Canadian alternative country band Cowboy Junkies is the brainchild of founder
members and childhood friends Alan Anton and Michael Timmins. Anton and Timmins
had been in a punk band together and garnered some experience of the music
business. One of their projects, an experimental band called Germinal, relied on
the members playing whatever they wanted, regardless of what the other musicians
were playing, pushing the boundaries of musical exploration. After returning
from Europe Anton and Timmins decided a new, more melodic project was required
and Cowboy Junkies was born.
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