Glen Hansard in Ústí nad Labem

Glen Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor, born in Dublin in 1970. He is the frontman of The Frames and performs with Markéta Irglová as The Swell Season. The pair starred in the film Once and wrote “Falling Slowly,” which received the Academy Award for Best Original Song. His solo albums include Rhythm and Repose. The Swell Season toured after Once, and the duo played Radio City Music Hall in 2008. In 2011, Glen Hansard opened concerts on Eddie Vedder’s solo tour, beginning a live partnership that led to further appearances together. The solo tour behind Didn’t He Ramble later included a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Courtney Marie Andrews is an American singer-songwriter born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1990. She writes folk, country and Americana songs, and her best-known albums include Honest Life, May Your Kindness Remain, Old Flowers and Loose Future. Courtney Marie Andrews performed on tour with Jimmy Eat World and Damien Jurado before concentrating on her solo work. She later toured her own catalog in North America and Europe and opened selected concerts for John Prine.