Glen Hansard was memorialized at a funeral held in Dublin on Tuesday. During the ceremony, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined Hansard’s Swell Season collaborator Markéta Irglová and members of The Frames for a performance of “The Song of Good Hope” in tribute to the late musician.
Vedder and Hansard collaborated frequently for more than 15 years. In addition to regularly opening for Vedder, Hansard contributed to Vedder’s second solo album, 2011’s Ukulele Songs, as well as the soundtrack to the 2021 film Flag Day. Hansard was also a member of Vedder’s backing band, The Earthlings, which accompanied him on tour in 2022.
Hansard was also close to Vedder’s daughter, Olivia, referring to him as “an uncle, collaborator, friend, bonus dad, and favorite singer.”
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Irglová collaborated with Hansard in The Swell Season and co-starred with him in the 2007 film Once, earning an Academy Award for Best Original Song for their song “Falling Slowly.”
Also during Hansard’s funeral, Bono performed a special spoken-word version of U2’s “Beautiful Day” and played a voicemail from Patti Smith. And in a tragically full-circle moment, less than three years after performing alongside Hansard at Shane MacGowan’s funeral, Lisa O’Neill paid tribute to Hansard at his own service with a moving rendition of “Old Note.”
Hansard died early on July 29th following a motorcycle crash outside Dublin. He was 56 years old.
Song of Good Hope by Glen Hansard, performed at his funeral today by Eddie Vedder, Markéta Irglová, members of The Frames and others. Beautiful stuff🖤 pic.twitter.com/xKElDIyU7a
— Ian Willoughby (@Ian_Willoughby) August 4, 2026