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Dean Owens – UK Song of the Year Award
Scottish Singer Songwriter Wins National Award
DOWNLOADS: Press Release – Dean Owens – UK Song of the Year Award
And USA/UK touring Apr-Aug 2019
Press Release – Dean Owens – Mother – Touring – USA – UK
USA Only – Press Release (2) – Dean Owens – Mother – Touring – USA
Brigid Kaelin – UK Tour and New Release
Louisville’s Brigid Kaelin and Grammy nominee Steve Cooley announce UK Tour dates + new single (Movies Cost a Dime)
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Brigid Kaelin – Movies Cost a Dime and UK Tour
Buffalo Blood – World Premiere (Celtic Connections) and Vinyl Release
“Americana supergroup” announce debut performance and album release for 2019
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Buffalo Blood- Celtic Connections-Eel Pie Records
Tide Lines – UK Tour and New Releases
Tide Lines announce their first UK wide tour (Oct-Dec 2018), with new single and EP
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Tide Lines – Oct-Dec 2018
SHAMANIC – 1 Night Only – 28 Sep
A visceral collision of live music, painting and architecture, with Russian AniMotion artist Maria Rud, and musicians including Rezillo Fay Fife, Kid Congo Powers (Cramps/Bad Seeds), Martin Metcalfe (Filthy Tongues/Goodbye Mr McKenzie) and more. A night not to be missed.
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Shamanic – (AniMotion)
Scary Biscuits shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Award winning, top quality international theatre, dance and music
THEATRE – Fishamble: Maz & Bricks
UK Premiere – Award winning Irish theatre company
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Ed Fringe – Fishamble – Maz and Bricks
DANCE – Lok Chhanda: Dashanan/Kabeera
UK Premiere – Double bill of dramatic, acrobatic, lyrical Indian dance
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Lok Chhanda – Dashanan-Kabeera
MUSIC: Blue Rose Code: This is Caledonian Soul
UK Premiere – Ross Wilson aka Blue Rose Code with special guests including Hamish Stuart, Eddi Reader, Duke Special
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Blue Rose Code- This is Caledonian Soul
MUSIC – Christine Bovill: PIAF and PARIS
Award winning French chanson – be transported into a Parisian scented twilight world of song
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Christine Bovill – Paris and Piaf
MUSIC – Dean Owens: A Hatful of Songs
One of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters dives into his glittering 7 album back catalogue and lets the audience choose the songs
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Dean Owens – Spring-Summer 2018 + Elvis
MUSIC – WeARE : Adaawe
Hi octane drums and voices with members of all-female band Adaawe and the women who inspire them
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Adaawe – Edinburgh Fringe 2018
PARIS Returns to Edinburgh via Berlin, London, Ireland
Award Winning, 5 Star Show, Christine Bovill’s PARIS, at Queen’s Hall, 31 May 2018
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Christine Bovill – Paris
Rave reviews for Dean Owens’ new album, Southern Wind
(Released on At The Helm Records, Feb 2018)
CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS QUOTES, AND FULL REVIEWS (DOWNLOADABLE PDF)
Scottish Singer’s New Video Packs a Punch!
(Dark and powerfully evocative video for title track of Dean Owens’ new album, with cameo from Game of Thrones / Doctor Who actor, Jamie Sives (Feb 2018))
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Dean Owens – Southern Wind video
Highlands phenomenon Tide Lines – new single, CD, tour
Force of music Tide Lines announce new single release, CD and tour dates (2018)
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Tide Lines – new single – album – tour
Square One with special guest Andy Middleton
Award Winning Scottish Band Announce Tour With Top US Jazz Musician (2018)
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Square One with Andy Middleton
Roots in the Round – UK tour, Nov/Dec 2017
Nashville style songwriters circle with Dean Owens, Robert Vincent, Worry Dolls, The Black Feathers
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Roots in the Round
“Queen of Southern Gothic” Hannah Aldridge – UK wide tour, Oct/Nov 2017
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Hannah Aldridge – TOUR DATES
Award winning band on the road from London and Bath to Inverness: Rolling Stone faves Elephant Sessions on tour, Nov 2017
Scottish troubadour Dean Owens trailblazing to Nashville’s Americanafest + new record label, single and tour news
DOWNLOAD: Press Release – Dean Owens – Americanafest-New label-single-tour news
NEW SINGLE/VIDEO – Out 8 Sep 2017:
Chanteuse Christine Bovill Returns to Edinburgh Fringe with 5-STAR PARIS and PIAF Shows
Press Release – Christine Bovill – Paris and Piaf
Rezillo Fay Fife has new band and brand new single (28 July)
Press Release – Fay Fife – Don’t Dress Me Up (28 July 2017)
Hannah Aldridge – New CD (Gold Rush) and UK Tour (May 2017)
Press Release – Hannah Aldridge – Gold Rush (16 Jun 2017)
Redwood Mountain (Dean Owens, Amy Geddes) – New CD and Tour Dates (Apr 2017)
Press Release – Dean Owens – Redwood Mountain
Scotland – World Cup 1967 TShirts (Apr 2017)
Press Release – Scottish Fitba T Shirt
Ben Glover – Scottish Tour Dates
Press Release – Ben Glover – Voodoo Rooms (UK Tour)
Famous Spiegeltent Forced to Bow Out After 33 Years at Edinburgh Fringe (Feb 2017)
Official Statement from Famous Spiegeltent – Feb 2017
New Single Release in Aid of Marie Curie (10 Mar 2017)
Press Release – Julie’s Moon (Dean Owens & The Whisky Hearts)
Happy Christmas from Scotland’s “Maestro of Misery”!
Press Release – Home for Christmas (Dean Owens & The Whisky Hearts)
AfriFest
Press Release – AfriFest at Summerhall, 22 & 23 Oct 2016
Hannah Aldridge + The Black Feathers
Press Release – Hannah Aldridge – October Tour Dates
Dean Owens – Press Releases – Autumn Tour + Into the Sea Deluxe
Press Release – Dean Owens – Tour Dates – Autumn 2016
Inc Green Note Camden, Danny and the Champions of the World tour, Whisky Hearts dates
Press Release – Into the Sea Deluxe
The Famous Spiegeltent at Edinburgh Fringe – Press Release
A spectacular summer season in Edinburgh (including Peter Straker, Christine Bovill, Archie Roach and Paul Kelly) and a Before the Fringe music programme which includes Fred Wesley & The New JBs and Brian Kennedy
Press Release – Famous Spiegeltent – Jun 2016
Multi-award winning Australian musician Archie Roach for 2 nights only in Famous Spiegeltent – ONLY UK dates
Press Release – Archie Roach at Famous Spiegeltent
Dean Owens – Hank Williams shows and Summer Tour News – Press Release
Settin’ the Woods on Fire (Songs I Learned From Hank) – with The Celtabilly Allstars and special guests – Southern Fried, Glasgow, Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall (Ed Fringe)
Press Release – Dean Owens – Settin the Woods on Fire (Jun 2016)
Summer tour News – inc SummerTyne, Liquid Room (with Jason Isbell), Green Note Camden, Danny and the Champions of the World tour
Press Release – Dean Owens – Touring – New Release – Summer 2016
Remember to Breathe – UK Premiere, Edinburgh Fringe – Press Release
Press Release – Remember to Breathe – EdFringe – Jun 2016
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Two Fiery Nashville Daughters Heading for The Voodoo Rooms – Press Release – May 2016
Press Release – Hannah Aldridge + Lilly Hiatt – Voodoo Rooms
New single from Dean Owens -Press Release – Feb 2016
Release date: Fri 15 Apr 2016
Press Release – Dean Owens – Cotton Snow – Feb 2016
The Men From Leith with Dick Gaughan, Blue Rose Code and Dean Owens & The Whisky Hearts – Press Release – Feb 2016
Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 6 May
Press Release – The Men From Leith
DEAN OWENS – Press Release – Jan 2016
Dean Owens’ Celtic Connections “Dream Date” + AMA-UK Showcase date
Press Release – Dean Owens – January 2016a
ANDA UNION – Press Release
Dec 2015 – UK wide tour by brilliant 9 piece Anda Union musicians from Inner Mongolia
Press Release – Anda Union – Jan 2016
Dean Owens – Press Releases
October 2015 (2) – You never know what’s up there! Tale of the singer, a song and dedicated fans Press Release – The Lair of the Lion Tamer
October 2015 – Autumn tour dates (London, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh) + Single and Video Release – Press Release – Dean Owens – Oct 2015
May 2015 – Into the Sea Update, Sessions and Summer Tour – Press Release – Dean Owens – Summer Tour
Mar 2015 – Album Release – Press Release – Dean Owens – Into the Sea (Mar 2015 (2))
Jan 2015 – Celtic Connections, dates + single, album releases Press Release – Dean Owens (update Feb 2015)
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Press Releases – Edinburgh Fringe 2015
Ed Fringe DANCE
Jun 2015 – Press Release – Charo Cala Flamenco
Ed Fringe THEATRE
Jun 2015 – Press Release – Little Thing Big Thing (Fishamble/Donal O’Kelly)
Jun 2015 – Press Release – Katie O’Kelly Counter Culture
Ed Fringe MUSIC
Jun 2015 – Press Release – Africa Live! / Zambra!
Jun 2015 – Dean Owens and the Felsons – Cash Back (Songs I Learned From Johnny)
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Press Release – Traditional Flamenco Nights
Mar 2015 – Press Release – Fab Flamenco Nights
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Poción de Fe – Press Release
Feb 2015 – Introducing Poción de Fe – Gigs, single release
Press Release – Pocion de Fe (Feb 2015)
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Samba Sene – Press Release
Feb 2015 – Gigs News, including Ndaje: African Connections
Press Release – Samba Sene Diwan – Feb 2015
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Struileag: Children of the Smoke – Press Releases
One of the key events of Homecoming Scotland 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Festival Programme – a spectacular multimedia live performance involving over 70 writers, musicians, dancers and artists. The project also includes a CD, Poetry competition and book, interactive website about the gaelic diaspora and a BBC film.
Dec 2014 – Jim Sutherland wins Composer of the Year Award at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards
PRESS RELEASE: COMPOSER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Nov 2014 – Trad Awards Event of the Year and Composer of the Year shortlisting for Children of the Smoke‘s Artistic Director Jim Sutherland – CHILDREN OF THE SMOKE PRESS RELEASE – Trad awards
Jun 2014 – Launch of spectacular multimedia performance CHILDREN OF THE SMOKE PRESS RELEASE Jun 2014
Adam Holmes – Press Releases
Nov 2014 – Trad Awards Album of the Year Nomination, Mark Radcliffe Sessions, London –
Press Release – Adam Holmes Awards news – Nov 2014 (2)
Apr 2014 – Scottish Album of the Year Longlist – Press Release – Adam Holmes – SAY Award Longlist – Apr 14
Apr 2014 – Cambridge Folk Festival showcase Press Release – Adam Holmes Apr 14 (3)
Dec 2103 – Heirs and Graces CD Release Press Release – Adam Holmes
Dec 2013 – Heirs and Graces – Album info and credits CD – Summary info – Heirs and Graces (Adam Holmes)
