The Swell Season tickets may be even harder to come by following the groups upcoming tour dates in Europe.
That’s because the duo–Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer/pianist Marketa Irglova–plan on working on solo projects after they finish their current tour.
“I’ll go back to The Frames, and Mar will make her own record at some point,” Hansard told Spinner. “This band will eventually naturally end.”
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Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:18 pm by jordan
Tags: news, The Swell Season, the swell season tickets, the swell season tour, the swell season tour dates
Get ready for a rocking bluegrass weekend! That is if you happen to live in the Newport, Rhode Island area. The Newport Folk Festival will begins tonight, Friday July 30th and will “bring the folk” through Sunday .
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers will be rocking the banjo tonight, kicking off the festival weekend. Show time is 8pm at The International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. It features an open air stadium with both covered and non covered seating.
Saturday and Sunday’s events will be hosted at the Fort Adams State Park. Venue operation schedule follows: (Read More…)
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 7:27 am by elizabeth
Tags: andrew bird, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, fort adams state park, international tennis hall of fame, levon helm, newport casino, newportk folk festival, npr, npr music, steve martin and the steep canyon rangers, the avett brothers, The Swell Season, the swell season news, the swell season tickets
The Swell Season, a folk rock duo featuring the musical talent of Irish musician Glan Hansard and Czech singer Marketa Irglova, have announced their 2010 North American Summer Tour!
The tour just kicked off May 15th at The State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI. The Swell Season will be traveling coast to coast through August 2010. The duo has no scheduled performances in June, taking a month long short break. Joining Glan and Marketa on the road are Glan’s former band-mates, violinist Colm Mac Iomaire, bassist Joe Doyle and guitarist Rob Bocknik of The Frames. Theswellseason.com provides a complete list of dates and cities. (Read More…)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 12:32 pm by elizabeth
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The Swell Season is taking New York this month, supporting their newest album, “Strict Joy.”
On Tuesday, January 19th they will perform at Radio City Music Hall and will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman. On January 20th, they will perform a Benefit Concert for Haiti at the City Winery in NYC. After that, you’ll have to chase them across the Atlantic because they’re touring Europe for a while.
“Strict Joy” was released last year, following “The Swell Season CD” –the follow-up to the “Once Soundtrack CD,” which gained them international fame.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 2:13 pm by brittany
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