Posted on 06/11/2004 10:26:13 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
"If there is a more remarkable figure in the music world than Ronan Tynan, would you please stand up? Athlete, doctor, and world-class singer, Tynan, who found international fame as a member of the popular trio, the Irish Tenors, makes his solo debut with My Life Belongs to You. Released along with his autobiography, My Life 'till Now, the album is yet another striking achievement from this truly unstoppable talent. Tynan was born with a lower- limb disability, and his legs were later amputated. Recovering quickly, he became a champion athlete, piling up 18 gold medals and 14 world records in international disabled athletes' events in the early 1980s. Not content with that success, Tynan went on to earn an M.D., specializing in sports injuries, and started to study singing in 1992. Astonishingly, little more than a year later, he won in quick succession a series of prominent vocal competitions, culminating with the International Operatic Singing Competition in Maumarde, France....His voice is full and rich, but thanks to his late start at vocal training, it retains a charming freshness, and the popular songs here don't suffer, as they sometimes do, from the overbearing sound of a fully developed operatic voice. So what's the latest challenge for this indefatigable Irishman? Horse racing! He's already competed in the Dublin Horse Show, and judging from Tynan's past, that's only the beginning."
Quite a story, and it was also noted today that he has a parent with Alzheimers, and as a result became friends with Nancy Reagan as they shared their experiences and insights.
A toast to one of your countrymen.
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I have never heard do Ave Maria better in my life! I had chills from that and Amazing Grace. This guy is a major talent. What a story!!
Dr. Tynan sang and spoke at the Texas Medical Association annual conference last month. He has a worse case of occupation attention hyperactivity than I do, but he's done quite a bit more with his disorder than I have. He is an incredible singer and inspiring speaker and person.
I gave up online ordering so I can go out and buy his 'Ave Maria' first thing in the morning! The image of the procession pulling into the cathedral drive while that performance was peaking, captured with the camera sweeping around, is something I will never forget.
aka Renaissance (Wo)Man-itis?
He was absolutely wonderful.
I'll give you a heads up when they are available for download.
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Thanks, I'll be looking forward to it.
I have a limited amount of server space available, so, let me know when you've downloaded it so I can take it offline to make room in order to upload the 2nd song.
Note: This is a compressed version, so it's not as clean as the one on my hd.....though it's still pretty clear.
If you aren't happy with the compressed version, I can e-mail you the uncompressed version which is a considerably larger file.......FRail me if you're interested.
Fabulous catch DES.
He is awesome.
Beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace.
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Thank you. :x
I'll give you a heads up when they are available for download.
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Me too, please. Yhsnks.
Ping over here as well, please!I'll give you a heads up when they are available for download.
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