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ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Spirit Ridge," Dean Owens' Celtic Americana Adds Italian Americana Flavor

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Spirit Ridge," Dean Owens' Celtic Americana Adds Italian Americana Flavor

Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens lives up to his ‘Celtic Americana’ moniker having frequently collaborated across the Atlantic. Most notable are his partnerships with Will Kimbrough and Neilson Hubbard followed by his two most recent albums with Calexico in the American southwest. Perhaps ‘Celtic Italiana’ best describes Spirit Ridge, his

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham Rabbits 'Be Real With Me' is Endlessly-Appealing Acoustic Americana

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham Rabbits 'Be Real With Me' is Endlessly-Appealing Acoustic Americana

ALBUM REVIEW: The War and Treaty's 'Plus One' Explores the Power and Promise of Love

ALBUM REVIEW: The War and Treaty's 'Plus One' Explores the Power and Promise of Love

ALBUM REVIEW: Ron Pope's 'American Man, American Music' Measures Up Something Other Than Toxic Masculinity

ALBUM REVIEW: Ron Pope's 'American Man, American Music' Measures Up Something Other Than Toxic Masculinity

ALBUM REVIEW: Harmony and Heartache on The Altons' 'Heartache in Room 14'

ALBUM REVIEW: Harmony and Heartache on The Altons' 'Heartache in Room 14'

ALBUM REVIEW: Tom Castro's 'Closer To The Bone' is an Old-School Blues Record

ALBUM REVIEW: Tom Castro's 'Closer To The Bone' is an Old-School Blues Record

ALBUM REVIEW: Sean Thompson's Weird Ears 'Head in the Sand' Makes Peace with Uncertainty

ALBUM REVIEW: Sean Thompson's Weird Ears 'Head in the Sand' Makes Peace with Uncertainty