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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 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
has recorded two original albums for EMI Music
Canada,
Cryer's
Paradise ('93) and
Face To The
Gale ('97).
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