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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.  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

My interview with Peter North airs on CKUA Sunday at 3 p.m and Tuesday the 24th at 6 p.m Tune in at: www.ckua.com

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

When your new CD drops you want to be everywhere. Get the word out, get the tunes played and get that disc into the hands of the fans. Create a buzz as they say in the biz. Jimmy Rankin did just that with the release of Forget About the Worldtimed perfectly with 2011 ECMA week.  The man

Canadian music icon Jimmy Rankin, of Rankin Family fame, has just released his newest solo album. And, as part of his huge cross-country promotional tour, Rankin is making a pit stop in Langley this month. Forget About the World, Rankin’s new album, was launched in mid-April. The tour began a short time later in Quebec,

Check out my interview on Breakfast Television in Calgary. Click here.