Glen Hansard obituary: The Guardian update
Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, actor and founder of the Dublin rock band the Frames Glen Hansard, who has died aged 56 in a motorcycle accident, was
Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, actor and founder of the Dublin rock band the Frames Glen Hansard, who has died aged 56 in a motorcycle accident, was one of Dublin’s musical heroes – a one-time busker who became an Oscar-winning international star, successful both as a singer-songwriter and as an actor. He had already built up a local reputation busking regularly on Grafton Street, Dublin, when he decided to form a band, the Frames, along with other musicians he had befriended on the streets. Continue reading...
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