The Rankin Family Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.
In 2000, John Morris Rankin died when his truck plunged into the icy Gulf of St. Lawrence in Nova Scotia. In September 2012, Raylene died of cancer.
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In 1999, the group went their separate ways, with many members pursuing solo careers. In 2007, the siblings reunited to form The Rankin Family.
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They grew up in a family of 12 children in Nova Scotia. The family band first formed under the name The Rankins, and won several music awards over a 10-year period.
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Five siblings -- John Morris, Jimmy, Cookie, Raylene, and Heather -- formed the musical group in the 1980s. They were instrumental in taking Cape Breton Celtic music to the mainstream.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hanging Garden
1997
arranger: "Sir James Baird" / performer: "Sir James Baird"