Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist).
The Junkies first performed publicly at the Beverley Tavern and other clubs in Toronto’s Queen Street West, including The Rivoli. Their 1986 debut album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore, was the blues-inspired Whites Off Earth Now!!, recorded using an ambisonic microphone in the family garage.
The group’s fame spread with their second album, The Trinity Session,recorded in 1987 at Toronto’s Church of the Holy Trinity. Their sound, again using the ambisonic microphone, and their mix of blues, country, folk, rock andjazz earned them both critical attention and a cult following. The Los Angeles Times named the recording as one of the ten best albums of 1988.
The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins was named “one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world” by People Magazine. The group has continued to tour North America, Europe, Japan and Australia with extensive North American and European tours following album releases in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, they released Trinity Revisited in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original recording of The Trinity Session.
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Ghosts Hi Res download
It’s always been our intention to release Ghosts and All That Reckoning as a double album. And we will be doing so on vinyl as soon as we all figure out the new normal. But in the meantime, if you are into Hi Res downloads you can find the two albums as a single FLAC […]
Rescheduled NZ/AUS dates
We have been able to reschedule all of our New Zealand and Australia dates. All of the new dates are below and you can find some more specific information on the Tour page. If you have already bought a ticket please hold on to it, they will be honoured at the new date. Auckland, NZ […]
NZ/AUS Tour postponed
As you have probably already assumed, we have had to postpone our upcoming New Zealand/Australian Tour. We are already working with our promoter and the venues to reschedule, so please hold on to your tickets and we will be announcing the new dates very soon. Your tickets will be honoured at the rescheduled shows. Our plan is […]
John Prine 1946 – 2020
One of our most cherished band memories is of our 1992 co-headlining tour of the US with John Prine and company. It was the largest tour we had ever mounted, with 11 musicians, 16 crew, three buses and a tractor trailer. We played some of the most beautiful halls in America, had too many late […]
new album Ghosts streaming everywhere now
Weird times out there, eh? We hope you and your loved ones are all safe and secure and actively listening to the advice of your public health officials…it’s the only way that we can all get through this thing…and we are all in this thing together, whether we like it or not. In the meantime, […]
British Columbia dates
As you have probably already surmised our shows in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo that were scheduled for the first week of April have been postponed. We are busily trying to reschedule them for sometime in the Fall. So hold on to your tickets, they will be honoured for the new dates. Stay safe. Stay inside. […]