{"product_id":"2529414","title":"Dean Owens - Spirit Ridge [VINYL]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 has been a landmark year for award winning Scottish musician Dean Owens with standing ovations and sold out tours including Cambridge Folk Festival, Netherlands, UK and USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e2025 is shaping up to be even better \u003cstrong\u003ewith the highly anticipated release of his twelfth album Spirit Ridge,\u003c\/strong\u003erecorded\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eat Crinale Studio, a 400 year old farmhouse in the hills in Emilia Romagna, Italy - the land of Dean's lion tamer great great grandfather - with renowned Italian producer\u003cstrong\u003e Don Antonio. Spirit Ridge\u003c\/strong\u003ewill be launched at Glasgow's \u003cstrong\u003eCeltic Connections on 2 Feb\u003c\/strong\u003e, with upcoming tour dates including the prestigious \u003cstrong\u003ePort Fairy Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e in Australia, plus UK, US and The Netherlands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirit Ridge is the follow up to Dean's critically acclaimed collaborations with US Latin rock icons \u003cstrong\u003eCalexico\u003c\/strong\u003e which resulted in 2 remarkable albums - Sinner's Shrine (2022) and El Tiradito (The Curse of Sinner's Shrine) (2023) - which dramatically evoked the wide panoramic landscapes of the south western US desert states. The twelve songs onSpirit Ridgeare a musical and lyrical development, both monumental and deeply personal, rooted in a liminal hinterland which connects the lush Italian hills, the US desert states and post industrial Scotland. The spirit of the lion tamer is rarely far away!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreceded by 3 well received \"taster\" EPs (The Ridge Trilogy) released July-Dec 2024, the full Spirit Ridge album is now ready to launch into the world in all its guitar driven, brass infused glory! A magical mix of Dean's trademark melancholy and unforgettable melodies, a masterpiece of concise songwriting about family and connections to places, with a nod to spirit animals. Vocally he has never sounded better.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221344899457,"sku":"2529414","price":17.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/71ApFJcD6oL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1744486249","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2529414","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}