Cowboy Junkies
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Biography
[Edit]Although it didn't originally have anything to do with their sound, the Cowboy Junkies' name wound up seeming pretty accurate: their music was grounded in traditional country, blues, and folk, yet drifted along in a sleepy, narcotic haze that clearly bore the stamp of the Velvet Underground. The vast majority of their songs were spare and quiet, taken at lethargic tempos and filled with languid guitars and detached, ethereal vocals courtesy of Margo Timmins. Over the late '80s and '90s, the group recorded a succession of critically acclaimed albums that found favor in the alternative rock community.
The Cowboy Junkies were founded by guitarist/songwriter Michael Timmins and bassist Alan Anton (born Alan Alizojvodic), who first played together in a Toronto-based band called the Hunger Project in 1979. They later moved to the U.K. and played with an avant-garde instrumental outfit called Germinal, but eventually grew weary of the group's style and returned to Toronto in 1984. They started jamming with Timmins' brother Peter on drums, and in 1985 they recruited a vocalist in sister Margo, at the time a social worker who'd never sung publicly before. Dubbing themselves the Cowboy Junkies simply because the name had a ring to it, they formed their own independent label, Latent, and released their debut album, Whites Off Earth Now!!, in 1986. Featuring only one original song, the album was recorded using only one microphone, and although it was initially available only in Canada, it helped them land a major-label deal with RCA. Their first widespread release was 1988's The Trinity Session, which was recorded inside Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity in the span of one night — again using only one microphone. The Trinity Session became a cult hit, earning rave reviews from critics and substantial college radio airplay for tracks like "Misguided Angel" and their cover of "Sweet Jane."
Now an underground sensation, the Cowboy Junkies decided to concentrate more on Michael Timmins' original material for the bigger-budget follow-up, 1989's The Caution Horses. The album didn't cause quite as much of a stir, although it helped maintain their cult fan base. Released in 1992, the even more countrified Black Eyed Man found Timmins settling more comfortably into his songwriting voice, which set the stage for 1993's Pale Sun, Crescent Moon. Hailed as their finest effort since The Trinity Session, the record bore more influence from rock and blues, and returned the Junkies to critics' darling status. However, it also proved to be their final album of new material for RCA. As the band left for Geffen, RCA issued the two-disc live compilation 200 More Miles and the best-of Studio. Meanwhile, the Junkies debuted for Geffen in 1996 with Lay It Down, a relatively high-volume effort compared to their shimmering early work.
Following 1998's Miles from Our Home, the Cowboy Junkies parted ways with Geffen and revived their own Latent label. Their first release was the 2000 live album Waltz Across America, which was initially available only through the band's website. They followed it a year later with an album of all-new material, Open. One Soul Now followed in 2004. In 2005, the group released Early 21st Century Blues, a collection of covers — and two originals — that dealt with "war, violence, fear, greed, ignorance and loss." Recorded in just five days, it harked back to The Trinity Session. Later that year, the band was featured on the Beatles tribute album This Bird Has Flown, which was produced by Jim Sampas and featured various artists including the Donnas and Dar Williams.
Meanwhile, the band was busy collaborating with visual artist Enrique Martinez Celaya on a commemorative art book. Released in 2006, Cowboy Junkies XX was a retrospective piece intended to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. It featured original watercolors by Celaya, handwritten song lyrics, and photographs gathered from the bandmembers' personal collections. The band released a new album called At the End of Paths Taken in the spring of 2007, followed several years later by the announcement of the so-called Nomad Series, an 18-month cycle that aimed to produce four albums built around common (but separate) narratives. Renmin Park: The Nomad Series, Vol. 1 was released in 2010. Following closely on its heels was 2011's Demons: The Nomad Series, Vol. 2, a covers album featuring songs originally written by the late Vic Chesnutt, the band's longtime friend and occasional tourmate. The third volume, Sing in My Meadow, released later in 2011, featured a live, garage rock sound, while the fourth, The Wilderness, which appeared early in 2012, featured new songs and completed the ambitious Nomad Series project. A box-set featuring all-four Nomad Series albums, plus a disc of extras, also followed in 2012. ~ Steve Huey & Steve Leggett, Rovi
Title: Platinum & Gold Collection: Cowboy Junkies
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: Sing In My Meadow
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: Notes Falling Slow
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: The Nomad Series, Volume 3 - Sign In My Meadow
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Country Folk , Alternative Country, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Rarities, B-Sides And Slow, Sad Waltzes
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Nomad Series, Volume 2 - Demons
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Country Folk , Alternative Country, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: The Nomad Series, Volume 4 - The Wilderness
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Country Folk , Alternative Country, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: The Trinity Session
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: Miles from Our Home
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: 200 More Miles - Live Performances 1985-1994
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: The Caution Horses
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: Whites Off Earth Now
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: Lay It Down
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: The Nomad Series, Volume 1 - Renmin Park
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Country Folk , Alternative Country, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Pale Sun Crescent Moon
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: Sing In My Meadow, The Nomad Series Volume 3
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Blues Rock, Country Rock, Alternative Country
Title: 200 More Miles: Live Performances (CD2)
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Blues Rock, Country, Country Rock, Alternative Country
Title: Best of Cowboy Junkies
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Alternative
Title: 200 More Miles: Live Performances (CD1)
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Blues Rock, Country Rock, Alternative Country
Title: The Nomad Series, Volume 5 - Extras
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Country Folk , Alternative Country, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986 - 1995
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Blues Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Country
Title: Аt Тhе Еnd Оf Раths Таkеn
Artist: Cowboy Junkies
Genre: Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock
Collections
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage, Vol. 7 (Live)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Village
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Kennedy Suite
Genre: Rock
Title: Beautiful: A Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Beautiful - A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
Genre: Pop
Title: The Rounder Records Story
Genre: Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Poet - A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Compact Disc Club - Black & White Blues CD 4
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 9 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Back To Mine: Death In Vegas
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, House
Title: The Truth About Cats And Dogs
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Intelligent Music Favorites XIII (CD 3)
Genre: Lounge
Title: The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 5 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Tarantino Experience Take II
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Grandes Baladas Rock (CD8)
Genre: Rock
Title: Grandes Baladas Del Rock 1 (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best Of Me (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Deadicated
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Country Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Oh What A Feeling
Title: The Bridge School Collection, Volume 1
Genre: Rock
Title: KFOG: Live From The Archives 5
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: KFOG: Live From The Archives 3
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Like A Hurricane: A Tribute To Neil Young
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Acoustic
Title: God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Rock 90s Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Alternative
Title: Rock 90s Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Pop, Alternative
Title: 90s Hits Super Songs (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Eurodance, Power Pop, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Alternative, Funk, Folk
Title: Cooking Vinyl 1986-2016 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Indie Rock
Title: Let's Hit To Road (CD1)
Title: 100 Greatest Alt Country & Americana (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Alt-Country Essentials (CD1)
Title: 90s Hidden Gems (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Outer Ego (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Rebel: Alternative & Indie Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Indie Rock Ground 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Rock Alternative: Music For Every Day (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Today With Us Rock Indie (CD3)
Genre: Pop Rock, Alternative, Indie
Title: Indie Rock Tunes: Beyond The Ordinary (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative, Indie
Featuring albums
Title: Natural Born Killers (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Natural Born Killers
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A John Prine Christmas
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Natural Born Killers (Soundtrack (Explicit))
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Flesh and Bone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Thomas Newman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Best Of Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Beautiful: A Tribute To Gordon Lightfoot
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Garth Hudson Preents a Canadian Celebration of The Band
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 7
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Indie, Folk
Title: God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: BLESSED & CURSED 2 CD
Artist: ΠΑΠΑΣΠΥΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ / PAPASPYROPOULOS DEMETRES
Genre: Electronica
Title: This Bird Has Flown (A 40th Anniversary Tribute To the Beatles' Rubber Soul)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women In Music, Vol. 2 (Live)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Maudie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Michael Timmins
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hotel de Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack