The Swell Season (album)
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The Swell Season is the self-titled and first album by the duo The Swell Season
, (Glen Hansard
and Markéta Irglová
), released in 2006.
"Falling Slowly" went on to be nominated for a grammy and win the Academy Award for Best Original Song
in 2008.
The Swell Season
The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title...
, (Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season...
and Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová is a Czech songwriter, musician, actress, and singer. As of 2010, she resides in New York City.-Early life:...
), released in 2006.
"Falling Slowly" went on to be nominated for a grammy and win the Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
in 2008.
Track listing
- "This Low" (Glen Hansard)
- "Sleeping" (Glen Hansard)
- "Falling SlowlyFalling Slowly"Falling Slowly" is a song written and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, as well as by Hansard's band, The Frames. It appeared in their 2007 film Once, from which it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards....
" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová) - "Drown Out" (Glen Hansard)
- "Lies" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová)
- "When Your Mind's Made Up" (Glen Hansard)
- "The Swell Season" (Markéta Irglová)
- "Leave" (Glen Hansard)
- "The Moon" (Glen Hansard)
- "Alone Apart" (Glen Hansard)
Personnel
- Glen Hansard - guitar, vocals
- Markéta Irglová - piano, vocals
- Marja Tuhkanen - violin, viola
- Bertrand Galen - cello