Winter is long, but it doesn't have to feel that way...
Since 2018, my bandmates, myself plus a pack of partiers push into the Marquee Ballroom in Halifax, NS, every Saturday afternoon to help burn away the winter. We gather around the ole piano, fog up the windows of the venue and welcome up some of Nova Scotia's best musicians and writers to take part in an afternoon of rip-roarin tunes.
It's not quite a song circle and it's not quite a jam...
it's RANKIN'S WINTER WARMERS!
2022 was Year V, and for the 5th Anniversary we went BIG. After 4 incredible years in the Local and after being nominated for Event of the Year at the 2021 Nova Scotia Music Awards, we moved the party over to the Marquee Ballroom stage. Check out the amazing line-up we had for this years series.
ARTISTS
HOUSE BAND
Seamus Erskine (songs, guitar), Calen Kinney (fiddle), James Shaw (sax), Luke Levy (songs, guitar), Shane Martin (songs, drums), & Luke Arsenault (bass), Rankin MacInnis (vocals, piano)
WEEK 1 - Sat Feb 19th
Willie Stratton (songs, guitar), Patrick Murphy (drums) and introduction of house band Seamus Erskine, Calen Kinney, James Shaw, Luke Levy, Shane Martin, Luke Arsenault and Rankin MacInnis.
WEEK 2 - Sat Feb 26th
Lindsay Misiner (songs, guitar), Brandon Davis (songs, guitar), Andrew Jackson (trombone), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 3 - Sat Mar 5th
Christine Campbell (songs, guitar), Blake Johnston (songs, guitar), Serkan Süer (drums), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 4 - Sat Mar 12th
Brian Cathcart (songs, guitar), Bethany (songs, guitar), Cameron Hawes (songs, guitar), Nathaniel Jenkins (trombone, trumpet, accordion), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 5 - SAT Mar 19th
Breagh Isabel (songs, keys), Blanche Israël (cello), Willa Owen (songs), Ms Blue (songs), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 6 - SAT Mar 26th
*CANCELLED*
Jah'Mila (songs), Andru Branch (songs, percussion), Siobhan Martin (keys), Sean Weber (saxophone), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 7 - SAT Apr 2nd
Jordan Musycsyn (songs, guitar), Wayne Bedecki (songs, guitar), Maykel Nuñez Martínez (percussion), Tom Richards (trombone, sousaphone), Jason Vautour (guitar), and the incredible house band.
WEEK 8 - SAT Apr 9th
Dave Sampson (guitar, songs), Jodi Guthro (songs, guitar), Mo Kenney (songs, guitar), Tori Cameron (songs), Neil MacInnis (songs, guitar) and the incredible house band plus a SURPRISE GUEST PERFORMANCE by Jimmy Rankin.
Thank you everyone for attending. We will see you next year at Rankin's Winter Warmers!
Check out some of the amazing performers we've had in the first V Seasons of Rankin's Winter Warmers...
Aaron Green
Alex Meade
Alex Wrathell
Almasy
Amanda Hobbs
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Sneddon
Arsoniste
Aryam Zubizarreta Perez
Benjamin Marmen
Bethany
Blake Johnston
Blanche Israël
Blue in Tokio
Braden Lam
Brandon Davis
Breagh Isabel
Brendan Melchin
Brian Bourne
Brian Cathcart
Cameron Hawes
Calen Kinney
Carmen Townsend
Chris Martin
Christine Campbell
Christopher Brown
D’Ambrosia
Danielle Boutlier
Dave Fultz
Dave Sampson
Dillan Tate
Eamonn Slattery
Emily Kiley Lawlor
Eric Stephen Martin
Evan Mahaney
Floodland
Ginevra Syperek
Goatstories
Iain Beaton
Jacob Strang
Jacques Mindreau
James Shaw
Jimmy Rankin
Jason Vautour
Jessie Brown
Jodi Guthro
Jordan Musycsyn
Leanne Aucoin
Lennie Gallant
Lindsay Misiner
Luke Arsenault
Luke Levy
Mairi Rankin
Mark Bachynski
Martin Davidson
Matt Myer
Matthew Whiston
Mauricio Duarte
Maykel Nuñez Martínez
Michael Dalton
Michael S. Ryan
Ms. Blue
Mo Kenney
Nathaniel Jenkins
Neil MacInnis
Neil MacQuarrie
Nick MacLellan
Nicole Ariana
Party Boots
Pat Healey
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Storer
Paul St-Amand
Peter MacInnis
Richard Driedger
Roan Worthing
Roxy Mercier
Seamus Erskine
Sean Weber
Serkan Süer
Shae Palmer
Shane Martin
Shawn Mullen
Tacktishion
Tom Richards
Tom Terrell
Tommy Green Jr.
Tommy Stephen
Tori Cameron
Trevor Wentzell
Wayne Bedecki
Will Hansen
Willa Owen
Willie Stratton
Yonelis Legra Noa
Zach MacLean