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The Swell Season
Biography
The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. Their debut album goes by the same name. Since their rise to prominence after starring in the 2007 film Once, they increasingly referred to themselves as "The Swell Season" in promotion of their performances until it became the formal name of their collaboration in 2008. (Notably, they still used their separate names when they contributed their cover of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" to the 2007 soundtrack of I'm Not There. ) During a three year period from 2007 to 2010 a documentary film was made about Irglova and Hansard called The Swell Season which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2011 to positive reviews.
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Discography
- Strict Joy, 2009
- Daytrotter Session, 2009
- Strict Joy (bonus disc: An Evening at The Riverside Theater), 2009
- Raleigh, NC @ Meymandi Concert Hall, 2008
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On the ABC
- The Swell Season, 2009 Sydney Festival. Photo Prudence Upton ...
- Rock - 2009 - Music Deli - Subjects A-Z
- The Swell Season talk Oscars, ACDC and the question of being ...
- Hear 'An Intimate Afternoon with The Swell Season' - DIG ...
- RN Into The Music - 18 July 2009 - More than Once
- The Swell Season To Tour Australia - DIG Digital Radio
- Win 'Swell Season' Tickets - DIG Digital Radio
- Music Deli - 8 January 2010 - The Swell Season in concert in ...
- The Swell Season - made famous by the musical film 'Once ...
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Simply amazing. Just wish I had known about them earlier...
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