Last week cancer claimed 52 year old Canadian singer Raylene Rankin, a member of Cape Breton Nova Scotia’s Rankin Family. Her stratospheric soprano voice empowered the harmonies of their Gaelic folk songs. Here is the Rankin Family in 2010 at Toronto’s Massey Hall, performing one of her signature songs, “We Rise Again.”
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Requiescat in pace Raylene Rankin 1960-2012
Keep those angels entertained, Raylene.
Shawn L. Bird 
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Beautiful clear voice.. what a loss … :):) RIP . Lady
I’m saddened to learn of her passing. May she rest in peace.
It is very sad, isn’t it? I was particularly sad to realize that her son is only 14.
So sorry you lost your friend.
Unfortunately, I didn’t know her personally, but the Rankin Family is very famous in Canada, and their music is much loved. I have been a fan for over 20 years.
People like that feel like friends.