The Cowboy Junkies - The Nomad Series The Wilderness Volume 4

Pressed on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl!

Very few bands have lasted so long with their original line-up intact, and fewer still have created as consistently satisfying a body of work as Cowboy Junkies. Albums like "The Trinity Session" (1988), "Black Eyed Man" (1992), "Miles From Our Home" (1998), "Early 21st Century Blues" (2005) and "Trinity Revisited" (2007) are just a few of the milestones which chronicle a creative path that has remained impervious to trends.

The 4th and last installment of The Nomad Series is titled "The Wilderness" and is a musically adventurous and compelling four-album set from these prolific veterans.

When the project began, Michael Timmins said:
"This will be an album of new songs. Some of these songs ("Angel In The Wilderness", "Fairytale", "The Confession Of Georgie E", etc.) we have been playing live for the past year or so and they are bound to find their way on to this volume..."

He's also commented that the quasi-title track, "Angels In The Wilderness" owes a huge debt to the Marilynne Robinson novel “Gilead” (as do many of the songs on “The Wilderness”).

"I have a habit of copying inspiring passages or lines in my notebook when I am reading. I often refer to these notes when I’m doing my own writing or when I’m stuck and looking for a direction. I think I could have copied half of this novel into my notebook. The novel takes the form of a letter written by an elderly, dying pastor to his seven year old son. It is a dense read and the type of book that you only want to undertake when you know you have a good stretch of time to devote to sitting, reading and thinking (such a luxury these days, eh?). Here is a sampling from the book ... mull on these thoughts as you stand in line at Target, waiting to return Uncle Ernie’s holiday offerings ... 'A father must finally give his child up to the wilderness – trust that there will be angels in that wilderness.' ... and as you inch closer to the cashier ...'We fly forgotten as a dream, leaving the forgetful world behind us to trample and mar and misplace everything we have ever cared for. That is just the way of it, and it is remarkable.'"

Features:
• 180g Vinyl

Musicians:
Margo Timmins, vocals
Michael Timmins, guitar, vocals
Jeff Bird, mandolin
Alan Anton, bass
Joby Baker, piano, organ, bass, drums, vocals
Miranda Mulholland, violin
Michael Davidson, vib
Peter Timmins, drums, percussion

Selections:
Side 1:
1. Unanswered Letter (for JB)
2. Idle Tales
3. We Are the Selfish Ones
4. Angels In the Wilderness
5. Damaged From The Start
Side 2:
1. Fairytale
2. Staring Man
3. The Confession of Georgie E
4. I Let Him In
5. F**k, I Hate the Cold