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Glen Hansard is an Academy Award winning singer songwriter, and principal vocalist/guitarist for the bands, The Frames and The Swell Season. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Glen quit school at age thirteen to begin “busking” around town. During these early years Glen honed his craft on the street during the day and refined it for the stage at bars and pubs at night. Many of the musicians he cross paths with during this time would go on to become band members, collaborators and life long friends.
Music and film have been a very good combination for Glen. At the age of seventeen, Glen found himself not only with a record deal, but also starring as ‘Outspan Foster’ in the Alan Parker film, The Commitments. The film went on to huge success, but Glen’s focus was the music and shortly after his obligations to the film were done he gathered some busking friends, christened them, The Frames and recorded their debut, Another Love Song. Now charting over 20 years as a band, having released six full length records and logging countless miles The Frames have established themselves a dynamic and powerful band that is not to be missed.
Glen’s more recent dalliance with music and film came thru his involvement in the project Once. Originally entitled Busker, Once featured Glen’s music as the score to the film and also in the starring role of “guy”. The role of “girl” went to one of Glen’s musical collaborators, Marketa Irglova. Together the two named themselves, The Swell Season and one of their compositions, “Falling Slowly” ended up shocking the world when it went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Since that time The Swell Season have released a follow up record, Strict Joy and toured the world twice over.
Currently both The Frames and The Swell Season remain active with the occasional live performance, while Glen writes and prepares music for the next release. On his solo tours, expect to hear songs from Glen’s career.

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