The Rankin Family - Fare Thee Well, Love / Mairi's Wedding

[ UPDATE - Nov. 23, 2017: The entire concert is now on KZbin: Part 1 is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSwe5V3ntyqsKc , and Part 2 is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJfQZX2kYrasrtU ]
Final two songs from The Rankin Family concert in Waltham, MA, 9/21/91; video produced and directed by Rob McCausland with volunteer crew and equipment from Boston Neighborhood Network - bnntv.org ~ Support public access television!
The Rankin Family reunited in 2007!
therankinfamily.com
"Fare Thee Well, Love," words & music by Jimmy Rankin (Fare Thee Well, Love; Liberty Records, 1990); "Mairi's Wedding/Michael Rankin's Reel," trad/John Morris Rankin (The Rankin Family, Capitol Records, 1989)
Marcia Young Palmater's "Downeast Ceilidh" is now heard on Saturdays, 8-9 pm eastern US, on WUMB-FM (91.9 FM Boston, 91.7 FM Newburyport, 1170 AM Orleans, & streaming live on the web at wumb.org
Waltham concert produced by Peggy Morrison and Mary Lamey, Cape Breton Gaelic Club of Waltham
canamclubofboston.com
Thanks to the musicians, producers, & crew!

[@ianmacvicar6332]

January 2023 - still one of my top 3 favourites.

[@cuttingcrewmusic1156]

actually the best song ever recorded this video tries to capture it...perfect voices perfect harmony arrangements...and those killer bass movements I truly love you Jimmy and family for giving the world this song . Nick

[@Sarahofficiant]

I was looking as a minister for a song to use at a grave side service. Of course this is quite magnificent. Full of beauty and soul.

[@Windwalkerwithfire]

Fare Thee Well Love is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

[@Joe.236]

My funeral song shall it be! Thank you all Rankin’ s for all the music my heart was with you all for the losses. Just so beautiful!

[@stevefrost9893]

your family is a Canadian icon fare thee well always brimgs tears

[@andrewvangeest6553]

RIP Raylene, an angel gone far too soon. My first concert was seeing the Rankin Family at the Moncton Coliseum in 1995 with my parents and two sisters:)

[@mxgr194]

I love these people. I saw them years ago and it remains one of the best shows I have seen.

[@guyconnolly6926]

me too

[@AirComRadio]

Amazing family. One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[@pathorn4671]

So beautiful. I'm in tears with emotion. So perfect harmony. I so wish I could have seen them

[@sirvidia]

have they broken up?

[@skokeshi]

Rest in Peace to a lovely lady and wonderful voice! missing Raylene laid to rest today.

[@RitaDickson1]

Fabulous!!! Fantastic, can not praise it high enough. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@lorettarussell7758]

very beautiful song by a great family

[@jrgodin7221]

What better way to remember them than with this beautiful song?

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

Love Canada☺

[@mahvinong4513]

Brought back sweet memories, of the time when my children were young and living in Toronto . Good times.

[@shawnyboie]

those notes ... wow those notes

[@rickytleg]

Cookie Rankin is blessed with the voice of an angel!

[@rbbrd64]

Love this Song, and you're representations...

[@1150ram]

I believe if God has something to say to all of humanity, He is saying it through The Rankin Family.

[@lorijohnson2729]

1150ram rankin family. Fare thee well my love with lyrics and music

[@bertreimer4381]

1150ram i agree beautiful harmony

[@fayebooth1978]

My goodness, could those Rankin girls ever dance up a storm!

[@LaFont1234]

Omg wow...every time i here your music.love it

[@puschel865]

That was the song what my sister wanted to her funeral

[@YuleDog1]

Just a beautifull voice

[@clyde38]

Cookie Rankin had the best voice of the 3 sisters.

[@SugaryCecilia]

Happy Thanks Giving

[@rbbrd64]

That Was Fantastic!!...

[@danobrien3695]

Ahhhh.....Cookie's voice always gave me the goosebumps....I wonder what she's doing now, musically....

[@beautifulkat1]

I love this!

[@randyriches2530]

Her voice just gave me chills.

[@gwenhochheimer2273]

I see that the Barra MacNeils will be in Medicine Hat at the end of November. You might enjoy their music a bit then as well. Another talented Cape Breton family.

[@jacintajones8408]

Thank you

[@iluvpugstoo]

Fantastic ! I'm in love ! XXX

[@dandyu]

amazing

[@kiloxray]

how true ...and honestly spoken

[@alberthoogendoorn2396]

Lovely song

[@coreyk4218]

East coast pei. Miss low tide and the smell...Not to mention dairy farms. Ah the fresh county air...

[@ronnie1931]

RON INFANTI RIP ON RAYLENE I love the music

[@Pilotpatty1]

Gulp! I live not 15 minutes from Waltham!!!!!! I never knew of the Rankin Family in 1991 as I do now, but had I, I would have been at that show in a heart beat!! I can't believe this! Is there a way I can go back in time to this date with what I know now?

[@seanmcadorey8618]

Had on crush on all 3. Rip raylene and james

[@noiseintheoffice]

I think you mean John Morris Rankin, who truly is missed. We are all a little poorer for Raylene's loss. James (Jimmy) is actually still on tour: jimmyrankin.com/tour/

[@cardinalbuoyify]

As good as it gets

[@mankcub]

RIP Raylene.

[@Pilotpatty1]

great footwork after Mairi's Wedding! I'd like to learn to jig like that!

[@ArtR0001]

OMG! I didn't know Raylene passed on.

[@ArtR0001]

Wonderful video while it lasts. Seems to be corrupt now. A shame, I love this version of both songs.

[@cabbitsd]

Somebody missed the like button. Oops.

[@snoozeking7497]

I meant Celtic as "Seltic."

[@snoozeking7497]

Want to make the Rankins mad? Just pronounce Celtic as "Keltic."

[@The_Story_Channel]

Jimmy clearly pronounces it as Keltic unless my hearing is completely shot... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpLNkoqOoplpbJo

[@songbirdisland]

In the Celtic cultures in Scotland, Ireland, and Canada, Celtic is properly pronounced with a hard "c" as in "keltic". It is the Americans that pronounce the C as a soft C or an S as in the sports team The Celtics, pronounced "Seltics"

[@gonstotwriter]

@@songbirdisland I much prefer the American way. ;=)

[@jamesthomson8659]

@@songbirdisland sae dae the fitba fans in glesga

[@songbirdisland]

@@jamesthomson8659 Pardon me, James, I couldn't translate your comment properly.