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, , formed the group UltanJohn in 2003 but have since disbanded. Ultan has also shared the stage with Eddi Reader, Jackson Browne and Shelby Lynne.[3]

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.[4] His sophomore record "Songs of Love So Cruel" dropped in 2013.[citation needed]

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."[5]

Ultan's fourth record 'There's a Waltz' (2020) was produced by Grammy Award-winner Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek). Ultan first met Sean in LA in 2016 while playing some shows with him at Largo, the well-known nightclub where Sean and Sara Watkins hosted the Watkins Family Hour. Producer Watkins brought many top-notch musicians on board to accompany Ultan including Don Heffington — Drums (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams); Sebastian Steinberg — Bass, Double Bass (Neil Diamond, KD Lang); Gabe Witcher — Fiddle (Paul Simon, Beck); — Pedal Steel (KD Lang, St.Vincent); Sara Watkins — Backing Vocals (I’m With Her); and — B3, Piano (Jackson Browne, Andrew Bird).[6]

"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."[7] 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".[8] On the week of 17 April 2020 RTE Radio 1 deemed Ultan Conlon's 'There's a Waltz' as their album of the week.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Galway Independent
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Breaking Tunes – Supported by the Irish Arts Council
  3. ^ "Q&A: We chat to singer-songwriter Ultan Conlon ahead of his headline show in Whelan's this month".
  4. ^ Ultan, Conlon. "Imdb".
  5. ^ Radic, Randall. "Music Review: Ultan Conlon Releases 'Last Days of The Night Owl' LP".
  6. ^ "Ultan Conlon Releases New Record There's A Waltz".
  7. ^ Frolish, Andrew. "Video Premiere: Ultan Conlon "Sparks of the Divine"".
  8. ^ Hayden, Jackie. "Album Review: Ultan Conlon, There's A Waltz". Hotpress.com.
  9. ^ Conlon, Ultan. "RTE Radio 1 Album of the Week".

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