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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Owen_Temple > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Owen_Temple.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Temple > Source revision: 1354650104 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Owen Temple | image = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_place = | birth_date = 1976 | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | origin = [Kerrville, Texas](/source/Kerrville%2C_Texas), U.S. | instrument = {{hlist|[Vocals](/source/Singing)|[guitar](/source/guitar)|[harmonica](/source/harmonica)}} | genre = {{hlist|[Folk](/source/Folk_music)|[country music](/source/country_music)}} | label = El Paisano | website = {{url|owentemple.com}} }} '''Owen Temple''' (born September 4, 1976 in [Kerrville, Texas](/source/Kerrville%2C_Texas)) is an American [folk](/source/Folk_music) and [country music](/source/country_music) songwriter and musician based in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas). == Career == His work with producer and [pedal steel guitar](/source/pedal_steel_guitar) musician [Lloyd Maines](/source/Lloyd_Maines) led to 1997's ''[General Store](/source/General_Store_(album))'' and 1999's ''[Passing Through](/source/Passing_Through_(Owen_Temple_album))''. In 2002, ''[Right Here and Now](/source/Right_Here_and_Now_(Owen_Temple_album))'' was released, produced by [Phil Madeira](/source/Phil_Madeira). In 2007 and 2011, Temple was a [Kerrville Folk Festival](/source/Kerrville_Folk_Festival) New Folk Finalist, and he won the 2007 [B. W. Stevenson](/source/B._W._Stevenson) Songwriting Competition. ''[Two Thousand Miles](/source/Two_Thousand_Miles)'', a fourth album, was produced by Maines and released on January 22, 2008 on El Paisano Records. A review in [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) said it has "great lyrics full of insight and plainspoken poetry."[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1268729|pure_url=yes}} ''Two Thousand Miles'' Allmusic, Poet, J.] A fifth studio album, ''[Dollars and Dimes](/source/Dollars_and_Dimes)'', came out on June 9, 2009. It is a concept album focused on different regions of [North America](/source/North_America) during hard times.[http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1652006,TRA-News-Detours05.article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711140502/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1652006,TRA-News-Detours05.article|date=2009-07-11}} Hoekstra, Dave (July 5, 2009). "Playing off North America's regions, travel album delivers concept richly". ''[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)''. In July 2009, the album was the No. 1 record on the Euro Americana Chart.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211005202/http://www.euroamericanachart.nl/0709.html]}} for July 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009. In August 2009, the album was No. 5 on the Freeform American Roots chart.[http://www.tcmnradio.com/far/far120.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126065540/http://www.tcmnradio.com/far/far120.htm|date=2013-11-26}} for August 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009. ''[Mountain Home](/source/Mountain_Home_(album))'', a sixth album, was released on April 26, 2011, and the songs on the album are about small [Texas](/source/Texas) towns and the eccentrics inhabiting them.[http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2011-05-13/owen-temple-mountain-home/] Caliguiri, Jim (May 13, 2011). "Texas Platters: Owen Temple - Mountain Home" ''[Austin Chronicle](/source/Austin_Chronicle)''. ''[Stories They Tell](/source/Stories_They_Tell)'', a seventh album, was released on September 24, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://jennifinlaypromotions.com/owentemple.htm |title=Owen Temple - Stories They Tell |access-date=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214193357/http://jennifinlaypromotions.com/owentemple.htm |archive-date=2013-12-14 |url-status=dead }} An eighth studio album, ''[Rings on a Tree](/source/Rings_on_a_Tree)'', was released on September 29, 2023 and its songs, many with co-writers including Walt Wilkins and [Hal Ketchum](/source/Hal_Ketchum), comprise a concept album about intergenerational interactions.[http://www.rootshighway.it/outsiders/2023/temple.htm] Ricaldone, Remo (December 19, 2023). "Reviews: Owen Temple - Rings on a Tree" ''RootsHighway''.[https://www.americanaboogie.com/americana-music-releases-for-sept-29th/] Frater, Bill (September 28, 2023). "Americana Music Releases for Sept. 29th" ''Americana Boogie''. In 2025, Temple released two additional projects: ''Weathered'', an EP of new material, and ''Live in Austin'', a live album recorded in Texas. Reviewing this period of his work, the Italian music blog ''Roots Highway'' characterized Temple as “one of the leading names on the Texas scene.”{{cite web |title=Owen Temple |url=https://www.rootshighway.it/outsiders/2025/temple.htm |website=Roots Highway |language=it |access-date=2026-01-21 }} A book on songwriting, co-authored with Gordy Quist, titled ''Songfarmer: Writing More and Better Songs'' was published on November 1, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://songfarmer.com/post/140510862321/songfarmer-writing-more-and-better-songs |title=Songfarmer: Writing More and Better Songs published by El Paisano Press |access-date=December 28, 2022}} Dreamer: A Tribute to [Kent Finlay](/source/Kent_Finlay), was released in early 2016 on [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas)-based Eight 30 Records, features Temple's version of Finlay's "Mines of Terlingua."{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamer-a-tribute-to-kent-finlay-mw0002916063 |title=Various Artists: Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay |work=AllMusic }} == Artist discography == *''[General Store](/source/General_Store_(album))'' (1997) *''[Passing Through](/source/Passing_Through_(Owen_Temple_album))'' (1999) *''[Right Here and Now](/source/Right_Here_and_Now_(Owen_Temple_album))'' (2002) *''[Two Thousand Miles](/source/Two_Thousand_Miles)'' (2008) *''[Dollars and Dimes](/source/Dollars_and_Dimes)'' (2009) *''[Mountain Home](/source/Mountain_Home_(album))'' (2011) *''[Stories They Tell](/source/Stories_They_Tell)'' (2013) *''[Rings on a Tree](/source/Rings_on_a_Tree)'' (2023) *''Weathered'' (2025) *''Live in Austin'' (2025) == Writer discography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! style="width:150px;"| Artist ! style="width:260px;"| Album ! Details |- |2001 |[Cory Morrow](/source/Cory_Morrow) |Double Exposure (Live) |Co-writer (She Don't Know Where She's Going) |- |2010 |[Cory Morrow](/source/Cory_Morrow) |Ramblin' Man |Co-writer (Ramblin' Man) |- |2011 |[Band of Heathens](/source/Band_of_Heathens) |Top Hat Crown and the Clapmaster's Son |Co-writer (Medicine Man, Gris Gris Satchel) |- |2011 |Mark Jungers |More Like a Good Dog Than a Bad Cat |Co-writer (Can't Take It with You) |- |2012 |The Trishas |High, Wide & Handsome |Co-writer (John Wayne Cowboy) |- |2014 |Kelley Mickwee |You Used to Live Here |Co-writer (Beautiful Accidents) |- |2014 |Adam Carroll |Let It Choose You |Co-writer (Good Behavior, Old Child Country Star) |- |2015 |Jamie Lin Wilson |Holidays & Wedding Rings |Co-writer (Here Tonight) |- |2015 |Walt Wilkins |A Good Ramble |Co-writer (Days) |- |2015 |Cory Morrow |The Good Fight |Co-writer (Winning Hand, All I Need is You) |- |2015 |[Roger Creager](/source/Roger_Creager) |Gulf Coast Time |Writer (Wanna Wanna Bar) |- |2016 |Thom Shepherd |Saltwater Cowboy |Co-writer (The 22 Long) |- |2016 |Walt Wilkins |Streetlight |Co-writer (Crows, Ask Her to Dance, The Painter By the Lake, Watch It Shine) |- |2016 |Walt Wilkins and The Mystiqueros |Watch It Shine |Co-writer (Watch It Shine) |- |2016 |[Paul Cauthen](/source/Paul_Cauthen) |My Gospel |Co-writer (Be There Soon, My Gospel) |- |2017 |Band of Heathens |Duende |Co-writer (Trouble Came Early, Cracking the Code) |- |2017 |Lola & The Huntsmen |Don't Get Lonely |Co-writer (Don't Get Lonely, Reno) |- |2018 |Courtney Patton |What It's Like to Fly Alone |Writer (Gold Standard) |- |2021 |Charlie and the Regrets |Walking Away |Writer (One Day Closer to Rain) |- |2021 |Walt Wilkins |Pedernales |Co-writer (My Friends, Christmas Whiskey, One True Beautiful Thing) |- |2022 |Clay McClinton |Age Like Wine |Co-writer (Amber and Bones, Homegrown, Cities Made of Gold, Country Girl, It's Like Love, Waste of Time) |- |2022 |Kelley Mickwee |Single |Co-writer (Gold Standard) |- |2022 |Drew Kennedy |Marathon |Writer (Watch It Shine) |- |2023 |B.R. Lively |People |Co-writer (Phantom Pain) |- |2024 |[Gretchen Peters](/source/Gretchen_Peters) |If It Weren't for You |Co-writer (Watch It Shine) |- |2024 |Kelley Mickwee |Everything Beautiful |Co-writer (Force of Nature) |- |2025 |Walt Wilkins & The Ramble |Through the Stars |Co-writer (Walk This World) |- |2025 |Walt Wilkins |Wild Seeds on the Wind |Co-writer (Wild Seeds on the Wind) |- |2025 |John Baumann |Guy on a Rock |Co-writer (Guy on a Rock) |- |2025 |The Rifters |Heroes and Friends |Co-writer (One True Beautiful Thing) |- |} == See also == *[Music of Austin](/source/Music_of_Austin) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == *[https://owentemple.com Official Website] *[https://allmusic.com/artist/p519188 Entry on Allmusic] *[https://myspace.com/owentemple Owen Temple Myspace Page] {{Owen Temple}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Temple, Owen}} Category:Singers from Austin, Texas Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Writers from Austin, Texas Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:Country musicians from Texas Category:21st-century American male singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Owen Temple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Temple) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Temple?action=history)). 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