Cowboy Junkies

One of the most unique and enduring alternative rock bands of the '80s & '90s, the Cowboy Junkies embodied a sound that had its roots in traditional folk, blues, and country music but was performed with a placid, languid pace that belied the slow-burning passion of their performances. The honey-infused, ethereal whisper of lead singer Margo Timmins was matched by the spare but thoughtful accompaniment of guitarist Michael Timmins, bassist Alan Anton, and drummer Peter Timmins, and their most successful recordings played heavily on the dynamics between the performances, documented in a naturalistic and unobtrusive manner.

The Cowboy Junkies were founded by guitarist/songwriter Michael Timmins and bassist Alan Anton. They first played together in a Toronto-based band called the Hunger Project in 1979. In 1985 they recruited a vocalist - Margo & dubbed themselves the Cowboy Junkies simply because the name had a ring to it, they formed their independent label, Latent, and released their debut album, Whites Off Earth Now!! in 1986. The band's first release was the 2000 live album Waltz Across America. They followed it with an album of all-new material, Open. One Soul Now in 2004. In 2005, the group released Early 21st Century Blues. Nomad Series is Cowboy Junkies' fourth album that took an 18-month cycle of recordings. In 2015, Timmins announced another box set. Notes Falling Slow included remastered versions of three albums recorded during the first decade of the 21st century. The band returned with All That Reckoning in 2018, their first album of new material in six years.