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Ron Hynes
Widely acknowledged as one of Canada's
premiere singer-songwriters, Ron Hynes
was born in St. John's and raised in Ferryland on the
southern shore of Newfoundland, Canada. His first musical
influences were the songs of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash,
Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, The Beatles,
and Bob Dylan.
With a songwriting career that spans more
than 30 years, Ron Hynes is a five-time East
Coast Music Award winner, and past Juno
and CCMA nominee. He was named Artist
of the Year ('92) and was presented with the
prestigious Arts Achievement Award ('04)
by the Newfoundland/Labrador Arts Council. Ron also holds
an Honorary Doctorate ('02) from Memorial University (St.
John's, Newfoundland) for his songwriting and
contribution to the cultural life of his beloved province.
Ron Hynes' songs have been covered by
artists around the world including Valdy, Emmylou Harris,
Murray McLauchlan, Christy Moore, Mary Black, Denny
Doherty, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The Irish
Descendants, Susan Aglukark, The Good Brothers, The Ennis
Sisters, John McDermott, Shaye, The Cottars and many more.
Ron Hynes began his career as a singer-songwriter
in his home province of Newfoundland in the early
seventies playing the coffeehouse circuit throughout the
Maritimes and Ontario. While on a theatre tour with the
Mummers Troupe in '76 he composed a song called Sonny's
Dream that would go on to become a folk
classic recorded by dozens of artists worldwide.
Ron Hynes was a founding member of the
Wonderful Grand Band, a musical comedy show featuring a
six-piece traditional/folk/rock band together with
various members of Codco. The group produced two albums
of original work, forty-one half-hour TV shows plus
specials, for CBC, and toured the country non-stop during
its six-year history.
Ron has recorded two original albums for
EMI Music Canada, Cryer's Paradise
('93) and Face To The Gale ('97).
The independently produced CD 11:11 Nfld.
Women Sing is a collection
of songs co-written by Ron and Connie Hynes, and sung by
Newfoundland's best female artists. Ron's 1998
independent release Standing In Line In The
Rain was awarded Best New Album from
MusicNL. He followed that up with 2001 independent disc, The
Sandcastle Sessions, which led to his
signing with Canada's folk music label, Borealis Records.
Ron's moonlight career as an actor has
resulted in two principle theatre roles, as Newfoundland
songwriter Johnny Burke in The Bard Of
Prescott Street, and as country legend Hank
Williams in Hank Williams: The Show He Never
Gave. Ron also had a lead role in the
Newfoundland Independent film release, A Secret
Nation, for which his original song, The
Final Breath, won a Genie Award
for best song. Ron spent most of his time in 1998 and
1999 involved in film and television projects, playing
the irrepressible Johnny Shea in the CBC/Rinkrat TV
series, Dooley Gardens, and closed out the
decade as the subject of a concert/documentary film
entitled Ron Hynes: The Irish Tour which
continues to air on television networks throughout North
America and abroad.
In 2003 Ron Hynes released Get
Back Change (Borealis/Koch), garnering
MusicNL awards for Male Artist, Country Album, and SOCAN
Song of the Year (for Get Back Change), as well
as the 2004 East Coast Music Award for Country
Recording and Album of the Year.
Produced by award winning producer Paul Mills at The
Millstream Studios in Toronto, Get Back Change
features guest performances by Sylvia Tyson,
Cindy Church, and Jenny Whitely.
Ron Hynes launched his long awaited first
songbook, Songs of Ron Hynes - Volume 1,
in December 2005. Published by Vinland Music and
distributed by Landwash Distribution, Songs of Ron
Hynes - Volume 1 is a
collection of 26 Ron Hynes songs arranged for vocal and
guitar.
Early 2006 marked the release of Ron
Hynes, a self-titled CD that is a stirring
collection of fourteen soul-baring, personal songs, being
touted by all who've listened, as Ron's most brilliant
work to date. Once again, Ron Hynes teamed up with
producer Paul Mills and Borealis Records for the
recording of this latest project, which includes four
"live" tracks, recorded at the LSPU Hall in St.
John's, Newfoundland..
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