Jimmy Rankin rocked the rafters at Artspace Saturday night. The singer-songwriter is on his Forget About the World 2011 cross country tour named after his fourth album. “They’re calling it a country, pops, roots record,” said Rankin. “I’ll take that,” he said, smiling. Read more…
PICTOU – Jimmy Rankin performs at the deCoste Centre in Pictou on Wednesday as part of his current tour to promote his newest recording, “Forget About the World.” The album’s first single, a mercurial pledge to fidelity, “Here in My Heart,” is quickly climbing the country radio chart. For more than 20 years, the Cape …
Jimmy Rankin is like your favourite breakfast spot – he gives you what you want, just how you like it. For more than 20 years, the talented Cape Breton singer-songwriter has been crafting the kind of songs that tell stories about the people and places he’s encountered and that stick with the listener long after …
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In his early projects with Celtic-pop outfit The Rankin Family, Rankin developed “a pretty amazing career with (them) which is still going. I did basically 10 years recording and playing all over the world…It was a very defining period in my life as a songwriter.” Rankin, however, has also earned his chops as a solo …
Jimmy Rankin Forget About the World tour, with guest artist Kylee Epp Summit Theatre, Cascades Casino Tuesday, May 24, at 8 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.) Tickets $25 at www.ticketweb.ca or Casino Guest Services Call 604-530-2211. Jimmy Rankin is taking a quick break from the road at a service station on a stretch of …
Jimmy Rankin needs no real introduction! You would have to live under a rock to not know this world renowned singer/songwriter and member of The Rankin Family. Rankin is currently touring in support of his fourth solo album Forget About the World, which Rankin calls a “country-pop-roots record.” Read more…
Jimmy’s show in the village of Chipman, Alberta became a focal point for the community’s efforts to raise funds for the families devastated by the Slave Lake fires. We remember the devastating effects of the Chipman fire in 1931, that wiped out most of our main street businesses. Â We got through it as a community, …
Jimmy Rankin may have got his start making music with his brothers and sisters in The Rankin Family, but he’s long since established himself as a successful solo musician as well. This April, he released his fourth solo album, Forget About the World. CBC Radio 2’s Kelly Cutrara regularly approaches Canadian musicians and asks, “what is …
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Jimmy Rankin is spending much of spring 2011 on tour across Canada to showcase his fourth solo album, Forget About the World. Much celebrated for his years performing with his siblings in The Rankin Family, the singer and guitarist sounds entirely confident on the new record, navigating a variety of musical genres with enviable ease. During …
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