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 ?kvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. Their debut album goes by the same name.
Since their rise to prominence after starring in the 2007 film Once, they increasingly referred to themselves as The Swell Season in promotion of their performances until it became the formal name of their collaboration in...
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