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Cookie Crumbs – Underdogs (volume 10)
If you haven’t been paying attention then you probably haven’t noticed the treasure trove of recordings, exclusive to our site, stored in the EXCLUSIVES section. My favourite area of this important corner of our world is Cookie Crumbs (volumes 1 thru 10). These collections of live songs are curated by Cookie Bob who is a […]
Mountain Stage broadcast
This past March we made our ninth appearance on the venerable NPR show, Mountain Stage. It’s always a pleasure to journey to the heart of West Virginia to hook up with our old friends. the show will be aired this friday (May 18th) on participating NPR stations (a list of participating stations and air times […]
pre-sale for City Winery, NYC show August 5 and 6
We’ll be returning to NYC for two shows at The City Winery on August 5th and 6th. It’s a good venue to see the band and we enjoy playing there, which usually makes for a good show. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, but you can get your pick of the […]
Tour Diary – Kent, OH and Chicago, Ill (April 26 and 27, 2012)
Kent, OH (Kent Theater) Horrible weather, rainy and cold; Ate an excellent pulled pork sandwich from the Franklin Square Deli; Did some used book browsing; Did some used guitar browsing; Cookie Bob and Crazy Ed showed up with tithes of beer (Southern Tier IPA and Dogfish Head 60 Minute….very tasty); Chuck emerged unscathed from the […]
Tour Diary – Madison, Cincinnati, Nashville, TN (April 21 – 25, 2012)
Madison, WI (April 21 and 22) Yesterday was a day off and we watched hockey. It was a beautiful early-spring day: chilly but lots of sunshine and lots of people in the streets enjoying the day. We sat in the bus and watched hockey, except for the couple of hours we went to dinner at […]
Tiny Desk Concert
Our Tiny Desks concert is now up on the NPR website. Check it out if you have the time: http://www.npr.org/event/music/151219111/cowboy-junkies-tiny-desk-concert
Tour Diary – Omaha and Salina (April 19 and 20, 2012)
Omaha, Nebraska We spent the day in a parking lot in the rain. It was a nice parking lot, and at least there was a cafe that we could run to throughout the day, but we saw nothing of Omaha. The complex where the club is located, is part of a relatively new development on […]
Tour Diary – St Louis, MO (April 18, 2012)
I’ve always liked St Louis, there is something epic about this city. A lot of its architecture reflects the cities place in the history, as the gateway to The West. It must have been quite a high rolling town in the 19th century when the expansion into the west was in full swing and St […]
Tour Diary – Davenport, IA (April 17, 2012)
Today was a very trippy day in Davenport, Iowa. About an hour after we parked behind the gig we noticed the street in front of us beginning to fill up with cop cars and fire trucks and EMT units. We followed the gaze of all the first responders and there, about 100 feet away, sitting […]
Tour Diary – Minneapolis, MN (April 15, 2012)
We didn’t come across any tornados on our drive last night, but the rain was of biblical proportions. It was an odd day today. The sky above the city swirled with clouds heading in all directions at once and the temperature plummeted. Jeff had to leave the tour for the day to attend to some […]