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The Rankin Family

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Years Active
1989 – present (35 years)
Founded In
Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh. Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The Rankins released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Family (1989) and Fare Thee Well Love (1990) featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs, reels and Celtic folk songs. Their television debut was on the CBC variety show On The Road Again in 1989. Their most su… read more
The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh. Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 198… read more
The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh. Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The Rankins released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Famil… read more

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1 Play track Endless Seasons You Feel The Same Way Too
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 33 listeners
2 North Country Mull River Shuffle
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 19 listeners
3 Play track Fare Thee Well Love Tell My Ma
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4 Play track Fare Thee Well Love An T-Each Ruadh (The Red Horse)
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5 Play track North Country North Country
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6 Fare Thee Well Love Gillis Mountain
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7 North Country Rise Again
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8 Play track The Rankin Family Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna (Mist Covered Mountains)
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9 Fare Thee Well Love Tripper's Jig
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10 Fare Thee Well Love Orangedale Whistle
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Albums

  1. 7,652 listeners

    2006 · 11 tracks

    Reunion
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  2. 3,729 listeners

    4 Sep 1989 · 10 tracks

    The Rankin Family
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  3. 3,355 listeners

    7 Nov 1990 · 11 tracks

    Fare Thee Well Love
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  4. 2,763 listeners

    24 Aug 1993 · 13 tracks

    North Country
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