{"id":2078609,"date":"2026-08-05T10:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078609"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:16:07","slug":"lisa-oneill-performs-at-glen-hansards-funeral-three-years-after-they-paid-tribute-at-farewell-to-shane-macgowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078609","title":{"rendered":"Lisa O\u2019Neill performs at Glen Hansard\u2019s funeral, three years after they paid tribute at farewell to Shane MacGowan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glen-hansard@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lisa O\u2019Neill performs at Glen Hansard\u2019s funeral, three years after they paid tribute at farewell to Shane MacGowan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>She also shared Hansard let her write the track in his apartment, and advised her to let her \u201cimagination grow\u201d in the space<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:16:07+01:00\">5th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glen-hansard@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"glen-hansard@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Glen Hansard performs live in 2019. CREDIT: Francesco Prandoni\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lisa O\u2019Neill has performed a moving rendition of \u2018Old Note\u2019 at Glen Hansard\u2019s funeral, three years after the two of them performed the same track at Shane MacGowan\u2019s memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill was joined by former Frames members Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Joseph Doyle, and Michael Buckley at the service, which was held at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Dublin yesterday (Tuesday August 4). Together they sang a moving rendition of the song, which featured on her 2023 album \u2018All of This Is Chance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The moment was particularly poignant as, back in 2023, Hansard and O\u2019Neill performed the same track at the funeral of Shane MacGowan, and were backed by members of The Pogues.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the performance yesterday, O\u2019Neill shared how Hansard helped inspire the song, saying that he gave her the keys to an apartment in Dublin, and she later wrote the track there. His words of advice, she recalled, were: \u201cLet your imagination grow in this big space and write songs\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lisa O&#8217;Neill performs &#8216;Old Note&#8217; alongside Colm Mac Con Iamaire at the funeral of Glen Hansard. pic.twitter.com\/TpPPa0AEzp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT\u00c9 One (@RTEOne) August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The funeral also featured another musical performance from Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Liam \u00d3 Maonla\u00ed, and Eddie Vedder and Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1 came together to perform \u2018The Song of Good Hope\u2019. Hansard and Irglova released three albums as The Swell Season, while Hansard also collaborated frequently with Vedder \u2013 regularly opening for him and contributing to his second solo album, \u2018Ukulele Songs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bono also performed a spoken word version of U2\u2019s \u2018A Beautiful Day\u2019 at the service, reworking some of the lyrics to pay homage to him: \u201cYou write your life until the story becomes true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those in attendance paying their respects were Hozier, The Edge, Steve Coogan, Imelda May, Paddy Casey, Declan O\u2019Rourke, and Angeline Ball \u2013 the latter of which starred alongside Hansard in <em>The Commitments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hansard, the Oscar-winning <em>Once<\/em> star also known as the frontman of The Frames, died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin last Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans paid their respects at a public wake in the city on Monday (August 3), with Hansard\u2019s family asking that, in lieu of flowers or gifts, mourners make donations to the Dublin Simon Community or Ukrainian Action. Hansard was a longstanding supporter of the former, helping organise their annual Christmas Eve busking event in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>He started the annual event in 2010, which attracted high-profile musicians including Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor and McGowan. Hansard himself had started his career as a busker on the streets of Dublin before forming The Frames.<\/p>\n<p>Since news of his passing, footage has emerged of Hansard\u2019s final live performance, which took place at The Wren\u2019s Nest pub in Chapelizod just hours before his death. He also spoke recently about his powerful friendship with Eddie Vedder.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have been shared by figures including Bruce Springsteen, Warren Ellis, Rachel Zegler and former Irish President Michael D. Higgins. Barack Obama also included Hansard on his annual summer playlist, while Billie Eilish and Finneas\u2019 mother Maggie Baird said her children \u201cwould not be who they are\u201d without his music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Glen Hansard<\/li>\n<li>Shane MacGowan<\/li>\n<li>The Frames<\/li>\n<li>The Pogues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Lisa O\u2019Neill has performed a moving rendition of \u2018Old Note\u2019 at Glen Hansard\u2019s funeral, three years after the two of them performed the same track at Shane MacGowan\u2019s memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill was joined by former Frames members Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Joseph Doyle, and Michael Buckley at the service, which was held at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Dublin yesterday (Tuesday August 4). Together they sang a moving rendition of the song, which featured on her 2023 album \u2018All of This Is Chance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The moment was particularly poignant as, back in 2023, Hansard and O\u2019Neill performed the same track at the funeral of Shane MacGowan, and were backed by members of The Pogues.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the performance yesterday, O\u2019Neill shared how Hansard helped inspire the song, saying that he gave her the keys to an apartment in Dublin, and she later wrote the track there. His words of advice, she recalled, were: \u201cLet your imagination grow in this big space and write songs\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lisa O&#8217;Neill performs &#8216;Old Note&#8217; alongside Colm Mac Con Iamaire at the funeral of Glen Hansard. pic.twitter.com\/TpPPa0AEzp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT\u00c9 One (@RTEOne) August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The funeral also featured another musical performance from Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Liam \u00d3 Maonla\u00ed, and Eddie Vedder and Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1 came together to perform \u2018The Song of Good Hope\u2019. Hansard and Irglova released three albums as The Swell Season, while Hansard also collaborated frequently with Vedder \u2013 regularly opening for him and contributing to his second solo album, \u2018Ukulele Songs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bono also performed a spoken word version of U2\u2019s \u2018A Beautiful Day\u2019 at the service, reworking some of the lyrics to pay homage to him: \u201cYou write your life until the story becomes true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those in attendance paying their respects were Hozier, The Edge, Steve Coogan, Imelda May, Paddy Casey, Declan O\u2019Rourke, and Angeline Ball \u2013 the latter of which starred alongside Hansard in <em>The Commitments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hansard, the Oscar-winning <em>Once<\/em> star also known as the frontman of The Frames, died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin last Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans paid their respects at a public wake in the city on Monday (August 3), with Hansard\u2019s family asking that, in lieu of flowers or gifts, mourners make donations to the Dublin Simon Community or Ukrainian Action. Hansard was a longstanding supporter of the former, helping organise their annual Christmas Eve busking event in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>He started the annual event in 2010, which attracted high-profile musicians including Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor and McGowan. Hansard himself had started his career as a busker on the streets of Dublin before forming The Frames.<\/p>\n<p>Since news of his passing, footage has emerged of Hansard\u2019s final live performance, which took place at The Wren\u2019s Nest pub in Chapelizod just hours before his death. He also spoke recently about his powerful friendship with Eddie Vedder.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have been shared by figures including Bruce Springsteen, Warren Ellis, Rachel Zegler and former Irish President Michael D. Higgins. Barack Obama also included Hansard on his annual summer playlist, while Billie Eilish and Finneas\u2019 mother Maggie Baird said her children \u201cwould not be who they are\u201d without his music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lisa-oneill-performs-at-glen-hansards-funeral-three-years-after-they-paid-tribute-at-farewell-to-shane-macgowan-3960919&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/glen-hansard@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Lisa O\u2019Neill performs at Glen Hansard\u2019s funeral, three years after they paid tribute at farewell to Shane MacGowan She also shared Hansard let her write the track in his apartment, and advised her to let her \u201cimagination grow\u201d in the space By Liberty Dunworth 5th August 2026 Glen Hansard performs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2078609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2078609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2078609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2078609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2078609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}