Eaglesmith receives Railway Hall of Fame honor
Recognized in the Railway Art Forms and Events category, Eaglesmith will be presented with the honor Aug. 16 during the 18th Annual Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic in Aylmer, Ontario.
Eaglesmith's work often reflects the traveling life. Nominated by a fan, he is being inducted, at least in part, because of the prominence of railway themes in his music.
The sixth of nine children born into a strictly religious farming family, Eaglesmith was 15 when he hopped his first train and began chasing his dreams as a performer. Singing about trains has been extended to singing on trains, as his penchant for traveling rail shows has included long hauls with carloads of fans from Vancouver to Toronto, New Mexico to Colorado and more. His annual charity picnic opens this year with a barbeque at St. Thomas' Canadian Southern Railway Station (August 16), at which his induction will be celebrated. He was unable to attend the June ceremony.
Eaglesmith continues to tour in support of his album "6 Volts." The 2012 Route 66 Tin Can Caravan will take the eclectic and electrified Eaglesmith experience to new levels during an 18-day Chicago-to-Santa Monica journey in September. Tour dates are:
July 1 Victory Tavern, Timmons ON
July 2 Geraldton Curling Club, Geraldton ON
July 3 Iron Mine, Atikokan ON
July 4 Park Playhouse, Winnipeg, MN
July 5 The Lady of the Lake, Brandon, MB
July 7 Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6, Redcliff, AB
July 8 The Palomino Calgary, AB
July 11 Auditorium Hotel, Nanton, AB
July 12 Rockyview Hotel, Cochrane, AB
July 13 - 14 Pembina River Nights, Evansburg, AB
July 17 Canmore Legion, Canmore ON
July 18 The Legion, Stettler AB
July 19 Amigo's, Saskatoon, SK
July 20 Happy Nun Cafe, Forget, SK
July 21 ECCE Art & Yoga Fargo, ND
July 22 The Dakota Minneapolis, MN
July 25 Godfrey Daniels Bethlehem, PA
July 26 Ballard Park Ridgefield, CT
July 27 Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY
July 28 Bull Run, Shirley, MA
July 29 Ossipee Valley Music Festival Osipee Valley, ME
July 30 The Community Center on Cliff Island Cliff Island, ME
Aug. 1 Mineral Capital Concerts, Bancroft, ON
Aug. 2 The Acoustic Grill, Picton, ON
Aug. 8 Beef & Bird, Sudbury, ON
Aug. 11-12 Live From the Rock Folk Festival Red Rock, ON
Aug. 16 Canada's Southern Railway Station St. Thomas, ON
Aug. 17-19 Fred Eaglesmith Annual Charity Picnic Aylmer, ON
Aug. 24-25 Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Ontonagon, MI
Sept. 13-30 Tin Can Caravan Tour
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