The Cowboy Junkies in concert 7-14-05

[elrod-tom]

Well, last night fellow member Nightfall and I had an entertaining little guys night out. After a few beers and what must be the single biggest burger I've ever eaten in my life at The Redcoat Tavern in Birmingham, MI, we drove a couple of miles down the road to Ferndale. There, at an intimate little venue called The Magic Bag, we took in a great performance by The Cowboy Junkies.

I don't know their material well enough to go into a set list of any kind, but they put on one hell of a show. Margo Timmis is a great performer, and also had a nice rapport with the audience. Her brother (don't know his name...sorry) is also a wizard on guitar...it was one of the more impressive live performances that I've heard. Their chosen music was a lot more upbeat than I expected, which was a nice surprise.

Another nice surprise was that we had a warm-up act - Tracy Bonham. If you're not familiar with her, I suggest opening up Rhapsody and playing tune #1 from her most recent album. I would describe her as a more talented, violin-playing Alannis without the requisite attitude. She's a VERY talented lady, and she puts on a very nice little live show.

I'm really beat today, as I got very little sleep...and I've got to go to a Detroit Tiger game tonight. Can't wait for tomorrow...to sleep in!!

As Jeff knows their work much better than I, I suspect he'll have more to say about their set list. All I have to say is that it was a great way to spend an evening.

 

[grawk]

I saw the junkies play a couple years ago at the keswick theater outside of philadelphia. I recorded them (at the request of the band's archivist), and the result was one of my best recordings ever. They are a great band, and they have a very talented sound engineer.

 

[Ingo]

My step-mom loves "The Cowboy Junkies". I haven't really listened to any of their stuff with an attentive ear. It sounded a bit slow from what I remember. My musical tastes have shifted in the past few years though, so I think I'll borrow a few "Junkies" CDs from the stepmonster. My dad did real good when he married this one. She knows a lot about good music, and she has a lot of good music that I was never exposed to.

 

[JMT]

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Originally Posted by elrod-tom There, at an intimate little venue called The Magic Bag, we took in a great performance by The Cowboy Junkies.

Don't tell Mark (Voodoochile), he's gonna be real jealous.