CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter
July 2003

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CONTENTS

SITE NEWS:    Free Music Drawing, etc.
RADIO NEWS:   Dial-up listening in danger, Top 10, & more
MUSIC NEWS:   New Irish Hymns 2, Electrics U.S. tour, & more
NEW LINKS:    New website links
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*** CelticChristianTunes.com SITE NEWS ***

A NOTE ABOUT RETURNED MAIL

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which are returned for various reasons. One of the most common reasons is that 
people are using free e-mail accounts that are full. If your e-mail address 
bounces two months in a row, then you'll be removed from the mailing list, so be 
sure to keep your mail accounts under their quota to continue to receive this 
newsletter and other important mail.

FREE MUSIC DRAWING

Congratulations to Faith in Huntingdon, TN, who has just won Lianna Klassen's 
"Love in the Ruins", Kildare's "Morning Dance", and Robert Coates' "On This Very 
Day" in our most recent drawing. The winner of our current contest will receive 
three new CDs: Carolyn Bowles' "Wondrous Love", Kirsten Easedale's "Be Not  
Afraid", and Judy Cockwell's "Shades of Light", generously donated by Radio 
Angel Records, Rel Records, and Judy Cockwell, respectively. The next drawing will be held in August.

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


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*** CelticChristianTunes.com Radio NEWS ***


DIAL UP RADIO STATION IN JEOPARDY

Despite a large amount of interest in a dial-up radio station before it was 
launched, the number of listening hours it draws each month is surprisingly 
low--averaging well under 10 hours per day, total. Though the service is only a 
few months old, it is one of the most expensive services we provide (on a 
"per-user" basis). All functions of CelticChristianTunes.com--hosting, design, 
domain registration, and radio streaming--are paid for out of my (Cory's) 
pocket. While it is a joy to provide these services, their availability is 
subject to my ability to pay for them. Money is tighter than usual right now, 
and as a result, the least-used service--dial-up radio--will be the first to go.

Dial up access is currently funded through July. To continue service beyond July 
31, I'll need to receive donations totaling at least $30, which will ensure that 
the dial up stream remains in service through October. Any donated funds less 
than that amount will be used to fund the high speed channel and cover other 
website expenses. While it is difficult to have to make this request, I think it 
is important that CelticChristianTunes.com users be given the opportunity to 
help solve the problem. To make a donation, please visit 
http://www.celticchristiantunes.com/donate.shtml.

HIGH-BANDWIDTH CHANNEL NEARS A MILESTONE

While our dial-up channel isn't getting much use, as of this writing, the 
high-bandwidth CelticChristianTunes.com Radio is ranked 501st among tens of 
thousands of Live365 radio stations. It is encouraging to see the popularity of 
the high-bandwidth channel, and it will be interesting to see if we'll be able 
to report that CelticChristianTunes.com Radio is a top-500 station by the next 
Newsletter.

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. The Crossing - Redhaired Reels - Dancing at the Crossroads 
2. Joanne Hogg - Here Is Love - Celtic Inspirations 
3. Isle of Light - Glory To God - Isle of Light
4. Robin Mark - Forever - Come Heal This Land 
5. Margaret Becker, Maire Brennan, Joanne Hogg - With The Early Morning - In 
Christ Alone-New Hymns of Prayer & Worship 
6. Ceili Rain - Ping Pong - No You - No Me 
7. Graham Kendrick - Peace To You - Celtic Inspirations
8. Genie & Troy Nilsson - Shalom - Whisper 
9. Darlene Zschech - You Are My God - Deep Still 
10. Prairie Bible College - What Can I Do - God Above, God Below 


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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 artist's 
websites through CelticChristianTunes.com.

DAVE & DEBBIE BAINBRIDGE's "Songs for Luca" is currently being shipped. The 
proceeds from this new set, featuring over 2 hours of music and a host of 
artists, will go towards helping the Bainbridges' son Luca to overcome the 
challenges of autism. Visit Iona's website for more information about this 
recording.

DAVE BAINBRIDGE: "Veil of Gossamer", Bainbridge's upcoming album, is currently 
being recorded. It will feature Joanne Hogg, Rachael Jones, Troy Donockley, 
Frank Van Essen, and Nick Beggs, and will include an epic, based on the 7th 
century account of St. Cuthbert, who as a 16 year old shepherd tending a fire on 
the hills in Northumbria one dark night saw a strange sight in the sky far off 
towards Bamburgh and Lindisfarne. As the flames and sparks rose into the night, 
Cuthbert noticed something that looked like lights descending and ascending from          
the heavens. He even wondered whether these were angels coming down to          
accompany a particularly beloved soul to heaven. The next day he learned          
of the death of St. Aidan--the much loved founding father of the monastery          
on Lindisfarne--at exactly that time. Visit Iona's website for more information 
about this recording.

MOYA BRENNAN's release dates for her new album "Two Horizons" are being 
finalized around the world; first will be Australia on July 21st, followed by 
the UK and Ireland on August 18, with many European countries following in 
September. This album will be released in SACD format. Besides the 15 tracks, 
the album will also have enhanced features including film shot during the 
recording, a wonderful prologue to the Two Horizons story written by Brian 
Keenan and a bonus track.

MOYA BRENNAN has recorded a version of "Ave Maria" for a new album by StingÕs 
guitarist, Dominic Miller. Miller, who for the past fourteen years has been 
StingÕs right hand man, released his latest solo album of classical pieces 
entitled "Shapes" on June 2nd.

MICHAEL CARD will be presenting "From the Study", his new monthly column 
dedicated to offering readers insight into Scripture. The column, 800-1000 words 
in length, will be featured monthly on websites and in print. It can currently 
be read on Family.org (a website of Focus on the Family), ChristianityToday.com, 
Crosswalk.com and will appear in Moody Magazine's final issue this summer.

JUDY COCKWELL'S "Shades of Light" is now available for purchase through her 
website, along with a couple of free mp3 downloads. Judy is currently working on 
material for her next album, which she hopes to release in September.

TROY DONOCKLEY'S "Pursuit of Illusion" was to have been officially released on 
July 10 (though we've been unable to confirm this).

THE ELECTRICS will be have a brief U.S. tour October 1-16 2003. They are 
currently booking dates. Sammy Horner will open for The Electrics on this tour 
and will promote his new Celtic Acoustic Worship CD. The Electrics will be 
promoting some new projects as well.

THE ELECTRICS will also be re-releasing all of their earlier albums, previously 
on SaraBellum Records, as well as their upcoming new recording "Old, New, 
Borrowed, and Green" and some of Sammy Horner's solo albums under their new 
label Tame Your Tongue Records.

JOANNE HOGG, KRISTYN LENNOX, & MARGARET BECKER are working on "New Irish Hymns 
2", the follow up to "New Irish Hymns" (which featured Moya Brennan instead of 
Lennox, and was known as "In Christ Alone" in the U.S.). It will most likely be 
available on Kingsway Records in the UK first, with a later release in the U.S.

IONA's lead singer, Joanne Hogg, gave birth to her second son Ethan Hogg on May 
8.


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 to pages for the 
following artists:

Moya Brennan
Clannad
Keith Getty
Joanna Mell

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