Glen Hansard

The Commitments Trailer

The Commitments was released 25 years ago and to celebrate the cult release, a special edition DVD and Blu-ray is now being released.

Jimmy Rabbitte is a Dubliner who's always had a dream to start a band and make it big. Deciding to act on his dreams, Jimmy puts out an ad for musicians in the area looking to share in his idea. After many unsuccessful auditions, Jimmy is tired out for watching terrible wannabe musicians and decides that he's going to start a band with his friends, whilst he acts as their manager.

He recruits a number of people, Deco Cuffe who has the perfect voice to front a soul band; Outspan Foster to play guitar; Steven Clifford to play the piano; Dean Fay to play the saxophone; bassist Derek Scully, drummer Billy Mooney, and three backup singers who are all girls: Bernie McGloughlin, Natalie Murphy and Imelda Quirke. The lineup is finally complete when they meet Joey 'The Lips' Fagan who might be much older than the other guys in the band but he plays the trumpet and has a years of experience playing with some of the people Jimmy most looks up to.

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Kodaline's Jay Gets Engaged At Ed Sheeran Gig

By Gary Roberts in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 July 2015

Ed Sheeran Glen Hansard Jesy Nelson

Ed Sheeran has been playing Cupid again, this time helping Kodaline bassist Jason Boland propose to his girlfriend.

Ed Sheeran had already told fans to expect something special at his concert at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday (25 July), and he wasn't kidding, as the evening included a surprise marriage proposal.

Ed Sheeran at the 2015 Brit Awards Ed's a good egg

After calling the Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Kodaline on stage to perform Irish classics including 'The Auld Triangle', he handed the spotlight to Kodaline bassist Jason Boland, saying, "Jay from Kodaline would love to say a few words."

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Glen Hansard - Glen Hansard performs live at The Iveagh Gardens - Dublin, Ireland - Sunday 21st July 2013

Bonnaroo And Ustream Announce 2013 Webcast Line-up Featuring Paul Mccartney, Mumford And Sons And Many More

Posted on13 June 2013

Glen Hansard - Guests arrive at the European Premiere of 'Once' the musical at The Gaiety Theatre - Dublin, Ireland - Tuesday 26th February 2013

Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement

Posted on20 February 2013

Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement

Glen Hansard Friday 3rd August 2012 performing live at Festival Sudoeste TMN at Herdade da Casa Branca - Day Three

Glen Hansard - Love Don't Leave Me Waiting

Lead vocalist of Ireland's The Frames and part of folk rock duo The Swell Season, Glen Hansard has released his debut solo album 'Rhythm and Repose' on Anti-Records accompanied by single 'Love Don't Leave Me Waiting'.

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Damien Rice and Glen Hansard - Damien Rice, Glen Hansard Dublin, Ireland - Bono and Glen Hansard join buskers singing for charity at the entrance to St Stephen's Park Saturday 24th December 2011

Bronagh Gallagher, Andrew Strong, Angeline Ball and Glen Hansard - Back Row (L-R) Kenneth McCluskey, Dick Massey, Bronagh Gallagher, Glen Hansard, Angeline Ball, Andrew Strong. Front Row (L-R) Dave Finnegan, Michael Aherne, Felim Gormley Dublin, Ireland - The original cast members of the hit 1991 Irish film 'The Commitments' reunite at The Late Late Show and other guests at RTE Studios Friday 4th March 2011