Glasgow Americana kicked off tonight with an opening (album launch) concert by Kirsten Adamson - read all about the festival in our latest MNs GIGguide @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/...

Here’s Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross on Arbroath fish suppers, his love for the Isle of Harris, and his Seinfeld habit. Small Acts of Love, the play for which he created the music, is at the newly reopened Citizens Theatre in Glasgow now. In print in Times Scotland 20/9. www.thetimes.com/article/61c3...

It was my mission for many years to see a herd of buffalo in America & I was lucky enough to realise that in S Dakota on tour a few years back. There is something about them that moves me. You could call it my spiritual animal. #SpiritRidge #FaceTheStorm open.spotify.com/track/1TaXQ4...

Rolling into Nashville this Monday. Tickets here: www.ticketweb.com/event/the-wa... #TheWaterboys #Nashville

Where could I possibly be? 🎻 ⛪️ 🎶 🌙 💫

My friend @grantleephillips.bsky.social has a new album out and it’s a thing of beauty. A collection of songs that are perfect for these dark times. Do yourself a favour and check it out. You’ll be glad you did. Here’s a taster: youtu.be/oE6RbHEw_Fk

"The atmosphere there, the space, the history in the walls… it felt like the music was already there, ready to be picked up" Thanks Music Traveler for this feature about the places that have inspired me. From Leith & full circle to the hills of Emilia-Romagne where Spirit Ridge was recorded. 🌄

L.A. HERE WE COME...a feature film in 43 seconds starring The Waterboys. Turn up the volume! Tx for the show: www.ticketmaster.com/the-waterboy...

New #YouTube release! The imagery in Compañera was inspired by visiting the #SinnersShrine, & by trips to Italy with my wife. I love beautiful old churches and places of worship. There’s a peace in these places. ⛪🕯️ Just me and my guitar, recorded on my last USA Tour youtu.be/QE-3mh7ZVGw?...

'Sounds of Scotland' with @scaryb.bsky.social Promotions ends its run Sat 30 in Spiegeltent in Edinburgh's St Andrew's Square, when Liz Jones & Broken Windows play - read all about it in our GIGfocus spot in the latest MNS GIGguide @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70722215/mns-gigguide-aug25-26/16

Wow!!

In case you were wondering, the final number of Fringe shows was 3893 (highest total on record & 147 up on 2024). At least 50 more theatre productions were on this year. The no of venues rose from 262 to 301 year-on-year. Storm Floris led to the cancellation of 138 performances.

Lovely to hear 'Man from Leith' featured as @irvinewelsh.bsky.social Vinyl Pick on Grant Stott's #VinylCollective 🙏 #VinylIsBest www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Listen here 👇

Let's Go Round Again - fabulous 10 piece Edinburgh #FUNK collective, James Brown Is Annie, return to The Famous Spiegeltent, St Andrew Sq, #Edinburgh. Tonight, 9.30pm. Come along and be funky! (Tickets on the door)

Link to MNS GIGguide, on cover Scottish Ensemble (series of concerts coming) more in GIGspotlight p15. Also GIGfocus p16 'Sounds of Scotland' in Edinburgh Spiegeltent by @scaryb.bsky.social These + gig listings incl music on radio + TV @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70722215/mns-gigguide-aug25-26

Northern Ireland Music Prize, The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award + @welshmusicprize.bsky.social .bsky.social have joined forces to support artists + strengthen our music sectors through cultural exchange + collaboration.

Finishing @ Edin Fringe today is Deiseil: Dancing in Time feat Amy Geddes on fiddle, a journey across centuries of tradition told through fiddle, feet, Gaelic song and story, in an immersive performance - read about it in MNS @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70709071/mns-aug25-15/18

Finishing run at Fringe is Falkirk band Beldon Haigh's musical 'Dystopia: The Rock Opera' it started life as a gig but evolved into a full scale big theatrical experience with epic songs, bold storytelling + raucous power ballads. Read in MNS @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70709071/mns-aug25-15/18

The wonderful Su-a Lee was kind enough to record this short video about what we do, as a reminder that we've recently launched the Soundhouse Fund 💕🎶 "It's just been a pure lifeline for so many of us where venues have been scarce..." You can donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-soundh... (1/2)

Thanks @scaryb.bsky.social for sharing 🐘 Take time to read this article if you can. Some hope amongst the chaos.

It may be the best attended - year after year - but it isn’t close to being the best funded. Almost every aspect of the Edinburgh Festival is under-funded. Support for new artists and performers is particularly grim. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2537410...

In amongst all the crazy, stupid, destructive things humans do, every now and then there's a story that's a beacon of hope that some people are still #kind, and doing amazing things. Thanks @theguardian.com for this article - a #woman and #elephants in #Thailand www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'Great service' report for #DeanOwens online shop - see for yourself at www.deanowens.com/shop

Remembering Arthur Lee March 7, 1945 - August 3, 2006 Arthur Taylor Lee (born Arthur Porter Taylor; March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006) was an American musician, singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the leader of the Los Angeles rock band Love.

Now live on the #FallenAngel Facebook page, The Fallen Angel Silent Auction Fundraiser. Let the bidding begin. www.facebook.com/share/14Evdc...

'My Beloved Hills' from my latest album #SpiritRidge - recorded at Crinale Studio, a 400 year old farmhouse in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹 Listen to the full track deanowens.bandcamp.com/track/my-bel... #BandcampFriday is a good day to add to your collection 😊

Already underway Famous Spiegeltent + @scaryb.bsky.social Morag Neil's Scary Biscuits Promotions host 'Sounds of Scotland' during Edinburgh's Fringe festival - read all about the fantastic line-up in recent MNS FESTIVALS! edition @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70632852/mns-festivals-jul25-2/13

RIP the King of the Accordion 🪗 Flaco Jimenez Memories of some great gigs in London in the 80’s 🥲

Hey @irvinewelsh.bsky.social Only a week to go until this one at @edfringe.bsky.social See you later on in the month mate 😉 Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2667/...

Top of my @edfringe.bsky.social list...🧡

This was a fun interview with @overourwall.bsky.social 😊

TONIGHT! Adam Holmes + special guests Duncan Lyall and Jen Austin, at The Famous Spiegelten #Edinburgh. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2665/... #EdFringe #music #folk This is Adam's tribute to his home town in all its diverse, messy, festival glory! Intro by Ian Rankin youtu.be/0kSm-9tQIjM?...

NEWSLETTER! 👀🎪☀️ Summer Greetings from Hummingbird Towers Latest gig news (with a special deal for newsletter subscribers 😉), @edfringe.bsky.social with the #Sinners, songwriting, reading, news from the garden and a look back at #SpiritRidge Read it here 👇🏻 mailchi.mp/49dc35a4fdae...

This appalling penny-pinching tells you everything you need to know about the approach of cllrs & officials in Edinburgh towards events that are the envy of cities across the world. Don’t forget the same folk signed off £1.7m in Tour de France funding. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2533631...

Brilliant video, award winning song 😀 #SouthernWind #Leith #boxing #JamieSives #EdFringe

The mighty Morag Neil @scaryb.bsky.social checking out the #FamousSpiegeltent ahead of the Sounds Of Scotland programme @edfringe.bsky.social 😎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎪 Can't wait to play in this beautiful old venue again. 6 Aug with the #Sinners 🌵 www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2667/... #Edinburgh

Edinburgh Evening News #Emmerdale and #DoctorWho star champions resurrection of cult TV show at #Edinburgh Fringe. #EdFringe #paranormal #thriller #TheOmegaFactor

Good to take a look back at the making of Sinner's Shrine with @calexicoband.bsky.social Joey Burns & John Convertino in Tucson, Arizona 🌵 Join me with the Sinners 6 Aug in The Famous Spiegeltent @edfringe.bsky.social to hear some favourites from the album! youtu.be/oCD6lMb65QM

6th Aug, 9.30pm The Famous Spiegeltent #Edinburgh Fringe 🎪 🌵 #SinnersAreWinners #Sinner www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2667/... open.spotify.com/track/2Zif3C...

I love this beautiful video by Brandise Danesewich for my song 'Mother Road'. Hoping to play some shows out in #California next summer. ☀️ If anyone out there would like to book me for a show please do get in touch via DM ;) youtu.be/SfWrzeUe6To?...

Just announced 🔥🎶 Edinburgh Fringe Show!! @edfringe.bsky.social Wed 6 Aug 9.30pm in the historic Famous Spiegeltent - one of my very favourite places to play 🎪🤩 Click to book 👇

Soundcheck with The Sinners for tonight's Sold Out gig at West Barns Hall. Follow over on Instagram if that's your thing! www.instagram.com/deanowens1

As the world tunes in to the biggest live event on the planet this weekend, a reminder: without grassroots music venues, the line-up would look very different. Support the live music ecosystem that takes artists from their first stage to the world stage. #Glastonbury2025

If you go to just one @edfringe.bsky.social gig...make this the one!

Looking forward to this: www.eventbrite.com/e/dean-owens...

On this day in 1997, the immensely talented musician and vocalist Jeff Buckley passed away. "All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun..."

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” ― Nelson Mandela Heriot Place/Keir Street, Edinburgh youtu.be/Gs81BpiwQoU?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social

#StrangerThings! Seen in Venlo #Netherlands. Eat your own head 🤣🤣🤣 #chips #gigslife #ontour

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

Heading to the Netherlands with The Sinners ❤️