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Jimmy Rankin receives 4 ECMA nominationsDecember 14, 2004
ECMA 2005 Music & Industry Nominees Announced
Gordie Sampson, Great Big Sea, Shaye and The Trews are blazing hot with five nominations each for the 2005 East Coast Music Awards. George Canyon, Natalie MacMaster, Jimmy Rankin and Nathan Wiley are sizzling with four nods each and Joel Plaskett follows closely with three. Several other artists have double nominations. A complete list of music & industry award nominees can be found at www.ecma.ca/index.asp?section=2005MusicNominees. The East Coast Music Association is pleased to announce 125 nominations in 25 music categories and 68 industry nominations in 14 categories for 2005. The nominees for this year’s coveted Entertainer of the Year award – the only East Coast Music Award voted on by the public – are George Canyon, Crush, Natalie MacMaster, Jimmy Rankin and The Trews. The ECMAs will take place in Sydney, Cape Breton, February 17-20, and will culminate in the ECMA Awards Gala Show, broadcast on CBC Television, Sunday, February 20 starting at 8 p.m. in all time zones (8:30 NT). Canadian country music star, Nova Scotia native and multiple ECMA nominee George Canyon will host the live broadcast. The industry awards will be presented during the ECMA 2005 Industry Awards & Brunch, Friday, February 18, 2005, hosted by Cape Breton comedian Bette MacDonald. Tickets for the ECMA 2005 Gala Awards Show at Sydney’s Centre 200 will go on sale Friday, December 17 at 9 a.m. by phoning 564-6668. Showcase tickets will also be available. Jimmy Rankin is nominated for the following awards:
Jimmy Rankin tours Canada, Fall 2004, with Great Big SeaAugust 16, 2004
(Halifax, NS) - As special guest for Great Big Sea's The Beautiful
Tour, critically acclaimed singer songwriter Jimmy Rankin will
perform in over 27 Canadian cities this fall, with the first leg taking
place this September and October.
SEPTEMBER 2004 OCTOBER 2004 ***more dates to be announced in central and eastern Canada in early September. Currently touring to support his latest CD Handmade (Song Dog/EMI 2003), released this past year, Rankin will be performing such recent radio hits as "Morning Bound Train", "California Dreamer", "Butterfly", along with music from his solo debut Song Dog (Song Dog/EMI 2001), including "Followed Her Around" and "Midnight Angel" and some Rankin Family favorites. Since his solo career began in 2001, he has won numerous accolades and nominations including a Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Solo Artist - Adult Contemporary, numerous ECMA's, CCMA's and three Juno nods. Over the past year, Rankin has toured the country with Keith Urban, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and John Prine. For a detailed list of Jimmy Rankin's tour dates and on sale and ticket information, please visit: www.jimmyrankin.com 2004 CCMA NominationsAugust 6, 2004
Jimmy receives two CCMA
Nominations!
- Roots Artist/Group of the Year Zoogala in CalgaryJune 30, 2004
Zoogala, one of the best social events of the fall season, just got
better.A couple of super Canadian music stars will perform at the annual
Zoo fundraiser.
Calgary's own Jann Arden and Atlantic Canada's Jimmy Rankin will both perform at Zoogala in September. This year also marks the Zoo's 75th anniversary, and the addition of Arden and Rankin to the Zoogala mix will set the event on a whole new level. Tickets are already on sale for Zoogala and they go fast. Check out www.calgaryzoo.org for information. Songwriters Circle - A Celebration of Eric MacEwen's life in musicApril 21, 2004
J.P. Cormier, Lennie Gallant, Terry Kelly, Steve MacDougall, Rita
MacNeil, Raylene & Heather Rankin and Gordie Sampson invite
you to join them at the Savoy Theatre on May 15 for one heck of a
celebration of music in tribute to their dear friend, Eric MacEwen.
For more than 4 decades on the radio, Eric MacEwen has introduced our music to the world. He has been both a passionate supporter and friend. Eric is battling cancer, so now it's our turn to show him our love and friendship. This is truly a musical celebration that only comes along once in a lifetime. Where else will you ever have the opportunity to hear this amazing group of artists who have helped to define a generation and along the way received 51 ECMA’s , nine Junos and three Orders of Canada? The format will be a very intimate songwriters circle that will showcase the incredible talents that this group of artists has to share. The event is being produced in association with MIANS and with the generous support of CJCB radio, the Cape Breton Post and the Savoy Theatre. Don’t be surprised if a few special guests show up as well. Songwriters Circle ...A Celebration of Eric MacEwen’s life in music is a one night only event. When: Saturday, May 15th
Tickets: $25 Select-a-Seat 564-6668
Watch Jimmy Rankin's new videos onlineMarch 19, 2004 You can watch the videos for "California Dreamer" and "Butterfly" by Jimmy Rankin online here. Jimmy Rankin on CMT CentralMarch 12, 2004 - CMT Canada Stay tuned to CMT Central for amazing in-studio performances from some of the hottest artists on the Big 12! This Thursday (March 18th) tune in to see ECMA champ JIMMY RANKIN perform a hit from his new album, Handmade. Jimmy’s new video, “California Dreamer,” just premiered on CMT Central’s Screening Room, and you’ve been voting it in on the Big 12." Jimmy Rankin's 2 new videos outFebruary 26, 2004 Jimmy Rankin has had the videos for his two new radio singles, "Butterfly" and "California Dreamer", added to the country's two major video networks at the same time! The videos, both shot in Cuba in January, have just gone into rotation this week. "Butterfly" has been added into medium rotation at Much More Music, while "California Dreamer" has been added and selected as this week's "Hot Shot" pick at CMT. Butterfly can be requested at Much
More Music online. Jimmy Rankin hosts Undiscovered Country on CMT CanadaFebruary 21, 2004 - CMT Canada Tune in to 'Undiscovered Country' on CMT, Tuesday April 6th at 9:00pm EST for "In A Bar Near You" hosted by Jimmy Rankin. The show features Kevin Quain, Shawn Santalucia and Astrid Young. Jimmy Rankin wins two 2004 East Coast Music Awards! Handmade Tour starts February 21stFebruary 19, 2004 - EMI s s i o n On Sunday, February 15, at the 2004 East Coast Music
Association Award Ceremony in St. John's, Jimmy Rankin was
presented with two ECMA Awards including Male Artist of the Year and
Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year for his second solo album Handmade.
This follows the recent announcement of Handmade's 2004 Juno
nomination for Album Design of the Year. Raylene Rankin to tour with Archie FisherFebruary 18, 2004 - JMI JMI is very pleased to announce that Raylene Rankin will tour Ontario and Western Canada next spring (2005) with Scotland's Archie Fisher. This will be a beautiful package with Archie and Raylene each doing a full 45 minute set. Avails are very limited so please let us know if you are interested in a date. We will start the tour in Ontario on March 30th and finish in Western Canada on April 10th. Jimmy wins big at the ECMA'sFebruary 18, 2004 - CMT Canada Buzz If you tuned in to the East Coast Music Awards Tuesday night, you would have seen JIMMY RANKIN pick up a big share of the hardware! Jimmy picked up the Male Artist and Solo Recording of the Year honours with his CD Handmade. Jimmy was also one of the top-notch performers of the night, along with GREAT BIG SEA and CRUSH, who swept the awards show, winning all five categories in which they were nominated. Jimmy hits the road starting February 21st, touring Atlantic Canada through March 11, when he will continue the tour as he heads west from Manitoba to British Columbia. Ontario fans, have no fear: Jimmy will announce his Ontario dates shortly. Jimmy Rankin "Morning Bound Train"February 18, 2004 - CMT Canada's "Made in Canada" Feature Fresh from his cross-Canada tour with Keith Urban and Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jimmy Rankin has brought us a new video that strips everything down to the most important thing, the music.
“Morning Bound Train” features Jimmy and his band, Mark MacMillan on
banjo, Ed Woodsworth on bass and Cheryl Smith on drums playing inside the
airy interior of a warehouse-like space. According to Jimmy’s website at
least one of the locations is Café Bella Muse in Halifax. The bulk of the
clip has Jimmy and the band performing the song in a very acoustic-style
set up, which connects with the approach of Jimmy’s sound overall.
Animated moves on frozen “moments in time” punctuate throughout.
Released at the beginning of September, Jimmy Rankin’s ‘Handmade’ is “an album that bursts with the joy of making music that doesn’t need life support from a studio full of electronic gadgetry”, according to the CD notes on-line. Inspired by insomnia and written while on a trip to Mexico, “Morning Bound Train” is just one great example of its warm, organic approach. Jimmy Rankin is bound and determined to have you singing this catchy number in your sleep. Catch “Morning Bound Train” from Jimmy Rankin on CMT right now Crush wins 5 East Coast Music AwardsRon Hynes, Damhnait Doyle, Jimmy Rankin, and Dutch Robinson take two eachFebruary 15, 2004 - ECMA ST.
JOHN’S, NL
– Hometown boys Cory Tetford and Paul Lamb ‘Crushed’ the competition
at the 2004 East Coast Music Awards Gala, Sunday night in St. John’s,
NL. Tetford
and Lamb’s band, Crush, won five pewter trophies during the show,
including the coveted Telegram/Transcontinental Entertainer of the Year
Award, the only ECMA chosen by the public. Crush was also named Group of
the Year; their album, Face in the Crowd, won the NewCap Rock Recording of
the Year award; King for a Day was named Single of the Year; and Tetford
and Gordie Sampson shared the SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Award for King
for a Day. Other
multiple winners were Ron Hynes, Damhnait Doyle, Jimmy Rankin and
Dutch Robinson, with two each. Hynes won the FACTOR Album of the Year
award for his recording Get Back Change, which was also named Country
Recording of the Year. Doyle took home the Female Artist of the Year
award, as well as Pop Recording of the Year for her CD davnet. Rankin
was named Male Artist of the Year and his latest album, Handmade, took
Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year honours. Robinson’s
Only Me won the award for African-Canadian Recording of the Year and I
Took the Long Way Home was named Urban Single Track Recording of the Year. The
show, broadcast live across Canada from Mile One Stadium on CBC Television
and CBC Radio One, was hosted by Newfoundland funnymen Shaun Majumder and
Mark Critch and featured performances by a bevy of East Coast stars,
including Great Big Sea, Shaye, Melanie Doane, Crush, Gordie Sampson,
Jimmy Rankin, A Crowd of Bold Sharemen, Gary Beals, Jeff Goodspeed &
Jorge Chicoy with HavanaFax, Richard Wood, Wendy MacIsaac, Les Muses, Matt
Mays & El Torpedo, and The Trews. Glamour
Puss, Brothers In Stereo and Classified performed in the non-televised
pre-broadcast show. The
Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to legendary
folk group Ryan’s Fancy, who paved the way for many of today’s most
successful Atlantic Canadian artists. The
East Coast Music Association membership votes for all but two awards: The
Lifetime Achievement Award, determined by the ECMA Board of Directors, and
The Telegram/Transcontinental Entertainer of the Year Award, which is
voted on by the fans. Awards were handed out in all 26 categories this year. World Premiere of The Tar Ponds
Loonie Give-Away
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