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Jimmy Rankin leads the way
Pick any major category for the upcoming East Coast Music Association’s music awards, and you’ll find the Mabou native’s name there. Rankin is nominated for entertainer of the year; album of the year, country recording of the year, and solo recording of the year for his album “Forget About the World;” songwriter of the year and song of the year for the album’s first big hit “Here in My Heart,” and two video of the year nods for “Here in My Heart” and “I’m Just Saying.”
Rankin, currently on a tour of western Canada with The Rankin Family, said he heard the news first thing Friday morning.
“I was asleep on our tour bus here out in British Columbia and the first thing when I got out of bed somebody said ‘congratulations, you just received eight nominations,’ and then they made a joke about me. It was a nice surprise waking up to that, it doesn’t happen every day,” he said.
Rankin said he’s pleased the album has been so well received by fans and the music industry.
Rankin dominates ECMA nods with eight
One of the most nominated artists in East Coast Music Award history upped his tally on Friday, when Jimmy Rankin topped the list of 2012 ECMA nods with eight.
The Nova Scotia singer-songwriter and member of the Rankin Family saw his latest release Forget About the World named in the album, country recording and solo recording categories, while the single Here in My Heart is up for songwriter, song and video of the year.
Rankin is also one of 12 acts in the fan-voted entertainer of the year lineup and has an additional nomination for I’m Just Saying in the video of the year category.
Also high on the list of nominees for ECMAs, which will be awarded during the week of April 11 to 15 in Moncton, are Enfield hip-hop artist Classified with six nominations and quintuple nominees David Myles, Matt Andersen and the Trews.
ECMA nominees show full spectrum of east coast talent
The best and brightest musicians from Canada’s east coast were highlighted Friday as the 2012 East Coast Music Award nominees were announced.
Both Fredericton-born David Myles, and Bairdsville’s Matt Andersen grabbed five nominations each, including Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year.
Nova Scotia’s Jimmy Rankin leads the pack of ECMA nominations this year with eight nods in just about every category for which he was eligible, including Fan’s Choice, Entertainer of the Year, and Album of the Year for his latest album, Forget About The World.
Rankins step out of the freezer and into the kitchen
A sold-out one-night Valley audience can expect a down-home kitchen party time at the Cowichan Theatre later this month when the Rankin Family winds up its cross-Canada tour on Vancouver Island.
And so far, Rankin family member Cookie Rankin told the News Leader Pictorial from tour stop Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the two-week tour is going great.
“We’ve really only just started, but so far this tour is going really well,” she said.
Rankin Family
Here’s a little taste of our show, shot on the first night of our tour in Thunder Bay, ON. Enjoy!
Filmed and edited by the very talented Ms. Rebekka Redd
A Conversation With JIMMY RANKIN!!!
Today I had the pleasure to chat with Canadian Country Music Superstar Jimmy Rankin. One of my favorite country singers and I absolutlely love his song “Followed Her Around”. Jimmy is back out on tour with his sisters Raylene, Heather and Cookie and are The Rankin Family once again!.
Jimmy tells us some history on The Rankin’s and talks about his new solo album that won him Best Roots Artist at the CCMA’s this year “Forget About The World”.
The Rankins put focus on vocals
The Rankin Family is together again doing an acoustic version of their hits.
Having reworked new and time-honoured songs, like Fare Thee Well Love, siblings Raylene, Jimmy, Cookie and Heather Rankin will bring what they call a down-home kitchen party to the stage.
“The impetus is to go back to the raw song and focus on the vocals” said Heather.
The Rankin Family has already toured the acoustic show in Eastern Canada where Heather said it was well-received.
Family wants to win Rankin guitar for injured man
A Nova Scotia family coping with a tragic car accident pulled together in an unusual way — they entered a contest to win a guitar signed by a well-known Cape Breton musician.
Kelly Yeats, of East Dalhousie, said her nephew, Robin Varner, was seriously injured in a car crash four weeks ago.
“His friend was knocked unconscious, and Robin suffered a broken back. He pulled himself from the accident to the nearest house that he could find to get help,” Yeats said.
Family Helps Seriously Injured Man Win Guitar from Jimmy Rankin
Mabou, NS – January 1, 2012 – Colleen Ingraham of Cheticamp, Nova Scotia has won an autographed Epiphone guitar from Jimmy Rankin and the prize will go to Robin Varner who was seriously injured in a car accident recently. Family members pulled together to ensure he had enough votes on Jimmy’s Facebook Fan Page to win the prize.
Jimmy made the announcement on Facebook today. He was really pleased with the huge response to the contest that has been running for a few weeks now.
Happy Holidays!
Hi everyone,
Here’s a special video from me to you over this holiday season.
Tinseltown <—Click to view.
-Jimmy
