CALGARY, Dec. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - The Calgary to Vancouver journey of the 2014 Canadian Pacific
(CP) Holiday Train will be rocking thanks to Canadian music legend
Jim Cuddy, who boards the train
Dec. 12.
The Blue Rodeo front man joins the train in Calgary and will ride it across western
Canada until its final stop on
December 18 in Port Coquitlam. Fans of Cuddy and the Holiday
Train can expect great shows along the way – all in the name of
raising money and healthy food donations for local food banks.
Fittingly, Blue Rodeo has just released a new album of
holiday-themed classics, called "A Merrie Christmas To You."
"The Holiday Train represents many of my favourite things
about Canada – incredible
landscape, great music, generous people and of course, the Holiday
Train itself," said Cuddy, who was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 2013. "At each
stop we will be playing to fans bundled from the cold and singing
along. It is a great celebration and I am proud to be a part of
it."
In 1998, Cuddy released "All in Time" which went on to sell gold
in Canada. His next album, 2006's
"The Light That Guides You Home", was released to critical acclaim
and won the JUNO award for "Adult Alternative Album of the
Year." In September 2011 he
released "Skyscraper Soul", his third solo album. His voice,
always a rich and soaring instrument, has never sounded better and
Cuddy proves once again that his songwriting ranks with the best
Canada has to offer.
Cuddy will be joined on the Holiday Train by Anne Lindsay, an engaging and award winning
violinist/fiddler, who has toured with Jim on numerous
occasions.
Joining the cast is Tracey Brown,
a celebrated musician in her own right. She was part of
Canada's most awarded country
group, Family Brown, before forming the JUNO award winning,
Prescott-Brown. Tracey is a member
of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
The CP Holiday Train program is aiming to generate healthier
donations this year as it makes stops in 150 communities in
Canada and the U.S. The online
#HealthyDonations Challenge encourages patrons attending Holiday
Train events to take a second glance when pulling food out of their
cupboards to ensure their non-perishable donations are nutritious
and heart-healthy. CP's goal is to have 20,000 people take an
online pledge to underscore how important it is that everyone has
access to nutritious food.
You can show your commitment at http://bit.ly/1x6u4r8.
The full CP Holiday Train schedule is available
on cpr.ca.
Supporters can also join the Holiday Train
on Facebook and follow the two trains on Twitter,
and Instagram @CPHolidaytrain #CPHolidayTrain. Track the
challenge at #HealthyDonations Challenge. For additional
information, photos, a route map, and downloadable pictures of the
two trains, visit: www.cpr.ca.
Note to editors:
Schedule times reflect the arrival time of the train. Shows
start approximately 15 minutes later unless listed otherwise.
For additional information, photos, a route map, broadcast
b-roll, and downloadable pictures of the two trains, visit
www.cpr.ca.
About the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
CP's annual Holiday Train program is a rolling fundraising event
that travels across Canada and
the United States raising money,
food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues, hosting free
holiday concerts along the way. Since 1999 the program has raised
close to C$9.5 million and 3.3
million pounds of food. Each Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in
length with 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of
technology-leading LED lights and a modified boxcar that has been
turned into a traveling stage for performers.
About CP
Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP)(NYSE:CP) is a transcontinental railway
in Canada and the United States with direct links to eight
major ports, including Vancouver
and Montreal, providing North
American customers a competitive rail service with access to key
markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its
customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services,
logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see
the rail advantages of Canadian Pacific.
SOURCE Canadian Pacific Holiday Train