Nov 28, 2012 - 6 years ago
By Supply Post
The 2012 CP Holiday
Train program has a musical
line-up that is sure
to entertain people of all
ages. Brothers Dube, Doc
Walker, and Miss Emily
will perform on the Canadian
Train, while Tracey
Brown and The Claytones
are on the U.S. Train, all
to raise food, money, and
awareness for food banks
and hunger issues.

Returning to the Holiday
Train this year is
Brothers Dube. The Ottawa,
Ont., group are a
young and talented trio
that have rocked their
way to fame by performing
with other Canadian
artists such as Arcade
Fire, Barenaked Ladies,
and The Odds. The
Brothers will perform on
the train from Beaconsfield,
Que., to Whitemouth,
Man.
JUNO Award winning
country group Doc Walker,
from Portage La Prairie,
Man., will join the
Canadian train in Whitemouth,
Man, for the
rest of the tour west. In
2011, the band released
a Holiday EP titled December
Remember and
played some of the classics
while touring on the
train.
Performing on the Holiday
Train right across
Canada is Kingston, Ont.,
native, Miss Emily. The
“Adele-esque” artist has
performed at the Ottawa
Bluesfest and has shared
the stage with The Tragically
Hip, Sam Roberts
Band, and the Trews.
Tracey Brown and
The Claytones will be
riding the U.S. Holiday
train. A Holiday Train favorite,
Tracey Brown has
been actively involved
with the program since
2004. Over her career,
Tracey has released more
than 20 albums and she
is a member of the Canadian
Country Music Hall
of Fame.

The Claytones are a
truly collaborative project
with an impressive
list of individual accolades.
Kelly, Adam, and
Anders are currently
working on their debut
album, which blends
their unique talents into
the group signature live
feel. Familiar with the
Holiday Train, The Claytones
are sure to get the
feet moving at each stop.
The 14 brightly decorated
cars are covered in
hundreds of thousands
of LED lights. Artists perform
on a modified boxcar
that has been turned
into a travelling stage.
Since 1999, the CP
Holiday Train has become
an important fundraiser
for many food
banks. In 14 years, the
Holiday Train program
has raised close to C$6.4
million and about 2.6
million pounds of food
for North American food
banks. Everything that
is raised in a community
stays in that community
for local distribution.
The Canadian Holiday
Train will embark on its
three-week journey on
November 28 from Beaconsfield,
Quebec, finishing
up in Port Moody,
BC, on December 17. In
Quebec, the U.S. Holiday
Train will embark on its
journey November 27 in
Kahnawake, Delson, and
LaColle before heading
to the North East U.S.,
Southern Ontario, the U.S.
Midwest, and into Saskatchewan
on December
17.