Hansard, Glen

Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the BAFTA winning film The Commitments, as well as starring in the film Once. His song, "Falling Slowly", from Once, co-written with his co-star Markéta Irglová, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007, and earned him ten other major awards or nominations between 2007-08. Glen Hansard—who is best known for his role in the film Once and his work with The Swell Season and The Frames—is set to release his first ever solo album on June 19, 2012 on Anti- Records. The album is titled Rhythm and Repose and is Hansard’s first LP since The Swell Season’s 2009 album Strict Joy.

The Irish troubadour performed at the Four Seasons this past March during SXSW for KUT after spending the previous night performing. Listen to Glen Hansard and current E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons play “Low Rising” and Springsteen's "Drive All Night", and a duet with Sarah Siskind, and watch a video of an a cappella version of "The Parting Glass" at KUT's website: http://kut.org/2012/03/kut-at-the-four-seasons-glen-hansard/.

The Setlist from the KUT SXSW Showcase at the Four Seasons:
1) In These Arms (The Swell Season song)
2) Low Rising (The Swell Season song)
3) Drive All Night (Bruce Springsteen cover)
4) Lovin's for Fools (Sarah Siskind cover) (with Sarah Siskind)
5) Song of Good Hope
6) The Parting Glass (The Clancy Brothers cover)