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Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard

NPR | By Terry Gross
Published July 31, 2026 at 3:00 AM MDT

Best-known for his band The Frames and his part in the 2007 film Once, Hansard got his start as a street busker in Dublin. He died July 29 in a motorcycle crash. Originally broadcast in 2008.

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