The 2008 nominees for the East Coast Music Awards were announced
today
and both The Rankin Family and Jimmy Rankin received some.

The awards will be handed out Feb 10 in Fredericton, NB. However this
year the awards show is not being aired on tv, instead they are
airing
a compilation show from the ECMA weekend (Feb 7-10).

The nominees the various Rankins received include:

Country Recording of the Year / Enregistrement country de l’année
- Jimmy Rankin - Edge of Day

FACTOR Recording of the Year / Enregistrement sonore FACTOR de l'année
- Jimmy Rankin - Edge of Day (producer: Colin Linden)

Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de
l’année – artiste solo masculin
- Jimmy Rankin - Edge of Day

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year / Compositeur ou compositrice SOCAN de
l'année
- Jimmy Rankin for "Slipping Away" (performed by Jimmy Rankin)

Pattison Outdoor DVD of the Year / DVD de l’année
- The Rankin Family - Back Stage Pass

Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year /
- The Rankin Family - Reunion

Tickets for ECMA 2008 (February 7-10) are now on sale at the
Playhouse and
Aitken Centre box offices in Fredericton, by calling (506) 454-ECMA
(3262),
or by visiting http://www.ecma.com <http://www.ecma.com/> . Just in
time for
Christmas, these tickets and packages make great stocking stuffers!

Visit http://www.ecma.com for more information.