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A Couple Breaks Up, But The Band Plays On

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All Songs Considered

A Couple Breaks Up, But The Band Plays On

November 10, 2011 • The documentary The Swell Season captures the end of a relationship between Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, two musicians who met when they starred in the Oscar-winning film Once.

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Tiny Desk

Marketa Irglova: Tiny Desk Concert

November 10, 2011 • With the help of Iranian singer-percussionist Aida Shahghasemi, Irglova crafts a lovely mix of the exotic and the familiar; of sweetness and longing. Watch the pair perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.

Marketa Irglova: Tiny Desk Concert

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Listen: Marketa Irglova, 'Go Back'

August 2, 2011 • The Swell Season star introduces the first single from her solo debut, Anar, out Oct. 11.

Hear 'Go Back' From Markéta Irglová's 'Anar'

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All Songs Considered

Fall Music Preview

September 21, 2009 • On this All Songs we spin some of the albums we're most looking forward to coming out this fall. Hear previews from The Flaming Lips, choral versions of classic Kinks songs, The Swell Season and more.

Fall Music Preview

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Music Interviews

'Once' Bitten: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

Fresh Air

May 1, 2008 • Actor-musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "Falling Slowly," in the film, Once. The movie, about two musicians who write songs together and fall in love, is out now on DVD.

'Once' Bitten: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

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Best Music of 2007

Songs of the Year: 2007's Best Music

December 24, 2007 • Best-ofs tend to be most effective when the selections are purely a matter of personal taste — "favorites" rather than "best."

'Adventures in Solitude' by The New Pornographers

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Concerts

Minnie Driver and The Swell Season in Concert

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July 27, 2007 • WXPN's midday concert series continues with an actress-turned-singer and two singers-turned-actors. Driver just released her second album of pop, soul and blues, while The Swell Season's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova star in the indie film sensation Once.

Minnie Driver and The Swell Season in Concert

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Memorable Moments 2007

Live Music from the Film 'Once'

July 26, 2007 • Playing under the name The Swell Season, hear Irish singer Glen Hansard and Czech newcomer Marketa Irglova perform songs from the hit musical Once recorded live in concert from Washington, D.C.

The Swell Season in Concert

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All Songs Considered

The Kaiser Chiefs, Amiina, Tord Gustavsen Trio

June 28, 2007 • A popsicle parade with Michael Hearst; Ambient Icelandic string quartet Amiina; 'Once' by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; Bob Dylan covered by Bryan Ferry; Sublime jazz from the Tord Gustavsen Trio.

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Review

Culture

'Once' With Feeling: Small Musical Has a Big Heart

May 18, 2007 • John Carney's unpretentious musical romance is completely winning — with appealing characters, an unforced sense of intimacy and a light-fingered way of mixing music and story.

'Once' With Feeling: Small Musical Has a Big Heart

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Culture

'Once'

May 17, 2007 • So this is how you make a low-budget musical these days! John Carney's unassuming romance seems almost a found object — sweet and unassumingly authentic. (Recommended)

Music Interviews

New-Style Musical: Hansard and Irglova in 'Once'

May 13, 2007 • Director John Carney's new film Once features Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as two musicians who tell their story in song. Hansard is the lead singer of the Irish band The Frames. Irglova was only 17 when the movie was made — and neither of them are professional actors.

New-Style Musical: Hansard and Irglova in 'Once'

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Performing Arts

The 'Once' and Future Musical

May 13, 2007 • NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the makers of the new Irish musical Once have updated the classic musical form to make sense to modern audiences.

The 'Once' and Future Musical

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Best CDs of 2006

Songs of the Year: Top 10 CDs of 2006

December 25, 2006 • Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson listened to thousands of albums in 2006 before settling on these 10 frequently overlooked favorites.

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The Best of 'Song of the Day'

December 25, 2006 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Stephen Thompson, editor for NPR's Song of the Day about the year's best tracks from the show.

The Best of 'Song of the Day'

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World Cafe

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova: Swell 'Season'

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December 4, 2006 • Given four days to record a couple of songs for a film, Marketa Irglova and The Frames' Glen Hansard made a full-length record. The result is 10 quietly brilliant songs, each built around piano, acoustic guitar, violin, cello and the two headliners' soft, sweet voices.

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova: Swell 'Season'

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Song Of The Day

A Would-Be Icon's Words of Hard-Won Hope

September 6, 2006 • During a hiatus from The Frames, Glen Hansard recorded The Swell Season with Czech singer Marketa Irglova, and the result aches and swoons behind lovely arrangements. A longtime master of sublimely melodramatic sad-bastard music, Hansard finds words of hard-won hope and comfort on "Falling Slowly."

'Falling Slowly' by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

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