Hi Cuukie!! Nice to hear from you again!! You to Cosmo! For Christmas, I got two tickets to see the Rankin girls in Kingsville, Ont. I sure hope I remember...
Happy New Year all and nice to see you back Jo! Well, no Rankin tickets for me this year, but I think I got the next best thing--the ABBA Definitive Collection...
Does anyone know what the Rankin Sisters' February shows' songs are going to be? Old tunes? And, who are the "friends" they are bringing? (Tickets say...
... wrote: It will be a collection of songs from the Rankins days and some new material. The "friends" is their band...which I know will include Mairi Rankin ...
Halifax Herald January 13, 2005 Rankins buy, plan to reopen Red Shoe Pub The Red Shoe Pub, a Cape Breton entertainment landmark that closed its doors last May,...
When I was in Mabou a year and a half ago, we left the island on a friday morning, and Gordie Sampson played there friday night. It's a cute little place. I'm...
CBC Television and the East Coast Music Association have assembled a stellar lineup of artists to perform on this year's Gala Awards Ceremony, broadcast live...
Starting Thursday, January 27th, Jimmy Rankin fans can start voting for this year's ECMA Cape Breton Post Entertainer of the Year award. This award is the only...
Swimmer, you can appreciate this! My three oldest daughters are trying out for the school play....something written by a teacher called "A Day In The Life Of...
The Rankin Sisters & Friends ("Friends" is the former Rankin Family Band including Mairi Rankin on fiddle, Clarence Deveau on guitar, Bruce Jacobs on bass, and...
... wrote: From an article out today in regards to the Ontario tour: "Plans are also moving ahead on another Rankin Sisters album. Cookie is unlikely to go the...
Hi Kimberley or anyone who migh know, Any idea where I can get more info about Raylene's gig in Calgary next month? Apparently the 'Irish Society'is hosting...
Just got back from seeing the Rankin girls in Kingsville, Ontario. They were wonderful as usual. They sang lots of old tunes, some new. It was great, Heather...
Raylene sounds even better live than recorded. She sang "Rise Again" as an encore at the Christmas concert here. What sorts of new tunes did they sing?...
Whoops! Yes Triona, Eileen and I are going. A friend who's a longtime member of the folk music scene here in Calgary called and asked if we wanted tickets...
Hmmm.....it's funny......I can't remember the songs, never heard them before. They did say that a few of the songs were by the Clancy Brothers, which are old...
I just received an email from Jimmyrankin.com and it was infected with the netsky.32 virus...Thanks alot Jimmy!! lol It has an attachment to it, It came from...
I am unfamiliar with many of the bands too, but I do know Beolach is an awesome trad Celtic band of young and energetic performers. Saw them for the 1st time...
The Clancy Brothers, eh. They're an older band from Ireland (60s? 70s?) They were still singing together recently though, I think - guess they've been around...