Now three-quarters of the way through their Nomad Series, the Cowboy Junkies continue to use the project to fully explore aspects of their sound that most of their output up until now often merely touched upon. Sing In My Meadow is arguably the most radical release of the Nomad Series, both from a sonic and songwriting standpoint, although diehard fans won't be surprised by the album's overall grinding, psychedelic vibe.

Cowboy Junkies live shows have always included a large dose of this and in fact, this is the kind of sound that guitarist Michael Timmins and bassist Alan Anton were experimenting with in their early '80s group, Hunger Project.

Anyone who has therefore been itching to hear Timmins crank out some fuzzy, jagged solos has reason to rejoice, although tracks like "Late Night Radio" and a new arrangement of Pale Sun, Crescent Moon's "Hunted" show that they were conscious not to drift too far from familiar territory. Still, the Junkies are always at their best when letting their freak flag fly and Sing In My Meadow is clear proof. Early indications were that this would be the most challenging release of the Nomad Series, but instead this album sounds like Cowboy Junkies in their natural environment.

Wikipedia Backgrounder on the Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist).

The Junkies first performed publicly at the Beverley Tavern and other clubs in Toronto's Queen Street West, including The Rivoli. Their 1986 debut album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore, was the blues-inspired Whites Off Earth Now!!, recorded using an ambisonic microphone in the family garage.^[1]

The group's fame spread with their second album, The Trinity Session, recorded in 1987 at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. Their sound, again using the ambisonic microphone, and their mix of blues, country, folk, rock and jazz earned them both critical attention and a cult following. The Los Angeles Times named the recording as one of the ten best albums of 1988.^[1]

The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins was named "one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world" by People Magazine. The group has continued to tour North America, Europe, Japan and Australia with extensive North American and European tours following album releases in 2002 and 2004.^[1] In 2008, they released Trinity Revisited in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original recording of The Trinity Session.^[2]

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