Glen Hansard passed away yesterday following a motorbike accident in Dublin. A wonderful imperfect human and a massive influence on my musical journey.
Recorded this morning with a sore and raw heart.
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A fitting tribute … no more words needed.
RIP Glen.
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This is sad news!
And that was a moving rendition from you!
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Was sad to see that news last night. Lovely tribute.
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Always sad when someone inspirational to us is taken. Your tribute to Glen shows deep emotion & heartfelt sorrow, Dom. Another lovely performance… so sad the reason you chose it now.
Keep on making this Community a better place through your contributions, my friend.
Tod
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Brilliantly performed Dom, played full of emotion. It was really sad waking up yesterday to the news that Glen had passed so tragically.
He was living proof to what you can achieve by following your dreams, by leaving school at 13 to pursue music. The following clip was on my YouTube today from Dublin which shows how much he meant to the people of Ireland.
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Might be my favourite of his songs. A lovely tribute.
Beautiful song beautifully played. Thanks for sharing.
Glen Hansard went under my radar for some reason. I only recognised him as the guitar player in that great film The Commitments.
Your AVOYP was great. Lovely guitar playing and you have a great voice. You looked like you meant every part of the song, and your tribute to its creator showed a wonderful emotional connection.
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Well played, sir! Having never heard Glen Hansard, I would say that you now own the song. 
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Hi Dom,
Excellent performance. Stripped and raw.
I too mainly know Glen Hansard from The Commitments, but also an excellent little film called Once - which has some great tunes.
A tragedy.
Nicely honoured.
Digger
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Lovely tribute to a fine artist and wonderful (albeit complicated) man and musician, Dom.
Beautifully performed.
I had the good fortune to see Glen play St. George’s Hall, Liverpool two years ago and he was great, finishing with the fab Relevate. He told a fascinating story of how he and a bunch of other artists/enthusiasts once rowed in a curragh (small hide-skinned boat) from Kerry to Northern Spain 
relying on goodwill of locals along the way for food and board. The captain was washed overboard in a storm and lost at sea, so Glen was no stranger to the fragility of life.
Checking out on your motorcycle on your way home from playing music with friends in a pub is a befitting end to this legend.
I’ll watch his funeral in St. Pat’s cathedral this lunchtime with a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye
RIP 
Here’s a friends & family cover of one of my favourite songs of his
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Couple of thoughts on Glen’s funeral service, which I watched yesterday on the state broadcaster.
St. Pat’s is a beautiful cathedral in the heart of Dublin. I’ve been to funerals there and rung it’s bells, and my brother works for them, giving him an all areas access pass for the event.
There was a glaring clash of the religious, ‘churchy’ aspect versus the personal tributes/musical celebration of the man 
I presume he had a spiritual side, but was not religious, and the Christian prayers/rites/hymns seemed oddly out of place, given the setting.
His large portrait, initially placed in the centre aisle, was moved to the side as “We’re not worshipping Glen Hansard” 
Musicians from the mega-sphere (Bono, Edge, Eddie Vedder…) to local lesser-known artists performed, but the talented ‘engine room’ of the music was provided by Glen’s long-time violin sidekick Colm Mac Con Iomaire and the hugely talented Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers)
Probably would have been more appropriate to celebrate with a multi-band gig around Christmas, raising funds for Dublin’s homeless.
Mind you, that might be being planned as I type…
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Hi Brian,
I was too busy with work this week to watch the funeral but caught the highlights on the news. St. Patrick’s is a beautiful building. I went to Kevin Street college so had my graduation ceremony in the cathedral. I too got to ring its bells! It was during a tour that the bell-ringers gave as part of Heritage Week a few years ago.
Sorry, Dom for dragging your AVOYP thread off-topic. I really enjoyed your performance. I listened to The Frames’ version beforehand and your voice and guitar totally captured the feeling of the original.
Thanks for sharing,
Anthony
Heah Brian,
I downloaded the Camino Voyage movie last night on your recommendation and I wasn’t disappointed. Extraordinarily ordinary men doing the extraordinary. Brendan Begley made reference, by way of a poem, to the massive moon in the sky, the night he died.
Myself and my buddy’s had just completed our Tuesday Tunes session and leaving the venue had to stop and take it in. It was incredible.
It’s the little things in life
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Cheers, Dom.
I didn’t realise there was a film of it made. I just remember him talking about the experience at the gig. I’ll have see if I can dig it out and have a look myself.
Sure isn’t the interweb great?!? 
And yes, it’s the little things (as well as the big ones! )
Beautiful! a fitting goodbye and tribute!