The Swell Season, the Oscar-winning duo consisting of Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Czech ing?nue Marketa Irglova, have released Strict Joy. The album is the follow-up to their 2007 surprise hit film Once and its gold-certified, Academy-award winning soundtrack. The twelve new, original songs on Strict Joy document a time of great change. This album-matching folio includes four bonus songs from Once and both black & white and color photographs.

From the motion picture Once, "Falling Slowly" is the 2007 Academy Award winner for Best Original Song. Topping the charts in the U.S., Ireland, Brazil, and Canada, the hit single is an all-time favorite for fans everywhere. Alfred presents the original sheet music edition of "Falling Slowly" arranged for Piano/Vocal/Chords.

Academy Award-winning songwriter Glen Hansard has wowed the world through the years with his artistic output, including his role in Once, The Swell Season, The Frames, and, starting in 2012, his solo material. This guitar TAB songbook chronicles the best of Hansard's music and draws from all of those periods. Titles: * Back Broke * Drown Out * Falling Slowly * High Hope * Lay Me Down * Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting * Low Rising * Maybe Not Tonight * The Moon * Red Chord * The Song of Good Hope * Star Star * Talking with the Wolves * This Gift * What Are We Gonna Do * What Happens When the Heart Just Stops * You Will Become * Your Face