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Cowboy Junkies: Such Ferocious Beauty

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On June 2, 2023, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Such Ferocious Beauty”, the 21st Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “The Hangar” in Toronto, and was produced by Alan Anton and Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, six-string bass guitar, ukulele, engineer
  • Alan Anton – bass guitar, keyboards, piano
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork
  • James McKie – fiddle, electric guitar
  • Kyle Sullivan – drums
  • Joby Baker – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering
  • Cameron Hagreen – graphic design
  • Christine Peterson – photography

Track listing:

  1. What I Lost – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  2. Flood – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Hard to Build. Easy to Break – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. Circe and Penelope – Michael Timmins
  5. Shadows 2 – Michael Timmins
  6. Knives – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  7. Mike Tyson (Here It Comes) – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  8. Throw a Match – Michael Timmins
  9. Blue Skies – Michael Timmins

Cowboy Junkies: Early 21st Century Blues

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On August 16, 2005, “Latent” label released “Early 21st Century Blues”, the tenth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded February – March 2005, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, banjo
  • Jeff Bird – electric mandolin
  • Jaro Czwewinec – accordion
  • Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Kevin “Rebel” Bond – vocal
  • Jeff Wolpert – mixed
  • Peter Moore – mastering
  • Howells and Dinnick – art direction
  • Xiu B Doo – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. License to Kill – Bob Dylan
  2. Two Soldiers – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  3. December Skies -Michael Timmins
  4. This World Dreams Of – Michael Timmins
  5. Brothers Under the Bridge – Bruce Springsteen
  6. You’re Missing – Bruce Springsteen
  7. Handouts in the Rain – Richie Havens
  8. Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison
  9. No More – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  10. I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier – John Lennon
  11. One – U2

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: Miles from Our Home

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On June 30, 1998, “Geffen” label released “Miles from Our Home”, the seventh Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded January 1997 – January 1998, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – harmonica
  • Vince Jones – organ, piano, harmonium
  • Lewis Melville – pedal steel guitar
  • Greg Clarke – ambient guitars
  • David Houghton – percussion
  • Craig Leon – string arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • John Leckie – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastered
  • Peter Moore – sequencing
  • Robert Cobban – additional engineering
  • John Biodich, Mike Dy, Darryl Smith, Guy Massey – engineer, assistant
  • Chris Brown – string session engineer
  • Open Circle Design – design
  • David Houghton – art direction
  • Russell Monk, Douglas Walker – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins except where noted.

  1. New Dawn Coming
  2. Blue Guitar – Michael Timmins, Townes Van Zandt
  3. Miles from Our Home – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke, Brodie Lodge
  4. Good Friday
  5. Darkling Days – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke
  6. Hollow as a Bone
  7. Someone Out There – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke
  8. The Summer of Discontent – Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke, Brodie Lodge
  9. No Birds Today
  10. Those Final Feet
  11. At the End of the Rainbow (hidden track, starts after 35 seconds of silence)

Cowboy Junkies: Ghosts

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On March 30, 2020, “Latent” label released “Ghosts” the 18th Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Michael Timmins and Alan Anton.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, ukulele, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass, keyboards
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, artwork

Track listing:

  1. Desire Lines – Michael Timmins
  2. Breathing – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  3. Grace Descends – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  4. (You Don’t Get to) Do It Again – Alan Anton, Michael Timmins
  5. The Possessed – Michael Timmins
  6. Misery – Michael Timmins
  7. The Dog Barks – Michael Timmins
  8. Ornette Coleman – Michael Timmins

Cowboy Junkies: One Soul Now

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On June 8, 2004, “Latent” label released “One Soul Now”, the ninth Cowboy Junkies studio album.  It was recorded October 2002 – October 2003, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – percussion, electronic mandolin, melodica
  • Linford Detweiler – organ
  • Richard Bell – organ, piano
  • Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
  • Daryl Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Sponarski – engineer
  • Jeff Wolpert – mixing
  • Peter Moore– mastering
  • David Houghton – art direction
  • Open Circle – cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins.

  1. One Soul Now
  2. Why This One
  3. My Wild Child
  4. From Hunting Ground to City Street
  5. The Stars of Our Stars
  6. Notes Falling Slow
  7. No Long Journey Home
  8. He Will Call You Baby
  9. Simon Keeper
  10. The Slide

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: Demons

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On January 18, 2011, “Latent” label released “Demons”, the 14th Cowboy Junkies, “Volume Two” of the “Nomad Series”. It was band’s tribute to Vic Chesnutt, who died on December 25, 2009, at age of 45. The album was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Joby Baker – organ, piano, Wurlitzer, horn arrangement
  • Aaron Goldstein- guitar
  • Tania Elizabeth – fiddle
  • Dave Henry – cello
  • Henry Kucharzyk – woodwind arrangements
  • Alfons Fear, Nick Lariviere, Roy Styffe – horn
  • Bob Stevenson – clarinet
  • Andy Maize – backing vocals
  • Michael Timmins – engineer, mixing
  • Joby Baker – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Henry – engineer
  • Peter J. Moore– mastering
  • Peter Timmins – assistant
  • Alice Phieu – design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Vic Chesnutt.

  1. Wrong Piano
  2. Flirted with You All My Life
  3. See You Around
  4. Betty Lonely
  5. Square Room
  6. Ladle
  7. Supernatural
  8. West of Rome
  9. Strange Language
  10. We Hovered with Short Wings
  11. When the Bottom Fell Out

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

Cowboy Junkies: Open

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On May 15, 2001, “Latent” label released “Open”, the eighth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded December 1999-December 2000, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • Jeff Bird – 8-string bass, harmonica, mandolin, electronic mandolin, percussion
  • Karin Bergquist – backging vocals
  • Linford Detweiler – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Peter Moore– engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Daryl Smith – engineer, mixing
  • James Heidebricht – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Rudy Rempel – engineer assistant
  • David Houghton – art director

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. I Did It All for You
  2. Dragging Hooks (River Song Trilogy: Part III) – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  3. Bread and Wine
  4. Upon Still Waters
  5. Dark Hole Again
  6. Thousand Year Prayer
  7. I’m So Open – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  8. Small Swift Birds
  9. Beneath the Gate
  10. Close My Eyes