Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

The Cowboy Junkies are one of my all time favorite bands. I first saw them live in Austin in 1989, and they were so quite and shy on stage it looked like they were in pain. More recently they have played a few gigs at the Portland Zoo and the lead singer Margo Timmins stayed on stage after the show and talked to fans. Quite a turn around. The Trinity Sessions was the band's first major record release and was followed by another great effort, 1989's The Caution Horses. The Trinity Sessions got a lot of critical acclaim, but it never took off sales wise. One of their best know songs is a cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" that Lou called the best interpretation of any of his songs he has ever heard.

The band has continued to record and tour, despite not having a record label deal for years. You can order "Cowboy Junk" directly from their Latent Recordings website, they have a great selection of CDs, DVDs, videos, tour info, etc. You can also sign up to get their newsletter. They are the only band I have ever sent a note and gotten a real response back.