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Cookie Crumbs – Underdogs (volume 10)

Mike Timmins — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:38 +0000

If you haven't been paying attention then you probably haven't noticed the treasure trove of recordings, exclusive to our site, stored in the EXCLUSIVES section. My favourite area of this important corner of our world is Cookie Crumbs (volumes 1 thru 10). These collections of live songs are curated by Cookie Bob who is a passionate taper of live music and someone who has attended close to 200 Cowboy Junkies performance: he has an excellent ear for the passion and nuance of a good live performance and each time we travel through the North East he generously provides us with a tin of the tastiest ginger snap cookies EVER made. We just posted Volume 10 (Underdogs) of his series. It's a collection of songs, reaching back 25 years, that briefly made their way in to our repertoire and have either disappeared forever from our set or are rarely played.From my point of view it's a gas to listen to, to hear the different musicians doing their thing, to hear Margo's voice and style getting deeper and more intense. Take a listen for free, "share" the player around and, if you have eight bucks to spare, buy a copy....we fully appreciate and rely on your patronage.

Mountain Stage broadcast

Mike Timmins — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:24:00 +0000

This past March we made our ninth appearance on the venerable NPR show, Mountain Stage. It's always a pleasure to journey to the heart of West Virginia to hook up with our old friends. the show will be aired this friday (May 18th) on participating NPR stations (a list of participating stations and air times can be found here) and next week it will be posted and archived at NPR.org/mountainstage.

pre-sale for City Winery, NYC show August 5 and 6

Mike Timmins — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:48:17 +0000

We'll be returning to NYC for two shows at The City Winery on August 5th and 6th. It's a good venue to see the band and we enjoy playing there, which usually makes for a good show. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, but you can get your pick of the best seats starting tomorrow (Tuesday). So if you live in the area or are planning to visit NYC to check out the beautiful summer weather, you can buy your tickets here for the August 5th or August 6th show.

Also make sure that you take a look at the rest of our Summer tour dates. We are still adding more shows so make sure that you check back often.

Tiny Desk Concert

Mike Timmins — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:04:14 +0000

Our Tiny Desks concert is now up on the NPR website. Check it out if you have the time: http://www.npr.org/event/music/151219111/cowboy-junkies-tiny-desk-concert

daytrotter.com today

Mike Timmins — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:06:37 +0000

We are in Davenport, Iowa and we are doing a daytrotter.com live session today (Tuesday April 17th). The session is being recorded for later use, but you can listen in to rehearsal and soundcheck today at around noon (Iowa time).... Click on the link on the right side of the daytrotter.com page. Meanwhile, if you live in the midwest make sure that you check our tour dates....

Leonard Cohen tribute concert

Mike Timmins — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:01:36 +0000

We are very honoured to be participating in a concert at Massey Hall (Toronto) on May 14th in honour of Leonard Cohen who will be there to receive the Ninth Glenn Gould Prize. We will be performing two Leonard Cohen songs, one of which will be a duet with John Prine. Other guests include Jimmy Dale Gilmore, James McMurtry, our old friend Greg Keelor along with Travis Good and many more. Tickets are now on sale.

Win Tickets for April Tour

Mike Timmins — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:54:25 +0000

The second leg of The Nomad Tour begins on Friday in Ann Arbour. You can still win tickets for any of the shows of your choice, by entering the contest through our Facebook page. Speakers In Code is also giving away some tickets to the St Louis show and will also be running an interview with Margo next week.

The Wilderness – Daily Telegraph review

Mike Timmins — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:20:35 +0000

There are good things being said across the pond as well... this is from one of England's national papers. Check out the different packages that we have available...Also, we are on the road again in a week. Please check out the upcoming tour dates.

The Daily Telegraph - 5 out of 5 stars
Each word and note of this album feels so deeply percolated and thoughtfully placed that it’s hard to believe that this is the fourth record the experienced alt-country band have released in 18 months. Songwriter Michael Timmins explores loss and loneliness with austere clarity warmed by a steady glow of humanity and tinder dry sparks of humour. Margo Timmins’s beautifully bruised vocals float through a dreamy fog of shivering cymbals and muddy guitars. A masterclass in lo-fi longing.

Doc Martian’s Lounge – Deconstruction of the Blues

Mike Timmins — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:42:17 +0000

This review/blog reminds me of the good ole days when Cream and Circus and Crawdaddy reigned supreme, back when Rolling Stone was a music paper. Back then music reviews had some heft and lots of personality, sometimes the reviewer was as much a part of the review as the music (which could be a good or bad thing depending on the reviewer). If you have a few minutes, take a look: Doc Martian's Lounge.

The Nomad Series – Box Set available for pre-order

Mike Timmins — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:09:39 +0000

The Nomad Series box set is now available for pre-order.The box set includes 5 compact discs: Renmin Park (volume 1), Demons (volume 2), Sing In My Meadow (volume 3) and The Wilderness (volume 4) as well as Extras, which is made up of 10 songs recorded during the making of The Nomad Series but not included on any of the volumes (these songs were all available on the bonus digital EPs. The box set also contains a 52 page colour booklet.

Also, we're back on the road in two weeks, so make sure that you check out the Tour page to see if we are coming anywhere near you.