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The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family (also known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada, SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two RPM (magazine), Big Country Music Awards. Career Background The Rankins come from a family of 12 siblings, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a cèilidh. The first Rankin Family band formed in the 1970s when siblings Geraldine, Genevieve, David, John Morris, and Raylene Rankin began performing at local weddings and dances in Cape Breton. As the older siblings went away to college and university, the younger siblings Jimmy, Cookie and Heather took their places.Canadian Post, ''The Cape Breton Post'', "Rankins Tour Postponed as Family Grieves", pg A2, January 13, 2007 1989–1999 Jimmy, John Morris, Cooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster (born June 13, 1972) is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. She has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. She has appeared at the Celtic Colours festival in Cape Breton, Celtic Connections in Scotland and MerleFest in the United States. Background MacMaster is the daughter of Alex and Minnie (''née'' Beaton) MacMaster and the sister of Kevin and David MacMaster. She is the niece of the late renowned Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster and the cousin of two other fiddlers, Ashley MacIsaac and Andrea Beaton. She is also distantly related to Jack White. In 2002, she married the fiddler Donnell Leahy of the Leahy family band, and moved to Lakefield, Ontario. They have seven children, and have performed and recorded together as a duo, and occasionally include their children, who also play fiddle, in their performances. Musical care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fare Thee Well Love
''Fare Thee Well Love'' is the second studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. The album was originally self-released by the siblings in 1990. It was re-issued by Capitol Records in 1992 and certified 5× Platinum by the CRIA. Track listing #"Orangedale Whistle" ( Jimmy Rankin) – 3:29 #"An T-Each Ruadh (The Red Horse)" (Traditional) – 2:12 #" Fair and Tender Ladies" (Traditional) – 4:02 #"Fiddle Medley" ( Dan R. MacDonald, John Morris Rankin, Traditional) – 3:45 #"Fisherman's Son" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:34 #" Tell My Ma" (Traditional) – 2:18 #"You Left a Flower" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:27 #" Fare Thee Well Love" (Jimmy Rankin) – 4:33 #"Gillis Mountain "Gillis Mountain" is a song recorded by Canadian music group The Rankin Family. It was released in 1993 as the third single from their second studio album, '' Fare Thee Well Love''. It peaked in the top 10 on the ''RPM Revolutions per minute ..." (Raylene Rankin) – 3:07 #"Gaelic Medley" (Traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge Of Day
James Kevin Rankin (born May 28, 1964) is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released seven solo albums: '' Song Dog'' (2001), '' Handmade'' (2003), '' Edge of Day'' (2007), '' Forget About the World'' (2011), ''Tinsel Town'' (2012), '' Back Road Paradise'' (2014) and ''Moving East'' (2018). Rankin's solo and Rankin Family awards include 5 Junos, 27 East Coast Music Awards, 9 SOCAN top radio play Awards, 7 Canadian Country Music Awards, 2 Music NS Awards, and 2 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Early years Rankin was born in 1964 in Mabou, Nova Scotia. He grew up as part of a musical family that would entertain the neighbors every third weekend as part of the local céilidh. This group became known as The Rankin Family and went on to achieve international success in the 1990s as they brought their well-loved mix of Cape Breton traditional music, roots and pop to the rest of the world. Musical career 2001–2002: ''Song Dog'' After emba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handmade (Jimmy Rankin Album)
James Kevin Rankin (born May 28, 1964) is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released seven solo albums: '' Song Dog'' (2001), '' Handmade'' (2003), '' Edge of Day'' (2007), '' Forget About the World'' (2011), ''Tinsel Town'' (2012), '' Back Road Paradise'' (2014) and ''Moving East'' (2018). Rankin's solo and Rankin Family awards include 5 Junos, 27 East Coast Music Awards, 9 SOCAN top radio play Awards, 7 Canadian Country Music Awards, 2 Music NS Awards, and 2 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Early years Rankin was born in 1964 in Mabou, Nova Scotia. He grew up as part of a musical family that would entertain the neighbors every third weekend as part of the local céilidh. This group became known as The Rankin Family and went on to achieve international success in the 1990s as they brought their well-loved mix of Cape Breton traditional music, roots and pop to the rest of the world. Musical career 2001–2002: ''Song Dog'' After e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dog
''Song Dog'' is the first album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ... by Jimmy Rankin, released on August 14, 2001. Track listing # "Followed Her Around" – 4:02 # "Midnight Angel" – 3:59 # "Drunk and Crucified" – 3:52 # "Lighthouse Heart" – 4:10 # "Wasted" – 4:21 # "We'll Carry On" (Prelude) – 1:30 # "This Is the Hour" – 4:11 # "Tripper" – 4:51 # "We'll Carry On" – 3:28 # "You and Me" – 3:48 # "Stoned Blue" – 4:30 # "Captain Harmony" – 5:13 References {{Authority control 2001 debut albums Jimmy Rankin albums EMI Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bedroom Tapes
''The Bedroom Tapes'' is the 18th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on May 16, 2000. The album received widespread critical acclaim upon release, and Simon promoted it through many television appearances; notably on Good Morning America, where she performed a concert in Bryant Park on May 19, 2000, which featured songs from the album, as well as some of her classic hits, such as " You're So Vain" and " Nobody Does It Better". Despite the warm reception, the album soon went out of print. In 2002, Simon released autographed limited editions of ''The Bedroom Tapes,'' with two bonus tracks: "Grandmother's House" and "Sangre Dolce". The release was limited to only 100 copies. Simon later included "Sangre Dolce" on her 2008 album '' This Kind of Love''. The opening track, "Our Affair", was remixed by Richard Perry and featured on the soundtrack album of the 2000 Don Roos film '' Bounce'', starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Georgia Straight
''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, public libraries and a large variety of other locations. ''The Straight'' has a long history of independent, unconventional editorials and content, and is known as a vocal critic of government, notably the former Liberal government of Gordon Campbell. As surveyed by VAC its per-issue circulation average , was once 119,971 copies, and its average weekly readership was once 804,000 . Its website traffic once ranked 92,215 globally and 5,395 within Canada, from Alexa. In January 2020, the newspaper's acquisition by Media Central Corporation was announced, a few weeks after the same company announced a deal to acquire the similar Toronto publication '' Now''. In September 2022, after Media Central Corporation filed for bankruptcy, ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvvays
Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin (vocals and guitar), Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their Alvvays (album), self-titled debut studio album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, ''Antisocialites'', was released on September 8, 2017. Their third studio album, ''Blue Rev'', was released on October 7, 2022. ''Antisocialites'' and ''Blue Rev'' each won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. All three of their albums were shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. The song "Belinda Says" from ''Blue Rev'' was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Alternative Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. History Formation and early years (2011–2015) Molly Rankin, the group's singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (, formerly '; or '; ) is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the long Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with its western coast forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean with its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the Cape Breton Highlands, highlands of its northern cape. A large body of saltwater, the ("Golden Arm" in French), dominates the island's centre. The total population at the 2016 Canadian Census, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears Of Stone (album)
''Tears of Stone'' is an album by the Chieftains, released in 1999. Each track features a different female guest artist or group, with the exception of Jim Corr of the Corrs, Jimmy and John of the Rankins and longtime Bonnie Raitt bassist James Hutchinson. Guests are listed below in parentheses. Track listing # "Never Give All the Heart" – 2:50 ( Anúna and Brenda Fricker) # "A Stór Mo Chroí" – 3:46 (Bonnie Raitt) # "The Lowlands of Holland" – 3:46 (Natalie Merchant) # "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:59 (Joni Mitchell; backing vocals by Screaming Orphans) # "Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" – 4:37 ( The Rankin Family) # " I Know My Love" – 3:54 (The Corrs) # " Factory Girl" – 4:23 (Sinéad O'Connor) # "Deserted Soldier" – 4:39 ( Mary Chapin Carpenter) # "Ye Rambling Boys of Pleasure" – 4:33 (Loreena McKennitt) # "Sake in the Jar" – 4:28 ( Akiko Yano) # " Raglan Road" – 6:19 (Joan Osborne) # " Siúil A Rún" – 4:35 ( Sissel Kyrkjebø) # "The Fiddling Ladies" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire In The Kitchen
''Fire in the Kitchen'' is a compilation album recorded by The Chieftains, in collaboration with an array of Canadian folk musical guests, and released in 1998. The Chieftains, who were touring Canada that year, had not originally intended to release an album, but unexpectedly ended up recording a number of informal live sessions with guest musicians. The resulting album was billed primarily as a compilation, rather than a Chieftains album ''per se'', although the Chieftains appear on all of the album's tracks. Track listing #"Madame Bonaparte/ Devil's Dream/Mason's Apron" with Leahy #"An Innis Aigh" with The Rankins #" Lukey/Lukaloney" with Great Big Sea #"My Bonnie" with Laura Smith #"My Home/The Contradiction/Julia Delaney" with Ashley MacIsaac #"Come by the Hills" with Rita MacNeil #"Fingal's Cave Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust for Scotland owns t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chieftains
The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with traditional Irish music. They are regarded as having helped popularise Irish music around the world. They have won six Grammy Awards during their career and they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Some music experts have credited The Chieftains with bringing traditional Irish music to a worldwide audience, so much so that the Irish government awarded them the honorary title of 'Ireland's Musical Ambassadors' in 1989. Name The band's name came from the book ''Death of a Chieftain'' by Irish author John Montague (poet), John Montague. Assisted early on by Garech Browne, they signed with his company Claddagh Records. They needed financial success abroad and succeeded in this. Career Origins Paddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
