On a Personal Note

The life story of internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Rita MacNeil is a heartwarming account of hard times and remarkable achievements that will appeal not only to her devoted audience but also to anyone touched by triumphs of the human heart. On these pages, golden memories shine through. But those memories take their place among other, darker images of her childhood. In this book, for the first time, Rita MacNeil talks about both. Hers is an inspirational story, leavened by her unique sense of humour, and buoyed by her indomitable attitude toward life. On A Personal Note is a story written by a woman who has, over the years, always reached out to people and shared the stories of her life through her songs. This book is one more way for Rita MacNeil to reach out and attempt to bring people closer together. That`s what she`s been doing all her life.

Rita MacNeil has achieved international success as a songwriter, vocalist, recording artist, performer and television personality. She released her first album in 1975, and more than a dozen others have followed, many of which have gone double or triple platinum. She is a multiple winner of the Canadian Country Music Awards, the East Coast Music Awards and the Juno Awards. In 1996 she received a Gemini Award for her television show, “Rita and Friends.” In 1992 Rita was inducted into the Order of Canada. Her bestselling autobiography, On a Personal Note, was published in 1998. She has a home in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and a beach house in Big Pond, Nova Scotia, where Rita’s Tea Room is a major tourist attraction.