Glen Hansard to Release Jason Molina Tribute EP Featuring Songs: Ohia Members

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Glen Hansard: "Being in Love" (Songs: Ohia cover) on SoundCloud.

Glen Hansard, the Swell Season/Frames/Once singer/songwriter, has announced a tribute EP on which he'll perform songs written by his late friend Jason Molina. It Was Triumph We Once Proposed…Songs of Jason Molina is out March 17 on Overcoat Recordings. All profits will be donated to charity in Molina's honor. Listen to Hansard's version of Songs: Ohia's "Being in Love" above.

"Jason Molina was a hero and a friend," wrote Hansard in a statement. "I wrote him my first fan letter, I always loved his music and singing these songs is the only way to make sense of losing him."

In 2000, Songs: Ohia and Hansard released a split 7".

The EP features Jeff Panall, Jennie Benford, Dan Sullivan, and Rob Sullivan, who played on Songs: Ohia records (including Didn't It Rain and Magnolia Electric Co.).

Hansard has also announced a series of North American tour dates—find the itinerary below.

Read our Afterword on Molina here.

It Was Triumph We Once Proposed…Songs of Jason Molina:

01 Being in Love
02 Hold On, Magnolia
03 Farewell Transmission
04 Vanquisher
05 White Sulfer

Glen Hansard:

02-02 Birmingham, AL - Iron City Theater
02-03 New Orleans, LA - Civic Theater
02-05 Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Music Hall
02-06 Orlando, FL - The Social
02-08 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
02-09 Charlotte, NC - The Knight Theater
02-10 Washington, DC - The Lincoln Theater
02-12 Cleveland, OH - Trinity Cathedral
02-13 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk Chumley Theater
02-14 Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater

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