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BP Fallon documentary to air at Galway Film Fleadh

BP Fallon: Rock’n’Roll Wizard charts the life and work of rock’n’roll raconteur who worked with T.Rex, the Beatles, U2, Sinead O’Connor, Led Zeppelin and many more across a long career and is still at it.

BP Fallon: Rock’n’Roll Wizard is a vibrant, poetic, and kaleidoscopic portrait of a man who spent a lifetime shaping the soundtrack of modern music — before finally stepping into the spotlight to write his own. Featuring exclusive archive footage and candid interviews with an all-star cast of collaborators and admirers, including: Debbie Harry, Adam Clayton, Donovan, Imelda May, Bob Geldof, Robert Plant, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, The Kills, Joe Elliott, Dr. John Cooper Clarke, Glen Matlock, Alan McGee, Mike Mills, John Sheahan, Tony Visconti, Louis Walsh, and many more.


BP Fallon: Rock’n’Roll Wizard gets it world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh Saturday July 12th.



BP Fallon: Rock’n’Roll Wizard is a feature documentary charting the extraordinary life of a man who didn’t just witness the seismic shifts in modern music — he helped ignite them.

From his early days as a broadcaster in Ireland to his arrival in 1960s London at the epicenter of the musical revolution, BP Fallon became a trusted confidant and creative catalyst for some of rock’s most iconic artists.

At Apple Records, he worked alongside The Beatles at the height of their powers, before becoming publicist to T. Rex and a key member of Led Zeppelin’s legendary inner circle.


When punk erupted, Fallon once again found himself at ground zero, representing The Damned and The Boomtown Rats.

He was the first DJ to champion the early records of compadres Sinéad O’Connor and The Pogues, and would go on to embed himself in U2’s Zoo TV juggernaut — as their DJ, biographer, photographer, and guru.

Through the decades, Fallon remained a restless force of nature — co-founding the infamous Death Disco club nights with Creation Records’ Alan McGee, and staying plugged into each new pulse of rock’n’roll’s ongoing evolution.

But despite a lifetime of tours, legends, and mythmaking, one dream had remained just out of reach: making a record of his own. That all changed when Jack White summoned him to Nashville. What followed wasn’t merely a new chapter — it was a complete reinvention: BP Fallon, the artist.

From the filmmaking team behind Heyday: The Mic Christopher Story, BP Fallon: Rock’n’Roll Wizard is directed by Dubliner Alan Leonard, produced by Níall Carver for Speed Of Life Films, with Alan Leonard and Fiona Graham also producing for Single Cell Films.


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  1. Yodel to Niall,
    Thank you for your upful vibes about this documental film.
    The folk who made it are fabulous & I’m excited about this new adventure – and unhumbly I believe that anyone interested in music and/or social change will find something in the film that will make them smile. That’ll do!
    Amen & onwards & up,
    BP 🎵

  2. Yodel to Niall,
    Thank you for your upful vibes about this documental film.
    The folk who made it are fabulous & I’m excited about this new adventure – and unhumbly I believe that anyone interested in music and/or social change will find something in the film that will make them smile. That’ll do!
    Amen & onwards & up,
    BP 🎵

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