18 November 2004 High-Energy Entertainment to Power CPR's Holiday Train for Hunger Relief Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Fame member Tracey Brown and Canadian country music award winners, the Ennis Sisters have been confirmed to join The Moffatts as headliners for the 2004 CPR Holiday Train's cross-country journey in support of food banks in Canada.   This is the sixth year CPR's Holiday Train will be taking to the rails to raise cash, food and awareness for hunger relief efforts in North America. Starting on 5 Dec 2004, a special CPR freight train, decorated with thousands of multi-coloured Christmas lights, will roll into more than 50 Canadian communities to raise awareness and collect food or cash donations for local food banks.   Someone who comes from deep musical roots as a member of the famous group, Family Brown, Tracey Brown has put together a long list of musical accomplishments and hit songs. In addition to her long-standing support for food banks, Brown has lent her talents to a number of charitable causes, including the Red River Relief Fund, Huron Carole, Power Aid Concert, and the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund. Brown has just finished a new album set for release in January.   The Ennis Sisters first found success in their home province of Newfoundland before winning over legions of fans throughout Canada with their distinct brand of folk-country music. In addition to a Juno award and a number of other recognitions over the years, the trio was named Best Group by the Country Music Radio Association in 2002.   International recording artists, The Moffatts, are back together after three-year hiatus and will be performing their first live shows together on Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train. The group is currently laying down tracks for a new album in Banff and on the West Coast.   At the same time the Canadian train brings holiday cheer across six provinces, a second specially decorated Holiday Train will be traveling across the six states in the U.S. Northeast and Midwest stopping at about 30 communities. John Cowan, the former lead vocalist and bass player for New Grass Revival and a former member of the Doobie Brothers, and Canadian singer/songwriter Patricia Conroy will share the CPR boxcar stage for the 2004 U.S. Holiday Train. Prior to entering the U.S., the performers on board this train will also entertain crowds at Cambridge and London, Ontario and will do shows in North Portal, Estevan and Weyburn Saskatchewan, once the train wraps up its U.S. Midwest journey.   The 2004 CPR Holiday Train is also pleased to announce that popular producer/entertainer Randall Prescott will be back this year to oversee the shows on both trains. Prescott is one of Canada's most awarded producers, with gold and platinum records to his credit.   CPR will make monetary donations to local food banks in addition to the food and money collected along the way. Event goers are encouraged to bring cash donations or non-perishable food items. All donations in a community remain in that community for distribution. Since its beginning in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to 213 tons of food and more than $1.5 million for North American food banks.   Tracey Brown:  Canadian Train   Tracey Brown comes from a family with deep roots in the Canadian music business. She is the youngest member of The Family Brown, who released 17 albums, won numerous awards and was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Hall of Fame. Tracey released her first solo CD, "Woman's Work", in 1998, with the title song hitting the Canadian top 10. She has recorded two CDs with husband Randall Prescott and brother Barry Brown as the Prescott-Browns, with six top 10 singles. Tracey has lent her considerable talents to a number of charitable causes, including the Red River Relief Fund, Huron Carole, Power Aid Concert, and the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund and the CPR Holiday Train.   For more information, visit her website at: www.traceybrown.org   The Ennis Sisters:  Canadian Train   Born and raised in Newfoundland, the Ennis Sisters have climbed aboard the national stage the old fashioned way through hard work and a passion for what they do. Multiple award winners in 2002, including, Best Country Group at the Canadian Radio Music Awards, an East Coast Music Award as Group of the Year and to top it all off, a Juno Award (Canada's most precious accolade) as Best New Country Artist or Group.   For more information, visit their website at:  www.ennissisters.com   The Moffatts:  Canadian Train   International recording artists, the Moffatts, are back together and will be performing their first live shows on Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train. As Canada's more seasoned musicians, the Moffatts bring a wealth of experience to the stage. From private shows at the White House and the Palace in Brunei to the first outdoor concert in Vietnam, Clint and Bob Moffatt have pretty much seen it all.   In 1994 as members of the Moffatts (the youngest band to ever sign a major Label contract, 1994 Polydor Nashville) Clint and Bob tapped their country roots, sharing the stage with the likes of Alabama, Vince Gill and Toby Kieth. Their self titled album "The Moffatts" sold close to half a million records in Canada and the U.S. In 1997 the band signed with EMI Germany and their first pop album "Chapter I A New Beginning" proceeded to sell multi-platinum in over 30 countries. The band toured the world extensively for four years honing their skills as live musicians.   The Canadian brothers, whose hits include "I'll Be There For You" and "Miss You Like Crazy", last performed together as a band in 2001. Currently The Moffatts are working on a new project, laying down new tracks for a new album in Banff and the West Coast.   For more information, visit:  acmi.canoe.ca   John Cowan:  US Midwest and Northeast Holiday Train   Possessing arguably one of the most powerful and emotive tenor voices in today's music, John Cowan has penned 6 of 13 songs in a tour de force album, produced by Wendy Waldman, "Always Take Me Back," a project which matches his vocals musically and lyrically. In his second solo release for Sugar Hill, Cowan reaches down into the deepest recesses of his soul in an introspective, cathartic, deeply autobiographical journey and ultimately triumphant masterpiece. "It has taken me a long time to finally arrive at this place both musically and personally," Cowan admits. "Three years ago I went on the road with some extraordinary acoustic players and realized this is what I should do. I'd run away from the legacy of 16 years with New Grass Revival for so long; and I finally realized that for some reason me singing with these instruments make sense."   For more information, visit his website at:  www.johncowan.com   Patricia Conroy:  U.S. Midwest and Northeast Train   Patricia Conroy is no stranger to the world of country music. In 1990, Conroy released her first critically-acclaimed album, "Blue Angel". The album featured many famous Nashville session musicians, including Vince Gill on background vocals. Two years later, she followed with her second release, "Bad Day For Trains", which featured the Canadian top 10 hit "My Baby Loves Me" and two number ones, "What Do You Care" and the title track. The result was Patricia being named the Canadian Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year for 1994 and garnered Album of the Year status for her sophomore release (CCMA - 1993). Patricia's third album (1995) treated country music fans to a string of eight #1 singles and five #1 videos. 1998 saw the release of her critically acclaimed independent album "Wild as the Wind" featuring the stand out single "Mary On the Dashboard". This success resulted in the popular win at the 1999 Canadian Country Music Association Awards where Patricia was voted Independent Female Artist of the Year. Since then, Patricia Conroy has been honing her writing skills in Nashville, where she's had a great deal of positive feedback pitching songs to other artists in Canada and Nashville. A new album is now ready - five years after the release of her last studio record, "Wild as the Wind."   Randall Prescott:  2004 Holiday Train Producer   Randall Prescott is one of Canada's most awarded producers, with gold and platinum records to his credit. He has produced for artists such as Patricia Conroy, Charlie Major, Tom Jackson and Susan Aglukark. As an accomplished musician, he has also performed as part of the Prescott Brothers, the Family Brown and Prescott-Brown with his wife, Tracey Brown. Randall's charitable work includes several Red Cross fundraising appeals and the Power Aid Concert to help victims of the 1998 ice storm.