Cape Breton Fiddle : The Rankin Family - The Limehill Set

[@gillybeans73]

What a great talent lost too soon. The Rankin Family is such a beautifully talented family.

[@1capebreton]

They are the pride of Cape Breton Island anywhere they travel the enrich the places they visit with music and a sense of friendship and fun. Belive me when I say i am a proud cape bretoner when ever or where i hear their music.. long live The Rankins

[@Mr.Breton]

Ive been playing this exact video of this song for years actually downloaded it and played it via mp3 for years on my playlist, i brt 14 thousand of those views are mine 😁

[@isaweesaw]

I discovered this video a few months ago, must have played it every day since!

[@UISTMAN59]

@@isaweesaw It never grows old! Thanks for viewing!

[@isaweesaw]

@@UISTMAN59 Nice to see you online again!

[@SalviMithrin]

RIP John Morris Rankin composer of one of the best reels ever 'Jack Daniels'. God bless.

[@lynnhussey6597]

Love this..RIP John Morris Rankin

[@gillybeans73]

This is the most talented family! The Rankin's are definitely the pride of Canada and our heritage.

[@heywoodjosh]

what a talent we lost when John passed away

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

We lost a great multytalented treasure a Cape Breton born master musician.very well loved and admired and respected by all.😣😥

[@Corrie121]

I like this music, and I have been a fan of the Rankine Family for a long time. Thank you for sharing this great post.

[@nonie285]

Great Music, thanks for sharing.

[@SugaryCecilia]

Merry Christmas 2020 Sure the heck bring up my spirits, Listen for years Down Home Special

[@balkanhills]

What a great fiddle player he was. Marvellous. A lesson to all those posturing frantic players out there (and those who like them).

[@clarebannerman]

Outstanding fiddle playing. Beautiful music ♪♫ ♥

[@Pilotpatty1]

Whew! Go Rankins! Man can they play and dance! They make it look easy!

[@ambrosemackinnon8314]

Lime hill Marble mountain west bay I know them all so very well great places .

[@gerardmacdonald8298]

Wish they were all together

[@ChuckDebMcAuleyMusic]

Love it! Excellent music.

[@PetYvet]

this one is a treasure ☺ ♬

[@Detano2]

beautiful music, nothing beats it

[@dkd24]

Notice how he plays Limehill? That's the way to play it. I hate when people speed the strathspey.

[@KeithLivingstone]

my thoughts exactly

[@bjwmorgan]

God Bless You John Morris :)

[@ianmcrobbie1]

Great music. Gle mhath.

[@fdjondal1]

Charlies Record shop in Cheticamp NS is where I have bought a bunch of Celtic CD's

[@UISTMAN59]

No I was never there, the nearest I got to these particular Rankins was standing in front of the painting of them outside Bobby MacMillan's shop in Mabou in 1996.

[@owlet1963]

@UISTMAN59 ... It really rips your knitting?? lol; IAIN,I LOVE the expression!,lol!! but you are absolutely right!! it IS unnerving to read SONG for tunes. GREAT POST by the way!!! thank you!! :)

[@UISTMAN59]

Thanks Superstar85CA. I have been resonding like that on several comments -I get awfully grumpy when tunes are called songs , "it really rips my knitting" Thanks again. :-)

[@doyoucmenow]

Awesome!

[@jroviso391]

Now THIS is music and dance!!!

[@beautifulkat1]

omg how awesome!! :D

[@gillybeans73]

Canada and definitely the world lost a great musician the day we lost John.

[@kootnikoff]

Be thou not grumpy!

[@UISTMAN59]

@battyboyzzz THIS IS NOT A SONG! The Rankins have a set of tunes begininning with the Lime Hill strathspey on the CD "Fare Thee Well Love" but the following strathspey is different with "Keep the Country Bonnie Lassie" in place of Calum Breugach. Jack Daniel's Reel is played in the set in the CD. "Molly Rankin's Reel" which is part of this set on the video is also on the CD but follows on from "Tell Me Ma."

[@birdman2ns]

RIP John Morris

[@wisnaeme]

Aye, ah agree with you "dkd24". There is another video on KZbin that I had that feeling about.Brenda Stubbert's reel played on the button box posted by "diaton" is worth listening to. I went to a concert where the Rankins were playing a few years back, it had a good atmosphere and I enjoyed the step dancing there too.

[@lgcrooks]

Oh Goodness! Why did ye have to leave us, Johnnie?!

[@UISTMAN59]

Thanks for the question. There was an m.c. in the islands who used to say 'the next song will be a dance' and we always thought it was funny. I don't understand why some folk refer to 'tunes' as 'songs'. This is a set of tunes which - I think - comprises Lime Hill Calum Breauch King George IV Jack Daniel's Little Donald In The Pigpen Anyhow, go to lbrankinfiles for more tunes and songs from the Rankins. All I have I've shared I'm afraid.

[@persallnas1246]

that first reel

[@babyblueboy692008]

play 'er bye

[@TheStandpat]

Limehill is not far from Marble Mountain and West Bay!

[@AllRequired]

Dem sisters got legs!

[@DasHearach]

It's at 4:11! How come you can no longer edit your existing posts? Go on tell me and make me feel really stupid!

[@jamesb.8940]

7 folk don't know a good thing when they hear one.

[@maidenrulz73]

James M 7 mainlaners

[@battyboyzzz]

love it! Does anyone know where I can get this particular song? I want to give at as present to my grandad, he loves fiddle-music! I would really appreciate it!

[@UISTMAN59]

It doesn't take much to make me happy - just don't call it a "song" :)

[@owlet1963]

@skingir sorry... it IS great great great great great great great... BUT IT IS NOT A SONG!!!!! NONE of them SINGS, they play music!!!

[@ryanmillar6535]

Great singers the sisters were,not so great at Highland dancing though,and you aren't supposed to look stiff as a board.

[@mrsfrisby3756]

They're not "Highland dancing", they're step-dancing. All the action is from the knee down. The top stays still.

[@UISTMAN59]

Looks like your knowledge of music and dance is in direct proportion to the quantity of your uploads and your ability to punctuate a sentence :-) :-)

[@emilymae6930]

Awesome!!