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Jimmy Rankin may spend more of his time in Nashville nowadays, but he hasn’t lost the down-home spirit of his native Maritimes. There’s a sense of impromptu kitchen party to his approach to concerts, whether it’s taking requests for Rankin Family favourites from the audience, trying something new in one of his own older songs

Singer Jimmy Rankin is pumped about hitting the road and introducing his new collection of tunes to Canadian audiences. He plays The Hideout in Red Deer on May 12. Fans will of course hear plenty from his past discs along with works from his newly-released Forget About the World. Read more…  

Country superstar performs on former Rankin Family member’s new solo CD As part of thespec.com‘s ongoing live interview and mini-concert series, we present Canadian country star Jimmy Rankin today in a special web broadcast. Music editor Graham Rockingham hosts. Stay tuned to this spot this afternoon. Click here to watch

By Kerry Doole Since scoring platinum-selling albums and awards galore in the Rankin Family, Maritimer Jimmy Rankin has established himself as a solo singer-songwriter of real talent, which is confirmed on this solid outing. His sound is likely a little too mainstream for the alt-country crowd, but Rankin manages to sound both credible and commercial.

If you ever bump into Keith Urban, make sure you get his phone number. You never know when you might need it. Like when you’re looking for someone to play a blistering guitar solo on your next single. OK, it helps to have shared some stages with the Australian country music superstar a few times

If you’re from the East Coast of Canada, the name Jimmy Rankin should be as familiar as Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail itself. Rankin has been a staple of the music scene in the Atlantic region for more than two decades. Though he got his start with his siblings performing in The Rankin Family, Rankin has

Jimmy Rankin insists he didn’t want to make “a straight-ahead country” record with his recently released fourth solo album, Forget About the World, which is really equal parts country, pop and roots. Click here to read more from the Toronto Star

Jimmy Rankin performing one of his new songs “I’m Just Saying” off his latest album “Forget About The World” live on Breakfast Television. CLICK HERE TO WATCH