5 Facts About Cowboy Junkies' The Trinity Session Recording

The album was recorded live in a single day at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto. The band set up in the church’s sanctuary and played together without overdubs.

The church’s natural acoustics shaped the album’s sound. The high ceilings and stone walls created a spacious, reverent atmosphere that became a signature of the record.

The recording was done with a single microphone. Engineer Peter Moore used a binaural head microphone to capture the band’s performance in stereo.

The session cost only $250 to produce. The band paid for the church rental and recording expenses out of pocket.

The album includes a cover of Lou Reed’s “Sweet Jane.” This track became the band’s biggest hit and helped define their minimalist, folk-rock style.