Glen Hansard

The Swell Season Live At The Artists Den •••½ The Artists Den Cara Dillon The Redcastle Sessions •••• Proper Films The parallels between these two DVD releases extend a little beyond the tenuous link of Irish blood and a folksy sensibility. Both films present their subjects in intimate acoustic mode - The Swell Season (aka ‘Once’ couple Glen Hansard and Marketa Iglóva) in a historic church and Cara Dillon in an old converted hospital on the shores of Lough Foyle in Co. Donegal - and both are based on a familiar format. Following in the wake of Patty Griffin’s emotional tour de force, Hansard ... Read Full Story

It was a dark and stormy night! Yes, it was, but it was also a wonderful night of music as Swell Season and Josh Ritter (solo) blessed us with their music last night at the Pines Theater in Northampton. Josh came on first, just as the skies opened up for the first time. His ever-present humor helped us survive a pretty good downpour. He said he didn't have too many precipitation songs and sang "Snow Is Gone" and as well as "Girl in the War," with its lyrics "They sparkle bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain." As usual he told ... Read Full Story

Almost four months ago I got an email in my Inbox from Ticketmaster notifying me that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, otherwise know as The Swell Season , would be at the historic Ryman Auditorium sometime near the end of September. Being one of my top five albums of all time, it was time to start making plans. The last show Kristin and I went to see there was Damien Rice and it blew us away. I’m convinced that this Wednesday night won’t be much different. From what I can tell this will be one of only eleven shows that they are doing in ... Read Full Story

Featuring: Season Once | Strict Joy | Hansard Strict | Once Strict | Irglova Once | Frames Marketa | Hansard Irish Reuters - Irish folk-rock duo the Swell Season is perhaps more commonly known as the duo from "Once," the indie musical that won critical acclaim and a number of awards, including the Academy Award for best original song. But Glen Hansard, who also fronts Irish rock band the Frames, and his partner Marketa Irglova are determined to move past their 2007 film success with the release of their follow-up to the "Once" soundtrack, "Strict Joy." [From: Yahoo Music] Read Full Story

I didn’t know anything about the movie Once or the musicians in it until the Oscars, when Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova received the Oscar for Best Song. Well, I guess I had seen a review of it on Ebert & Roper, but I don’t recall paying much attention…the movie certainly didn’t stick with me at that time and it seemed all new again when the Oscars came on. I heard their Oscar nominated song, Falling Slowly , and thought it was alright, figured I’d put the movie on my Netflix list and get to it when I could. My boyfriend put it on ... Read Full Story