Ultan Conlon
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Ultan Conlon (born 1980) is an Irish singer-songwriter.
Performed live with John Martyn ,[1] Mary Coughlan, Lisa Hannigan,[1] Mark Geary ,[1] Roesy ,[1] Sabrina Dinan ,[1] David Kitt ,[1] and the Four of Us .[2] His single of 2005, "Really Gone", featured John Martyn .[1] His song, "Ring Out The Old" featured in the British film, "The Beholder".[2] He and fellow Galwegian, John Conneely, formed the group UltanJohn in 2003 but have since disbanded.
His first studio album, "Bless Your Heart", was released in October 2009. He is a native of Loughrea.[2] His sophomore record "Songs of Love So Cruel" dropped in 2013.
In 2012, Ultan was a composer for the soundtrack for the film 'Songs For Amy' which starred Sean Maguire. [3]
Conlon's "clear, melodic vocals brings Roy Orbison to mind" (Americana UK) and Blogcritics raved Last Days Of The Night Owl (2018) is "an elegantly striking album, full of nuanced floating colors and velvety energy, along with the appealing voice of Ultan Conlon."
Ultan's fourth record 'There's a Waltz' (2020) was produced by Grammy Award-winner Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek). The album received critical acclaim and airplay in Ireland on RTE Radio 1 and the BBC in the UK. Hotpress Magazine described There's a Waltz as "a winning collection...songs of substance told with intelligence and wry observation".[4]
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