Michael Timmins isn't a typical guitar hero. How many of those will admit to ferrying the kids around in a 1997 Subaru? But Timmins' band, Cowboy Junkies, is a family act, after all -- Michael's sister Margo is the lead singer and younger brother Pete plays drums. Old family friend Alan Anton is the bass player. Cowboy Junkies first made their mark in 1987 with atmospheric covers of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams, and "Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed. Since then, the band's been working a sound the late Townes Van Zandt once called "the Cowboy Junkies groove." As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported Musicians in their own words series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming. Three mixes options are provided, for flexibility. Scripts for intro and outro are attached, and may be edited at will. This piece works well pegged to local performances. This piece debuts on PRX.

Michael Timmins isn't a typical guitar hero. How many of those will admit to ferrying the kids around in a 1997 Subaru? But Timmins' band, Cowboy Junkies, is a family act, after all -- Michael's sister Margo is the lead singer and younger brother Pete plays drums. Old family friend Alan Anton is the bass player. Cowboy Junkies first made their mark in 1987 with atmospheric covers of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams, and "Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed. Since then, the band's been working a sound the late Townes Van Zandt once called "the Cowboy Junkies groove." As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported Musicians in their own words series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming. Three mixes options are provided, for flexibility. Scripts for intro and outro are attached, and may be edited at will. This piece works well pegged to local performances. This piece debuts on PRX.

Michael Timmins isn't a typical guitar hero. How many of those will admit to ferrying the kids around in a 1997 Subaru? But Timmins' band, Cowboy Junkies, is a family act, after all -- Michael's sister Margo is the lead singer and younger brother Pete plays drums. Old family friend Alan Anton is the bass player. Cowboy Junkies first made their mark in 1987 with atmospheric covers of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams, and "Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed. Since then, the band's been working a sound the late Townes Van Zandt once called "the Cowboy Junkies groove." As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported Musicians in their own words series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming. Three mixes options are provided, for flexibility. Scripts for intro and outro are attached, and may be edited at will. This piece works well pegged to local performances. This piece debuts on PRX.

Michael Timmins isn't a typical guitar hero. How many of those will admit to ferrying the kids around in a 1997 Subaru? But Timmins' band, Cowboy Junkies, is a family act, after all -- Michael's sister Margo is the lead singer and younger brother Pete plays drums. Old family friend Alan Anton is the bass player. Cowboy Junkies first made their mark in 1987 with atmospheric covers of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams, and "Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed. Since then, the band's been working a sound the late Townes Van Zandt once called "the Cowboy Junkies groove." As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported Musicians in their own words series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming. Three mixes options are provided, for flexibility. Scripts for intro and outro are attached, and may be edited at will. This piece works well pegged to local performances. This piece debuts on PRX.