Now this is big news. One of the true originals in Canadian music has moved from Nashville to Nova Scotia, and is celebrating with music only he could make. Jimmy Rankin’s new Moving East (out September 28, True North Records) is pure East Coast, a homecoming album featuring true stories, tall tales and bittersweet ballads, and the classic folk-rock sound that Rankin helped pioneer.
Just at a time when people are searching out authentic cultural voices, strong stories and well-crafted songs, Rankin has made an unapologetically East Coast folk-rock record, with a raw, unsentimental and current edge. “I’m putting the party back in the kitchen” quips Rankin.
It’s called Moving East because that’s exactly what Jimmy’s done. He’s moved back to Nova Scotia after seven years living and working in Nashville. Hooking up with fellow Nova Scotian Joel Plaskett as producer, he’s made an album appealing to young and old alike, with songs running the gamut from gritty pub tunes to soulful ballads all featuring great storytelling, and fine songwriting.
One of the most famed Canadian songwriters, Jimmy Rankin wrote such classic Rankin hits as “North Country,” “You Feel The Same Way Too,” and the Juno winning single “Fare The Well Love,” voted the #1 East Coast song of all time by CBC listeners across Canada. His own hits include “Followed Her Around,” “Morning Bound Train,” and “Cool Car.” Jimmy’s the guy who wrote “Mull River Shuffle” a Cape Breton anthem with an all-ages cult following, jamming dance floors and mosh pits at parties, weddings and raves as the last big song of the night.
Says Rankin “With Moving East, I was trying to distil the fabric of Maritime culture into a musical collection replete with life’s highs and lows, and breathe life into stories that capture a feeling, a moment in time, live off the floor and organic.” It’s an album full of classic Cape Breton storytelling, unashamedly celebrating his moving back, and making the music he loves. Now that’s a homecoming.
Jimmy Rankin Tour
* New Dates In Bold
28-Sep-18 Oshawa, ON Regent Theatre
29-Sep-18 Cookstown, ON Ironhorse
2-Oct-18 Belleville, ON Empire Theatre
3-Oct-18 London, ON Aeolian Hall
4-Oct-18 Toronto, ON Great Hall
5-Oct-18 Hamilton, ON The Studio
6-Oct-18 Burnstown, ON Neat Café
9-Oct-18 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
10-Oct-18 Regina, SK Casino Regina
11-Oct-18 Saskatoon, SK Bassment
12-Oct-18 Fort Sask, AB Shell Theatre
14-22 Oct-18 Northwest Territories Various Venues
26-Oct-18 Red Deer, AB The Elks Lodge
28-29 Oct-18 Calgary, AB Ironwood
2-Nov-18 Sidney, BC Charlie White Theatre
3-Nov-18 White Rock, BC Blue Frog Studios
13-Nov-18 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
15-Nov-18 Truro, NS Marigold Centre
16-Nov-18 Glace Bay, NS Savoy Theatre
17-Nov-18 Port Hawkesbury, NS Civic Centre
22-Nov-18 Mount Stewart, PEI Trailside Cafe And Inn
23-Nov-18 Summerside, PEI Harbourfront Theatre
