Glen Hansard

2022 - 12 - 16

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Irish Sun"

Glen Hansard reveals joy at becoming dad for the first time aged 52... (The Irish Sun)

The hit songwriter and member of The Frames welcomed son Christy with his poet partner Maire Saaritsa at the end of October. Advertisement. Ballymun singer Glen ...

I was busking around the side of Stephens Green shopping centre, when Glen came up and threw some money into my case and stopped for a chat.” I got to know the drug squad. “So we are standing there with our guitars and some woman would have left her two kids in a pram and you were just minding them because you are the solid. I got to know the pickpockets. You’re the thing that people can depend on for a moment. I got to know the ladies who worked the hotels.

Glen Hansard On Becoming A Dad At 52 & Busking With Bono (Nova.ie)

Last October, Hansard and his partner, poet Maire Saaritsa had a son Christy. Speaking recently, Glen Hansard called becoming a parent “the most incredible ...

He added how “someone with a self-confessed massive ego is able to leave it at the door and go, ‘Right, let’s do this”. “Then Mundy was there and he jumped in with me and John Sheahan (The Dubliners), Damien Dempsey, Imelda (May)…because everyone was out shopping. “Bono’s car broke down at four o’clock in the morning. “I didn’t stop because I was too busy and I felt bad the next day. That’s where the genesis of the thing is”. He continued, “And he was like, ‘What is it?’ I said, ‘We’re just doing a bit of busking and then we give the money to Peter McVerry or Simon or whoever”.

Glen Hansard reveals he's set to tie-the-knot in two weeks (Goss.ie)

The singer revealed after his mother's death in July 2020, he put her ring on Maire's finger and said “now we're married”.

Glen, who appeared on the talk show alongside Imelda May, revealed he and Maire are set to tie-the-knot officially in two weeks time. The singer revealed after his mother’s death in July 2020, he put her ring on Maire’s finger and said “now we’re married”. During his appearance on Friday night’s The Late Late Show, the 52-year-old revealed he “married” his love Maire Saaritsa “over his mother’s dead body”.

'That Was Torture' -- Late Late Viewers Slam 'Atrocity' On Christmas ... (Extra.ie)

The Christmas anthem, which is originally sang by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, was given a new spin by the Irish musicians for the festive edition of the late ...

Taking to Twitter, many shared their distaste at the cover, with one user writing; 'And this week on CrimeCall a man with a beard and woman with a fringe were seen murdering ‘Fairytale of New York” in front of a live studio audience.' The Christmas anthem, which is originally sang by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, was given a new spin by the Irish musicians for the festive edition of the late night talk show, with many up in arms about the rendition. Fans of the Late Late Show were out in droves on Friday night to share their distaste of Imelda May and Glen Hansard's cover of the iconic Fairytale of New York.

Imelda May and Glen Hansard speak of heartache of losing their ... (Independent.ie)

Glen Hansard and Imelda May have body spoken of the heartache of losing their mothers as they appeared on the Late Late Show and performed A Fairytale Of ...

I’ve turned back into a child , I just want my mammy,” she said. I feel like I’m about ten walking around all the time. Glen Hansard and Imelda May have body spoken of the heartache of losing their mothers as they appeared on the Late Late Show and performed A Fairytale Of New York.

Glen Hansard and Rónán Ó Snodaigh on <i>The Busk</i>: "We're a ... (hotpress.com)

Busking has always been an integral part of the Irish music scene. Now, that vital spark has been turned into a campaign, raising funds to support the Simon ...

“And they believe in the message of The Busk. The more singers that are involved, the more people will talk about it. “It can inspire people to engage with the reality of what homelessness is. “Simon believe in The Busk,” The Busk director, Mark Logan, observes. “I don’t really like the phrase ‘raising awareness’,” he adds, “but singing about something really does draw attention to it. But it is a tradition that runs deep in Ireland, with Hothouse Flowers, Glen Hansard, Paddy Casey, The Riptide Movement and Keywest among the well-known Irish artists who started out on the streets. Busking is integral to the music scene in Dublin. Sadly, the past two years were affected hugely by the presence of Covid stalking the streets. And it was never out of pity. Now, that vital spark has been turned into a campaign, raising funds to support the Simon Community in their battle against homelessness. Founded by Glen Hansard, the latest manifestation of The Busk is a unique vinyl release that features Glen, Bono, Damien Rice, Lisa O’Neill and Rónán Ó Snodaigh of Kíla, among others… Busking has always been an integral part of the Irish music scene.