Halifax-based singer/songwriters Heather Rankin and Kim Dunn are teaming up for a pair of shows at The Carleton Music Bar & Grill to celebrate the release of their respective solo recordings on Sunday, May 15th and Monday, May 16th. Show time each night is 8 PM and tickets are $30 advanced or $35 at the door.

Heather Rankin is perhaps best known as a member of the multi-award-winning group, The Rankin Family. The Rankins made their mark throughout the 90s – touring the world, selling over a million records and bringing the music of Cape Breton and Nova Scotia to an international audience.

Heather’s broad career has seen her work with a long list of notable and diverse artists: Carly Simon, The Chieftains, Johnny Reid, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and many others. As a songwriter, Heather’s original music has been featured on two Rankin Family albums as well as the Rankin Sisters‘ Christmas Album.

For A Fine Line, Heather’s first solo recording, she enlisted producer David Tyson (Amanda Marshall, Jude Cole) for the project. Along with Tyson, Heather co-penned seven of the album’s eleven tracks. This new release see Heather forge her own musical legacy with upbeat “Rankin-style” numbers, soaring ballads, personal and poetic lyrics and bold collaborations, including the first single, a cover of the Tears For Fears hit, Everybody Wants To Rule The World featuring rap artist Quake Matthews.

North Sydney’s Kim Dunn was the recipient of the first ECMA Musician Special Achievement Award for his work as a singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, musical director and pianist. His first solo record, Take This Hammer, was called “a polished gem” by The Chronicle Herald. He has performed extensively throughout North America and abroad and has worked with an A-list of artists including Rita MacNeil, Bruce Guthro, Matt Minglewood, Alison Krauss, Jimmy Rankin, David Myles, Jill Barber, Dave Gunning and countless others.

Kim’s latest recording, Inspiration, picks up where Take This Hammer left off. As with its predecessor, Inspiration offers listeners an indelible collection of heartfelt, rootsy tunes anchored by a pitch-perfect tenor delivery and incomparable musicianship. This music is made to last and lily gets better with each listen.