Glen Hansard Made Music Feel Alive

The musician, who died this week at 56, understood that music is not something you spin up on a hard drive. Real music, like real love, is something you reach out and brush with your fingertips, writes Spencer Klavan.

Gardai are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash

I came to fully appreciate Glen Hansard later than some. Like many, I was properly introduced to him through the 2007 musical romance Once. I had been aware of his band The Frames, but it was Hansard’s portrayal of a Dublin-based busker that captivated me and made me dive deeply into his musical catalogue. Once is a

He dropped out of school at 13 to play guitar on the street. I was shocked to hear of the star’s death in a motorcycle crash, aged just 56.

He dropped out of school at 13 to play guitar on the street. I was shocked to hear of the star’s death in a motorcycle crash, aged just 56.

Once isn't as glamorous as other 2000s-era movie musicals, but it was just as instrumental to the genre's viability.

Irish political leaders have expressed shock and heartbreak at the sudden death of the musician and actor.