Ronan Tynan March 17, 2006

?Put courage in your dreams, Ronan, and leave the rest to the Man Above, and then you will carve your footprints in the sand.?

These words have shaped the remarkable life of the Irish tenor Ronan Tynan ? a proud and loving lesson of his mother?s ? from his childhood milking cows on a farm in County Kilkenny, Ireland, to an ever-evolving career as a singer, bringing him worldwide fame and admiration that could have existed only in the farthest reaches of those dreams. International audiences met Tynan as a member of The Irish Tenors. Now his singular voice and irresistible appeal have led him to strike out on his own, a decision that seems to have resulted in something far more meaningful than a mere solo career.

Perhaps you already know Ronan Tynan?s voice.

U2?s Bono knows it. ?When Ronan sings the clouds cry but the sun turns up sooner than it would have,? he has written, in a liner note for Ronan, the tenor?s new recording for Decca. ?He sang for my father, Bob, as we put him in the ground, and it felt like shelter. The wind died down, the rain stopped for the loudest, softest voice we have ? a great Irish tenor.?