Of both Irish and French descent, Marc O'Reilly moulds his plaintive husky voice and dexterous fingerpicking into a singular, heart-rending musical lingo. By developing a similarly bluesy folk style to Ray LaMontagne, Kings Of Convenience and James Vincent McMorrow, O' Reilly has quickly built a loyal audience. He appeared at Glastonbury last year and got significant airplay from the likes of Steve Lamacq and Jamie Cullum.