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While growing up in
Cape Breton, Rita MacNeil’s mother was a great
encouragement when it came to singing. Both
parents had favourite songs that they really
enjoyed and many times after school they would
ask her to sing these songs. Being shy she was
often reluctant. She would sing out of their
view, so the hallway was a good place to go
where she didn’t feel so scared.
This CD is a
collection of some of those songs. Her father
particularly liked "A Rusty Old Halo" and it
always brought a smile to his face. Her mother’s
tastes were very eclectic. The first time she
heard "From a Jack to a King" on the radio, she
waited for Rita to come home from school and
together they listened until they finally played
it again .
Rita’s mother died of
cancer in 1972 and when she was in hospital,
Rita sang her the "Green Green Grass of Home",
one of her favourites. Her father died years
later, but memories of them both were relived
again while recording this CD. |
