Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard
This episode of Fresh Air centers on a 2008 interview with Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard and Czech musician Markéta Irglová, reflecting on their unexpected rise to fame through the low-budget film Once, its Oscar-winning song "Falling Slowly," and the profound personal and artist
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