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The group formed in Toronto in 1985. The band's
name was simply a random choice as they approached
their first ever gig, but it has come to perfectly
represent their sound. (Some sources may credit
Townes Van Zandt's song "Cowboy Junkies Lament" as
the source of the band's name, but that song was
written especially for Cowboy Junkies several
years after they coined the name.)

The Trinity Session is perhaps their best known
record, recorded live in a single day on a single
microphone in a church in Toronto.  This album
also included a unique cover version of Lou Reed's
"Sweet Jane". Reed reportedly liked the Junkies'
version of the song better than his own, and began
performing their version in concert.

None of the band's subsequent albums have been
hits outside of Canada, although the band have
maintained a dedicated following and have
continued to have chart hits in their native
country. Following their 1998 album Miles From Our
Home, Cowboy Junkies were dropped from their major
label contract. They have continued to release
albums on their own independent label, Latent
Records.

==Personnel==

* Margo Timmins, vocals
* Michael Timmins, guitars
* Peter Timmins, drums
* Alan Anton, bass guitar|bass

==Discography==
* Whites Off Earth Now!!, 1986
* The Trinity Session, 1988
* The Caution Horses, 1990
* Black Eyed Man, 1992
* Pale Sun Crescent Moon, 1993
* 200 More Miles: Live Performances 1985-1994,
1995
* Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995,
1996
* Lay it Down, 1996
* Miles From Our Home, 1998
* Rarities, B Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes, 1999
* Waltz Across America, 2000
* Open (Cowboy Junkies album)|Open, 2001
* BBC Radio One Sessions, 2002
* Open Road CD/DVD, 2002
* In the Time Before Llamas, 2003
* One Soul Now, 2004
* Early 21st Century Blues, 2005

RCA Records, the band's label from 1988 to 1996,
has also released two best-of albums. These were
compiled without the band's approval or
authorization, and Internet fansites dedicated to
the band usually recommend that fans purchase
Waltz Across America instead:

* Best of the Cowboy Junkies, 2001
* Cowboy Junkies: The Platinum and Gold
Collection, 2003

==External links==
* http://www.cowboyjunkies.com/ Official web site