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Glen Hansard

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Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) 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. In the 2000s, he was one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season before releasing his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose, in 2012. His 2015 second album Didn't He Ramble was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

Primarily a musician, he has also acted and written music for film; he appeared in the BAFTA-winning film The Commitments (1991) and, notably, starred in the Irish music drama Once (2007) which earned him a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" with co-writer and co-star Markéta Irglová. The film was later adapted into an award-winning-musical theatre production.

Albums

2012 Rhythm and Repose
2015 Didn’t He Ramble
2018 Between Two Shores
2019 This Wild Willing
2023 All That Was East Is West of Me Now
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Latest Articles

News / Music
Eddie Vedder Announces Glen Hansard As Solo Tour Support
He'll open for the Pearl Jam legend ahead of his own headline shows in March
News / Music
Glen Hansard Confirms Second Sydney Opera House Show
He'll perform on St Patrick's Day
News / Music
Glen Hansard Announces March Sydney Opera House Show
The Irish singer-songwriter will return to our shores very soon
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Glen Hansard & The Frames, Lisa Hannigan
It was a truly remarkable way to end a show that easily gave the Opera House a run for its money in terms of splendour.
Features / Music
Bittersweet Symphony
"I think it might have been the last record of that chapter… You don’t ever set out to write songs about a particular time or period of your life.”
Features / Music
Putting It Out There
“Right after we won the Oscar, I remember meeting these filmmakers in New York, these young guys, and just saying, ‘Would it be interesting if you just followed us around for the next year or so?’”
News / Music
Glen Hansard Announces First Bluesfest Sideshow
Will there be more to come?
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
A debut solo outing that is strong, but by no means life-changing.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
He would’ve been a fucking impressive busker.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
Whatever Hansard sings his total commitment to the song is inescapable and thoroughly endearing, deeply human and deeply feeling.
News / Music
'Once' Star Glen Hansard Announces Solo Album
Following The Frames, The Swell Season and the film Once, Hansard steps out on his own.
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