Award winning Scottish troubadour Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s best musical exports - with fans including authors Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin (whose fictional detective Rebus has Dean’s songs on playlist), and BBC legend Bob Harris.
His band The Sinners make a glorious, brass infused, driving sound with electric guitar, trumpet and double bass, with Dean’s searingly soulful voice upfront. A thrilling, unique blend of Scottish roots and rocky Americana, with added desert noir.
Take a listen to some of Dean Owens & The Sinners below:
Dean Owens and the Sinners - The Hopeless Ghosts
Dean Owens & The Sinners — Dolina (Live at Twa Tam's in Perth, Scotland)
Expect a joyous mix of songs and stories from Dean’s 12 album career, and a life on the road. Earworm inducing melodies and great songs; the heart of a rock’n’roller combined with the spellbinding delivery of folk’s best storytellers, with humour and melancholy intertwined.
His new album Spirit Ridge was recorded in Italy (the land of his lion tamer ancestor) with renowned producer Don Antonio. Following directly on from his highly acclaimed collaborations with Calexico, the songs on Spirit Ridge are both monumental and deeply personal, rooted in an imaginary hinterland connecting the lush Italian hills, the US desert states and post industrial Scotland.
Other recent collaborators include his long time buddy Will Kimbrough, Grant-Lee Philips (and mutual friend, Melbourne Kiwi, Matt Joe Gow). 2024 highlights included standing ovations at Cambridge Folk Festival, sold out tours in the Netherlands and USA, with 2025 kicking off at Glasgow’s legendary Celtic Connections before hitting the road in Australia for a 3 week tour.
· Owens sings with a dark majesty that matches the gigantic emotional pull of his songs… dirt caked desert noir (Mojo)
· more intoxicating than the most treacherous of mezcals… (Rolling Stone)
· a wild and swampy romp... Had the audience transfixed... Americana UK
· Edinburgh’s finest… Edinburgh News
· The band you’re glad you lived long enough to see… both rousing and balm for the soul… CambsNews
Support for the night is still to be announced. Doors open at 7pm and tickets can be purchased below:
Dean Owens & The Sinners (SCO) Tickets, George Lane, St Kilda | TryBooking Australia
Multiple Ticket Prices + BF.
See you there :)