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Last week, the Governor General made 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Heather Rankin, singer-songwriter and member of the award-winning band The Rankin Family, Maureen Jennings, author of Murdoch Mysteries, and Zulfiqar Bhutta, a leader in advancing maternal and child health, tell guest host Mark Kelley what it means to be recognized as a gamechanger in their community and beyond. 

From playing with his family in the dance halls of Mabou to performing on stages around the world, Jimmy Rankin has had quite the career. And the 59-year old Cape Bretoner is celebrating his eighth solo studio recording since the Rankin Family stopped performing in the late 1990's. Art and music have always been a touchstone in his life and he weighs in on how the internet has been both a blessing and a curse for the industry.https://jimmyrankin.com

Remembering Ron Hynes: December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015. With guest artist Anita Best, a tribute to one of Canada's finest singer-songwriters, and, years before Ron's passing, in the view of music journalist and Canadian Bureau Chief of Billboard Magazine, Larry Leblanc, “Man of a Thousand Songs”, Ron Hynes…” is the best singer-songwriter in Canada today”.https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

Featuring the music of various artists from New Brunswick including Jessica Rhaye, Thom Swift, Brent Mason, Alan Jeffries, Eddie Poirier and Paul Hébert.https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

Interview with fiddler Brad Reid showcasing each of the tracks on his latest release “The Bridge”. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

Retrospective on the music and career of a national music icon, “Order of Nova Scotia and Order of Canada” recipient Rita MacNeil, Cape Breton's “First Lady of Song”. Includes selections of her music and clips from a number of interviews and celebrations.https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

Cape Breton's Rankin Family – Retrospective on one of Canada's most outstanding bands from Atlantic Canada, featuring selections from their albums and a brief interview from Jimmy Rankin.https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

The 27th. International Festival of Celtic Colours - A showcase of celtic music and community events throughout Cape Breton Nova Scotia, from October 6 - 15. Artistic Director Dawn Beaton visits to preview this annual celtic music festival, including an overview and sample of concerts at 49 venues along with over 200 community events scheduled throughout Cape Breton.  https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18

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 In Episode 159, we celebrated our beautiful home - the Maritimes - through story and song, featuring the music of the Rankin Family, Anne Murray, Ron Hynes, Rita MacNeil and The Barra MacNeils

Bob Lucier grew up in the Chatham, Ontario area and got his start on the Pedal Steel Guitar in the 1960's with help from Ollie Strong. He spent his early days on the bandstand in the taverns and bars in the once vibrant honky-tonk scene of Toronto, playing with Wally Dean at The Drake Hotel and on to The Edison Hotel with Mickey McGivern and the Mustangs. In his great career, he backed legends like Johnny Paycheck and Bill Anderson and was featured on stage and television with the likes of Harry Hibbs, George Hamilton IV, and for 17 years as a member of the band for the Tommy Hunter Show. His pedal steel work featured prominently on several of Anne Murray's top-selling albums, as well as records from Eastwind, Ian Tyson, George Hamilton IV, Dick Nolan, The Rankin Family, Dick Damron, Anita Perras & Tim Taylor, Ronnie Prophet, The Irish Rovers, The Family Brown, and many, many more. Bob's first solo album Nerves Of Steel is especially notable for containing a rare instrumental single release that would earn airplay and an appearance on the Canadian country hit charts with his rousing steel guitar version of the Hank Williams classic, Hey Good Lookin'. The single would reach #17 on the RPM Country Charts in 1977. In addition to the Nerves Of Steel album, Bob also recorded three albums during the 1970s with Nashville dobro master Shot Jackson on the Marathon and Condor record labels. Later in his career, Bob would release another fine solo album, Eleven Favorites and a duet album, 88 & 10 with ivory tickler, Mel Aucoin. Bob was gracious enough to share his time and some stories from his great career and I've got to send him an extra special thank you for indulging me and my questions surrounding honky-tonkers and personal favourites like Mickey McGivern, Roy Payne, and Dick Damron.

Formed in 2011 "Alvvays" are an indie pop band currently based in Toronto.The five piece have actually known each other since childhood. Lead singer Molly and her best friend keyboardist Kerri were next door neighbors, while the three other members grew up separately but were introduced after guitarist Alec met Molly at a show. Molly comes from a large family were music was always present, "The Rankin Family" being the group that her father and other family members formed and toured under, and which Molly got the chance to tour with when she was younger. This background eventually led to her picking up the guitar, writing original material and releasing her first solo EP in 2010 under the title "She". When it was time to follow up with her debut LP she enlisted the help of Alec in the studio. These sessions would lead to Molly realizing this may be more of a "band" sound rather than a solo project. Soon after Molly decided to enlist her childhood friend Kerri on keyboards and with Alec bringing in his two childhood friends to fill in the lineup, "Alvvays" was officially born.Since those early days the band have only put out one more album but have focused a lot of time on touring internationally, and opening for acts such as "The Strokes".Join us as we explore "Alvvays" early days, their approach to music and spin some of our favorite tracks."Roots to Grooves" is a production of SIGNL.https://www.signlradio.comhttps://www.instagram.com/signlradiohttps://www.twitter.com/signlradiohttps://www.facebook.com/signlradiohttps://www.mixcloud.com/signlhttps://open.spotify.com/user/96mhz6qfjoztxbl2dpm0uj903?si=aAZpsoEnRAKdx85kr1QWhg

Songs about love and love  lost from all over Atlantic Canada, featuring Lennie Gallant, Ashley Condon, Vishèn, Janet McGary, John Connolly, Thom Swift, Paul Hébert, The Olympic Symphonium, Amelia  Curran, Colleen Power, Shirley Montague, Ron Hynes, Karla Pilgrim, Vicky Hynes, Cindy Church and Dave Gunning, and the Rankin Family. 

Songs about love and love  lost from all over Atlantic Canada, featuring Lennie Gallant, Ashley Condon, Vishèn, Janet McGary, John Connolly, Thom Swift, Paul Hébert, The Olympic Symphonium, Amelia  Curran, Colleen Power, Shirley Montague, Ron Hynes, Karla Pilgrim, Vicky Hynes, Cindy Church and Dave Gunning, and the Rankin Family.

Hi guys,So this show is close to my heart in many ways! Yes, it's tiki and I'm the tiki guy but also we are going to talk about International Rum Day (August 16th) and Black Tot (July 30th 1970) which just pasted. We will also have drinks of course...what is a show without drinks...hmmm..Cosmos maybe (yeah I like the show too Ok). No, we will also be talking about Sea Shanties which for me brings me back to family home turf of Nova Scotia. Why and what is a Sea Shanty? Well, you have to listen now won't ya!!!So, drinks for this show is a classic Grog and Bahama Mama! But, Craig, we know these drinks and you have done them before....well with a new twist from our good folks at Pusser's British Navy rum and their website we given them a new look!!!So what is Black Tot day and what does it mean?? Well, you have to go back to 1655 (yeah that far back when the British Navy took over Jamaica and realized that they had this amazing supply of rum and so it became a staple and essential item on their ships which eventually carried over to pirates and privateers (what are they?...that's our "Talk like a Pirate" show with Rob Brunner our navy expert soon to come)!!! ON That note...way off topic. So Black Tot Day is when the British Navy said no more rum rations to the sailors on the ships daily and it became a rum that you and I could buy. Get this, you buy a bottle and some of the proceeds go to the British Navy retirement fund. Yeah, so drink up!!!We go more in-depth into this rum , the word "proof" and so much more.On "Did you know?" segment: we talk about sea shanties and how they started. Sailors started this along time ago (over 100 years ago). Today, we see it on Tik Tok as a popular part of our social media now (even the Trailer Boys have their version).  What is Tiki Tok?  Well, hmmm I don't know. Get it...anyways we talk about how a sea shanty went from ship to shore and now is famous folk songs in a place called??? Wait for it Legend...dairy...no, Nova Scotia and yes other parts of the world. Famous bands such as Irish Rovers and Rankin Family have song that started as sea shanties!!!Link to the recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/You Tube video for Wellman sea shanty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-7GNoDJ5cYou Tube video for Drunken Sailor Shanty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-052YJ-ZsDocumentary Video on the history of sea shanties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqC2-wY_AxwYou Tube video on drinks and sea shanties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLlIMN1RTJEPusser's Rum Grog and Bahama Mama page: https://pussersrum.com/blogs/logbook/5-delicious-rum-cocktails-to-help-you-celebrate-black-tot-day?_pos=1&_sid=136980fee&_ss=r

Brookes Diamond Productions is the most respected and beloved entertainment production company in Atlantic Canada and is run by Nova Scotia-based power couple, Brookes Diamond and Fiona Diamond.   Fiona and Brookes have worked with and managed the careers of everyone from Rita MacNeil, the Rankin Family and Bruce Guthro to Reeny Smith, Mark Critch, Bette MacDonald, and guitar hero Roland Grant. They have produced shows everywhere from Cape Breton Island, Halifax and Saint John to the Sydney Opera House and Broadway in New York City.     Fiona founded the company with Brookes, in 1977. In that capacity she has been show producer, concert promoter, project manager, and marketing director. She created and founded the nationally-televised Halifax Comedy Festival, which she sold in 2007, and promotes numerous large scale tours such as Lord of the Dance, Gordon Lightfoot, and Bruce Cockburn. She even brought in Jerry Seinfeld to Halifax for a QEII Foundation fundraiser.   Fiona and Brookes together created for Nova Scotia's globally renowned, spectacular musical extravaganza, DRUM! Since 1971, Brookes Diamond has been Atlantic Canada's leading entertainment producer and promoter of concerts, theatre shows, trade shows and special events. He's won every award going from Canadian Manager of the Year, to ECMA Industry Builder Award; Best Event Producer and Best Promoter; and ECMA Industry Person of the Year.   Mullinger Meets Canadians is brought to you by the Cape Breton Partnership

The magic of the forest penetrates the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. John Doyle, Anna Bosnick, Orla Fallon, Tannahill Weavers, The Diviners, Wolf & Clover, Celtic Rain, Outbound Traveler, Runa, Colleen Orender, Wyvern Lingo, The Whiskeydicks, The Muckers, Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, you will get a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2020 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 - "Elevenses" by John Doyle from The Path of Stones 4:32 - WELCOME 5:14 - "The Forest / The Magician / The Butterfly (feat. Matt Diaz & Erin Michet)" by Anna Bosnick from The Ring 9:26 - "Two Sisters" by Orla Fallon from Lore 12:44 - "Orach" by The Tannahill Weavers from Orach (The Golden Anniversary) 17:56 - "Before His Tears Will Flow" by The Diviners from Earshot 21:44 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 26:18 - "The Suitor Set" by Wolf & Clover from Live at the Silvan Sessions 32:50 - "Celtic Rain" by Celtic Rain from Celtic Rain 37:10 - “Ring for a Lady” by Outbound Traveler from Go On and Wander 40:04 - “Saints and Sinners” by Runa from Ten: The Errant Night 44:06 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 45:52 - "Star of the County Down" by Colleen Orender from Single 49:42 - "Used" by Wyvern Lingo from Wyvern Lingo 53:47 - "The Old 1-2 2 Step" by The Whiskeydicks from United We Stumble 56:29 - "Buzzards Bay" by The Muckers from Irish Goodbye 1:00:13 - CLOSING 1:01:26 - "Emily Bay" by Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill from Race for the Sun The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. Your contribution also allows us to support the Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival and the Texas Scottish Festival. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: David Marc, Christopher, Megan G, Joe L You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Matthew McKnight emailed a correction: "Gday, I love your podcast. I have only recently discovered it as I get my head wrapped around ever evolving technologies. I have Celtic ancestry, grew up in Australia, and feel so connected with my heritage when i listen to your show. I like the Celtic Rain track in your latest podcast and discovered a typo/problem with the link to their website. The link address should be celticrainmusic.com. Hope this helps in the future." Jeremy Graves emailed "Hi, Marc! I've been listening to your show for just a few weeks, but I really love it! I started listening to stay awake while feeding my now three-month-old late at night; my wife and I take shifts. As a linguist working with an indigenous group in Mexico, I really enjoy songs sung in the Celtic languages, and would love to hear more on the show! Thanks for your work! (PS I bought a Stonecircle album today, which I first heard on the podcast)." Charlton Allen asked: "What is indie Celtic?" Brooks Smith emailed on Patreon: "Hi Mark, Thanks for all the work you to do running this podcast! I don't really have any Irish heritage, but I discovered Celtic music when a friend dragged me to a contra dance in Vermont with the band Crowfoot several years ago. I love the genre, and your podcast is a great way to keep up with some of the new music that comes out. I typically listen while working during the day (I'm a structural engineer in Melbourne, Australia), and I'll have Spotify open as I do, marking songs as favourites on there as they catch my ear. I'll usually later on go listen to the rest of an artist's catalogue if I've favourited something by them. I've found a few new favourite artists that way - West of Eden, Heather Dale, Childsplay, Skipinnish. Anyway, I'm gradually working my way through your back catalogue of episodes, but one sub-group I've not heard much of yet is Cape Breton artists: Barra MacNeils, Rawlins Cross, Rankin Family, Ashley MacIsaac, and Natalie MacMaster are some of my other favourite Celtic bands! Cheers!"

Episode 93 featured more songs for Nova Scotia. Thanks to all of you for joining us live and for sharing your love and support. Nova Scotia Strong 💙🎧Artwork by Elise GoodhoofdTo support affected families: heartcolchester.caSongs:A Little Good News - Anne Murray / T Rocco, C Black, R BourkeThese Hands - Dave GunningAngel - Sarah McLachlanFisherman's Son - The Rankin FamilyReason to Believe - Rita MacNeil#music

Mark is joined by Jimmy Rankin, a fixture of the Canadian celtic folk and country music scene as both a solo artist and a member of renowned The Rankin Family. They discuss Jimmy's upbringing as the youngest of twelve siblings, the inspiration behind his most recent album Moving East, and what it's been like to play music with his family for several decades.  

Sara (professional beer wrangler and host of the Xena: Warrior Princess podcast Warriors Bards 'n Brews) on The Rankin Family, Tori Amos, Sleater Kinney, Janelle Monáe, and Dessa.

Christmas has come early on The Scribble! With a holiday edition of Dragons' Den airing in a few days, Jeremy Bradley talks with Manjit Minhas about the special episode. Plus, she answers some listener questions. Later, Heather Rankin of The Rankin Family joins JB to talk about her holiday concert tour. Heather also shares her holiday favourites with us.

Jimmy Rankin is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family with brothers and sisters, Jimmy rose to national fame and in the early 2000’s began his solo career.   We talk about Jimmy’s new album, Moving East and discuss his relocation from Nashville back to Eastern Canada.  We discuss growing up in a large music family and how they took their local roots and music of Cape Breton and brought it successfully to the national stage.  We talk about working with producer Joel Plaskett, and the fun working on a record in today’s digital word.   Website: http://jimmyrankin.com IG: https://tinyurl.com/ybbqghdt FB: https://tinyurl.com/ycddsoxy

This week on our journey through Canada we will be talking to Duncan Raymond, who hails from Halifax, about the influence of the Rankin Family music on Nova Scotia and Canada. P.S. Duncan is one cousin in the massive Rankin family. Thanks to John McHughan for co-hosting!       Commercial music includes: The Rankin Continue Reading

Heather Rankin follows her 2016 Juno Award Nominated solo album,A Fine Line, with a Christmas album, Imagine. Her angelic voice wraps her listeners in coziness and nostalgia in this ten-song collection, which includes both original songs, cowritten by Rankin, and traditional songs she grew up singing at Christmas. The evocative imagery in Rankin’s contemplative lyrics inhabit the same deeply personal world Rankin created in A Fine Line, while songs like “Wrap it Up” harken back with frivolity to the music she created with her siblings as The Rankin Family. Imagine begins in contemplation of Christmas Past with Rankin’s soaring rendition of “Once in Royal David’s City,” a song that conjures memories for her of the traditional carols that were sung during the Midnight Masses of her childhood. She also lends her    ethereal voice to a definitive rendition of “Silent Night,” a song she remembers being sung with verses in six different languages at St. Mary’s Parish in Mabou, Nova Scotia. The orchestrations of these two carols by Imagine’s producer, Steven MacKinnon, as well as the addition of the St. Michael’s Choir School, root them gorgeously in the divine origins of the season. “Olde-Fashioned Christmas,” written by Rankin, MacKinnon and David Tyson, weaves the magic of Christmas into the “humble abode at the end of the road” Rankin and Tyson so beautifully conjured in A Fine Line’s “We Walk As One.”

   Episode One was fun, so we decided to keep it going.  In this episode of Tobin Tonight, we welcome another member of the Rankin Family clan who also decided to try her hand at a solo career.   The One, and Only Heather Rankin.      With the Juno's being in Ottawa and Heather nominated for a Juno and an East Coast Music Award, we asked the tough questions like which she prefers the most?  Especially considering this was her first time nominated as a solo act.  She has  won six Juno Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards, an American Country Music Television Award and fifteen East Coast Music Awards, all with the Rankin Family.       Heather also discusses the making of her latest record, A Fine Line and we discuss the loss of her sister Raylene, who she was very close to.       All of this and we find out how some of the Rankin's got their nicknames like Cookie, you won't believe what Heathers was/is.  Listen in to find out.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   In the premiere episode of Tobin Tonight, Tobin welcomes fellow East Coaster Jimmy Rankin to the show.  Rankin has won numerous awards across Canada as a solo artist and as a member of the famous Rankin Family.    Rankin has a combined,  5 Junos, 27 East Coast Music Awards, 9 SOCAN top radio play Awards, 7 Canadian Country Music Awards, 2 Music NS Awards, and 2 Canadian Radio Music Awards,  not too shabby and not a bad guest to start this podcast with.     In this episode Jimmy discusses how he became a musician,  the passing of his brother John Morris and how they was a big factor in why he decided to go solo.  Tobin also reminisces about Jimmy's Followed Her Around song and music video.  Jimmy tells an interesting story you don't want to miss.    So Check Out The First Ever Episode of Tobin Tonight and Welcome Aboard!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those who have been waiting for something new from Canadian duo Digging Roots won’t be disappointed with their latest offering, For The Light. Inspired by their travels during four years of international touring, For The Light firmly inhabits roots and blues with a nomadic wanderlust. Husband and wife Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish join us to talk about the collection. Heather Rankin is keeping quite busy these days. Best known as a member of Cape Breton’s Rankin Family, she’s fresh from the release of her debut solo album, A Fine Line, and will host the 2016 East Coast Music Awards gala alongside Ashley MacIsaac. She joins us to talk about her experience creating her first solo offering and more. Toronto-based musician and producer Angel join us to talk about the various projects he has on the go under his Invisible Werks banner. Plus, we check in with Sarah Konowal of Metalworks Institute, which is offering up access to some of their Online Certification Courses as part of our Career Booster Prize package for CBC Searchlight 2016.

Sky Wyatt has already stoked a buzz in his native Vancouver, BC area with appearances at the Plaza of the Nations main stage at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, showcasing at the Vancouver Island Music Business Conference, and making it into the final round of the Red Robinson Talent Showdown at the Pacific National Exhibition and the British Columbia Youth Talent Search. He has also written songs with such talents as country singers Patricia Conroy (whose material has been cut by The Rankin Family, Emerson Drive and more), Jesse Tucker (who plays guitar in the Brett Eldredge band) and Willie Mack (whose cuts include Sara Evans and George Canyon). He hails from Deep Cove in North Vancouver, and grew up in a musical family with a father who taught guitar and mother from a large singing family. A range of styles played around his childhood home from rock to soul, jazz and funk plus such country-folk acts as The Eagles, America and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. During his high school years, Sky appeared and sang in musical theater productions. While in college he started taking vocal lessons just for fun - and singing quickly became a primary passion. A vocal coach urged him to explore all genres of music, and on hearing Tim McGraw’s “Red Rag Top”, Sky became hooked on Country music.  Sky's first radio single "Wild Side" was released to Country radio in August 2015.

JIMMY RANKIN is an award-winning solo artist and songwriter and the lead singer/guitarist with the legendary group The Rankin Family. A dynamic live performer with a long list of hits, Jimmy moves effortlessly between Roots, Country and Pop, taking his audience on an unforgettable musical journey from Cape Breton to Nashville, and back again.  He is about to release his 6th full-length album Back Road Paradise. The album’s first single Cool Car is now at radio and the video is at CMT. Jimmy’s iconic Canadian voice, riveting live show, and award-winning songwriting have earned him a host of accolades including back-to-back Canadian Country Music Award wins for Roots Artist of the Year (2012, 2013), a 2012 Juno nomination for Country Recording of the Year, and most recently the #1 spot in CBC’s “Top Ten East Coast Song of All Time” for his hit single Fare Thee Well Love. Awards as a solo artist and with the Rankins include: 5 Junos, 28 East Coast Music Awards, 9 SOCAN top radio play Awards, 7 Canadian Country Music Awards, 2 Music NS Awards, 2 Canadian Radio Music Awards including Best New Solo Artist – Adult Contemporary.