Cowboy Junkies 'Trinity Sessions' style recording advice

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Hi there,

I'm about to undertake a project with a band to record an acoustic session EP (hand percussion, acoustic guitars, bass, vocals, harmonica). We love the sound of The Trinity Sessions by Cowboy Junkies and the idea of recording using a single stereo mic in a church to capture the acoustics of the room.

Has anyone done anything like this and have any advice? Or does anyone know where I can find detailed info on how the Cowboy Junkies did it (I've seen some basic info on their website)? And can anyone recommend a stereo mic to purchase with a budget of around £100 - £200?

Thanks in advance,
Thom Lambert
 
I remember Cowboy Junkies. Great band.

As additional research, you might want to look into live-studio recordings of bluegrass groups. A single condenser mic is de rigueur there.
 
Yeah I've just 'found' them really, never heard of them til recently but I love the sound. Nice one, i'l check into that. Capturing the live performance rather than multi-tracking really appeals to me at the moment.
 
After being told about a Jools Holland recording (and not having enough inputs to record with) where they recorded with a couple of PZMs (boundary mics) and just moved the members of the band closer or further away from them to get the balance, I tried it with a similar set up to yours. Takes a while to get the balancing right and your musicians have to be into it, but it can work really well. I believe some of the Gillian Welch stuff is recorded like this too, but with a couple of ribbon mics.

You can get PZMs pretty cheap and get some good results from them. I think the ones I used were about £30 each.
 
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