Owen Temple grew up in Mountain Home, Texas, and lives in Austin. He won the B.W. Stevenson Songwriting Competition and was twice a Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk finalist. His songs have been recorded by Gretchen Peters, Paul Cauthen, The Band of Heathens, Walt Wilkins, Kelley Mickwee, Jamie Lin Wilson and Adam Carroll, and Hal Ketchum sang one as a duet with his daughter Ruby on the Grand Ole Opry. AllMusic called his writing "great lyrics full of insight and plainspoken poetry."
His new album, Closer, Says Love, produced by Gordy Quist, comes out October 23, 2026. His art book of watercolors and lyrics, Watch It Shine, came out September 25.
His new album, Closer, Says Love, produced by Gordy Quist, comes out October 23, 2026. His art book of watercolors and lyrics, Watch It Shine, came out September 25.
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