CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter
September 2003

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CONTENTS

SITE NEWS:    Free Music Drawing, New Reviews, etc.
RADIO NEWS:   Top 10, New Tracks, & more
MUSIC NEWS:   New Irish Hymns 2, Electrics U.S. tour, & more
HOW YOU CAN HELP
SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS

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*** CelticChristianTunes.com SITE NEWS ***

FREE MUSIC DRAWING

Congratulations to Phil in Azusa, CA, who has won Carolyn Bowles' "Wondrous 
Love", Kirsten Easdale's "Be Not Afraid", and Judy Cockwell's "Shades of Light" 
in our most recent drawing. The winner of our current contest will receive three 
new CDs: Sammy Horner's "Acoustic", Nicholas Ward's "A New Love For Music", and 
Judy Cockwell's "Worship". The next drawing is expected to happen in early 
November.

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

NEW WEBSITE SECTION

We've opened up a new section at CelticChristianTunes.com, dedicated to features 
such as artist interviews, concert reviews, and opinion pieces. We start off 
with an interview of Keith Getty, the multi-talented artist who brought us the 
"New Irish Hymns" CD's.

To get there, just click the "Features" button in the menu or use this link:  
http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/features.shtml


NEW ALBUM REVIEWS

This month you'll find new album reviews for Cele De's "Mist on the Mountain", 
Sammy Horner's "Acoustic", and Caim's "New Life From Ruins".

In the next few weeks we'll bring you additional reviews of new albums from 
Robert Coates, Isle of Light, Jeff Johnson, Judy Cockwell, Nicholas Ward, and of 
Keith Getty's Becker/Hogg/Lennox project "New Irish Hymns #2".
 

NEW WEBSITE LINKS

Since our last edition of the Newsletter we've added links for the following 
artists:

Ballydowse
Margaret Becker
Cele De
Jennifer Daniels
Marc Gunn
Joanne Hogg
Kristyn Lennox
Moira Kerr
Runrig
Shanta Klare
Soulful Terrain
Nicholas Ward


CAN'T LOAD THE WEBSITE?

On rare occasions we run into a few glitches with the link between our virtual 
domain and our Internet service provider's server. If you have trouble with 
"host not found" errors, try http://www.open.org/~celtxian/.

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*** CelticChristianTunes.com Radio NEWS ***

THIS MONTH'S TOP 10

Here are the current 10 most popular songs on CelticChristianTunes.com Radio, 
based on a combination of factors, including listener votes, "Buy" and "Wish 
List" clicks, and log-offs while songs are playing. The list is in the format 
Artist - Song - Album.

1. Eden's Bridge - More Love, More Power / The Fire Inside - Celtic Praise
2. Eden's Bridge - Holy, Holy, Holy - Celtic Reflections On Hymns
3. The Electrics - The Jig - The Electrics
4. Judy Cockwell - Reflections - Shades of Light
5. Iona - Songs Of Ascent (Part 2) - Open Sky
6. Ceili Rain - A Hundred Smiles An Hour - No You - No Me
7. Kildare - The King Of Love My Shepherd Is - Evening Dance
8. John Doan - Tara - Hill of Kings - Eire: Isle of the Saints
9. Ceili Rain - Ping Pong - No You - No Me
10. Beyond The Pale - Take Away - Hill Of Sallows


NEW TRACKS

You can currently hear 30 new tracks never before played on 
CelticChristianTunes.com Radio from Margaret Becker, Joanna Hogg, Kristyn 
Lennox, Robert Coates, Runrig, Cele De, Nicholas Ward, and Sammy Horner.


TO LISTEN: Visit http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/list.shtml.


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 ***

For more information about each of these items, please visit the artists' 
websites through CelticChristianTunes.com.

DAVE BAINBRIDGE: "Veil of Gossamer", Bainbridge's upcoming album, has been 
postponed until the new year. It will feature Joanne Hogg, Rachael Jones, Troy 
Donockley, Frank Van Essen, and Nick Beggs. Visit Iona's website for more 
information about this recording.

ROBERT COATES: Robert has released a new album, "Peace, Be Still".

KEMPER CRABB: Kemper has released "Kemper and Friends", an authorized bootleg CD 
from Cornerstone 2002. Kemper jams through many of his most popular songs
with Busker Kibbutznik, Dave Beagle, and Atomic Opera among the
numerous people playing backup. BootLegLive.com is printing a limited edition 
run of 250 of these cd's.

JUDY COCKWELL: Judy has a new worship album available, "Worship - Seeking the 
Heart of the Father", an enhanced CD with lyrics and sheet music.

EDEN'S BRIDGE: E.B. will have a new acoustic live album soon. The band played a 
number of intimate acoustic gigs during late 2002, some of which were recorded. 
This will be a limited edition release, possibly as few as 500 CD's.

THE ELECTRICS will be performing in the Chicago area in October. They will be 
appearing with The Wayside on October 4th at The Warehouse Church in Aurora IL. 
Tickets are $8 at the door and $6 in advance. The following morning Sammy and 
co. will be leading worship at 10:30 AM. For more information visit 
http://www.warehousechurch.org or call 630-859-0600.

DAVID FITZGERALD is working on a new CD, an instrumental album for which David 
will be joined by friends from previous projects, including Tim Oliver, Dave 
Bainbridge, Terl Bryant, Nick Beggs, Frank VanEssen, and Fitzgerald's son 
Andrew. It is scheduled for release in early 2004.

JEFF JOHNSON's new album "Patrick", inspired by the Stephen R. Lawhead novel 
"Patrick - Son of Ireland" is now available at the Ark Records website.

PHIL KEAGGY: Phil has released a sequel to his 1996 "Acoustic Sketches". 
"Freehand - Acoustic Sketches II" also features video of an exclusive, in-studio 
performance of "Cajon Pass".

JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT: Talbot has re-recorded several of his signature works in 
London with St. Michael's Singers from Coventry Cathedral and the Sinfonia of 
London. The album is titled "Signatures".

MICHELLE TUMES is in the studio writing and pre-producing her next album.

And now, for something completely different (OK, not *completely* different):

WORKSHOP: Song and Silence: A Weekend with the Celtic Saints
Frank A. Mills
Pendle Hill, Wallingford PA
November 21-23

The ancient Celts believed that God sang creation into existence, and this theme 
permeates to the very heart of Celtic Christianity. Teaching (often through 
storytelling and song), community and solitude were all important. During this 
weekend we will examine and draw from the rich heritage of Celtic Christianity 
and the words of Celtic saints, in a setting that provides ample opportunity for 
all three. Talks, supplemented with traditional Celtic tales and music, will be 
coupled with community interaction and private solitude in a way that makes this 
rich tradition come alive for our everyday living.

Frank A. Mills is Professor of Celtic Studies at Marylhurst University, 
Portland, Oregon and leads workshops in a wide variety of settings.  He is also 
CEO of IdeasMatter, an ideation and futuring group.  Frank believes that Celtic 
Christianity offers a relevant model for servant-leadership in a Postmodern Age.  
He publishes an occasional e-mail journal of Celtic Spirituality, ORAN MîR.

For more information or to register, please contact our registrar, Steve 
Jackson, at ext. 142, (610) 566-4507 or (800) 742-3150, or e-mail him at 
registrar@pendlehill.org, or visit their website at http://www.pendlehill.org.


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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*** CORRECTION ***

In the last newsletter, we gave the wrong title for Kirsten Easdale's solo 
album. The correct title is "Be Not Afraid".

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