CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter
March 2003

Hello! Welcome to the CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter. This month we have a 
longer than average newsletter, and with good reason! Read on for exciting news 
about our upcoming station for dail-up users, new Top 10 lists, news about 
getting rid of ads while listening, and much more...

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CONTENTS

SITE NEWS:    THREE free music opportunities
RADIO NEWS:   Dial-up listening, track voting, Top 10, and more
MUSIC NEWS:   News in Celtic Christian music
NEW REVIEWS:  Album review news
NEW LINKS:    New website links
HOW YOU CAN HELP
SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS

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CelticChristianTunes.com SITE NEWS:

MONTHLY DRAWING

Congratulations to Jane in Frederick, MD, who has just won Kildare's "Eternal 
Dance" in our most recent drawing. The winner of our current contest will 
receive three new CDs: Caim's "New Life From Old", Isle of Light's "Winter's 
Welcome", and Fathom's "Available Light", generously donated by the artists. The 
next drawing will be held in early April.

To enter the current contest, just fill out the form at 
http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/surv.shtml.


BONUS GIVEAWAY!

This month (on St. Patrick's Day, no less!), CelticChristianTunes.com Radio 
streamed it's 50,000th listener-hour of music. To celebrate, we're giving away 
two extra recordings this month to readers of this newsletter: Robert Coates' 
"On This Very Day" on CD and Caim's "Sung Prayers in the Celtic Tradition" on 
cassette. The first two people to reply to this e-mail with the answer to the 
following question will win one of these two recordings (the first correct reply 
gets their choice; the second correct reply gets what's left). Here's the 
question:

When it started out in 1996, CelticChristianTunes.com had a different name. What 
was it? (Hint: the answer can be found somewhere at CelticChristianTunes.com.)


WRITE A REVIEW, KEEP THE CD!

We need volunteers! Periodically, we receive albums from artists and labels that 
must be reviewed. However, this takes a time, and sometimes we get swamped! If 
you would like to help out in this area, let us know by e-mail, especially if 
you have writing experience. If possible, please include a sample of something 
you've written. When a new CD comes in, we'll contact you and if you're 
available and willing, we'll send you the CD to review. E-mail us the review, 
and you get to keep the CD! If you're interested, just reply to this e-mail to 
get in touch.

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CelticChristianTunes.com Radio NEWS:


LISTEN VIA DIAL-UP MODEM (FINALLY!)

We've been hoping that enough donations would come in to provide enough funds to 
get a dial-up stream going in addition to our existing broadband stream, but it 
hasn't happened. Frankly, we've come to the conclusion that that course of 
action was misguided--expanding this service to more listeners should not 
dependent on whether we can get enough donations to cover the cost. (Is this a 
ministry or isn't it?) Though it might take some time, we are determined to 
launch a separate CelticChristianTunes.com Radio stream that is accessible to 
dial up users. Be watching for this development some time over the next couple 
of months.


VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TRACKS!

You may have noticed the little "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" icons in the player 
window while listening. You can use these to vote for (or against) certain 
tracks by clicking on the appropriate icon. Your votes will be tallied with 
other statistical data to compile a monthly top 10 list. It will also be used as 
guidance in determining what music should be added to (or removed from) our 
playlist in the future.


SPEAKING OF MONTHLY TOP 10 LISTS...

Here's the first one! This list is based on a combination of factors, including 
listener votes, "Buy" and "Wish List" clicks, and log-offs while songs are 
playing:

CelticChristianTunes.com Radio Top 10 Songs for February 2003:
1. Joanne Hogg - Sing A Song Of Celebration - Celtic Inspirations
2. Kerri-Ann Rostad - Lamb Of God - Deep Still
3. Michael Card - Prelude - Unveiled Hope
4. Marty McCall - Images of Faith - Images of Faith
5. Eden's Bridge - Blessed Is The Man - Celtic Psalms
6. Robin Mark - Lord Have Mercy - Come Heal This Land
7. Robin Mark - Glory To The Lord Our God - Come Heal This Land
8. Eden's Bridge - Beginning And End - Celtic Praise
9. Eden's Bridge - O Little Heaven - Celtic Journeys
10. Michael Card - I Will Arise And Go To Jesus - Starkindler


NO MORE REPEAT PLAYS!

At times, you may have noticed some weirdness in our playlist, such as songs 
that repeat too frequently, or different songs by the same artist (or even from 
the same album) playing back to back. Thanks to a programming overhaul, you can 
now listen to CelticChristianTunes.com Radio for over 14 hours without hearing 
the same song twice, and songs by any given artist should be more evenly 
distributed throughout the entire run.


ARE WE YOUR FAVORITE Live365 STATION?

As a Live365 listener, you can designate one station as your favorite in your 
Live365 preferences. If CelticChristianTunes.com Radio is your favorite station, 
we ask that you take a moment to register your preference by doing the 
following:

1. Go to http://www.Live365.com and log in, if you aren't logged in 
automatically.
2. Click on "MyLive365" link near the upper right corner.
3. In the "Choose your favorite station" pull-down list, select 
"CelticChristianTunes". (Note that you must have CelticChristianTunes.com Radio 
as a preset in order for it to appear in the pull-down menu.)

All of the "Favorite Station" designations we get will be great encouragement to 
us! Plus, if you are a dues-paying "Preferred User" (more on this below), we'll 
have an opportunity to get a bit of a kickback of your monthly dues. (If 30 or 
more Preferred Users designate us as their "Favorite Station", we will upgrade 
to a "Premium" broadcast, which will allow us to collect the kickbacks--we might 
even break even on our broadcasting costs. Incidentally, upgrading will also 
allow us some control over the content of ads that you hear.)

Currently, 34 Standard Listeners and 3 Preferred Listeners have designated us as 
their Favorite Station, and thousands more have set us as a preset. Thanks!


SAY GOODBYE TO ANNOYING ADS

We dislike ads as much as you do (maybe more, since we have to play ads that 
Live365 gives us no control over). You don't have to tolerate them if you don't 
want to! Get rid of them by becoming a Live365 Preferred User:

* No Audio Ads
* No Banner Ads
* Access to additional Live365 stations
* a portion of your dues will be credited toward your favorite station's monthly 
broadcasting fees

This costs you just $4.95 per month. For more information and to get a FREE 
7-day trial, please visit http://www.live365.com/listen/preferred-member.live.


NEW MUSIC ON CelticChristianTunes.com Radio:

This month we've added new, "never-before-heard-here" songs to our playlist by 
the following artists:

Kildare
Lianna Klassen
Michael W. Smith


TO LISTEN: Visit http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/list.shtml. (A high 
bandwidth connection such as cable or DSL is currently required.)

TO SUPPORT: If you would like to make a small donation to support 
CelticChristianTunes.com Radio (and CelticChristianTunes.com generally), please 
visit http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/donate.shtml. Thanks!

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MUSIC NEWS:

Several Celtic Christian artists have recently redesigned their websites; pay 
them a visit if you're interested:

The Carpenter's Son    (http://www.thecarpentersson.ca/)
Ceili Rain             (http://www.ceilirain.com/)
Heaven's Shore         (http://www.heavensshore.sk/)

More news:

ANUNA: Anuna's album, "Behind the Closed Eye" was released in the USA for the 
first time on March 4. 

MICHAEL CARD: On February 25th, Michael Card and crew were in a bus accident in 
the mountains outside of Vail, Colorado. Snowy roads and white-out conditions 
reportedly led to a 15-vehicle pileup on Interstate 70. Michael suffered a 
separation in his left shoulder. Hopefully we'll have more news for you next 
month regarding Michael's condition.

TROY DONOCKLEY: Troy is currently working with Lesley Garrett and will be doing 
a tour with her and The Northern Sinfonia in March, May and June 2003. Also, 
Troy is currently working on Maddy Prior's new album entitled "Lionheart".

TROY DONOCKLEY: Soon, Troy's follow up to "The Unseen Stream" will be available 
for order from his website. "The Pursuit of Illusion" is now finished and will 
be released on Troy's own record label, Lantern Music.

FATHOM: Fathom is nearing the end of recording sessions for a new full-length CD 
release.

PHIL KEAGGY: Phil has been nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year for 
"Hymnsongs". This is Phil's 13th Dove nomination; he has previously won the Dove 
for Instrumental Album six times:
1988: "The Wind and the Wheat"
1992: "Beyond Nature"
1998: "Invention"
1999: "Acoustic Sketches"
2000: "Majesty and Wonder"
2001: "Lights of Madrid"

PHIL KEAGGY: In April, Sparrow Records will be releasing a compilation CD of 
Phil's music as part of their "History Makers" series.

NAVAN: Navan is preparing to release a new CD, titled "Mairneas" (mar-nyus),
which means "Voyage" in Manx Gaelic.

If you have any news tips that our readers will want to know about, be sure to 
drop us a line at Cory@CelticChristianTunes.com.

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NEW REVIEWS:

We've just posted new reviews of Lianna Klassen's "Once Upon a Time Forever 
After" and "Love in the Ruins, Hope in the Wasteland".

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NEW LINKS:

This month at CelticChristianTunes.com, you'll find a new link for Joe King 
(http://www.joekinguk.com/), plus a variety of broken link fixes.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP:

CelticChristianTunes.com needs your support to ensure continued growth. If you 
would like to make a small voluntary donation, please visit 
http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/donate.shtml for instructions. Thanks!

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Cory Engel
CelticChristianTunes.com