The Swell Season
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova turned their serendipitous meeting, love story, and music making in Dublin into the movie “Once.” They even won an Oscar for their songwriting. No longer together romantically, they still collaborate musically and they stopped by Studio 360 to perform songs from their new album, Strict Joy.
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