Rita MacNeil became a household name from the mid-1980s until her April 16, 2013 passing, with her best-known songs reaching ...

One of Canada’s best loved singers, Rita MacNeil will return to the concert stage with her traditional Christmas concert. She will be visiting Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Pictou, Yarmouth, Liverpool ...

Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a ...

Rita and Friends is a Canadian television variety show, which aired on CBC Television from 1994 to 1997. The show was hosted by Canadian country/folk singer Rita MacNeil. It won a Gemini Award in 1996 ...

A group of Cape Breton artists are performing in tribute show celebrating Rita MacNeil’s 1975 feminist album, "Born a Woman." ...

Canadian country star Rita MacNeil died Tuesday, April 16, after suffering complications following surgery. She was 68. A native of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, she recorded her first album, Born ...