In Search of a Song: Jimmy Rankin Part 2

JIMMY RANKIN PART TWO: BROADCAST  2 / 4 / 2012
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Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Jimmy Rankin about his life and music. This interview was recorded in Nova Scotia, Canada when Jimmy was opening for a John Prine tour. This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview.

Jimmy Rankin (born James Kevin Rankin on May 28, 1964) is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released four solo studio albums. As a solo artist, Rankin was named Roots Artist of the Year in 2002 by the Canadian Country Music Association.  He has also won East Coast Music Awards for Country Artist of the Year (2002), SOCAN Songwriter of the Year (2002, 2003), Male Artist of the Year (2004) and Roots Traditional Solo Recording of the Year (2004).

Topics discussed include: Jimmy's solo career and advice from his own manager, the study of fine arts, and whether it's influenced his music, writing his own songs, and co writing with other people in order to learn other styles, reunion projects with the Rankins after many years of not touring, or singing with the family, putting the old band back together, "Forget About The World" Record, Discusses " I'm Just Saying",  The six minute ballad of "Colorado Dave", The Duet with Serena Ryder, what he thinks makes a great song, about the song in one of his earlier records "Followed Her Around", shooting the video for the song in a strip club, Cape Britton music scene now as compared to when he grew up.

Musical selections include: Followed Her Around, This Is The Hour, Rise Again (The Rankin Family), Colorado Dave, Walk That Way, Waiting On A Sign, Morning Bound Train, Saved In the Arms (The Rankin Family).

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

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