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Swell Season live in Cleveland

Jennifer and I trekked to Cleveland last night to catch Oscar-winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. It wasn't a Frames gig proper, though with the 2nd guitarist, bassist and violin player serving as the backing band, it might as well have been a Frames gig (plus they played Fitzcarraldo, how great was that?)

It was a great show - we had amazing seats 5 rows back, which obviously was my reward for hitting refresh over and over the moment tickets went on sale. All the extra work and money proved worth it when Glen started the show by coming to the very front of the stage and playing "Say It To Me Now" with no amplification at all and no microphone. 3,000 people were dead silent, hanging on every word. It was magical.

It was a lot of effort to get there on a busy Mother's Day, but it was well worth it, even just to catch opener Damien Dempsey.

At the end of the Swell Season portion, they brought Dempsey back out for a great version of The Old Triangle. Here's a clip to an old version: