eightball.ie proudly presents The Frames

Tuesday, November 13
Jean Monnet Lecture Theatre
University of Limerick

www.theframes.ie

Dublin, Ireland, alternative pop band the Frames are led by the gifted singer/songwriter Glen Hansard, who quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local streets. The group, which included guitarist Dave Odlum, vocalist Noreen O’Donnell, bassist John Carney, violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire, and drummer Paul Brennan, made its debut at an Irish music festival in September 1990, and — after a brief hiatus to allow Hansard to co-star in Alan Parker’s hit film The Commitments — issued its debut single, “The Dancer,” in early 1992. With producer Gil Norton, whose work with the Pixies was a major sonic influence on the sessions, the Frames completed their debut album, Another Love Song.

Moreover, O’Donnell left the lineup in the midst of recording the follow-up, the 1994 ZTT label release Fitzcarraldo. Bassist Joe Doyle soon replaced Downey, with Dave Hingerty assuming Brennan’s drumming duties for the Frames’ third full-length, 1999’s lo-fi Dance the Devil. Their forth record For the Birds boasts an intimacy and fragility perfectly complementing Hansard’s quivering vocals and heart-wrenching compositions.

Despite critical hosannas, Odlum left the band in November 2001 to focus on production work, with Simon Goode stepping in on lead guitar duties. In spring 2002 they released their first live album, Breadcrumb Trail.

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