Maria Kelly joins forces with Paul Noonan for "Postcards In-between" project

Irish folk rising star Maria Kelly has joined forced with Paul Noonan on a reworking of her 2021 single 'The Sum of the In-Between" from her album of the same name.

The new collaboration is part of her recently announced "Postcards In-between" project that sees the Dubliner on a tour of Ireland and the UK with other Irish creatives in an effort to cultivate self-compassion and mental health supports. Along the way she is sharing new version of tracks from her debut.

Kelly says of the track: "This track has always been about the power of vulnerability, and the strength that can be found in meeting yourself where you are, wherever you are. Getting to reimagine the title track alongside Paul feels particularly special to me - he has been a quiet champion of what I’ve been doing since I first met him."

"My favourite thing about this alternative version is getting to hear it on an actual piano. My band and I were recording a live session at Start Together Studios, Belfast, and they have this beautiful grand piano. We hadn’t prepped anything for the track, but Matt (my producer) sat down and these parts just fell out of him, no prompts needed. It was a really special moment to witness.”

Noonan added: “I love how Maria has made her record grow new limbs by having other artists engage with the songs in various ways. A sweet example of how the personal can be the universal. I felt privileged to sing this song with her, written from a vulnerable and open-hearted place that I think a lot of people can relate to.”

The "Postcards In-between" tour, presented by Singular Artists & Friends, will start this May at Dublin's Whelans. Tickets for all shows are on sale now – find them here.

See the full dates below.

Sat 7th May - Dublin - Whelans Main Room

Sun 8th May - Galway - Róisín Dubh

Fri 13th May - Limerick, The Record Room

Sun 15th May - Cork, Winthrop Avenue

Wed 1st June - London, Servant Jazz Quarters