Midland Cultural Centre
333 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M7
705-527-4420 | phone
Hours of Operation
| Monday: | Closed | | Tuesday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Wednesday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Thursday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Friday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Saturday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Sunday: | Closed |
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HEATHER RANKIN FROM THE RANKIN FAMILY
Experience HEATHER RANKIN
like you have never heard her before
at the MCC on October 15th.
After over twenty-five years of performing with her siblings in The Rankin Family, Heather Rankin comes into her own with A Fine Line, her debut solo record. This is Heather Rankin like you have never heard her before, breaking away from The Rankin Family’s signature sound, and forging her own musical legacy with her poetic, intimate original songs, and an eclectic mix of others. A Fine Line is an exploration of the balance between grief and joy, love and loss, and life and death.
As a solo artist Heather has performed with Bruce Guthro, Lennie Gallant, Dave Gunning, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. Coming up, in April Heather is set to co-host the East Coast Music Awards Gala in Sydney, Nova Scotia with Ashley MacIsaac.
More about Heather:
- Heather Rankin was born in Mabou, Nova Scotia. She is the eleventh of twelve children born to Kathleen and Alexander (Buddy) Rankin.
- In 1989 Heather and four of her siblings, John Morris, Raylene, Jimmy and Cookie, had their music featured in a show called The Mabou Jig.They recorded their debut album, The Rankin Family the same year at Inception Sound in Toronto, Ontario.
- In 1991 The Rankin Family won their first three ECMA Awards for Best Live Act, Best Roots & Traditional Artist and Best Recording Band. They would go on to win twelve more before they disbanded, the last being for Group of the Year in 1999.
- Uprooted, The Rankin Family’s fifth studio album, was released on April 28, 1998 and is certified Gold by CRIA. It is the first Rankin Family record to include one of Heather’s original songs: “Cold Winds.” It peaked at Number 12 on the US Billboard Charts.
- Heather’s brother, John Morris Rankin, was killed in a car crash in Cape Breton on January 16, 2000, shortly after the band announced they were going their separate ways.
- In 2012 Rankin began working on writing songs for her first solo record. She formed a writing partnership with David Tyson and her debut solo album, A Fine Line, was released April 1, 2016.
- A Fine Line was Nominated for a 2017 Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year and 2017 East Coast Music Awards for Folk Recording of the Year and Fan's Choice Video of the Year (for "We Walk As One.")
- As a solo artist Rankin has performed in venues throughout Atlantic Canada, headlined the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival and Harmony Bazaar, hosted Songwriters' Circles at the East Coast Music Awards and Deep Roots Festival in Wolfville, Co-Hosted the ECMAs with Ashley MacIsaac, and performed at a barbecue for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New Glasgow.
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