Cape Breton Rita MacNeil She's Called Nova Scotia And Farwell To Nova Scotia (June 21/09)
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Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton - formerly île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the French word "Breton", referring to Brittany.
Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Although physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, it is artificially connected to mainland Nova Scotia by the Canso Causeway. The island is located east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; its western coast also forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. A saltwater estuary, Bras d'Or Lake, dominates the centre of the island.
The island is divided into four of Nova Scotia's eighteen counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. Their total population as of the 2001 census numbered 147,454 "Cape Bretoners"; this is approximately 16% of the provincial population. Cape Breton Island has experienced a decline in population of approximately 6.8% since the previous census in 1996. Approximately 72% of the island's population is located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) which includes all of Cape Breton County and is often referred to as Industrial Cape Breton, given the history of coal mining and steel manufacturing in this area.
The island contains five reserves of the Mi'kmaq Nation, these being: Eskasoni, Membertou, Wagmatcook, We'kopaq/Waycobah, and Potlotek/Chapel Island. Eskasoni is the largest in both population and land area.
The island measures 10,311 square kilometres in area (3,981 sq mi), making it the 75th largest island in the world and Canada's 18th largest island. Cape Breton Island is composed mainly of rocky shores, rolling farmland, glacial valleys, barren headlands, mountains, woods and plateaus. Geological evidence suggests that at least part of the island was originally joined with present-day Scotland and Norway, now separated by millions of years of continental drift.
The northern portion of Cape Breton Island is dominated by the Cape Breton Highlands, commonly shortened to simply the "Highlands", which are an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain. The Highlands comprise the northern portions of Inverness and Victoria counties. In 1936 the federal government established the Cape Breton Highlands National Park covering 949 km2 (366 sq mi) across the northern third of the Highlands. The Cabot Trail scenic highway also encircles the coastal perimeter of the plateau.
Cape Breton Island's hydrological features include the Bras d'Or Lake system, a salt-water fjord at the heart of the island, and freshwater features including Lake Ainslie, the Margaree River system, and the Mira River. Innumerable smaller rivers and streams drain into the Bras d'Or Lake estuary and onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic coasts.
Cape Breton Island is joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway, which was completed in 1955, enabling direct road and rail traffic to and from the island, but requiring marine traffic to pass through the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway.
Cape Breton Island is divided into four counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria.
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Rita MacNeil was one of Canada's National Treasures. She died too young; Canada and especially Nova Scotia miss her beautiful voice and gentle personality.
RIP Rita MacNeil, you gave go much.
I agree Chuck, was transferred to Sydney way back in the 70's and still fond memories.. Course married a Cape Breton women from St Peters ..
OUR CAPE BRETON QUEEN..SHE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEART! LOVE YOU RITA!!
I,m From Inverness,It,s a beautiful little town, with miles of beaches.I live in Tennessee now but my heart will always be in Cape Breton.
JOHNNY BE GOOD Gillis dude I’m living in Inverness right now, it’s awesome
I had the pleasure of living for 11 years in Cole Harbour Nova Scotia. Some of the family"s happiest memories were created camping at MacLeods in the summer. Such a sense of peace crossing the causeway.
Great video but not many pics of Cabot trail area
She was a amazing women…Miss her so much
Darn I miss home so bad. . Even more we miss our voice that spoke our longing to be home, she sang our thoughts Love you our special Nova Scotia lady. xo
Rita Rest In Peace , you are Cape Breton and you will never be forgot. Farewell beautiful lady :(
I'm from the UK but have visited Nova Scotia including Alexander Keith's Brewery. That was a fantastic holiday for me. When i heard about the passing of Rita, i was saddened. Her music and lyrics really do paint a wonderful picture of Nova Scotia. R.I.P. Rita, a beautiful voice and wonderful songs - they will live on in your memory.
Don't know how I arrived here, I've been drinking beer all night, ALONE, as my lady left me, but never mind that! This song is sooooo beautiful! Really, what a voice, I feel good right now. Thank you Nova Scotia, and thank you Canada for William Shatner and beer and Pam Anderson! For that, I give you my right hand. Mike - Florida
Randy TheRam thanks for the laugh 😂
Heard Rita singing this on Parliament Hill during Dominion Day celebrations. Beautiful and never forgotten.
Boy this song makes you miss home.
Capbreton is the most beautiful place in the world
A Great Voice and Beautiful Songs
Rita lives on in our hearts, I feel that she is an angel of song.......
A beautiful person and a remarkable voice has been lost to this world but I am sure she is leading the Heavenly Angels in chorus as we speak. You will be long remembered for the good you gave to this world, especially Cape Breton and Nova Scotia. Your voice will always be in the memories of us all still here.
Beautiful place we grew up!!!!!!!!!! Yes too many have moved for fortune! But we always will be Bluenosers deep from the heart and PROUD of it!!!!!!!
wonderful song from a gem of a woman
From Sydney now living in British Columbia. Miss home everyday.
BEAUTIFULL. ABSOLUTRLY. BEAUTIFULL VERY. WELL. DONE. Yours. Truly. John. Pettipas.
what a beautiful voice, and a great lady , she will be missed,,
Beautiful place we grew up!!!!!!!!!! Yes too many have moved for fortune! But we always will be Bluenosers deep from the heart and PROUD of it!!!!!!! Oh how homesick I am
Thank you and God bless.
I MISS MY HOME PROVINCE I AM HOMESICK CANT WAIT UNTIL I RETURN ON MONDAY. RITA MCNEIL MAY U REST IN PEACE
Like so many, I decided that Nova Scotia couldn't offer me the opportunities of other places and I needed to leave. I will always miss it. I'm happy that I got to enjoy it while I did.
So nice to see my motel featured in this video.❤
Wow what an amazing voice 🇨🇦
I haven't been back to Nova Scotia since I left for Australia in 2001, nice video and some very fond memories of the places pictured here.
Loved her Music and Played alot of it on my Bus Tours to Nova Scotia..These 2 songs I played when We would arrive in NS and as we would be leaving Cape Breton....She was a talented Lady!!!
RIP Rita MacNeil....
Rita sung these two songs with such passion. I thought she was great singing ' Working Man' but I think these two songs bring out her best.
awesom rita
Thanks for posting your pics. They are beautiful!!!
Love Shes called Nova Scotia. Love Rita voice as well but I think the best version of Farewell to Nova Scotia was sung by Catherine McKinnon 😊
Farewell to Nova Scotia. Wonderful version.
I want to go home soooo baaad! Pray that the virus finally goes away and then I will be able to go for my yearly trip! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️
RIP Rita we cape bretoner will be miss her
watching at 1:02 AM 20-Jan-2022. Thursday.
love nova scotia, video only cb island
I am so envious
I MISS YOU SO MUCH. 😢 SO HOMESICK.
Ok folks, there are two different songs being spoken about here. Both sung by Rita, but only one written by her. The title song of this video was written by Rita, but the other song, Farewell to Nova Scotia, was only recently recorded by Rita, but she did not write it. Both are about the whole province, but the pictures featured in this video are of Cape Breton, Ritas birthplace. The song in this video is the original version as Rita wrote & sung it.
It's called Nova Scotia, but it's totally all Cape Breton Scenes. That's where most of the beauty is, anyway, Ha! ... The Mainland has some great stuff too!
There's a pic of a sign for Mother Webb's...that's mainland NS ;-)
@@blinderII Still remember when it was Gentlemen Jim's.
you don't get it, Rita McNeil is Nova Scotia and Cape Breton..
Bryan Ferguson Inverness is in Nova Scotia
Hayden Stewart I live in Inverness
You are very welcome and thank you...
The sun was setting in the west
The birds were singing on every tree
All nature seemed inclined for rest
But still there was no rest for me
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my aging parents whom I've always hold so dear
And the bonny, bonny lass that I do adore
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
The drums they do beat and the wars do alarm
The captain calls, we must obey
So farewell, farewell to Nova Scotia's charms
For it's early in the morning I am far, far away
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
I have three brothers and they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their breast
But a poor simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and driven on the dark blue sea
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I'm far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
Farewell RIP Rita
Some good ol Victoria county
Did I see the Mountie station in Baddeck?
Yep yep yep
:){I love Cape Breton Island}
Makes me home sick 😢
I sent my song to Rita MacNeil but she did not have a chance to sing it: "GIVE ME A WORLD"
I don't care what anyone says, the best version of Farewell to Nova Scotia hands-down was by Mr. Gordon Lightfoot at the young age of 32, as part of his BBC concert special "Gordon Lightfoot in Concert" in spring 1971. And he's from Ontario.
@kefka3 not sure which song your refering to but I went to Rita McNeil's website and She's Called Nova Scotia was written by her words and music. Not sure about the other song though.
Ok thought so :) did research on that song there seems to be slight variations to it *shrugs* not sure which is better was first time I heard this song. :) Not from Nova Scotia but love the songs none the less.
I'm sad, because Cape Breton was our family vacation for 2 weeks but we left very early and only stayed for five days. :'((((
I was referring to Farewell to Nova scotia.
The interpretation of this song seems to vary slightly from artist to artist as different words are used here and there.Also a longer version sometimes.
LET ME EXPLIN I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY I HEARD SHE PASSED AWAY DO NOT BE MAD AT ME I HOPE I WRONG PLS FORGIVE ME IF U ARE IN GOOD HEALTH
@760lives No add what you want i don't mind at all
A very good Robbie Burns Day to any in the Maritimes and Canada who can trace their roots back to Scotland.
hm. I like the way she sung it. it's great. but i think the original lyrics fit better with the emotion the song is suppsoed to give
Gone way too soon.
i was so stupid to leave my home in nova scotia
sup boomers
awesom rita