Spirit Ridge by DEAN OWENS

All songs written by Dean Owens
Produced by Don Antonio and Dean Owens

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!’

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.

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 (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

Credits

released February 14, 2025

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

Guests:
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

Artwork by Dave Huebner

Label: Continental Song City (Netherlands)

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