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Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish songwriter, actor, vocalist and 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'', which earned him a number of major awards, including an Academy Award for Best Song and dozens of nominations between 2007–08. ==Career== Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local Dublin streets. He formed his own band The Frames in 1990, and the group have been gigging regularly in Ireland since. Hansard came to international attention as guitar player Outspan Foster in the 1991 Alan Parker film ''The Commitments'', after attending the New York Film Academy School of Acting. He has often stated that he regretted taking the role, because he felt it distracted him from his music career. In 2003, he presented the television programme ''Other Voices: Songs from a Room'', which showcased Irish music talent on RTÉ. On 22 April 2006, he released his first album without The Frames, ''The Swell Season'', on Overcoat Recordings in collaboration with Czech singer and multi-instrumentalist Markéta Irglová, Marja Tuhkanen from Finland on violin and viola, and Bertrand Galen from France on cello. Hansard also spent part of 2006 in front of the cameras for the music-infused Irish film ''Once'', in which Hansard plays a Dublin busker, and Irglová an immigrant street vendor. The film had its American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and received the Festival's World Cinema Audience Award. During the promotional tour, he and Irglová began dating. Said Hansard about his relationship with Irglova: "I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid". Hansard had recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" for the film ''I'm Not There'' in 2007. In 2009, Hansard said that he and Irglova were no longer romantically linked, and that they are now "good friends". Aside from his projects with The Frames and Irglová, Hansard also took part as a member of the band on the 2006 Oxfam charity album, ''The Cake Sale''. Hansard has recorded several cover songs, both alone and with band member Colm Mac Con Iomaire, for the Today FM discs ''Even Better than the Real Thing''. Songs that he has recorded include Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" on ''Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1'' and Britney Spears' "Everytime" on ''Vol. 2''. He voiced a role on an episode ("In the Name of the Grandfather") on ''The Simpsons'' as an Irish busker. A new album of original songs recorded as The Swell Season with Markéta Irglová and entitled ''Strict Joy'' was released on 27 October 2009 on the ANTI- record label. In the summer of 2011, he joined Eddie Vedder on his American solo tour in support of Vedder's solo album, ''Ukulele Songs''. He also played his own solo concert at the opening of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Guitar Heroes exhibit in May and on Cape Cod at the Cape Cinema on 17 June. On 3 or 4 September 2011, he played at ''Pearl Jams 20th Anniversary Festival PJ20 at the Alpine Valley Theatre outside of East Troy, Wisconsin. Hansard plays several guitars, including a very recognisable battered Takamine NP15 acoustic guitar (even sporting a large hole), which he calls "The Horse".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.takamine.com/hwg/guitar/glen_hansard )〕 In a November 2011 interview in The Huffington Post with Irglova, it was revealed that Hansard was preparing a solo album and that there was a very possible third release from The Swell Season. This solo album was later revealed to be titled ''Rhythm and Repose''. ''American Songwriter'' included Hansard's "Love Don't Leave Me Waiting" on its The Muse July Sampler. Hansard sang the song "Take the Heartland" on the soundtrack for the 2012 film ''The Hunger Games''. Another song he wrote, "Come Away to the Water", is also featured on the soundtrack, but is covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane. Hansard can be found singing "Come Away to the Water" on the deluxe edition of his first solo album ''Rhythm and Repose''. Hansard guest-starred in an episode of the TV series, ''Parenthood'', playing himself. In the episode, "Trouble in Candyland", he performed "High Hope", a single from his solo debut ''Rhythm and Repose''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glen Hansard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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