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Cowboy Junkies: All That Reckoning

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On July 13, 2018, “Latent” label released “All That Reckoning”, the 16th Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded in 2018, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, ukulele, recording, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass, keyboards
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion
  • Bill Dillon – lead guitar, guitar solo, backwards guitar
  • Aaron Goldstein – lead guitar, leslie guitar
  • Jesse O’Brien – organ, piano
  • James McKie – fiddle
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Peter Timmins – artwork
  • Jonny DeSilva – design
  • Viktor Jakovlev – photography
  • Tiago dos Santos – photography
  • Maheko Ciao – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. All That Reckoning Part 1 – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  2. When We Arrive – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  3. The Things We Do to each Other – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  4. Wooden Stairs
  5. Sing Me a Song
  6. Mountain Stream
  7. Missing Children
  8. Shinning Teeth
  9. Nose Before Ear
  10. All That Reckoning Part 2 – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton
  11. The Possessed

Cowboy Junkies: The Wilderness

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On March 27, 2012, “Latent” label released “The Wilderness”, the fourth in “Nomad Series”, and 16th Cowboy Junkies album overall. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– lead vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Matt Bailey – guitar
  • Jesse O’Brien – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Joby Baker – bowed bass, drums, organ, piano, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • Michael Davidson – vibraphone
  • Miranda Mulholland– violin
  • Peter J. Moore– mastering
  • Alice Phieu – design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins except where noted.

  1. Unanswered Letter (for JB)
  2. Idle Tales
  3. We Are the Selfish Ones
  4. Angels in the Wilderness
  5. Damaged from the Start
  6. Fairytale
  7. Staring Man – Michael Timmins, Elizabeth Bishop
  8. The Confession of Georgie E
  9. I Let Him In
  10. Fuck, I Hate the Cold

Cowboy Junkies: Renmin Park

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On June 15, 2010, “Latent, Razor & Tie” label released “Renmin Park”, Volume One of the “Nomad Series”, and the thirteen Cowboy Junkies overall album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, backing vocals, engineer, street recordings
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, design assistant
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Joby Baker – keyboards, piano, bowed bass, loops, collages; drums
  • Jesse O’Brien – keyboards
  • Aaron Goldstein- pedal steel guitar
  • Zuoxiao Zuzhou- vocals
  • Josh Finlayson – bass
  • George Gao- erhu
  • Guo Xue Ying – pipa
  • Andy Maize – backing vocals
  • Henry Kucharzyk – string arrangements
  • Anna Redekop, Amber Ghent, Rebecca van der Post, Sandra Baron – strings
  • Joby Baker – engineer, mixing
  • Peter J. Moore– mastered
  • Eric Chen – translation
  • Alice Phieu – graphics design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Renmin Park
  3. Sir Francis Bacon at the Net – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  4. Stranger Here
  5. A Few Bags of Grain – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  6. I Cannot Sit Sadly by Your Side – Zuoxiao Zuzhou
  7. (You’ve Got to Get) A Good Heart – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  8. Cicadas – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  9. Interlude
  10. My Fall – Xu Wei
  11. Little Dark Heart
  12. A Walk in the Park – Alan Anton, Joby Baker, Zuoxiao Zuzhou
  13. Renmin Park (Revisited)
  14. Coda