Music to spotlight CP Holiday Train's support for local food shelves in Canada and United States
16 Novembre 2011 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
CALGARY, Nov. 16, 2011 /CNW/ - The 2011 CP Holiday Train will again
feature music for everybody in both Canada and the United States as
it raises money, food and awareness for local food banks. On the
Canadian Holiday Train, crowds will experience Canadian music
legend Valdy, who is one of the country's most prolific musical
story tellers. Joining Valdy will be young Ottawa rockers, Brothers
Dube' and Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer and long-time
Holiday Train favourite, Tracey Brown. Bringing holiday cheer and
the important food shelf message on the U.S. Holiday Train will be
veteran Milwaukee folk-rocker Willy Porter, who has a fan base that
includes the U.S., Canada, the UK and Europe. Along with Willy on
the Holiday Train stage will be Nashville country-music recording
artist Sydney Grigg. "The magic of the Holiday Train is
phenomenal," says producer Randall Prescott, who is into his 10(th)
year of putting together the entertainment for both trains. "To be
able to bring this level of talent to thousands of people on this
musical roadshow for food bank programs is very special and
something I am proud to be a part of." Starting the last weekend of
November and going until December 17, two Holiday Trains will stop
in about 150 communities in eight U.S. Midwest and Northeast states
and six Canadian provinces in the fight against hunger. Each
Holiday Train features 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of
thousands of technology-leading LED festival lights and other
decorations. One of the cars is a modified boxcar that has been
turned into a traveling stage for performers. Since its launch in
1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to $5.6 million
and about 2.5 million pounds of food for North American food
banks. Everything raised in each community stays there for
local distribution for those in need. For additional information on
the musicians, photos, 2011 schedules, a route map and downloadable
pictures of the two trains visit: www.cpr.ca. Supporters can also
join the Holiday Train on Facebook and follow the two trains on
Twitter @CPHolidaytrain Editor's Notes: **For one-on-one interviews
with any of the artists please contact the listed media contacts.
**Musician bios are attached **A sample of mp3 2011 CP Holiday
Train songs by the musicians can be downloaded at:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/T2djK3BGSWh0NjhVV01UQwXX
**Broadcast b-roll available at:
http://cnw.pathfireondemand.com/viewpackage.action?packageid=498
Canadian Train Valdy Through forty years of recording and touring,
Valdy remains at the heart of Canada's musical landscape. Many
Canadians at home and abroad have grown up listening to his music
and songs on the radio and on stage. This prolific singer,
musician, performer and songwriter personifies the original
stylings of the folk music idiom, reflecting - true to form - what
is going on around us in our own world, in our community, our
nation and abroad. Born Paul-Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Ontario,
Valdy debuted in the early '70s with the runaway-hit, Play Me a
Rock'n'Roll Song, a humourous rendition of an amiable story-teller
facing a decidedly hostile audience at British Columbia's first
officially-sanctioned rock festival. Producing music for film and
television, Valdy's composition A Good Song was recorded under the
title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones (who sang lead on
the recording!). Since its initial release, Rock'n'Roll Song has
been covered by countless artists, including John Kay of
Steppenwolf. A master at weaving stories and tales of life, love
and battles won and lost, Valdy is a gifted wordsmith with an
intuitive ability to reveal the finest and most intricate nuance of
everyday life. This minstrel maintains a legion of fans across the
globe, whom he knows personally from his travels, many of whom he
has helped along the way. Valdy's recent recordings include
CONTENDERS (a collaborative series with friend and fellow
singer/songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard) and the solo release, VIVA
VALDY : LIVE AT LAST! (a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with
a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet.) Material is currently in
the works for a CD of great musical standards, and a best-of Valdy
collection. Having performed his music in a dozen different
countries, from Denmark to Australia, Valdy continues to play some
200 shows a year, including festivals, soft-seat theatres and
smaller intimate shows. In concert, Valdy remains a musical odyssey
of poignant metaphors. Real life stories are delivered from the
wise perspective of an old soul with earthy, practical values,
dowsed in an aura of ease, wit and good old-fashioned fun. On
stage, audiences are privy to a rare and intimate look into the
life and soul of a Canadian legend whose genuine kindness and
humility allows the audience to share a connection rarely bridged
between artist and fan. www.valdy.com Tracey Brown Tracey Brown is
a member of a family of exceptional and celebrated musicians. She
was part of Canada's most awarded country group, Family Brown,
before forming the Juno award winning, Prescott-Brown. The Family
Brown toured extensively and had a syndicated TV show for 13 years.
Over her career, Tracey Brown has released more than 20 albums and
was nominated for a Juno as Best Country Female Vocalist in 1999.
She is also a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall
of Fame. She and husband, Randall Prescott have been actively
involved in production of the Holiday Train since 2004, as well as
performing on many of the tours. Tracey is delighted to
be sharing the stage one of her musical heroes, Valdy.
www.myspace.com/traceybrownmusic Brothers Dube Even though the
Brothers Dube are young, they are talented and devoted beyond their
years. Liam (13), Jan (12) and ten year-old Quinn have rocked the
charity world by busking and raising over $100,000 for Haiti
Relief, breast cancer research, and children's organizations who
have benefited from the efforts of these fine youngsters. They've
shared bills with Sean Paul and Kymani Marley and performed live
with artists such as Arcade Fire, Hollerado, and on the Holiday
Train with The Odds. This led to having a song on a soon-to-be gold
record featuring Barenaked Ladies, Melanie Doane along with guest
appearances by Colin James and Rob Baker which has helped bring the
total raised to $5.6 million dollars, and 2.45 million pounds of
food for North American food banks. The Brothers Dube got their
start in music in Ottawa, Canada in 2006 at the ages of 6, 8 and 10
after posting covers of their mother's favorite songs on YouTube as
a means of keeping her spirits up while she fought cancer. Shortly
after her death, they began fundraising. Recipients of the
prestigious CAYFO award for their contribution to arts and culture,
they continue to inspire other kids to make a change in their
communities. Their influences include Pink Floyd, U2, Rush, Led
Zeppelin, the Beatles, Black Sabbath and Metallica. For more
information you can visit their website at www.brothersdube.com
U.S. Train Willy Porter It's been a few miles across America,
Canada, the UK and Europe since Willy Porter released his debut CD,
"The Trees Have Soul" in 1990. Back then he traveled in his
Volkswagen selling discs out of the trunk, mesmerizing audiences
with his guitar chops and original tunes. In 1994, he released his
second independent CD entitled, "Dog Eared Dream." The album marked
Porter's artistic growth from his constant touring and a more
developed songwriting perspective. The song "Angry Words" became a
top-10 staple on Triple AAA radio stations around the
country. This radio success established Porter as a
nationally recognized artist, and brought the inevitable major
label bidding war to a boil. "Dog Eared Dream" highlighted his pop
songwriting sensibility and also his acoustic guitar work that
would grow into a style uniquely his own - a mixture of Leo Kottke,
Michael Hedges, Richard Thompson and Lindsey Buckingham. He would
ultimately sign with Private Music/BMG in 1995. European and
American tours with Rickie Lee Jones, Tori Amos and The Cranberries
followed over the next year and a half. Amos summed up her
thoughts by saying "Willy plays rhythms that make me want to crawl
inside his guitar and sleep there forever." Private Music went
super nova in 1997, and Porter was left in contractual limbo with
BMG. Porter regained momentum in 1999 when he signed with San
Francisco-based Six Degrees Records and released the folk-pop gem,
"Falling Forward." Produced by Grammy winner Neil Dorfsman (Dire
Straits, Sting), "Falling Forward" contained the radio friendly
tracks "Mystery" & "Cut the Rope." National tours
commenced with legendary artists Paul Simon, Sting, Jeff Beck and
Jethro Tull. In 2002, Porter brought seemingly disparate elements
together on his eponymous self-titled disc, "Willy Porter." The
album combined his fiery acoustic guitar work with career defining
songwriting and vocal work—equal parts rock muscle, and folk-based
intimacy. "Willy Porter" showed his growing vocal talents as he
sidestepped through various character songs with power and detailed
subtlety. In 2003, the solo live album "High Wire Live" would
further forge Porters' relationship with his growing audience. It
clearly showcased his mastery of the acoustic guitar in his most
comfortable environment—his live show. He continued to stretch over
the next couple of years morphing performance art, live audio
looping, and improvisational sketch comedy into his solo whistle
stops. Each tour date became a unique event, a musical experience
much greater than just a review of past, present and future
recorded work. Porter's combined experience at both major and
independent record labels ultimately fueled the drive to release a
wider variety of music on a more frequent basis, and led Porter to
start his own imprint, Weasel Records in December 2005. Since then
he has released, "Available Light" and "How to Rob A Bank" (eOne
Distribution) through this independent label as well as produced
and released two discs for singer/songwriter Natalia Zukerman.
Porter's latest project is a unique collaboration with Carpe Diem
String Quartet called the mealies. Adding an acoustic guitar
and vocals to a traditional string quartet, the mealies have
captivated audiences throughout the Midwest and captured one of
their performances as "LIVE AT BoMA" released on Weasel Records in
2010. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, has described Porter's
musicianship this way: "Willy Porter's music demonstrates admirably
that the technical excellence of his guitar-playing will never
overwhelm the essence of the song itself. In perfect symbiosis, the
disciplines of performance and songwriting combine together to
create the unique work for which he is admired by professional
peers and audiences alike. Oh - and a damn fine singer too. Thank
goodness he doesn't play the flute." Porter lives in
Milwaukee, WI, and is married with two children. Sydney Grigg
Twenty three-year-old Sydney Grigg moved from Toronto, ON to
Nashville, TN in 1997. It was there that she began her flirtations
with country and folk music. After having been singing for most of
her life, she taught herself guitar as a senior in high school. She
headed to Knoxville to start her college career at the University
of Tennessee, and spent the next couple of years discovering the
skill and craft of songwriting and guitar playing. At 20, Sydney
returned to Nashville and paused her education to concentrate her
focuses on music and began getting involved in the Nashville
songwriting community. In that same year, Sydney accepted a 6 month
long internship with Universal Music Group and Lost Highway
records. In 2010 she traveled to Ottawa, ON to link up with Kelly
Prescott (of Prescott) where she would take her recent crop of
songs to be recorded at Lakeside Studios. During this month of
fine-tuning her style and discovering her sound came her debut EP
"A Perfect Kind of Bad." Grigg wrote and co-wrote 4 of the 5 songs
with help from Kaylen Prescott (of Prescott) and Capital recording
artist Eric Paslay. Grigg toys with several styles, but the EP is a
swamp-folk testament to heartbreak, and a windows-down reflection
on youthful love and all of its uncertainty. She is currently
residing in Nashville, after earning her BA, and continuing her
evolution as a musician. Grigg is a fresh, heart-breakingly honest
sound to follow and one to anticipate the music that will come.
www.myspace.com/SydneyGrigg SOURCE Canadian Pacific Video with
caption: "2011 CP Holiday Train - Making a difference, one stop at
a time". Video available at:
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