October 22, 2009

The Swell Season -- EVENT RECAP

The Swell Season – Recap-itation
Fingerprints -
October 20, 2009

What a night. We had hopes for something memorable to come out of an evening of music by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (collectively, The Swell Season), but we’re easy. This event was so much better than we could ever have dreamed; emotional, passionate, funny, and long enough for everyone to disappear into the groove. Starting off streetside, with an impromptu, unplugged solo version of "Say It To Me Now", Glen set the mark and collectively, they never moved off of it. Over the next hour plus, Glen and Mar worked through a set that included five songs from their stunning new album, Strict Joy, some of the
best bits from the Once soundtrack, covers of "Buzzin’ Fly" (Tim Buckley) and "New Partner" (Will Oldham), and a very nice, as yet unnamed new tune, that may very well end up with a name suggested by someone in our crowd. Here are a couple of other videos captured from the front couple of rows, hopefully they’ll take you back if you were there, and if you missed it, hopefully they’ll soothe the ache. Bear in mind that the videos are all audience shot and that the quality varies. Please help us spread the word.

1. Say It To Me Now (street performance)


2. Fallin’ Slowly


3. *Low Rising (no video yet)


4. *(Maybe I Was Born To Hold You) In These Arms (no video yet)
   


5. *Feelin’ The Pull


6. *Fantasy Man


7. Leave


8. Paper Cup (no video yet)


9. *If You Want Me


10. Walking Into Fingerprints (a new song, but this was my favorite of the shouted out titles)


11. New Partner (Will Oldham Cover)


12. Lies


13. When Your Mind is Made Up


14. Buzzin’ Fly (Tim Buckley Cover)