Swell Season singer gains new fans from film 'Once'

stltoday.com May 7, 2008

You can take the busker out of Dublin's Grafton Street, but you can't take Grafton Street out of the busker. Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard began Tuesday's Swell Season show at the Pageant by standing at the lip of the stage and singing, sans microphone, as if his life —... [read full story]

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'Once' stars make for a Swell concert

startribune.com May 8, 2008

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova were nearly as charming onstage at the Orpheum as they were onscreen. ... Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova -- relative unknowns in America a year ago -- were still basking in the glow of the Oscars spotlight Wednesday at the Orpheum...

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'Once' stars are twice as beguiling in concert

startribune.com May 9, 2008

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova brought their charming chemistry to the Orpheum. ... Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova -- relative unknowns in America a year ago -- were still basking in the glow of the Oscars spotlight Wednesday at the Orpheum Theatre, where they...

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Review: Swell Season captures appeal of 'Once'

jsonline.com May 9, 2008

The charm of "Once," the captivating sleeper musical that took the indie film circuit by storm last year, was its genuine intimacy. ... In the film, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová played their songs in the back of a music store and in a run-down studio, and you were...

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Slam-dunk for The Swell Season

onmilwaukee.com May 9, 2008

Prior to last night's sold-out performance at The Riverside, I expected to see The Swell Season play songs from the film "Once" and be done with it. ... Prior to last night's sold-out performance at The Riverside, I expected to see The Swell Season play the songs from the...

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Wis. choir sings Oscar-winning song with Swell Season

rhinelanderdailynews.com May 9, 2008

MILWAUKEE - Ellen Cook assumed she wouldn't get a response when she e-mailed the band Swell Season to ask if they would see her daughter's school choir sing their Oscar-winning song "Falling Slowly." ... MILWAUKEE - But she did _ and lead singer Glen Hansard went one step...

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