Ron Hynes began his career as a singer/songwriter in his home province of Newfoundland in the early seventies. 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 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 for the CBC plus specials,and toured the country nonstop during it's six year history. Ron’s moonlight career as an actor resulted in two principle theatre roles as Nfld. Songwriter Johnny Burke in "The Bard Of Prescott Street" and a country legend in "Hank Williams:The Show He Never Gave", as well as a lead role in the Nfld. Independent film release A Secret Nation for which his original song, “The Final Breath” won a Genie award for best song.
FOR RATTLING BOOKS:
Ron Hynes narrates poems by Michael Crummey along with Didi Gillard-Rowlings on Hard Light: 32 Little Stories. He is the sole narrator of Death on the Ice by Cassie Brown.