Róisín Meets: Maria Doyle Kennedy speaks about music

This week Roísín is joined by the singer and actor Maria Doyle Kennedy.

As well as sharing some new music, Maria tells the tale of a clever ruse used by her husband to win her attention at the start of their relationship.

“He asked me would I do some backing vocals on something he was recording. I asked could I hear it, I don’t know if I have something to offer to it.

“He gave me the tape to listen to, and he said [he happened] to be playing, so I went along . . . about ten years later he admitted that there wasn’t any band, and when I said I’d sing he’d had to hastily get a band together . . . he just wanted a good way to ask me out”.

The podcast features two new tracks from Maria.

Róisín Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Róisín Ingle and produced by Jennifer Ryan. You can subscribe to the show or download individual episodes via Soundcloud,iTunes and Stitcher.