by Dean Owens
Release Date: 20 March 2020
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Eel Pie Records
£16.99
Dean Owens The Man From Leith – The Best Of Dean Owens Limited Coloured Vinyl LP
Overview:
“Dean Owens’ music and story also feels like a tribute to the songs inside us, the tales of our lives, reaching into us to find the threads of our common humanity... As a vocalist Dean is possessed with a voice which soars to the exuberant highs and swoops to melancholic lows that I’ve witnessed break hearts far, far harder than mine. And it perfectly delivers those beautiful songs of love and loss, the pulse of all our lives.” (Irvine Welsh)
Award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens, from Leith, Edinburgh, is one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh – who wrote the sleeve notes for this release - and BBC legend Bob Harris. Dean has had an almost 20 year, 7 album solo career (4 and 5 star reviews, and comparisons with the likes of Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Roddy Frame and Richard Ashcroft, among many). He has toured around the world, particularly in UK and USA, and opened for, and performed with, the Mavericks, Roseanne Cash, John Hiatt and many more. He was the first Scottish musician to officially showcase at Nashville’s renowned AmericanaFest in 2017. The title song from his recent highly acclaimed Southern Wind album won the UK Song of the Year Award 2019 (AMA-UK).
Recording in Scotland, but mostly in Nashville and New York, Dean always puts a top quality team together for his albums, working with producers like award winning Neilson Hubbard, and musicians including long time collaborator, award winning guitarist/songwriter Will Kimbrough and Al Perkins. The poignant Strangers Again features a duet with Scottish singer Karine Polwart. The results are little gems of songs which touch hearts and cross genres, strongly influenced by his US heroes, while retaining his own unique Scottish roots and voice.
Dean’s genre-hopping ability is clear from his upcoming tours and gigs which feature showcases at Folk Alliance International (New Orleans), AmericanaFest UK (London) and tour dates including Orkney Folk Festival, Top Secret Blues Festival Scarborough and Maverick Festival. In 2020 he will be recording his next album in Tucson USA, with renowned band Calexico, as he explores some exciting new directions.
Featured Tracks:
Side A
1. Man From Leith
2. Up On The Hill
3. Strangers Again (with Karine Polwart)
4. Elvis Was My Brother
5. Baby Fireworks
Side B
1. Dora
2. Southern Wind
3. The Night Johnny Cash Played San Quentin
4. Raining In Glasgow
5. The Last Song
Release Date: 29 July 2022
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Wrasse
£19.99
