Great news....and Raylene confirmed that she and her siblings have
recorded "some songs" in Nashville.

I wrote about her evening in Calgary here:

http://trionatrog.blogspot.com/2006/10/all-high-notes.html


May the tunes go on for many years yet!


--- In rankinsrule@yahoogroups.com, joannerankinfan <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> Rankins to reunite
>
> By STEPHEN COOKE Entertainment Reporter
>
> Some familiar Nova Scotia harmonies will soon be ringing out again
> on record and in concert halls.
>
> Sources close to Cape Breton's Rankin family say that Jimmy Rankin
> and sisters Raylene, Cookie and Heather Rankin will perform again
as
> a group for the first time since they initially disbanded in 1999
to
> pursue other musical endeavours.
>
> Jimmy and Raylene continued with solo musical careers, while all
> three sisters have collaborated on a Christmas album and still
> occasionally perform as a trio. Reportedly, the siblings had been
> working on new material at home in Mabou, before heading to
> Nashville to record songs with Cookie Rankin's husband, noted
> producer/engineer George Massenburg (Dixie Chicks, Lyle Lovett). A
> new album and concert tour will follow in the near future.
>
> An official announcement of the reunion is expected to be made
next
> week.
>
> The death of brother John Morris Rankin in 2000 means the original
> lineup can never be reassembled, but reportedly his daughter Molly
> Rankin will have music featured in this new lineup of the group.
>
> In the Rankins' initial decade-long career, the group racked up a
> string of platinum selling albums with their unique blend of
Celtic,
> pop and country, including 1990's quadruple platinum Fare Thee
Well
> Love. They also earned numerous awards, including 15 East Coast
> Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards and three
Canadian
> Country Music Awards.
>
> http://www.herald.ns.ca/Entertainment/534166.html
>