The Nomad Series is a box set by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, collecting the four individual albums of the Nomad series, Renmin Park, Demons, Sing in My Meadow, and The Wilderness on the first four discs, and, on the final disc, six of the seven songs from the Demons digital bonus disc plus four previously unreleased songs worked on during the creation of the series.[3]

The Nomad Series
Box set by
ReleasedApril 17, 2017[1]
GenreAlternative country, country rock, folk rock
Length3:48:41
LabelLatent, Razor & Tie, Diverse Records
ProducerMichael Timmins
Cowboy Junkies chronology
The Wilderness
(2012)
The Nomad Series
(2017)
Notes Falling Slow
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Absolute Sound[2]

Contents

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Each individual album is unique, but tied together by the Nomad paintings series by Enrique Martinez Celaya,[4] the maelstrom of creativity of creating four albums in eighteen months, and the unifying voice of Margo Timmins.[2] The box set also includes a 50-page booklet containing the ephemera that makes up a recording, such as photos and lyrics.[5] The box set was released as a digital release from the Junkies website,[6] as a CD set,[5] and as a vinyl set by Diverse Records, with a bonus 12" record that includes live tracks from At the End of Paths Taken which are not included in the CD box set, although those tracks along with one other were sold digitally as a bonus disc for Sing in My Meadow.[7][8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Timmins, except where noted

Disc 1 - Renmin Park[1][5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:09
2."Renmin Park" 3:59
3."Sir Francis Bacon at the Net"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker3:59
4."Stranger Here" 3:17
5."A Few Bags of Grain"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker3:40
6."I Cannot Sit Sadly by Your Side"Zuoxiao Zuzhou4:59
7."(You've Got to Get) A Good Heart"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker4:27
8."Cicadas"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker5:17
9."Interlude" 0:48
10."My Fall"Xu Wei4:37
11."Little Dark Heart" 4:08
12."A Walk in the Park" (featuring Zuoxiao Zuzhou)Alan Anton, Joby Baker, Zuoxiao Zuzhou5:51
13."Renmin Park (Revisited)" 3:16
14."Coda" 0:54
Total length:50:21

All tracks are written by Vic Chesnutt

Disc 2 - Demons
No.TitleLength
1."Wrong Piano"4:30
2."Flirted with You All My Life"3:46
3."See You Around"5:53
4."Betty Lonely"5:00
5."Square Room"4:56
6."Ladle"4:35
7."Supernatural"3:37
8."West of Rome"5:06
9."Strange Language"2:51
10."We Hovered with Short Wings"4:46
11."When the Bottom Fell Out"2:53
Total length:49:15

All tracks are written by Michael Timmins except where noted

Disc 3 - Sing in My Meadow
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Continental Drift" 5:06
2."It's Heavy Down Here" 5:09
3."3rd Crusade"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton4:13
4."Late Night Radio" 4:59
5."Sing in My Meadow" 4:28
6."Hunted" 4:29
7."A Bride's Price"Michael Timmins, Alan Anton5:51
8."I Move On" 6:01
Total length:40:16

All tracks are written by Michael Timmins except where noted

Disc 4 - The Wilderness
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unanswered Letter (for JB)" 5:21
2."Idle Tales" 4:06
3."We Are the Selfish Ones" 2:39
4."Angels in the Wilderness" 4:45
5."Damaged from the Start" 3:48
6."Fairytale" 4:23
7."Staring Man"Michael Timmins, Elizabeth Bishop4:01
8."The Confession of Georgie E" 6:00
9."I Let Him In" 4:13
10."Fuck, I Hate the Cold" 3:17
Total length:42:33
Disc 5 - Extras
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Boy Burns"Michael Timmins4:47
2."The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun"Michael Timmins5:36
3."Old Hotel"Vic Chesnutt4:18
4."Marathon"Vic Chesnutt5:26
5."Punching Holes Through"Michael Timmins4:31
6."Sad Peter Pan"Vic Chesnutt3:51
7."Demons"Michael Timmins3:41
8."Guilty by Association"Vic Chesnutt3:26
9."Forthright"Vic Chesnutt7:11
10."Stay Inside"Vic Chesnutt4:51
Total length:47:38

All tracks are written by Michael Timmins

12" Vinyl bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Spiral Down"3:37
2."Follower 2"6:27
3."My Little Basquiat"5:50
4."Mountain"5:57
Total length:21:51

References

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  1. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "The Nomad Series - Cowboy Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Jeff (July 1, 2012). "Cowboy Junkies: The Nomad Series". The Absolute Sound. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Martin, Erin Lyndal (July 24, 2012). "The Rumpus Interview With Michael Timmins Of The Cowboy Junkies". The Rumpus. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Henderson, Stuart (February 15, 2011). "Become What You Are: A Conversation with Cowboy Junkies' Michael Timmins". PopMatters. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Cowboy Junkies - The Nomad Series". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Nomad Series". The Cowboy Junkies. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cowboy Junkies - The Nomad Series (180 Gram 5-LP + 12" Vinyl Limited Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cowboy Junkies - The Nomad Series | 5 x Vinyl". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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