The Cowboys' Way
Another venture through the archives and a sit down - from June 2001 - with Michael and Margo Timmins of Toronto's finest The Cowboy Junkies... Dark. Depressing. Melancholic. There are many words you could use to describe the sound of the Cowboy Junkies but those are the three that seem to pop up most often. The verdict is probably due to the success of their seminal 1988 recording The Trinity Session . A collection of original songs and classic tunes, the record’s sparse, acoustic arrangements and Margo Timmins’ vocals pretty much define the Junkies’ distinctive sound and, arguably, it was the forerunner to the thriving alt country scene of today. However, that’s not the whole story. The Cowboy Junkies may have retained a distinctive sound but they’ve grown musically. As for that depressing tag… “I think ‘sad’ is a better word,” says Michael Timmins, Margo’s brother and the band’s guitarist and songwriter. “There is a sadness to the songs, and the themes tend to be in
