Ron Hynes Discography of CDs

Ron Hynes music CDs Ron Hynes is a five-time East Coast Music Award winner, a Genie Award winner (Canada's Oscars) a Juno nominee, recipient of the Arts Achievement Award from Newfoundland and Labrador, holds an honorary doctorate for his songwriting. ''Hynes is one of the best folk songwriters living today, in the same league as Dylan and Springsteen. - Jim Scarff, Berkeley, CA ''He's not just the man of 1,000 songs; he's the man of a treasure chest full of gems - timeless, brilliant, classic works of art that celebrate simple everyday events in the lives of common men and women." - Frank Davies, Founder Canadian Songwriter Hall Of fame. "The great moment of my weekend was having Ron Hynes win Album Of The year (2004 ECMA). Ron, hands-down is the best songwriter in Canada." ...

Ron Hynes discography You'd expect a guy born and raised in Newfoundland to sing about the ocean, bitter weather, and fishing. And while Ron Hynes has actually done the requisite time playing folk music of a more specifically Maritime character (one of his earlier albums was titled Face to the Gale, which sounds a bit more like it), his first album for Toronto's Borealis label squarely straddles the line between singer/songwriter folk and straight-up country. In fact, to American ears there's a certain Midwestern flavor to his delivery -- on occasion, such as the lovely "From Dublin With Love," he sounds like no one so much as Freedy Johnston in his vowels and inflections. Like Johnston, Hynes is more of a songwriter than a singer, but his homely voice is just the right vehicle for the bitter "Record Man" (a bitter denunciation of record label execs, accompanied by a jaunty and uncredited banjo) and the excellent "Ghost of Dana Bradley." On other songs, you wish he'd sing with just a bit more power, or, failing that, at least a little more speed. Recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson Recording information: The Millstream, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photographer: Ian Davies. Arranger: Paul Mills. Personnel: Ron Hynes (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Ron Hynes; Cindy Church, Sylvia Tyson, Jenny Whiteley (vocals); Curly Stubbs (acoustic guitar, classical guitar, resonator guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, ukulele, shaker, percussion); Keith Glass (electric guitar, slide guitar, acoustic slide guitar); Joe Wright, Joey Wright (mandolin); Dennis Pendrith (acoustic bass, double bass); Dave Woodhead (electric bass, bass ...

Ron Hynes songs Recording information: The Drive Shed, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The Millstream, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ron Hynes CD discography Track Listing of songs: Cryer's Paradise; Man Of A Thousand Songs; No Kathleen; If I Left You Alone With My Heart; Story Of My Life; Maybe She Went Crazy; River Of No Return; False Hearted Love; Where Do You Get Off; Picture To Hollywood; Roy Orbison Came On; Atlantic Blue;

Ron Hynes albums Track Listing of songs: Constance; Leaving On The Evening Tide; Sonny's Dream; Killer Cab; Common Man; Gone To Canada; Godspeed; St. John's Waltz; The Final Breath; Primitive Thunder; Lighthouse; Away;