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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

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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

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