March
2005 - "SONNY'S DREAM"
made the list for the Top 50 Tracks in Canada
Please visit: http://www.cbc.ca/50tracks/ and Damnhait Doyle’s 55 second
pitch for the song is right on (realplayer file)
February 8,
2005
Ron Hynes sang "I'se
the B'y" for its induction into the SAC Hall of
Fame at the awards dinner which was held in Toronto.
For Immediate
Release - April 25, 2004
Ron Hynes receives
Arts Achievement Award from Newfoundland & Labrador
Arts Council.
For Immediate
Release - February 16, 2004
Ron Hynes was a big winner at this year's ECMA's which
were held in St. John's from Feb. 12 -15. Ron won for
Factor Album Of The Year and Country
Recording Of The Year, for his May 2003 release Get
Back Change on the Borealis label. Ron was
also the host for the much coveted Songwriters
Circle at the ECMA's which was broadcast
nationally on CBC Radio.
For Immediate
Release - January 9, 2004
East Coast Music Award Nominee Ron Hynes
Heading West On Nine Stop Solo Tour
Newfoundland born singer songwriter Ron Hynes
is heading west next week, touring in support of his
latest CD Get Back Change (Borealis/Festival).
Hynes will make stops in Yellowknife (Jan.15&16),
Edmonton (Jan.17), Athabasca (Jan.18), Calgary (Jan.20
& 21), Vancouver (Jan.22), Duncan (Jan. 23), Gabriola
Island (Jan.24), Victoria (Jan. 25) and Salt Spring
Island (Jan.26), before hopping a plane back to St. John's
Newfoundland for the Feb. 12- 15, East Coast Music Awards.
Nominated for two ECMA's - Factor Album Of The
Year and Country Recording Of The Year,
for his May 2003 release Get Back Change, and
boasting a songwriting career that spans more than three
decades, Ron Hynes has also been selected to perform in
the much coveted Songwriters Circle at the ECMA's.
Ron Hynes Get Back Change, on the Borealis
label, was piloted by veteran producer Paul Mills (Stan
Rogers, Tanglefoot), features guest appearances from
Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church and Jenny Whiteley, and
contains 14 new Hynes songs.
In November of this year, Hynes picked up awards for Male
Artist Of The Year, Country Artist Of
The Year and SOCAN Song Of The Year
(for the title track}from the Music Industry Association
of Newfoundland and Labrador. Ron Hynes is also a five-time
Peoples Choice winner, a three-time East Coast Music
Award winner and a past Juno and CCMA nominee.
Best known for his original compositions, Sonny's
Dream, Godspeed, Atlantic Blue and
Man Of a Thousand Songs, Ron Hynes' songs have
been covered worldwide by many artists, including Denny
Doherty, Valdy, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The Irish
Descendants, Susan Aglukark, The Good Brothers, The Ennis
Sisters, John McDermott, Murray McLauchlan, Mary Black,
Christy Moore, Emmylou Harris, and most recently by EMI
recording artists Shaye (Kim Stockwood,
Damhnait Doyle & Tara MacLean), who have included a
cover of Hyne's song Godspeed,on their current Bridge
CD.
Affectionately known as the "Godfather" of
Newfoundland songwriters, Ron Hynes western tour will
provide fans with an intimate solo performance of songs
from Get Back Change, along with tunes from his well
known previous releases Cryers Paradise (EMI), Face
To The Gale (EMI), Standing In Line In The Rain,
and more.
For Immediate
Release - November 19, 2003
CBC's Atlantic Airwaves to air One Hour Special on
Ron Hynes - December 13, 2003
Atlantic Airwaves hosted
by Stan Carew and heard at 5:05 pm (AST) on CBC Radio One
will devote an entire program to Ron Hynes ... the man
and his music. Ron is a five-time Peoples Choice winner,
a three-time East Coast Music award winner, a Juno and
CCMA nominee and in 1992 was awarded the Newfoundland/Labrador
Arts Council artist of the year award. Recent awards
include the 1997 MIA awards for Song of the Year (Godspeed)
and Male Artist. Ron Hynes' songs have been covered
worldwide by Valdy, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The
Irish Descendants, Susan Aglukark, The Good Brothers, The
Ennis Sisters, John McDermott, Murray McLauchlan, Mary
Black, Christy Moore and Emmylou Harris. He recently
received three awards from the Music Industry Association
of Newfoundland and Labrador, at the awards show where he
also performed on Sunday night (Nov.9), in Rocky Harbour,
Newfoundland. Hynes was recognized as Male Artist of The
Year, Country Artist Of The Year and won the much coveted
SOCAN Song Of The Year award, for the title track from
his latest cd, Get Back Change.
For Immediate
Release - November 12, 2003
Ron Hynes Is Three
For Three At Newfoundland's 2003 MIANL AWARDS
Singer-songwriter Ron
Hynes picked up three awards from the Music
Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, at the
awards show where he also performed on Sunday night (Nov.9),
in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Hynes was recognized as Male
Artist of The Year, Country Artist Of
The Year and won the much coveted SOCAN
Song Of The Year award, for the title track from
his latest CD, Get Back Change.
Winner of multiple awards
throughout his more than thirty years in the songwriting
business, Ron Hynes is best known for his original
composition, Sonny's Dream. His songs have
been covered worldwide by many artists, including Denny
Doherty, Valdy, Terry Kelly, Prairie Oyster, The Irish
Descendants, Susan Aglukark, The Good Brothers, The Ennis
Sisters, John McDermott, Murray McLauchlan, Mary Black,
Christy Moore, Emmylou Harris, and most recently by
EMI recording artists Shaye (Kim
Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle & Tara MacLean), who have included
a cover of Ron Hyne's song Godspeed, on
their current Bridge CD.
Ron Hynes', Get Back
Change, released in May 2003 on the
Borealis label, was produced by veteran producer
Paul Mills (Stan Rogers, Tanglefoot). It contains 14
new songs and features guest appearances from Sylvia
Tyson, Cindy Church and Jenny Whiteley. Get Back
Change, being touted by critics and fans alike as
Ron Hynes best work ever, is available in music stores
across Canada (Festival Distribution) or from www.borealisrecords.com.
