Ronan was born in
Dublin in 1977, luckily enough into a family where music was and
is as normal as breathing. As a kid he used to improvise on the
piano and pick up tunes by ear from the radio or wherever else they
could be heard. His dad gave him his earliest piano lessons and
like him Ronan developed a passion for playing the organ which is
still a big part of his life. In his teens Ronan started playing
with bands at school while wearing the classical music hat as church
organist. Soon he was listening to all the classic songwriters and
bands from the 60's and 70's. The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Traffic,
Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach are just the tip of the iceberg in an
ocean of influences.
Eventually Ronan started
writing songs and went into a frenzy of activity doing just that.
But as often happens, life had its own distractions and the songs
took second place to Ronan's work as a jobbing piano player and
organist. This year marks a change with the launch of his debut
album and hopefully you'll be hearing much of him in the coming
months. |