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The Frames
Biography
Dublin, Ireland, alternative pop band the Frames are led by the gifted singer/songwriter Glen Hansard, who quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local streets. At 17, he borrowed money from his parents to record a demo, pressing 50 copies that he distributed to family and friends; one of the copies made its way to Island Records' Denny Cordell, who successfully lobbied label founder Chris Blackwell to sign Hansard to the roster. With the jump to Island, Hansard founded the Frames, taking the name from his childhood fascination with bicycles; he regularly repaired his friends' bikes, and with the frames scattered about his family's yard, their home was consequently known as "the house with the frames."

The group, which included guitarist Dave Odlum, vocalist Noreen O'Donnell, bassist John Carney, violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire, and drummer Paul Brennan, made its debut at an Irish music festival in September 1990, and -- after a brief hiatus to allow Hansard to co-star in Alan Parker's hit film The Commitments -- issued its debut single, "The Dancer," in early 1992. With producer Gil Norton, whose work with the Pixies was a major sonic influence on the sessions, the Frames (sometimes credited as the Frames D.
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