Conor Mallon Band - Live Performance
When & Where
02 May 2026, 19:30
Yarn, 24-26 Ann St, Ballycastle BT54 6AD, UK
About
Conor Mallon is widely regarded as one of the finest uillean pipers of his generation, and we are delighted to support this local artist on tour in 2026.
After solidifying his reputation through extensive tours across Europe and the US with Connla, Mallon exploded onto the scene with his debut solo album ‘Unearthed’ in 2024. It received a nomination for the NI Music Prize Album of the Year, a performance slot at the award show in the Ulster Hall and was nominated for a German Critics Prize.
Conor was the first recipient of the ACNI / BBC NI Young Traditional Musicians Platform award and is a Senior County, Ulster and All-Ireland Champion on Uilleann Pipes in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. He has won many other awards, including the Uilleann Piping Scholarship by the Na Píobairí Uilleann Dublin in 2008, and was the first recipient of the Mark Donnelly Bursary for Uilleann Piping Award in 2010.
Conor is joined by his band for the tour, featuring Jack Warnock on guitar/vocals, Paul Starrett on electric guitar and Colm Phelan on bodhrán (from Goitse). Book early for what is guaranteed to be a high-octane concert of traditional music.
“Mallon’s piping has an innate swing that exhorts the listener to get into the groove" - Irish Times
“...masterful and accomplished” - Ellen Cranitch, RTÉ lyric
“Unearthed is an album that will be talked about and referenced for years to come…it puts Conor up there alongside Davy Spillane; the comparison isn’t a vacuous one, Conor’s music has the same sweeping ambition, and shares a vision of the possibilities of the pipes beyond the pure drop tradition (of which he is a recognised master)" - Irish Music Magazine
“Jack Warnock's voice could entice the birds from the trees” - The Irish News
Tickets
General Admission
£18.00
+£0.45 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00