Glen Hansard obituary
Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, actor and founder of the Dublin rock band the FramesGlen Hansard, who has died aged 56 in a motorcycle accident, was one of Dublin’s musical heroes – a one-time busker who became an Oscar-winning international star, successful both as a singer-songwriter and as an actor.He had already built up a local reputation busking regularly on Grafton Street, Dublin, when he decided to form a band, the Frames, along with other musicians he had befriended on the streets.…
Source: www.theguardian.com