Cowboy Junkies
GNP welcomes Cowboy Junkies with very special guest Joe Purdy to Somerville Theatre for one show only March 8, 2012 at 7:30PM. Reserved seat tickets are $40, $35 & $25 (plus $1 facility fee) and go on sale FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th without service fees at the Somerville Theatre box office (55 Davis Sq. on the Red Line) open daily 4pm-8pm (except holidays). Tickets may be purchased on the web at feitheatres.com/somerville-theatre/events. For assistance with handicapped accessible seating please call the Somerville Theatre at 617-625-4088 between 4pm – 8pm.
For more than 20 years, Cowboy Junkies have remained true to their unique artistic vision and to the introspective, quiet intensity that is their musical signature, creating a critically acclaimed body of original work that has endeared them to an audience unwavering in its loyalty. Three of the band’s members – singer Margo Timmins; songwriter, producer and guitarist Michael Timmins; and drummer Peter Timmins – are siblings, and bassist Alan Anton has been a member since the group formed in Toronto in 1985. Few bands have lasted nearly as long with their original line-up intact, and fewer still have created as consistently satisfying a body of work.
In an interview Margot Timmons she describes how she evolved as the Cowboy Junkies front woman. “And, out of all of us kids, I was never the one who wanted to be famous; my siblings did. When I was a kid, I was the one who wanted to stay at home and make the beds and get married and have six kids like my mom did. So I just wasn’t very comfortable onstage — it was like I didn’t feel like I had the ‘right’ to be a singer or something. “John Prine helped me change my thinking on that (when the group went out on tour with Prine in 1990). He told me to just have fun, that it was ‘okay for me to be a singer,’ to go out and relax, and if you fall down, who cares?’ That was a big turning point for me.”
Cowboy Junkies continue an ambitious schedule of four releases over an 18 month period, collectively titled “The Nomad Series.” Sing In My Meadow is a collection of songs recorded over a four day period that evokes the psychedelic, blues-inspired forays the band is fond of exploring on stage. Michael Timmins says “I’m the father of three young kids, and I’ve got aging parents, so that’s obviously a big part of my life. But I found that what was going on in the outside world was affecting my writing. These times are extremely trying. What sort of world is being set up for my kids? All of that began to brew together.” The result is an album that takes family as a starting point, but goes on to look at the vast range of people’s responsibilities to and for each other.
Joe Purdy is an independent musician. His records are self-released and he likes it that way. By cultivating a world-wide audience, gaining commercial recognition, and selling his music direct to fans, Joe has positioned himself at the forefront of a new movement of successful independent artists. His fans include music tastemakers and early adopters, as well as followers of mainstreams acts such as Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen. His music has been featured on TV in such programs as Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and House, MD and the feature film The Secret Life of Bees featuring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.
Links: Cowboyjunkies.com – Joepurdy.com – Tickets – Somerville Theatre – Directions