Rita MacNeil

Rita MacNeil May 28 1944 April 16 2013 was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotias Cape Breton Island Her biggest hit Flying On Your Own was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year although she had hits on the country and adult contemporary charts throughout her career In the United Kingdom MacNeils song Working Man was a No 11 hit in 1990