Ultan Conlon and Band

Ultan's gigs have been described as a “rare treat filled with original music, beguiling backstories & loud laughter which make for a wonderful, uplifting evening”.

Hailing from the West (Galway) Ultan’s upcoming album has a very strong Mayo focus. We are delighted that Ultan Conlon and his band - Jimmy Higgins Jnr (Christy Moore & The Stunning), Miceal O'Connor (guitar) and Jimmy Higgins Snr are coming to The Linenhall.

His forthcoming album "The Starlight Ballroom" was produced in LA by Grammy Award winner David Garza. The Starlight Ballroom, a Ballroom of Romance in Westport Co Mayo, opened its doors in the early 60s, hosted international & national acts of the day who thrilled thousands of dance goers until it closed in 1981.

Roy Orbison played The Starlight in 1969 and Ultan’s song, The Starlight Ballroom, takes in and ponders the night in question. With The Starlight Ballroom in tow Conlon headed for Los Angeles and with the aid of David Garza created a world of characters and misfits (The Old Songs) and dreamers (Susie Gossip). Whether it be an isolated begrudger (All Sewn Up) or a scorned lover living in the past (Hurts Like Heaven) or a young girl cycling the gravel dirt-roads of 1960’s Ireland looking for a fantastical place (Paradise Lane) - they all converge in “The Starlight Ballroom”.