In
1983, the three members of Ryan's Fancy decided to pursue separate
careers. Denis, who makes his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has since been
working in the investment business. He is involved with numerous community
projects including serving as the national chairman of the fundraising
committee of the D'Arcy McGee Chair of Irish Studies at St. Mary's
University. In 1994 he received an Honarary degree, Doctor of Letters,
from St. Mary's University in Halifax. Denis is also the founder of
NovaScotian Crystal, located on the Halifax waterfront. It is the only
mouth-blown, hand-cut crystal company in North America.
However,
his interest in music has never waned. He was the host of CBC's nationally
televised show "Up on the Roof". He has appeared at the Rebecca Cohn
Auditorium in Halifax with Symphony Nova Scotia and hosted the spectacular
Symphony Explosion at the Halifax Metro Centre in 1996, which raised over
$150,000 for the Symphony. Denis continues to emcee many charitable and
other events. He has also released two solo albums titled "Mist
Covered Mountains" and "Denis Ryan & Friends: Here and
There".
Dermot O'reilly
Denis Ryan
Fergus O'Byrne