Sometimes I need a revelation
To Manchester for a Glen Hansard gig
“This is for Tom” says Glen Hansard as he and his band play the opening chords to Fitzcarraldo, a song Glen wrote and recorded with The Frames in the mid ‘90s. To find out why Glen is dedicating this old Frames song to yours truly, we must go back in time. We must go back home.
We’ll start on Foyle Street in Derry. The library, Doherty’s bakery, and the …
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