Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian country music and alternative rock band, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. Another sibling, Cali, rose to fame as an actress on Ryan's Hope. (The Timmins siblings are descendants of a mining prospector who founded the Ontario city of Timmins.)

The group formed in Toronto in 1985.

The band's name was simply a random choice as they aproached their first ever gig, but it has come to perfectly represent their sound. The Trinity Session is perhaps their best known record, recorded live in a single day on a single microphone in a church in Toronto. This album also included a unique cover version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane ". Reed reportedly liked the Junkies' version of the song better than his own, and began performing their version in concert.

Personnel

• Margo Timmins, vocals
• Michael Timmins , guitars
• Peter Timmins , drums
• Alan Anton , bass

Discography

• Whites Off Earth Now!!, 1986
• The Trinity Session, 1988
• The Caution Horses, 1990
• Black Eyed Man, 1992
• Pale Sun Crescent Moon, 1993
• 200 More Miles: Live Performances 1985-1994, 1995
• Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995, 1996
• Lay it Down, 1996
• Miles From Our Home, 1998
• Rarities, B Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes, 1999
• Waltz Across America, 2000
• Open, 2001
• BBC Radio One Sessions, 2002
• Open Road CD/DVD, 2002
• In the Time Before Llamas, 2003
• One Soul Now, 2004

RCA Records, the band's label from 1988 to 1996, has also released two best-of albums. These were compiled without the band's approval or authorization, and Internet fansites dedicated to the band usually recommend that fans purchase Waltz Across America instead:

• Best of the Cowboy Junkies, 2001
• Cowboy Junkies: The Platinum and Gold Collection, 2003

External links

• Official web site