AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWS

DEAN OWENS AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

Hi everyone.

What happened to our British summer??

I hope you managed to find some sunshine somewhere.

I just wanted to fill you in on what I?ve been up to the past few weeks and what lies ahead in the next wee while.

That?s me at the end of my run of dates in August.

Big thanks to those of you who came out to the gigs.

I had a fantastic time at the Southern Fried festival in Perth at the start of the month, first of all kicking the festival off on the Friday night at Perth Concert Hall opening for Nanci Griffith. The show was sold out and it was a wonderful audience. Nanci was very sweet and said some very kind things to me after the show. I had fun hanging out with her manager ? the legendary Phil Kaufman talking about the wonders of the desert and Airstream trailers!

After my set I had rush off to the Concert Hall foyer to take part in the live broadcast of BBC Radio Scotland?s Brand New Opry show (as I prefer to call it) with Bryan Burnett. It was great to be asked to take part in this show as it was one of the very last programmes. Sadly ?The Opry? is no more. It?s a real shame as Bryan and the various producers over the years have been big supporters of me and my music.

Bryan had asked me if I would be ok with playing a Felsons song  - Born To Lose You - for old times sake and also one from Whisky Hearts.

On the Saturday night it was the Hank Williams tribute concert
Lost Highway which was an absolute blast. The excellent house band was led by Stuart Nisbet on guitar and a whole host of great guest singers including Eddi Reader, Justin Currie (Del Amitri), Slaid Cleeves, Monica Queen, The Hazey Janes to name just a few. They delivered some brilliant versions of Hank songs. I opened the show with There?s A Tear In My Beer. We singers even had our own bar and barman onstage. You can?t beat that!

My London show at The Electroacoustic Club at the Slaughtered Lamb was great. It was good to finally meet Jon Redfern and see him and Mary Hampton play live. It was also good for Stuart (Nisbet) and I to get a gig under our belts.

After London it was on to Brighton, Tynemouth, Glasgow and then back home to Edinburgh for my first of two shows at The Voodoo Rooms.

This was a great gig. There were lots of familiar faces there and the author Irvine Welsh came along with his wife Beth. It was good of him to make it as he?s on a pretty hectic schedule just now promoting his new book - Crime.

I had Stuart with me on guitar and we were joined by my good friend Kevin McGuire on double bass. It was fab having Kev back with me.

The second show at The Voodoo Rooms was every bit as good. It?s a great little venue. I plan on being back there towards the end of the year

 There are more shows planned for September and the Autumn/Winter.

I will be at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen on September 21^st. Visit www.boxofficeaberdeen.com  for details.

I will also be back in London at the Electroacoustic Club at the Slaughtered Lamb on November 3rd doing a show with Nels Andrews.

Tickets available at �10 from

www.wegottickets.com/event/31934
www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=270568&interface=
or Phone: 0870 600 100

Info - www.electroacousticclub.com

As ever please keep an eye on the website or www.myspace.com/deanowenspace  for other news.

For other album news join the Navigator Records mailing list at www.navigatorrecords.co.uk

Remember that Whisky Hearts is released on Navigator Records on September 15^th.

Look out for the limited edition gatefold LP in RED vinyl (with cd and bonus film inside)

Also check out -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ez_yCBnWMw

for a solo acoustic video of me performing Sand In My Shoes and a video for On The Edge from The Droma Tapes ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr4PAyI7FHw

This was shot on Super 8 film up at Loch Droma in the Scottish Highlands by my wife Nicki.

I hope to see you somewhere over the autumn and winter months. Enjoy what?s left of the summer : )

All the best.

Dean