Johnny Óg Connolly
Johnny Óg Connolly is an Irish musician. A son of traditional musician Johnny Connolly of Inis Bearachain, Connemara, Connolly began playing the accordion aged nine, learning from his father and Micheal Mheáirt Ó Coisdealbha. Two years later he was the winner of the Slógadh and Fleadh Ceoil All-Ireland on the button accordion. Aged fourteen, he joined Na h-Ancairí, featuring singer John Beag Ó Flatharta, playing in the band for eight years. In 1994 he joined the Seán Keane Band, performing widely in Europe and North America. In 1998, he toured with Lord of the Dance. In 2003 he settled in Connemara. Some of his compositions have been recorded by his father, as well as the duo Michael Rooney and June McCormack. His influences include Joe Burke and Andy McGann. In January 2012 it was announced that his "debut solo album, Aisling Yoshua/Joshua's Dream has won the gold in the 2011 Ticket Awards for Best Trad Album". Discography
 The Bees' Wing, Cló Iar Chonnachta, 1990
 Dreaming Up The Tunes (with Brian McGrath), 1998
 Dusk Till Dawn (with Charlie Lennon), 2005
 Aisling Yoshua, April 2011
 Siar, November 2016
Fear Inis Bearachain, December 2018

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Irish male accordionists
Musicians from County Galway
Living people
Irish male folk musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Irish male musicians
20th-century Irish accordionists
20th-century Irish folk musicians
21st-century Irish male musicians
21st-century Irish accordionists
21st-century Irish folk musicians