Latest Release
- 2 JUN 2023
- 10 Songs
- The Trinity Session · 1988
- The Trinity Session · 1988
- The Trinity Session · 1988
- Pale Sun Crescent Moon · 1993
- The Trinity Session · 1988
- Black Eyed Man · 1992
- Lay It Down · 1996
- Pale Sun Crescent Moon · 1993
- The Caution Horses · 1990
- The Caution Horses · 1990
Music Videos
- 2023
- 2018
- 2018
Artist Playlists
- There's not a hint of sibling rivalry in this Canadian musical family.
Singles & EPs
- 1992
Live Albums
Compilations
About Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies have always carved out their own unique musical path. In 1988, the Toronto alt-country band released The Trinity Session, a spare, sombre album recorded in a church that featured an unlikely hit: a wistful, sad cover of Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane” that later anchored the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. Cowboy Junkies had formed only in 1985, after a pair of longtime musical collaborators—songwriter/guitarist Michael Timmins and bassist Alan Anton—teamed up with Timmins’ brother Peter and sister Margo to form a band. After The Trinity Session, the band continued to push themselves forward into subtle new directions. Anchored by Margo’s keening, dusky voice, Cowboy Junkies dabbled in rootsy Americana (1990’s The Caution Horses) and more sinister fare (1996’s simmering “A Common Disaster”). Later on, the Timmins siblings explored the grief of their mother’s death through the harder-edged, piano-driven songs on 2020’s Ghosts.
- ORIGIN
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- FORMED
- 1985
- GENRE
- Rock