Heather Rankin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Heather Rankin
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Oct 24, 1967(1967-10-24)
Age	57
Birthplace	Mabou, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Capricorn

Heather Rankin Biography

Heather Rankin is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on October 24, 1967 in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Heather Elaine Rankin (born October 24, 1967) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. She is most well known as a member of the multi-platinum selling musical group The Rankin Family.

Between 1989 and 1999, the family band released five full albums, a five-song EP and two compilations of their most popular songs. They toured extensively in Canada, the U.S, the U.K, Australia and New Zealand and won six Juno Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards, an American Country Music Television Award and fifteen East Coast Music Awards. Combined sales of their recordings exceeded 1.5 million copies.

The Rankin Family was first featured on CBC Television in an episode of On the Road Again in 1989. The following year their second album, Fare Thee Well Love was recorded at Inception Sound and released November 7, 1990. Initially, the Rankin siblings distributed both of these records themselves, peddling them to gift shops, grocery stores, record stores, at live performances at music festivals across the country, and out of the trunk of their mother’s car. This record was re-released by Capitol Records in 1992 and is certified 5X Platinum by CRIA. The title song, “Fare Thee Well Love,” along with “Orangedale Whistle” and Gillis Mountain peaked in the top ten on the RPM Country and Adult Contemporary Tracks in 1992. The music video for “Fare Thee Well Love” was on the Top 30 Charts for Much Music for nine weeks in 1993.

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.

In 1989 Rankin 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. The record featured original songs by Jimmy and Raylene and original fiddle tunes by John Morris, as well as traditional folk songs, jigs and reels. The record would be re-released by Capitol Records in 1992 and be certified Platinum by CRIA.

Heather Rankin Net Worth

Heather Rankin is one of the richest Actor from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heather Rankin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1970s Rankin’s older siblings, Genevieve, Geraldine, David, John Morris and Raylene began singing together at community events in Mabou, licensed dances called Pig and Whistles, and at wedding receptions and concerts. When the eldest siblings, Genevieve, Geraldine and David went on to University or College, younger siblings Jimmy, Cookie and Heather took their places. Heather was the youngest and last member to join the family band.

Between 1989 and 1998 The Rankin Family toured extensively in Canada, playing such houses as The Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton and Calgary, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Massey Hall in Toronto, and The Orpheum in Vancouver. They were guests on Rita MacNeil’s variety show Rita and Friends and in the television special Anne Murray in Nova Scotia. They also toured in the United States, playing the MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the Performing Arts Series at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, California, The Glen Echo Irish Folk Festival in Washington D.C., the Milwaukee Irish Festival in Wisconsin, Bumbershoot 1996 in Seattle, and folk festivals in Lowell, Massachusetts, Chattanooga, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio. They were featured on Garrison Keillor’s radio program Prairie Home Companion, performed at the Bluebird Cafe and the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and shared the bill with Alison Krauss for some American dates. In 1995 they performed at The Bottom Line in New York for a televised documentary called The Rankin Family Backstage Pass. In 1996, Heather and her four siblings received Honorary Doctorates in Music from Acadia University in Wolfville. At the same time, The Rankins also played the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, Scotland and The Royal Albert Hall in London, England and at festivals such as Celtic Connections and the Cambridge Folk Festival. They were also featured on BBC Television’s New Year’s Special Hogmanay Live and in the Scotland Gaelic Television program An Talla Bhalla. In 1997 The Rankin Family won their fifth Juno Award for Country Group or Duo of the Year. They would win their final Juno for Best Country Group in 2000.

In 1990 the CBC produced a documentary television special called Here Come The Rankins!, which followed the band to the Winnipeg Folk Festival and then back home to Cape Breton.

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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. Rankin and her siblings are also featured on The Chieftains’ 1998 record Fire in the Kitchen, singing “An Innis Aigh” (The Happy Isle) and their rendition of “Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór” appears on The Chieftains’ 1999 record Tears of Stone, which also features performances by Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall

Facts & Trivia

Heather Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Heather Rankin celebrates birthday on October 24 of every year.

In 1999 Heather, Cookie and Raylene hosted the documentary Celtic Tides, which featured performances and interviews by Mary Black, John Allan Cameron, Ashley MacIsaac, Natalie McMaster and Loreena McKennitt, among others.

How old is Heather Rankin from the Rankin family?

54 years (October 24, 1967)

Where do the Rankin family live?

Members. The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh.

Is the Rankin family still singing?

The group disbanded in 1999 out of a desire for everyone to focus on their own projects and solo careers. They initially saw it as temporary and then John died in a car accident one year later. They ultimately reunited for new music in 2006. Since the millennium, Jimmy has had his own career too.

Who is left of the Rankin family?

Lawrence. The remaining members of the group, including Raylene Rankin reunited in 2007. They released a new CD and went on a tour, and followed that up two years later with another new CD and tour. Raylene Rankin said she always felt protective over her siblings, especially when The Rankin Family became well known.

How many Rankin sisters are there?

In 1989, 5 of the children- Jimmy, Raylene, Heather, Cookie and John Morris -officially formed the band.