She has supported the likes of James Vincent McMorrow and Wyvern Lingo and is building a reputation for her live performances - Irish singer songwriter Maria Kelly dropped in for a chat and session while in Brighton for The Great Escape Festival 2017. We find out how she got she got started in music, learn how she writes her music and chat about who she plans seeing at The Great Escape Festival.

Maria's EP The Things I Should is now available to buy/download/stream.

What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.

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