Glen Hansard – of The Frames, Swell Season, and solo recordings – was born in Dublin, Ireland on April 21st, 1970. He is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter who also helped Josh Ritter get his first breaks in the late 1990s. WUMB will share songs from throughout Hansard’s three-decade career on Thursday.

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