Track Listing
1. Howdy Folks & Gather Round (intro)
2. Dreaming Cowboy
3. Sad Milkman
4. Dark Sun
5. In Bristol Town One Bright Day
6. Sweetheart Waltz
7. Snowbird
8. Cry Cry Cry
9. When The Roses Bloom Again
10. Cancion Para Mi Padre
11. Rock Me To Sleep
12. Goodnight Cowboy Sally (outro)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Shellshock/SRD | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Full title: Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments For Lost Buckaroos.Personnel: Sally Timms (vocals, guitar); Jon Langford (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jon Rauhouse (vocals, pedal steel & Hawaian guitar, banjo, mandolin); Barry Mills, Brett Sparks, Jane Baxter-Miller (vocals); Celine (various instruments, acoustic guitar); Robbie Fulks (acoustic guitar); Andon Davis (electric guitar); Jessica Billey, Andrew Bird (violin); Steve Rosen (fiddle); John Herndon (drums, sleigh bells); Harry Trumfio (steel drums); Fred Armisen (percussion).Producers: Sally Timms, John Langford, Dave Trumfio.Engineers: Brenden Burke, Mark Schwartz, Dave Trumfio.Recorded at: Uberstudio, Chicago, Illinois in May 1999.Sally Timms has one of the finest voices around. She sings with the great rock & roll band the Mekons (from Leeds, England), and also has a solo career, singing quieter, more introspective songs (that pack a wallop). Timms is very much under the sway of pre-countrypolitan country music, drawing influence and strength from early Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins, and Merle Haggard. Her backup consists of guitars (acoustic, electric, steel), dobro, fiddle, bass, and light percussion, and the songs highlight her remarkable voice; unlike some younger female singers, Timms does not try to sound like Patsy Cline reincarnated. Her voice is similar to Parton's, though a bit deeper, capable of conveying both impishness and deep sorrow. The songs are haunting, many of them originals that sound as if they could've been written 100 years ago. Highlights include her gentle, soulful take on Johnny Cash's classic "Cry, Cry, Cry" and a chilling tale of death during a snowstorm, the maddeningly catchy "Snowbird." If you think nobody's doing traditional country anymore, or just want to hear a clear, powerful voice, try Timms.
Editorial Reviews
8 out of 10 - ...takes the Mekons' sense of displacement and locates it within beautifully rendered and wholly unironic country music...
Spin (12/01/1999)
...[A] gem...dreamy sundown songs for the lost and lonely....part gently melancholy, he voice simultaneously warm and cool, light and profound, languid but with an edge of uneasiness - like silk, if they left the silkworm in....Wonderful.
Mojo (04/01/2000)
...[She] sings old-fashioned country with respect 'and' a dose of deadpan humor....[her] voice stands out wonderfully against the understated arrangements. Look no further the nest time you need campfire music. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (11/05/1999)
...gorgeous vocals and love of the weird seem a special elixir....[She] serves up a dozen offbeat croons...with equal parts tradition and impish winks....A strange lullaby indeed.
Magnet (01/01/2000)
...more suited to campfire contemplation than saloon brawling....her songs are coated with fairy-dust fragile vocals...
CMJ (11/22/1999)
...[She] sings old-fashioned country with respect 'and' a dose of deadpan humor....[her] voice stands out wonderfully against the understated arrangements. Look no further the nest time you need campfire music. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (11/05/1999)
8 out of 10 - ...takes the Mekons' sense of displacement and locates it within beautifully rendered and wholly unironic country music...Mojo (4/00, p.97) - ...[A] gem...dreamy sundown songs for the lost and lonely....part gently melancholy, he voice simultaneously warm and cool, light and profound, languid but with an edge of uneasiness - like silk, if they left the silkworm in....Wonderful.Entertainment Weekly (11/5/99, p.82) - ...[She] sings old-fashioned country with respect 'and' a dose of deadpan humor....[her] voice stands out wonderfully against the understated arrangements. Look no further the nest time you need campfire music. - Rating: B Magnet (1-2/00, p.82) - ...gorgeous vocals and love of the weird seem a special elixir....[She] serves up a dozen offbeat croons...with equal parts tradition and impish winks....A strange lullaby indeed.CMJ (11/22/99, p.22) - ...more suited to campfire contemplation than saloon brawling....her songs are coated with fairy-dust fragile vocals...
Spin (12/01/1999)
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