'Tis the season for Glen Hansard to be playing short-notice gigs in Dublin, but several days before his annual 'Christmas Eve on Grafton Street' shindig, Glen Hansard has turned up at a different Dublin venue to raise awareness for a good cause.
Hansard has been an advocate for the 'Home Sweet Home' campaign which saw citizens reclaiming empty building Apollo House in on Poolbeg Street to house some of the many homeless people on the city streets.
After Damien Dempsey's set at the site last week, Hansard turned up to play a few tunes - along with the likes of Hozier, Kodaline and Christy Dignam and Joe Jewell of Aslan - as a huge crowd gathered there this afternoon.
Watch footage below:
@Glen_Hansard doing what we Irish do best - organising a singsong to raise awareness for a worthy cause ðŸ'Â?ðŸÂ?»ðŸ'Â?ðŸÂ?» #apollohouse #Kodaline pic.twitter.com/0cVMVAC5Ba
— Lynn Sterio (@lynnsterio) December 20, 2016
Great voices earlier at #apollohouse #HomeSweetHome @Glen_Hansard @Kodaline pic.twitter.com/Tu469iARm6
— David Lynch (@gribers) December 20, 2016
Glen Hansard, Hozier and Kodaline were among several musicians singing for #ApolloHouse this afternoon #HomeSweetHome pic.twitter.com/J0RAREQy8S
— FM104 (@FM104) December 20, 2016
Great scenes of support today at #apollohouse @Glen_Hansard @HSHIreland #endhomelessnessnow pic.twitter.com/4KcMWDxrB3
— Kel (@GinghamSkyPhoto) December 20, 2016
"If you’ll sing songs of your dreamings, then you will reap treasures untold." #WoodyGuthrie, Heaven #GlenHansard #Apollohouse #Dublin pic.twitter.com/YHlD6s1bHM
— Roger Dorresteijn (@RogerSixtyNine) December 20, 2016
In Dublin for the holidays, just stumbled upon this beautiful moment & movement. @Glen_Hansard helping to #EndHomelessnessNow pic.twitter.com/3TARfcEEWY
— Official Jon Lajoie (@jonlajoiecomedy) December 20, 2016
Glen Hansard singing for #ApolloHouse #HomeSweetHome pic.twitter.com/k869s3TcGi
— Karin Carthy (@KarinCarthy) December 20, 2016
@Glen_Hansard thanking the supporting crowd today. #apollohouse #HomeSweetHome pic.twitter.com/cf2GgYZvqT
— Dave Keegan (@davepaulkeegan) December 20, 2016
Hozier, Glen Hansard & many others solidifying support @ApolloHouse in good humoured and positive force for change that is #HomeSweetHome pic.twitter.com/C3FFwAz0a3
— Cathal Joseph Quinn (@cathaljquinn) December 20, 2016