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Heather Rankin: Coastal to the Heart

October 12, 2017

BEATROUTE

By Christine Leonard

CALGARY – There are few surnames in Canadian culture that carry an immediate association with musical tradition like that of Rankin, and as a member of that line of East Coast entertainers Heather Rankin has accumulated a half-century of unique insights and artistic inspiration. Gracefully applying her manifold talents, the award-winning singer and songwriter has now struck out on her own, simultaneously upholding her family’s multi-platinum country-folk legacy while taking the adult contemporary market by storm.

“My live show is a combination of the songs I did with my family,

FYI Music News Music News Digest, Sept. 11, 2017

September 11, 2017

Sep 11, 2017 by FYI Staff. FYI Music News.

“Titanically,” the third single from Heather Rankin’s self-titled debut solo album, co-written with David Tyson, was inspired by the 2013 auctioning of the violin played by Titanic bandleader Wallace Hartley as the famed ship was sinking.

The violin, in a music case, was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, still strapped to Hartley’s body, by the crew of the Mackay-Bennett Cable Ship. Hartley’s body was taken to Halifax and then sent home to his family for burial, but his violin and case were sent directly to his fiancée,

Urban Planner: What’s On In Toronto, September 7-13.

September 7, 2017

Highlights this week include “The Festival of Festivals,” music and comedy on wheels and on the water, and new songs by two Rankin family members.

BY STEVE FISHER. Torontoist. September 7, 2017.

Sunday, September 10

The eighth annual Toronto Bicycle Music Festival takes cyclists from a downtown park out to the west end to enjoy sets by bands like Hooded Fang, Bernice, and more, all powered by volunteer pedallers who will generate power for the sound equipment.

Trinity Bellwoods Park, noon meet, 1 p.m.

Heather Rankin to Bring A FINE LINE Solo Show to Hugh’s Room

August 22, 2017

BroadwayWorld.

by BWW News Desk

Canadian singer-songwriter HEATHER RANKIN brings her acclaimed solo show to Hugh’s Room in Toronto on September 10th at 8:30pm. This show marks Rankin’s first performance in Toronto since the release of her Juno Award-nominated debut solo album, A Fine Line (2016).

After more than 25 years of performing with her siblings Heather Rankin comes into her own with A Fine Line. It is Heather Rankin like you have never heard her before, breaking away from The Rankin Family’s Signature Sound,

Showcasing Artists Announced for Contact East 2017

June 14, 2017

Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) is pleased to announce the showcasing line up for Contact East 2017 taking place September 21 – 24 in Membertou, Cape Breton. Over 150 regional, national and international delegates will take in three days of artistic discovery.

The artists submissions we received were top quality and came from artists from across the country, the United States and Australia,” says Angela Campbell, President of the APA Board of Directors. “It made for some hard work for the jury who selected the artists, and has yielded a fantastic line up of talented artists from the theatre,

BTW- Darcys, Astrocolor, Heather Bambrick, Hnry Flwr, The Smugglers, Heather Rankin, The Flatliners, Pokey LaFarge

June 12, 2017

Cashbox Magazine Canada. Submitted by Lenny Stoute.

Just out from Heather Rankin an evocative new video via CTV Morning Live Atlantic for her song “Titanically” from JUNO nominated album A Fine Line. The video was inspired by the story of Wallace Hartley, the Titanic’s bandmaster and violinist.

Wallace Hartley’s violin case was recovered strapped to Hartley’s body, buoyed mostly out of the water by his life jacket, and thus preserved in good condition. It was taken to Halifax by the Mackay-Bennett Cable Ship that recovered many of the Titanic’s victims in April,

SAINT JOHN’S IMPERIAL THEATRE ANNOUNCES THEIR TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON

June 6, 2017

By Alex Cook. The East.

Where would we be without Saint John’s Imperial Theatre? The theatre has been there longer than any of us can remember (in one form or another) and outshines any gem in Uptown Saint John #NoMoreFires2017. Fortunately, during an event this evening the theatre announced their 24th season, giving nobody any excuse to claim that there’s nothing to do in Saint John.

“I think we’ve found a great balance between old favourites and new adventures, with something for all tastes and all ages,” says Lee Bolton,

Heather Rankin Releases New Music Video for “Titanically”

June 3, 2017

HEATHER RANKIN SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “TITANICALLY” OFF JUNO-NOMINATED ALBUM A FINE LINE

This morning Heather Rankin shared a stunning new video via CTV Morning Live Atlantic for her song “Titanically,” the third single from her JUNO Award nominated album A Fine Line.

The video was inspired by the story of Wallace Hartley, the Titanic’s bandmaster and violinist, who would be celebrating his birthday today.

Rankin heading to Fergus

May 19, 2017

The Wellington Advisor.

FERGUS – Singer, songwriter, actress and Canada 150 ambassador, Heather Rankin is coming to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Oct. 13.

“Rankin is perhaps best known as a member of the multi-award winning group, The Rankin Family,” officials state.

The group made their mark throughout the 1990s touring the world, selling over a million records and bringing the music of Cape Breton and Nova Scotia to an international audience.

In 2016 Rankin released her debut solo album which sees her forge her own musical legacy with upbeat Rankin-style numbers,

Heather Rankin hits Civic Centre

April 26, 2017

The Reporter. Port Hawkesbury. By Adam Cooke. April 26, 2017.

HALIFAX: From lip-syncing underwater alongside a crew of mermaids to celebrating Canada with a tiny caribou, Heather Rankin has done it all over the past few months.

However, as the Mabou native prepares for her June 3 appearance at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre’s Bear Head Conference Room, she’s still adjusting to life as a solo performer, despite a JUNO Award nomination and two East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nods for her debut solo album A Fine Line.

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