''The Rankin Family'' is the debut album by Canadian

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The Rankin Family The Rankin Family (originally known as The Rankins) are 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 Society of Composers, Author ...

. The album was originally self-released by the siblings in 1989. It was re-issued by

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in 1992 and certified Platinum by the

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Track listing

#"Mo rùn geal dìleas (My Faithful Fair One)" #"Lonely Island" #"Loving Arms" #"Piano Medley: Memories of Bishop MacDonald/The Tweeddale Club/MacFarlane's Rant/Lively Steps" #"

Mairi's Wedding "Mairi's Wedding" (also known as Marie's Wedding, the Lewis Bridal Song, or gd, Màiri Bhàn "Blond Mary") is a Scottish folk song originally written in Gaelic by John Roderick Bannerman (1865–1938) for Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997) on the ...

(Michael Rankin's Reel)" #" Roving Gypsy Boy" #" Chì mi na mòrbheanna (Mist Covered Mountains)" #"Fiddle Medley: The Warlock's Strathspey/Bog-an-Lochan/Nine Pint Coggie/Mr. J. Forbes/Hull's Reel" #"Lament of the Irish Immigrant" #"Jigging Medley: Whiskey in a Cup/King George/Old King's Reel/King's Reel/Bodachan a'mhìrein"

References

External links

* ''The Rankin Family''at

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