The Rankin Family

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Years Active
1989 – present (36 years)
Founded In
Mabou, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Rankin Family were a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. They come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbors 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 m… read more
The Rankin Family were a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. They come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbors musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh. Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The… read more
The Rankin Family were a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. They come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbors 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 (198… read more

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1 Play track Endless Seasons You Feel The Same Way Too
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 38 listeners
2 North Country Mull River Shuffle
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 33 listeners
3 Fare Thee Well Love Gillis Mountain
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 19 listeners
4 Play track The Rankin Family Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna (Mist Covered Mountains)
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 15 listeners
5 Play track Fare Thee Well Love Fare Thee Well Love
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6 Play track North Country North Country
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7 Fare Thee Well Love Orangedale Whistle
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8 Play track Fare Thee Well Love Tell My Ma
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9 The Rankin Family Mairi's Wedding (Michael Rankin's Reel)
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10 North Country Rise Again
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Albums

  1. 7,708 listeners

    2006 · 11 tracks

    Reunion
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  2. 4,407 listeners

    7 Nov 1990 · 11 tracks

    Fare Thee Well Love
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  3. 4,241 listeners

    4 Sep 1989 · 10 tracks

    The Rankin Family
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  4. 3,118 listeners

    24 Aug 1993 · 13 tracks

    North Country
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