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Lots of Glen news!

A new website (more like a splash page for now) has been revealed at www.songofgoodhope.com announcing Glen’s first solo record titled Rhythm and Repose. Rhythm and Repose will be released on Anti- on June 19th, but you can pre-order it now. Entertainment.ie reports on the record here (which will come out on Plateau Records in Ireland on June 15).

The album was recorded and produced by Patrick Dillett and Thomas Bartlett, and features musicians Brad Albetta, Ray Rizzo, Nico Muhly and memebers of Bruce Springsteen’s horn section. Marketa is on the record as well! Here is the tracklist: 1. You Will Become, 2. Maybe Not Tonight, 3. Talking with The Wolves, 4. High Hope, 5. Bird of Sorrow, 6. The Storm, It’s Coming, 7. Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting, 8. What Are We Gonna Do, 9. Races, 10. Philander, 11. Song of Good Hope

In addition, 3 US solo gigs have been announced for the end of June in LA, Chicago & NY. Tickets for LA & NY go on sale to the general public tomorrow, April 5th. More details can be found at Glen’s site.

Glen Touring with Eddie Vedder again

We’ve added Glen’s dates with Eddie in the US this April & May to Glen’s 2012 gigs page. Here they are as well. Have fun to whoever gets to go, it’s a fantastic show! Well worth the scramble to get tickets!

APRIL
11 April – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort (opening for Eddie Vedder)
13 April – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre (opening for Eddie Vedder)
16 April – Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium (opening for Eddie Vedder)
19 April – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater (opening for Eddie Vedder)
22 April – Houston, TX – Jones Hall (opening for Eddie Vedder)
25 April – San Antonio, TX – Lila Cockrell Theater (opening for Eddie Vedder)
27 April – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall (opening for Eddie Vedder)
30 April – Dallas, TX – The Music Hall at Fair Park (opening for Eddie Vedder)

MAY
3 May – New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Fair Grounds (New Orleans Jazz Fest)
8 May – Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater (opening for Eddie Vedder)
10 May – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall (opening for Eddie Vedder)
13 May – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Au Rene Theatre (opening for Eddie Vedder)
16 May – Orlando, FL – Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre (opening for Eddie Vedder)

A Sense of Place – NPR’s World Cafe

This week NPR’s ‘World Cafe’ featured Dublin in its ‘Sense of Place’ series. There is an audio portion here and then Glen takes host David Dye on a little walking musical tour of the city.

Throughout the week, World Cafe travels to Dublin, Ireland — the first stop in a quarterly series called Sense of Place. We hope to give you an idea of the past and present of the city’s local music scene and provide tips from musicians and music lovers for those hoping to visit this culturally rich town.

In the video above, enjoy a virtual walking tour of the vibrant musical city of Dublin. Our main tour guide in Dublin is Glen Hansard, the Academy Award–winning songwriter and actor from the film Once, and the leader of Irish group The Frames. Ever the charmer and eager to share his knowledge, Hansard leads World Cafe host David Dye around the old haunts where Hansard got his start as an artist. Undeterred by the rainy weather, the two search for busking musicians and stop at the old Irish pub, O’Donoghue’s, for a pint and some live music. Much to the crowd’s delight, Hansard joins in to play a few tunes.

Click here to learn more about Sense of Place, and check out WXPN’s interactive map of Dublin.

Hello & Welcome!

Hi hi hi & welcome to all the new eyeballs that have checked out the site in the last couple of days since Glen’s very kind tweet on Friday! We hope you come around often, there certainly is a lot to look at and we strive to add at least a few new things every week. We usually post a list of all the new additions every Thursday night (ish) so if you follow along on Twitter or Facebook you’ll be alerted to when that happens.

Here’s a little something to make your Monday more awesome. Just added 4 really fun songs from a 2004 festival gig at Marlay Park in Dublin- Hollocaine, Perfect Opening Line, Billie Jean & Where Is My Mind. Go have a listen and to anyone going to see Glen (and Graham & Joe!) tonight at Whelan’s, have a great time!