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The Rankin Family

The Rankin Family (also known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.

The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family performing aboard the M/S Scotia Prince, April 18, 1990. From left to right: Jimmy Rankin, guest Natalie MacMaster, guest Bruce Phillips, Raylene Rankin, John Morris Rankin, Cookie Rankin, Heather Rankin.
Background information
Also known asThe Rankins
OriginMabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresCeltic, country, folk
Years active1989 (1989)–present
LabelsCapitol, EMI, Liberty, MapleMusic
MembersJimmy Rankin
Cookie Rankin
Heather Rankin
Past membersRaylene Rankin (1960–2012)
John Morris Rankin (1959-2000)
David Rankin
Geraldine Rankin (1958–2007)
Genevieve Rankin

Career edit

Background edit

The Rankins come from a family of 12 siblings, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a cèilidh. The first Rankin Family band formed in the 1970s when siblings Geraldine, Genevieve, David, John Morris, and Raylene Rankin began performing at local weddings and dances in Cape Breton.[1] As the older siblings went away to college and university, the younger siblings Jimmy, Cookie and Heather took their places.[2]

1989 - 1999 edit

Jimmy, John Morris, Cookie, Raylene and Heather Rankin released their own independent cassettes, The Rankin Family (1989) and Fare Thee Well Love (1990), featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs, reels and Celtic folk songs. These independent recordings were distributed by the Canadian independent folk music distribution company 'Soundwright' until the band's major label breakthrough with EMI. Their television debut was on the CBC Television variety show On the Road Again in 1989. EMI's re-release of Fare Thee Well Love in 1992, went quadruple platinum, selling over 500,000 copies; the title track was a Top 40 single in Canada.

In 1998 The Rankins first worked with The Chieftains on their album, Fire in the Kitchen, performing the Celtic song, "An Innis Aigh" (The Happy Isle). That year the band released an album, Uprooted, which had a country music flavour.[3]

On September 17, 1999, after recording the song "Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor" with The Chieftains for their album, Tears of Stone, the group issued a press release stating that they would no longer perform as a group in order to pursue independent interests and careers.

2000 - present edit

On January 16, 2000, John Morris Rankin was killed in a car accident in Cape Breton Island.[4] His daughter Molly Rankin is now a musician, and is lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the indie pop band Alvvays.[5]

In the spring of 2000 Heather Rankin joined Carly Simon on her New York City promotional tour for Simon's record The Bedroom Tapes, and appeared with Simon on the Rosie O'Donnell show.

Jimmy Rankin has continued to write songs and has released five solo albums: Song Dog (2001), Handmade (2003), Edge of Day (2007), Forget About the World (2011), and Back Road Paradise (2014). Raylene Rankin released the solo albums Lambs in Spring (2004) and all the diamonds (2011) and live in Nashville.[6] Heather Rankin released the solo albums A Fine Line (2016) and Imagine (2017);[7] the first album included a cover of the Tears for Fears hit “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” featuring Halifax rapper, Quake Matthews.[8] When not performing on their own, the sisters run The Red Shoe pub in Mabou.[9]

One of the founders of the group, Geraldine Coyne (Rankin), died January 10, 2007, the result of a brain aneurysm, at her home in Calgary. She had not performed with the group since prior to the first recordings' being released.[2]

On January 16, 2007, the album Reunion was released, and in 2009 the Rankin Family released their seventh studio album, These Are the Moments.

On June 3, 2012, Raylene Rankin appeared on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition where she spoke about her decade-long struggle with cancer.[10] She died of metastatic breast cancer on September 30, 2012.[11] After funeral services in St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Halifax and St. Mary's Church in Mabou, she was buried in St. Mary's cemetery.[12]

Members edit

Former members edit

  • Raylene Rankin (1960–2012) – vocals
  • John Morris Rankin (1959–2000) – piano, fiddle
  • David Rankin – vocals
  • Geraldine Rankin (1958–2007) – vocals
  • Genevieve Rankin – vocals

Discography edit

Studio albums

Awards and nominations edit

Year Association Category Result
1992 Juno Awards Most Promising Group of the Year Nominated
Country Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Best Roots & Traditional Album - Fare Thee Well Love Nominated
1994 Juno Awards Single of the Year - Fare Thee Well Love Won
Group of the Year[13] Won
Country Group or Duo of the Year[13] Won
Canadian Entertainer of the Year[13] Won
1995 Juno Awards Group of the Year Nominated
1996 Juno Awards Album of the Year - North Country Nominated
Country Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
1997 Juno Awards Country Group or Duo of the Year Won
1999 Juno Awards Best Group Nominated
2000 Juno Awards Best Country Group or Duo Won
2002 Juno Awards Best Country Artist/Group - Jimmy Rankin (solo) Nominated
2012 Juno Awards Country Album of the Year - Forget About the World (Jimmy Rankin solo album) Nominated
2013 Juno Awards Adult Contemporary Album of the Year - All The Diamonds (Raylene Rankin solo album) Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ Elaine Keillor (18 March 2008). Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-7735-3391-2.
  2. ^ a b Canadian Post, The Cape Breton Post, "Rankins Tour Postponed as Family Grieves", pg A2, January 13, 2007
  3. ^ Larry LeBlanc (9 May 1998). "The RAnkins show their country roots". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 57–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "John Morris Rankin killed in truck crash". cbc.ca. 11 November 2000.
  5. ^ "Alvvays’s Molly Rankin broke with family tradition". The Georgia Straight, November 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "From The Rankin Family to the solo Rankin performing in Sidney". Peninsula News Review. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ^ "Heather Rankin - Heather Rankin and Friends coming to Key City".
  8. ^ Heather Rankin (1 April 2016). "Heather Rankin - Everybody Wants to Rule the World, ft. Quake (Tears For Fears Cover)" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ The Red Shoe Pub History 2015-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 19 March 2016
  10. ^ "Documentary: All the Diamonds". cbc.ca. 18 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Singer Raylene Rankin dies of cancer". cbc.ca. 30 September 2012.
  12. ^ "A final farewell to Raylene Rankin", Cape Breton Post, October 5, 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  13. ^ a b c Larry LeBlanc (24 December 1994). "A Breakthrough Year for Canadian Acts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 53–. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links edit

  • Raylene Rankin at IMDb
  • Article at canadianbands.com
  • The Red Shoe Pub site
  • The Rankin Family discography at Discogs
  • The Rankin Family at IMDb
  • Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
  • Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Rankin Family news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Rankin Family also known as The Rankins are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou Nova Scotia The group has won many Canadian music awards including 15 East Coast Music Awards six Juno Awards four SOCAN Awards three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards The Rankin FamilyThe Rankin Family performing aboard the M S Scotia Prince April 18 1990 From left to right Jimmy Rankin guest Natalie MacMaster guest Bruce Phillips Raylene Rankin John Morris Rankin Cookie Rankin Heather Rankin Background informationAlso known asThe RankinsOriginMabou Nova Scotia CanadaGenresCeltic country folkYears active1989 1989 presentLabelsCapitol EMI Liberty MapleMusicMembersJimmy RankinCookie RankinHeather RankinPast membersRaylene Rankin 1960 2012 John Morris Rankin 1959 2000 David RankinGeraldine Rankin 1958 2007 Genevieve Rankin Contents 1 Career 1 1 Background 1 2 1989 1999 1 3 2000 present 2 Members 2 1 Former members 3 Discography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksCareer editBackground edit The Rankins come from a family of 12 siblings all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh The first Rankin Family band formed in the 1970s when siblings Geraldine Genevieve David John Morris and Raylene Rankin began performing at local weddings and dances in Cape Breton 1 As the older siblings went away to college and university the younger siblings Jimmy Cookie and Heather took their places 2 1989 1999 edit Jimmy John Morris Cookie Raylene and Heather Rankin released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Family 1989 and Fare Thee Well Love 1990 featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs reels and Celtic folk songs These independent recordings were distributed by the Canadian independent folk music distribution company Soundwright until the band s major label breakthrough with EMI Their television debut was on the CBC Television variety show On the Road Again in 1989 EMI s re release of Fare Thee Well Love in 1992 went quadruple platinum selling over 500 000 copies the title track was a Top 40 single in Canada In 1998 The Rankins first worked with The Chieftains on their album Fire in the Kitchen performing the Celtic song An Innis Aigh The Happy Isle That year the band released an album Uprooted which had a country music flavour 3 On September 17 1999 after recording the song Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor with The Chieftains for their album Tears of Stone the group issued a press release stating that they would no longer perform as a group in order to pursue independent interests and careers 2000 present edit On January 16 2000 John Morris Rankin was killed in a car accident in Cape Breton Island 4 His daughter Molly Rankin is now a musician and is lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the indie pop band Alvvays 5 In the spring of 2000 Heather Rankin joined Carly Simon on her New York City promotional tour for Simon s record The Bedroom Tapes and appeared with Simon on the Rosie O Donnell show Jimmy Rankin has continued to write songs and has released five solo albums Song Dog 2001 Handmade 2003 Edge of Day 2007 Forget About the World 2011 and Back Road Paradise 2014 Raylene Rankin released the solo albums Lambs in Spring 2004 and all the diamonds 2011 and live in Nashville 6 Heather Rankin released the solo albums A Fine Line 2016 and Imagine 2017 7 the first album included a cover of the Tears for Fears hit Everybody Wants To Rule The World featuring Halifax rapper Quake Matthews 8 When not performing on their own the sisters run The Red Shoe pub in Mabou 9 One of the founders of the group Geraldine Coyne Rankin died January 10 2007 the result of a brain aneurysm at her home in Calgary She had not performed with the group since prior to the first recordings being released 2 On January 16 2007 the album Reunion was released and in 2009 the Rankin Family released their seventh studio album These Are the Moments On June 3 2012 Raylene Rankin appeared on CBC Radio s The Sunday Edition where she spoke about her decade long struggle with cancer 10 She died of metastatic breast cancer on September 30 2012 11 After funeral services in St Thomas Aquinas Church in Halifax and St Mary s Church in Mabou she was buried in St Mary s cemetery 12 Members editJimmy Rankin vocals guitar Cookie Rankin vocals Heather Rankin vocalsFormer members edit Raylene Rankin 1960 2012 vocals John Morris Rankin 1959 2000 piano fiddle David Rankin vocals Geraldine Rankin 1958 2007 vocals Genevieve Rankin vocalsDiscography editMain article The Rankin Family discography Studio albums1989 The Rankin Family 1990 Fare Thee Well Love 1993 North Country 1995 Endless Seasons 1998 Uprooted 2007 Reunion 2009 These Are the MomentsAwards and nominations editYear Association Category Result1992 Juno Awards Most Promising Group of the Year NominatedCountry Group or Duo of the Year NominatedBest Roots amp Traditional Album Fare Thee Well Love Nominated1994 Juno Awards Single of the Year Fare Thee Well Love WonGroup of the Year 13 WonCountry Group or Duo of the Year 13 WonCanadian Entertainer of the Year 13 Won1995 Juno Awards Group of the Year Nominated1996 Juno Awards Album of the Year North Country NominatedCountry Group or Duo of the Year Nominated1997 Juno Awards Country Group or Duo of the Year Won1999 Juno Awards Best Group Nominated2000 Juno Awards Best Country Group or Duo Won2002 Juno Awards Best Country Artist Group Jimmy Rankin solo Nominated2012 Juno Awards Country Album of the Year Forget About the World Jimmy Rankin solo album Nominated2013 Juno Awards Adult Contemporary Album of the Year All The Diamonds Raylene Rankin solo album NominatedReferences edit Elaine Keillor 18 March 2008 Music in Canada Capturing Landscape and Diversity McGill Queen s Press MQUP pp 298 ISBN 978 0 7735 3391 2 a b Canadian Post The Cape Breton Post Rankins Tour Postponed as Family Grieves pg A2 January 13 2007 Larry LeBlanc 9 May 1998 The RAnkins show their country roots Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc pp 57 ISSN 0006 2510 John Morris Rankin killed in truck crash cbc ca 11 November 2000 Alvvays s Molly Rankin broke with family tradition The Georgia Straight November 26 2014 From The Rankin Family to the solo Rankin performing in Sidney Peninsula News Review 2017 01 23 Retrieved 2024 03 11 Heather Rankin Heather Rankin and Friends coming to Key City Heather Rankin 1 April 2016 Heather Rankin Everybody Wants to Rule the World ft Quake Tears For Fears Cover via YouTube The Red Shoe Pub History Archived 2015 03 11 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 19 March 2016 Documentary All the Diamonds cbc ca 18 November 2014 Singer Raylene Rankin dies of cancer cbc ca 30 September 2012 A final farewell to Raylene Rankin Cape Breton Post October 5 2012 Retrieved 2020 10 25 a b c Larry LeBlanc 24 December 1994 A Breakthrough Year for Canadian Acts Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc pp 53 ISSN 0006 2510 External links editRaylene Rankin at IMDb Article at canadianbands com The Red Shoe Pub site The Rankin Family discography at Discogs The Rankin Family at IMDb Article at thecanadianencyclopedia ca Article at thecanadianencyclopedia ca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Rankin Family amp oldid 1214504350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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