eightball.ie proudly presents Glen Hansard

Friday, February 01
Jean Monnet Lecture Theatre
University of Limerick

www.theswellseason.com

With a host of real-life songs and lilting vocals that reflect his passion for his influences (Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan), Glen Hansard is best known as the founder and vocalist/guitarist of the Frames. Born to a working-class family in Dublin in spring 1970, the dedicated music fan left school at age 13 in search of making music his career. Busking in the local streets of Dublin during his teen years was trying at times, but having his mother’s support ultimately led the budding singer/songwriter to shape his descriptive world-view quickly, and work on his playing style.

By his late teens, and thanks to a loan from the bank courtesy of his Mum, Hansard recorded his first demo. One of the 50 tapes landed in the hands of Island Records’ Denny Cordell (Tom Petty and Joe Cocker). Upon a meeting at Cordell’s flat, the 17-year-old Hansard also met Ron Wood, Marianne Faithfull, and Stewart Copeland. The meeting, to say the least, left a lasting impression on Hansard, and in the end, Cordell signed him with the approval of Island founder Chris Blackwell.

From there, Hansard quickly gathered a group of fellow buskers and formed the Frames. Over the next decade, Hansard and the Frames continued releasing albums while also becoming one of Ireland’s finest live acts.

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