Dean Owens
b. Scotland. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Owens was a member of the popular Scottish country rock unit the Felsons, helping the band record three acclaimed albums in the late 90s. His 2001 solo debut resulted from sessions in a lochside cottage in the Highlands of Scotland with Felsons bass player Kevin McGuire, recorded directly onto a portable DAT machine. Released with a minimum of cleaning up and overdubbing, the album was a delightful lo-fi excursion that was high on atmosphere and low on artifice. Owens spent the next two years on the road, spending a large amount of time in the USA touring with the Mavericks, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and Chip Taylor. His next album, 2004’s My Town, was recorded with a stellar cast list of guest musicians including former Flying Burrito Brothers pedal steel guitarist Al Perkins, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter Will Kimbrough, and Scottish artist Karine Polwart. The album was an accomplished Americana collection with a lyrical heart set firmly in Owens’ native Scotland.
Owens decamped to Nashville to record the 2007 follow-up Whisky Hearts, with Perkins and Kimbrough again on hand to help out alongside the ex-Mavericks rhythm section of Paul Deakin and Robert Reynolds. This thoughtful, melodic and thoroughly engaging album was hailed as one of the finest singer-songwriter releases of the year.
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El Tiradito (The Curse of Sinner's Shrine)
Country - Released by Continental Record Services on May 12, 2023
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The Man from Leith: The Best of Dean Owens
Alternative & Indie - Released by Eel Pie Records on Mar 20, 2020
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Sinner's Shrine
Rock - Released by Eel Pie Records on Feb 18, 2022
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The Desert Trilogy, Vol. 2: Sand and Blood
Rock - Released by Eel Pie Records on May 7, 2021
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Into the Sea
Rock - Released by Drumfire Records on May 11, 2015
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Mother Road (El Tiradito edit)
Folk - Released by Continental Record Services on Mar 31, 2023
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Ghosts (The Desert Trilogy EPs)
Rock - Released by Eel Pie Records on Sep 3, 2021
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The Desert Trilogy, Vol. 1: The Burning Heart
Rock - Released by Drumfire Records on Mar 5, 2021
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Cash Back: Songs I Learned from Johnny
Country - Released by Drumfire Records on Nov 5, 2012
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No Man's Land EP
Pop - Released by Drumfire Records on Nov 10, 2014
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Let the Day In
Alternative & Indie - Released by Eel Pie Records on Aug 7, 2020
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I Still Miss Someone
Country - Released by Drumfire Records on Oct 28, 2013
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Julie's Moon
Rock - Released by Drumfire Records on Mar 10, 2017
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Virginia Street
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drumfire Records on Sep 30, 2016
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Valentine's Day in New York
Rock - Released by Drumfire Records on Feb 14, 2015
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A Song for the Dark Times
Alternative & Indie - Released by Eel Pie Records on Oct 2, 2020
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Evergreen
Alternative & Indie - Released by Drumfire Records on May 11, 2015
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After the Rain
Rock - Released by Eel Pie Records on Feb 4, 2022
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The Hopeless Ghosts
Rock - Released by Eel Pie Records on Aug 27, 2021
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