THE 2008 COWBOY TRAIN
Vancouver to Winnipeg
October 27 - 31, 2008
with Ian Tyson, Tom Russell and Eliza Gilkyson

Monday, October 27
Gather at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for trip check-in, followed by a kickoff concert (venue tba).

Tuesday, October 28
The day is free for exploring the magnificent city of Vancouver; gather mid-afternoon at Via Rail depot. Depart Vancouver 5:30pm. Dinner on board as we enter the awesome Fraser River Canyon. 8:30 pm Evening Concert on board.

Wednesday, October 29
Wake up to some of the most magnificent scenery in the world! We'll pass Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, wend our way through Yellowhead (Tete Jaune) Pass and descend into the mountain town of Jasper at 11am (MT). We depart at 12:20, allowing for plenty of mountain air and leg- stretching. Workshops through the afternoon. In late afternoon we arrive in Edmonton, with a chance to stretch our legs, then we're off again. Starting at 8:30pm as we roll across the prairies, through small towns like Biggar and Viking, we'll be rocking and reeling till midnight in the performance car.

Thursday, October 30
Across the prairies and Into Winnipeg in the late morning, where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet at "The Forks", just steps from the train station. Check into our hotel, with farewell concert in the evening.

Friday, October 31
Time to head home, or stay another night, exploring this great city of the Plains,"The Gateway to the West."

Learn all about the route we'll travel! Download this route guide (.pdf) courtesy of Via Rail: (2 full color pgs; 3.79 MB).

IAN TYSON www.iantyson.com Ian Tyson has long been one of Canada's most respected singer-songwriters. A pioneer who began his career in the early days of the first folk boom in the '60s, he was one of the first Canadians to break into the American popular music market (with Ian & Sylvia). In the years that followed he hosted his own TV show, recorded some of the best "folk" albums ever made, quit the music business and became - after years of backbreaking work - a rodeo rider and a successful rancher. With songs covered by Neil Young, Judy Collins, Suzy Bogguss, Gordon Lightfoot, Bobby Bare and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, among many others, he returned to music with a vengeance in the mid-'80s, scoring platinum albums in the process. He has found himself able to combine his two separate lives in new songs that explained the reality of "western culture" and the mindset of a cowboy in a sometimes-alien world.

TOM RUSSELL www.tomrussell.com "Russell's work is among the most moving and literary of the past thirty years, an antidote to the recent trajectory of self-absorption in American singer-songwriting . . . his story-songs are unlike any others." - Andrew Marcus, East Bay Express. Tom Russell was born in Los Angeles and now makes his home on the border in El Paso, Texas. He has recorded eighteen albums of original material and has written such classics as "Navajo Rug," "Gallo del Cielo," "Blue Wing," "Walking on the Moon," "St. Olav's Gate," and "Outbound Plane." Russell's songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, Doug Sahm, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, Ian Tyson, Suzy Bogguss, Iris DeMent, Peter Case, k.d. lang, Bob Neuwirth, Sylvia Tyson, Katy Moffatt and many others. Russell's acclaimed tribute to Merle Haggard, "Tulare Dust," co-produced with Dave Alvin, was responsible for creating what came to be known as the "Americana" radio format. Rolling Stone stated: "Russell is one of America's greatest songwriters...as close to a Homeric treatment of American history as we're ever likely to see."

ELIZA GILKYSON www.elizagilkyson.com Eliza Gilkyson has led a remarkable career. The daughter of successful songwriter Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third generation musician. She's been recording since the '70's, but fully hit her stride as a performer and songwriter starting in 2000, with four critically acclaimed studio albums and one superb live album since then. Her songs artfully reveal the roots of her progressive patriotism, comment on the direction our world is headed and peel back the thin layers obscuring the heart of what matters in these complex times. Eliza has played at most of the top folk festivals in North America, appeared several times on NPR's All Things Considered and has been inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, alongside such luminaries as Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt and Nancy Griffith. This will be her second Roots on the Rails trip.

PRICE

$2569.00 CN per person. Includes all Cowboy Train activities, all meals on board, sleeper accommodations (upper or lower semi-private berth accommodations: bench seat by day, roomy single bed by night), shower in each car, private dome car/lounge, concerts and workshops in Performance Car, kickoff and farewell concerts in Vancouver and Winnipeg, hotel room at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and hotel TBA in Winnipeg. Gratuities, alcoholic beverages and transfers are not included. Private (enclosed room) sleeping car space provides additional storage space, privacy and one's own sink and toilet facilities. $359 per person CN additional. $300 CN per person non-refundable deposit by credit card required to hold space. 2% discount on total price if you provide us with monthly postdated checks, sent at time of sign-up. Payments outside of deposit are refundable until 60 days prior to departure. Reservations are transferrable. Trip is limited to 70 patrons. Liability release signature required.

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The Fine Print: The payment of a deposit or any part or full payment for a reservation shall constitute consent to all the provisions contained herein. Flying Under Radar, LLC, Via Rail Canada Inc., Tom Russell and Four Strong Winds, Ltd. shall not be held responsible for property loss or damage and/or any damages resulting from illness, personal injuries or death which may be sustained by reason of, or while engaged on, any trip or tour whether due to the ownership, maintenance, use, operation or control of any vehicle, hotel, common carrier or any other conveyance used in carrying out these tours. We can assume no liability due to any cause whatsoever whether caused by failure or delay or other irregularity, acts or omissions occurring during a tour under which the means of transportation or other service thereby is offered or supplied by owners, operators or public carriers for whom Flying Under Radar, LLC acts only as agent. Flying Under Radar, LLC reserves the right (at its discretion) to alter or omit any part of the itinerary, or change any reservation, feature and/or means of conveyance without notice or for any reason whatsoever and without allowance or refund and with extra costs, if any, resulting therefrom paid by the passengers. Lineup subject to change. We reserve the right to cancel any tour prior to departure, in which case payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. Flying Under Radar, LLC shall not be responsible for any injury to person (whether or not resulting in death) or damage to property. Flying Under Radar, LLC strongly urges individual passengers to obtain appropriate insurance coverage. Baggage is at the owner's risk entirely. The transportation companies concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not aboard their carriers or conveyances. The passenger contract in use by the carriers concerned (when issued) shall constitute the sole contract between the transportation companies and the purchaser of these tours and/or passage. By accepting the ticket the passenger also agrees to its terms and conditions. By forwarding of deposit, the passenger certifies that he/she does not have any mental, physical or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for him/herself or other passengers. Flying Under Radar, LLC reserves the right to cancel or withdraw any person as a member of the tour at any time.

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