I met Ron when I was 15 and sang with him in Sydney NS back in 1988. He was awesome had such a great time. Didn’t know then the extent of him at that point. He told me to come and sing with him again. I sure wish I had. One of the greats. RIP Ron ❤
Ron l will always the you self penned Sonny's Dream you're are a man of a thousand songs every artist will always appreciate your talents seeyou in heaven
Thanks for these posts Harry Jamm. I only discovered Ron Hynes recently after knowing of his song Sonny's Dream, which I'd seen performed on Garrison Keillors "A Prairie Home Companion" years ago. I ran accross a RUclips recording of it a month ago and seeing other performances by Mary Black and so many more, I thought I'd look into who wrote it. I only wish I'd done so years ago and not missed Ron in life. As a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and other great songwriters since the 70's I really enjoy and appreciate the ability that goes into such great works. I hope to find available all of Ron's works and plan to enjoy them in memory of this great talent, (a word greatly overused these days, but in such cases as this man, very accurate). Thanks Newfoundland and Harry. Tom Glass Winston-Salem, NC
Glad to have had any part at all in you discovering the talent that was Ron Hynes...... He was certainly a songwriter extraordinaire with a great command of the language and fretboard and will be missed by many. Thanks for watching
This has got to be my very favourite versions of a brilliant piece of work by Ron. It's the complete package that I think makes it so great. The way he introduces it is most enjoyable to listen to and to watch his "acting performance" in true form. He's up there in "not an easy key" (at least not for me to sing it) which forces him to strut his true talented self. Great work my good friend. I'm there for you. See you at the next possible gig. Ron J.
anyone know what year this was? Ron was young there ! great version of a great tune ! love him, met him in 2010 in high school. Grabbed his signature too, very nice man !
Off the top of my head, I'd say 1989. I shot it the same year the Rankins were there as a showcase band for the first time. They got their record deal the following day :)
On second thought....this was likely 1991.....since Newfoundland wasnt included in the original Maritime Music Awards til they renamed it the East Coast Music Awards in 91 I can dig out the original tape to confirm, but its def from the 1990-91 era.
![Blox Fruits Dragon Rework Update [Full Stream]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EqDAp8udhm0/mqdefault.jpg)
This song was on Ron's "Cryers Paradise" album which was amazing from start to finish.
Agreed !!
I met Ron when I was 15 and sang with him in Sydney NS back in 1988. He was awesome had such a great time. Didn’t know then the extent of him at that point. He told me to come and sing with him again. I sure wish I had. One of the greats. RIP Ron ❤
Fantastic song by our songwriting legend Ron Hynes. His music will live a long life, I just wish he could have RIP RON HYNES
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
Ron Hynes might be the man of a thousand songs, but he's also one in a million. Love this song.
Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed shooting it :) Feel free to share the bejesus out of it if ya like :)
This was one of the first songs I learned on guitar, long before I started writing songs myself. RIP Ron. You're a true Canadian Legend.
Tragic loss. The depth of his talent is bottomless.
agreed. Glad you found it. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Ron l will always the you self penned Sonny's Dream you're are a man of a thousand songs every artist will always appreciate your talents seeyou in heaven
Thanks for these posts Harry Jamm. I only discovered Ron Hynes recently after knowing of his song Sonny's Dream, which I'd seen performed on Garrison Keillors "A Prairie Home Companion" years ago. I ran accross a RUclips recording of it a month ago and seeing other performances by Mary Black and so many more, I thought I'd look into who wrote it. I only wish I'd done so years ago and not missed Ron in life. As a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and other great songwriters since the 70's I really enjoy and appreciate the ability that goes into such great works. I hope to find available all of Ron's works and plan to enjoy them in memory of this great talent, (a word greatly overused these days, but in such cases as this man, very accurate). Thanks Newfoundland and Harry.
Tom Glass
Winston-Salem, NC
Glad to have had any part at all in you discovering the talent that was Ron Hynes...... He was certainly a songwriter extraordinaire with a great command of the language and fretboard and will be missed by many. Thanks for watching
This has got to be my very favourite versions of a brilliant piece of work by Ron. It's the complete package that I think makes it so great. The way he introduces it is most enjoyable to listen to and to watch his "acting performance" in true form. He's up there in "not an easy key" (at least not for me to sing it) which forces him to strut his true talented self. Great work my good friend. I'm there for you. See you at the next possible gig. Ron J.
Thanks...... Glad you are enjoying them........
Thanks for this great post. He sure delivers on this one.
+HillBrothersMusic You're welcome.
Love this tune
So glad you shared this gem with us. My favorite Ron Hynes song.
Glad you found it :)
ron hynes man of a thousand songs, RIP
Thanks Harry!!
You're welcome. Glad to see it still being enjoyed :)
RIP great one
anyone know what year this was? Ron was young there ! great version of a great tune ! love him, met him in 2010 in high school. Grabbed his signature too, very nice man !
Off the top of my head, I'd say 1989. I shot it the same year the Rankins were there as a showcase band for the first time. They got their record deal the following day :)
On second thought....this was likely 1991.....since Newfoundland wasnt included in the original Maritime Music Awards til they renamed it the East Coast Music Awards in 91
I can dig out the original tape to confirm, but its def from the 1990-91 era.
@@harryjamm many thanks ! appreciate you responding
this must have been a great concert
It was........ Just glad I brought the camcorder :)