Spirit Ridge by Dean Owens
Recorded at Crinale Studio, a 400 year old farmhouse in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, with Italian producer/musician Don Antonio.
Rooted in a liminal hinterland which connects the lush Italian hills, the US desert states and post industrial Scotland, the songs are monumentally cinematic and deeply personal.
Dean: This album’s for family. Those who are long gone, those who’ve recently passed on, those who are here right now and those whose spirits will be forever present in our lives… all around us on Spirit Ridge.
Don Antonio: ‘I am Italian, Dean is Scottish, these are stories and sounds written and played in a way which deeply reflects who we are, the places we've been, the seeds we planted and the fruits we harvested. These songs are monumental!’
Tracklist
| 1. | Eden Is Here | 3:19 |
| 2. | Spirito | 1:14 |
| 3. | My Beloved Hills | 5:12 |
| 4. | Light This World | 4:15 |
| 5. | The Buzzard And The Crow | 4:21 |
| 6. | Burn It All | 3:35 |
| 7. | Face The Storm (The Buffalo) | 4:49 |
| 8. | Sinner Of Sinners | 3:02 |
| 9. | Wall Of Death | 4:19 |
| 10. | A Divine Tragedy | 4:52 |
| 11. | Spirit Of Us | 4:33 |
| 12. | Tame The Lion | 5:46 |
Videos
Credits
Musicians and Credits:
Dean Owens – lead vocals, nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, whistling
The Stone Buffalo Band:
Don Antonio - guitars, lap steel, mellotron, piano
Luca Giovacchini - guitars, dobro
Piero Perelli - drums and percussion
Danilo Gallo - double bass, bass
With:
Nicola Peruch - piano, organ, keyboards
Vanni Crociani - horns arrangements
Francesco Bucci - trombone
Michele Vignali - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Plus very special guests:
John Convertino - Second drummer on Light This World and Spirit Of Us; Marimba on The Buzzard & the Crow, Vibraphone on Spirit of Us
Martin Wenk - trumpet on My Beloved Hills and Light This World
Tom Hagerman – strings and string arrangements
Kirsten Adamson – backing vocals
Christopher Stout – fiddle on Sinner of Sinners
Nuala Kennedy - Flute on The Buzzard & the Crow and Sinner of Sinners
Recorded at Crinale, Italy by Ivano Giovedi
Mixed at Waveroof Studio, Italy by Ivano Giovedi
Mix to tape: L'Amor Mio Non Muore, Italy by Roberto Villa
Kirsten Adamson recorded at Coloursound, Edinburgh by Bobby Heatlie
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering, Nashville, Tennessee
All songs written by Dean Owens
Produced by Don Antonio and Dean Owens
Artwork by Dave Huebner
Label: Continental Song City (Netherlands)
License
All rights reserved.
Award winning Scottish singer songwriter, one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC's "Whispering" Bob Harris.
His latest album, Sinner's Shrine, was recorded with musicians from Calexico.
8 official solo albums (+ 3 unofficial ones, 1 collaboration, 1 Best of.. and 3 with The Felsons)
IRVINE WELSH: Dean's music is the pulse of all our lives