2011

After three legendary years in Yarmouth, The NSLC Gala Awards Show will offer a grand send-off to Nova Scotia Music Week at the Yarmouth Mariners Centre, 8 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2011. The Gala is guaranteed to be funny with Mistress of Ceremonies Candy Palmeter and co-host Tony Quinn. As Canada’s only gay, native […]

HAMILTON, Ont. — Cape Breton’s Jimmy Rankin won roots artist of the year, breaking Corb Lund’s seven-year grip on the trophy Monday night at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Read more…

After three years in Yarmouth, the NSLC Gala Awards Show will offer a grand send-off to Nova Scotia Music Week at the Yarmouth Mariners Centre on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. The hosts for the evening will be Candy Palmeter and Tony Quinn.  Palmeter writes, produces and hosts her own variety television show, “The Candy

Jimmy Rankin won “Roots Artist of the Year” at the 2011 CCMA’s! Keep an eye out for Jimmy on tour this fall with John Prine in Ontario and the Maritimes.

Click here to watch me performing “I’m Just Saying” live on KX 94.7!

Jimmy Rankin has been a mainstay in Canadian country/folk/Canadiana/Americana music for over 20 years now.  Originally the male voice and driving songwriter for the well known family band The Rankin Family, Jimmy has carved out a very respectable career as a solo artist in Canada.  Having recently made the move to Nashville from his native

WASAGA BEACH – Jimmy Rankin will headline the upcoming Stonebridge Roots concert on Sept. 17. The show is part of an ongoing music festival at Stonebridge Town Centre. Read more…  

A trio of singer-songwriters with very distinct sounds top the nominees for the 2011 Music Nova Scotia Awards. Released Tuesday, the list was topped by Jenn Grant, Jimmy Rankin and Carmen Townsend with five nods apiece. The three are also in the running for the audience-voted entertainer of the year award, along with singer-songwriter David

Cape Bretoners Carmen Townsend and Jimmy Rankin join Jenn Grant, David Myles and Three Sheet for the entertainer award. Fans can vote online for the entertainer award, which is presented by Bell Aliant, until Sept. 29. Townsend, Grant and Rankin all lead the best of Nova Scotia’s music this year with five nominations each. Read

Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year Public Vote Begins
Please go to our YouTube page  for a special video presentation of these nominees! Halifax, Nova Scotia – Let the voting begin for the 2011 Music Nova Scotia Awards!  This year’s public vote for Entertainer of the Year, presented by Bell Aliant, begins today at www.musicnovascotia.ca.  Fans