OWEN TEMPLE
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Texas-born troubadour Owen Temple has spent decades mining the landscapes of America—its geography and heart—for songs that resonate with both the open road and the intimate details of everyday life. Known for his blend of folk sensibility and honky-tonk punch, Temple’s music captures the rugged beauty of small towns, family ties, and moments of quiet revelation. From his breakout General Store album in the late ’90s, through critically acclaimed releases like Dollars and Dimes and the concept album Rings on a Tree, to 2025’s Weathered and Live in Austin, Temple has built a catalog of deeply reflective music that spans nearly three decades.
In 2026, Temple is releasing a series of singles each accompanied by original watercolor cover art. He is also a visual artist whose drawings and watercolors have been exhibited and sold as fine art prints, and the author of Songfarmer: Writing More and Better Songs, co-written with Gordy Quist. An art book collecting his visual work alongside lyrics and a personal essays is forthcoming from El Paisano Press.
Temple’s audiences can expect songs that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant, with lyrical wisdom and down-to-earth charm.
