Johnny Óg Connolly began playing music on the accordion when he was nine years old. He learned a great deal of his music from his  father Johnny Connolly, from the Conamara island of Inis Bearachain and from Micheál Mheáirt Ó Coisdealbha. He was also greatly influenced by musicians Joe Burke and Andy McGann. Aged fourteen, he spent some time playing with the Conamara group Na hAncairí. His music has brought Johnny Óg across the world and in 2013 he settled in Conamara. He is also a composer and he has released a number of compact discs. These include ‘Aisling Yoshua’ (Joshua’s Dream) published in 2011 which won the Irish Times ticket award for the best traditional album. His CD ‘Fear Inis Bearachain’ was published in memory of his father and on this CD  Johnny Óg plays the melodeon, an instrument his father encouraged him to play. A work was commissioned entitled ‘An Cosán Draíochta’ (The Magic Path) which premiered at the opening of Stiúideo Cuan in An Spidéal in November 2021. Cosán Draíochta was the name the islanders gave the path that appeared during low tide from Inis Bearachain to the mainland.