Dean Owens

Dean Owens (feat. Joey Burns, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela) “New Mexico”

February 11, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Beginning on 5th March, Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens will release a series of EPs as a prelude to his next full-length album, ‘Sinner’s Shrine’, recorded with musicians from Calexico. The EPs will include a song […]

Festival Review: Celtic Connections,15th January-2nd February 2021

February 9, 2021 Paul Kerr 3

As we waltzed oh so carefully into 2021, Celtic Connections, Scotland’s annual winter celebration of worldwide roots music, was the first major festival to accept the inevitable and move to a digital platform. In 2020, around […]

Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

January 26, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

Edinburgh’s Dean Owens kicks off the New Year with a Celtic Connections showcase followed by an ambitious schedule of releases recorded with Tucson’s Calexico At the beginning of 2020, the year looked promising for Dean Owens. […]

Video: Buffalo Blood “Vanishing World”

November 11, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The sun rises over the wide open vistas of Abiquiu, New Mexico, and with it, the music gently lifts and swells. By the time the voice of Americana UK-favourite Dean Owens sings, “This land we loved […]

Video Premiere: Dean Owens “A Song for the Dark Times”

October 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Two weeks before the lockdown, Ian Rankin, famous crime novelist, was performing at Cash Back In Fife, the festival organised by award-winning singer-songwriter Dean Owens. The pair got chatting about Rankin’s new Inspector Rebus novel, ‘A […]

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0

Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]

Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0

Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

September 3, 2026 0

Outstanding one-off album is re-released together with an album of live tracks from the tour that accompanied the album, plus a new song (on vinyl and CD). case/lang/veirs was released in 2016. In keeping with the […]

Dean Owens (feat. Joey Burns, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela) “New Mexico”

Festival Review: Celtic Connections,15th January-2nd February 2021

Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

Video: Buffalo Blood “Vanishing World”

Video Premiere: Dean Owens “A Song for the Dark Times”

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026