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On this week's PODAROONEY, Joe chats to Ellen O'Reilly.\xa0\n\nSince the day she switched from guitar to bass aged 17, Ellen O\u2019Reilly has been one of the busiest bassists around. Combined with a powerful lead vocal, this has made her a go-to musician for live, recording and TV work alike.\n\n\nHailing from Drogheda on Irelands east coast, Ellen had built up an impressive CV in her native country, appearing on Irish TV shows like Class Act and Podge and Rodge, playing with numerous Irish artists, and gaining extensive live performance experience.\n\n\nHaving been initially self-taught, Ellen decided to take her playing to the next level and won the prestigious Ernieball/Musicman Bass Scholarship to study at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in 2011. She then went on to win the \u201cBest Bassist\u201d award and leave with an Honours Degree in Popular Music Performance.\n\n\nEllen is now performing as a stand up comedian on a regular basis on the London circuit and is using comedy to deal with some major recent life changes such as a cancer scare and the break up of a longterm relationship.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices