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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 34 listeners
2 North Country Mull River Shuffle
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3 Play track Fare Thee Well Love Tell My Ma
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4 The Rankin Family Mairi's Wedding (Michael Rankin's Reel)
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5 Fare Thee Well Love Gillis Mountain
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6 Fare Thee Well Love Orangedale Whistle
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7 Play track Fare Thee Well Love Fare Thee Well Love
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8 Play track The Rankin Family Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna (Mist Covered Mountains)
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9 Play track North Country North Country
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10 Play track North Country Borders And Time
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Albums

  1. 7,900 listeners

    2006 · 11 tracks

    Reunion
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  2. 4,837 listeners

    7 Nov 1990 · 11 tracks

    Fare Thee Well Love
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  3. 4,626 listeners

    4 Sep 1989 · 10 tracks

    The Rankin Family
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  4. 2,907 listeners

    24 Aug 1993 · 13 tracks

    North Country
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