''The Swell Season'' is the self-titled and first album by the duo

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 (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten ...

and

Markéta Irglová Markéta Irglová () (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress, who starred in the film '' Once'', which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Fal ...

), released in 2006. "Falling Slowly" went on to be nominated for a

Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

and win the

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 (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''songwriters'' who have composed th ...

in 2008.

Track listing

# "This Low" (Glen Hansard) # "Sleeping" (Glen Hansard) # "

Falling Slowly "Falling Slowly" is a song in the indie folk and indie rock genres that was written, composed and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 Irish musical romance film ''Once'', which starre ...

" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová) # "Drown Out" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová (chorus only)) # "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, Markéta Irglová (chorus only)) # "Alone Apart" (Markéta Irglová, Glen Hansard (guitar only))

Personnel

* Glen Hansard - guitar, vocals *

- piano, vocals * Marja Tuhkanen - violin, viola * Bertrand Galen - cello

External links

theswellseason.comThe Swell Season MySpace Blog

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swell Season (Album) The Swell Season albums 2006 debut albums