CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter
May 2003

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CONTENTS

SITE NEWS:    Monthly drawing, etc.
RADIO NEWS:   Voice talent needed, Dial-up listening, Top 10, & more
MUSIC NEWS:   Cornerstone 2003, Vibe Awards, & more 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 William in Hazleton, PA, who has just won Caim's "New Life 
From Old", Isle of Light's "Winter's Welcome", and Fathom's "Available Light" in 
our most recent drawing. The winner of our current contest will receive three 
new CDs: Lianna Klassen's "Love in the Ruins", Kildare's "Morning Dance", and 
Robert Coates' "On This Very Day", generously donated by Lianna, Robert, and 
Coventry Music. The next drawing will be held in June.

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


THANKS TO OUR NEW REVIEWERS

The response to last month's request for volunteers to review music for us was 
overwhelming. In the past, we've been hesitant to go out of our way to inform 
artists & labels of the opportunity to have their recordings reviewed here, 
because time has been so limited. Hopefully, our new volunteers' willingness to 
help will result in more new reviews posted in the long run.

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*** CelticChristianTunes.com Radio NEWS ***


DIAL-UP SOME TUNES!

Finally, CelticChristianTunes.com Radio is available to dial-up users. Just log 
on, punch up http://www.celticchristiantunes.com/list.shtml, and click the 
dial-up Listen Live banner.


WE NEED VOICE TALENT!

We're in need of a volunteer for voice talent for the new radio station. 
Professional voice talent recorded in-studio is preferred, but if you have the 
voice for it and can fool my ears with a good-sounding recording, that'll do. If 
you're interested in helping in this area, please reply to this e-mail.


THIS MONTH'S TOP 10

Here are the 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:

CelticChristianTunes.com Radio Top 10 Songs for February 2003:
1. Margaret Becker, Maire Brennan, Joanne Hogg - O For A Closer Walk - In Christ 
Alone-New Hymns of Prayer & Worship
2. Prairie Bible College Fine Arts Department with Onora - Malloy's Favorite/ 
Monaghan's Jig - Kindle My Heart
3. Michael Card - I Will Arise And Go To Jesus / Musical Priest - Starkindler
4. The Crossing - Rise Ye Up and Go - Look Both Ways/Rise and Go
5. Phil Keaggy - Above All Things - Phil Keaggy
6. Isle of Light - Glory & Honour - Isle of Light
7. Kirk and Deby Dearman - BraveHeart - Come to the Quiet
8. Ceili Rain - It Only Tickles When You Do It - Erasers On Pencils
9. Maire Brennan - Na Paisti - Perfect Time
10. Terl Bryant - Here Is Love - Psalm


NEW MUSIC ON CelticChristianTunes.com Radio:

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

Margaret Becker, Maire Brennan, Joanne Hogg
Russ Rosen Band


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 ***

CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL 2003:

As usual, the upcoming Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, IL (June 29 - July 5) 
features several events of interest to fans of Celtic and other world music:

CONCERTS:

Busker Kibbutznik & Seeds
Cornerstone Magazine Stage, 7/1 8:00 - midnight

The Crossing
Gallery Stage, 7/2 6:00 - 6:45 pm

Madison Greene
Gallery Stage, 7/5 8:30 - 9:30 pm

WORKSHOPS at The Maloca Tent:

7/1 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Drum circle with Brian of Busker Kibbutznik, Jason of 
Madison Greene, & others

7/2 10:00 am: West African drumming with Jason of Madison Greene

7/5 1:00 pm: Play the didgeridoo with Brian of Busker Kibbutznik and Jason of 
Madison Greene

7/5 2:00 pm: Learn Irish dance with Dianna of The World Music Band

7/5 3:00 - 5:00 pm: Irish session with members of The Crossing & Seeds. Bring 
your instrument or come & dance. Busker has posted everything you need to get 
ready to participate (including set lists and mp3's) at 
http://www.busker-kibbutznik.org/seisuin/.

Of course, with over a dozen stages and hundreds of bands, there's a whole lot 
more happening at Cornerstone than just this. The sooner you buy your tickets, 
the cheaper they will be! For more information, visit 
http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/index.cfm.


VIBE AWARDS:

Vibe Awards 2003 has announced the 2nd annual Canadian "People's Choice 
Christian Music Awards". Nominees include:

Jon Buller: Contemporary/Pop Album of the Year ("And Your Praise Goes On, Volume 
3")

Brian Doerksen: Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary/Pop 
Album of the Year ("You Shine"), Song of the Year ("You Shine"), Worship Album 
of the Year ("You Shine")

Lianna Klassen: Female Vocalist of the Year, Inspirational Album of the Year 
("Once Upon A Time Forever After")

Debbie Zepick:  Song of the Year ("Change The World")

Current Canadian residents aged 12 and up can cast your ballots at 
http://www.vibeawards.ca/2003_ballot.htm. Voting will close at 11:59 pm on May 
19, 2003 (MST). The event will be held May 24th, 2003 in Calgary.


SPECIFIC ARTIST NEWS:

DAVE BAINBRIDGE is working on a new album, "Veil of Gossamer".

MOYA BRENNAN's new album, "Two Horizons", will have 15 confirmed tracks; running 
time will be about 55 minutes. Bonus tracks might be available in some 
territories. A release date will be announced at http://www.moyabrennan.com/ 
shortly.

TROY DONOCKLEY's "The Pursuit of Illusion" is now available to buy from Troy's 
new online store at http://www.troydonockley.co.uk/.

IONA's web store is now pre-selling "Songs for Luca", a new double CD scheduled 
for release in about 2 weeks. Sales of this album will aid Dave & Debbie 
Bainbridge's son Luca to overcome the challenges of autism. This collection 
includes 36 tracks (10 of which are previously unreleased) from David 
Fitzgerald, Eden's Bridge, Troy Donockley, Peter Fairclough, The Flower Kings, 
Joanne Hogg, Nick Beggs, Mae McKenna, Frank van Essen, IONA, Jeff Johnson, 
Debbie Bainbridge, Karnataka, Rick Wakeman, Terl Bryant, Julie Tippetts, Adrian 
Snell, Moya Brennan, and Gentle Giant.

PHIL KEAGGY has won his 7th Dove Award, Instrumental Album of the Year for 
"Hymnsongs".

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 LINKS ***

This month at CelticChristianTunes.com, you'll find new links for the following 
artists:

Celtic Call
Rodney Cordner
Deep Still Artists
Ralph Glaser
Mic Mac Mo
Prairie Bible College
Nerida Vincent

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