Our single of the week this week is not just a great song...it's also for a great cause.Available to download from the end of next week, Dean Owens & The Whisky Hearts have released the poignant 'Julie's Moon'. The track was written after Dean's sister, Julie, sadly passed after fighting cancer and is now being released in aid of Marie Curie's Great Daffodil Appeal.
By purchasing this song, you'll not only have a beautiful new song in your library but will also have helped a fantastic charity. It'll be one of the best decisions that you make next week.
Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s finest singer songwriters, with fans including Bob Harris, Ricky Ross, Irvine Welsh and Russell Brand. His songs including 'Raining in Glasgow' and 'Man From Leith' have been hailed as classics of Scottish songwriting.
In September 2014 Dean’s beloved big sister Julie finally lost her battle with cancer. She was 50. Julie was a huge supporter of her brother and his music, always encouraging him, always at his gigs. Written very shortly after her death, 'Julie’s Moon' is one of Dean’s most personal songs, although it was a subject he would have preferred to avoid. But some songs insist on being written, and the final result is lyrically poignant but also characteristically musically memorable. It’s a searingly personal song, an ocean of the heart - a special song for a special girl and a special cause.
Dean: “This is a song I wouldn't have chosen to write due to the circumstances, but when it came to me I knew I had to just go with it. My sister was a big fan of my music so it seems only appropriate that she now has her own song, and I’m delighted if it can do some good in raising awareness and funds for the work of the Marie Curie charity"
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'Julie's Moon' will be released March 10th to coincide with Marie Curie's Great Daffodil Appeal. All proceeds from sales of the single will be donated to the Marie Curie charity.
