Cowboy Junkies

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Jason McDonald

December 17, 2020 Clint West 4

Welcome to another set of wonderful albums as our writers continue to seek out the top 10 americana albums ever. As we approach the festive season we can begin to look forward to the climax of […]

Classic Album Review: Cowboy Junkies “The Trinity Session” (RCA, 1988)

February 27, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

This is arguably the slowest album ever recorded. It is surely ironic, therefore, that it was recorded in (almost) a single session on 27th November 1987 with no mixing, overdubs or edits. The recording was made […]

Independent thinking: Tim Martin’s review of 2019

December 16, 2019 Tim Martin 0

2019 was the year I reconnected with Americana and remembered what I love about the music. Given that I started writing for AUK this is hardly a surprise. What was a surprise was how many great […]

SummerTyne Americana Festival , Sage Gateshead, 19th – 21st July, 2019

July 29, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

Returning for its fourteenth year, one of the pioneers of the Americana festival scene continues its very relaxed mix of fun and music. When it started, the question was, “What is Americana?” but nowadays it is […]

Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Centre, Bristol, 16th July 2019

July 23, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Surprisingly, this was Cowboy Junkies first visit to Bristol. The Trinity Centre is a converted church with a capacity of 600 and was pretty much full on a warm evening. The Junkies music has toughened up […]