Juno week will feature C-Trains filled with live music at lunchtime

Livemusic will fill C-Traincarsevery day this weekahead of the Juno Awards.

CalgaryTransit will welcome busking musicians from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both lines of the LRT system.

"It will be a full trip on the train, so they'll get on atthe end of a line and ride through the entire city playing music for Calgarians," said transit director Doug Morgan. "As people get on and off, it'll be a bit of surprise for them."

• MORE CALGARY NEWS |Fake Kijiji ad leads to theft of Calgary boy's skateboard ramp
• MORE CALGARY NEWS |Calgary man takes 31 bunnies on leashfor Easter walk

MayorNaheedNenshitook a ride Monday on a car where passengers were serenaded bySteel & Timber,a local band that got its start through jam sessions inEdworthyPark before coalescing into a three-piece folkgroup.

"I really encourage people to get on the train during the lunch hour this week and listen to some great music," Nenshi said.

The C-Train shows will be part of more than 150 live performances at venues across the city in the lead-up to the Canadian music awards being presented on Sunday, said Marco De Iaco, chair of the Juno Awards host committee.

"Buskers on the C-Train today are one of many initiatives we have making music accessible to all Calgarians in all four corners of our city," he said.

The awards could generate between $11 million and $12 million in economic activity in Calgary, De Iaconoted.

"We expect a number of downtown hotels to be very full and restaurants and bars and taxicabs will be very busy over the next few days," he said.

The Junos were last held in Calgary in 2008.

• What to do in Calgary for Juno week
• Complete list of Juno Award nominees
• Calgary artists net 6 Juno nominations