irglová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈɪrɡlovaː]) (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress, who starred in the film Once, which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly", with co-writer and co-star Glen Hansard.
Once is a musical based on the 2007 film of the same name by John Carney.Like the film, music and lyrics were by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including the Academy Award-winning "Falling Slowly".
The Swell Season is the self-titled, debut album by the Swell Season, (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová), released in 2006. The song "Falling Slowly" went on to be nominated for a Grammy and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008.
Rhythm and Repose is the first solo studio album by Glen Hansard. The album was recorded by Patrick Dillett and produced by Thomas Bartlett. [1] The song "Come Away to the Water" was covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane on the soundtrack for the 2012 film The Hunger Games. The album has sold 77,000 copies in the US as of September 2015. [2]