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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] In 2012, Ultan was a composer for the soundtrack for the film 'Songs For Amy' which starred Sean Maguire. [3] His sophomore record "Songs of Love So Cruel" dropped in 2013.

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."[4]

Ultan's fourth record 'There's a Waltz' (2020) was produced by Grammy Award-winner Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek). "Sparks of the Night" was the first single and the official video was premiered by Americana UK where they wrote Conlon's "clear, melodic vocal brings Roy Orbison to mind." [5] 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".[6] On the week of April 17, 2020 RTE Radio 1 deemed Ultan Conlon's 'There's a Waltz' as their album of the week.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Galway Independent
  2. ^ a b c Breaking Tunes - Supported by the Irish Arts Council
  3. ^ Ultan, Conlon. "Imdb".
  4. ^ Radic, Randall. "Music Review: Ultan Conlon Releases 'Last Days of The Night Owl' LP".
  5. ^ Frolish, Andrew. "Video Premiere: Ultan Conlon "Sparks of the Divine"".
  6. ^ Hayden, Jackie. "Album Review: Ultan Conlon, There's A Waltz". Hotpress.com.
  7. ^ Conlon, Ultan. "RTE Radio 1 Album of the Week".



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