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I saw Rita McNeil a few times when she played here at the National Arts Centre and she had a fantastic voice. Remember the song "It's a Working Man I Am?", a song that paid tribute to the Cape Breton coal miners? When she sang that song, men dressed as coal miners complete with head lamps on, walked slowly from the back of the hall to the stage. Given that the lights were dimmed, it was almost haunting. Happy memories.
A saw Rita McNeil a few times when she played here at the National Arts Centre and she had a fantastic voice. Remember the song "It's a Working Man I Am?", a song that paid tribute to the Cape Breton coal miners? When she sang that song, men dressed as coal miners complete with head lamps on, walked slowly from the back of the hall to the stage. Given that the lights were dimmed, it was almost haunting. Happy memories.
