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  "As host of a Maritime radio music program I am always on the look out for those songs we all consider exceptional. Songs of the calibre of Sonny's Dream, Out on the Myra, Working Man, Rise Again transcend our immediate regional boundaries and become universally treasured. Allan Rankin is the kind of singer- songwriter capable of producing music which will be celebrated internationally. His latest collection (New Branches) contains some of the best material to ever come from this region..."
"If you enjoy original folk songs of depth, feeling and honest traditional values, sung with sincerity and presented by excellent musicians performing sensitive musical arrangements - buy this CD."
"From the title cut to the very last number…Rankin has notched up a beauty in the folk/country idiom and chronicles the life and history of Prince Edward Island with colour and dignity. This is an album where the great songs just keep coming at you like a fresh breeze, and each one is carefully wrapped in the musical talents of some of the Maritime's finest musicians and session players. New Branches is a musical liberation for Rankin and a real gift for Maritime music."
"I hope the new bridge to P.E.I. does for music on that island what the Canso Causeway did, symbolically, for Cape Breton performers. Enter Hunter River's Allan Rankin. His songwriting falls into a tradition of Maritime storytelling, and he really knows how to spin a yarn. Rankin's songs are full of characters who are brave, wise, faithful and sly, and his clear, strong voice has no trouble breathing life into them. Every song on New Branches is built around an emotional truth from which Rankin never wavers. His work rings with honesty and compassion, and his nostalgia is tempered with a clear-eyes look at reality..."
"The audience sat breathless as singer-songwriter Allan Rankin gave a passionate performance of Raise The Dead Of Wintertime..."
"For many years, Allan Rankin was the best kept songwriting secret on Prince Edward Island. Finally, he has recorded his first collection of songs that encapsulate his own, intensely personal approach to Island heritage. The musical and lyrical excellence of Rankin's songs serves to sharpen their message. They establish him as a unique interpreter and celebrant of our past..."
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