CelticChristianTunes.com Newsletter
November 2003

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         A Word from the Webmaster

CelticChristianTunes.com is a labor of love,
and as such, (Lord willing) I will continue
funding this service regardless of my
financial situation. You won't ever hear a
"hard-sell" pitch for donations from me.

However, the opportunity exists for anyone
who would like to help offset some of the
costs of maintaining the website and radio
station.

For more information about donations:
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CONTENTS

SITE NEWS:    Free Music Drawing, New Reviews, etc.
RADIO NEWS:   Top 10, New Tracks, & more
MUSIC NEWS:   New albums galore, & more
HOW YOU CAN HELP
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*** CelticChristianTunes.com SITE NEWS ***


FREE MUSIC DRAWING

Congratulations to Pat in Uniontown, OH, who has won Sammy Horner's 
"Acoustic", Nicholas Ward's "A New Love For Music", and Judy 
Cockwell's "Worship" in our most recent drawing. The winner of our 
current contest will receive three new holiday CD's just in time to 
enjoy them before Christmas: Debbie Zepick's "See Amid The Winter's 
Snow", Isle of Light's "Winter's Welcome", and Lianna Klassen's "Once 
Upon A Time Forever After". The next drawing is expected to happen in 
early December.

The current contest cycle will be a short one, so enter today!

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


NEW ALBUM REVIEWS

We've recently posted new album reviews for the following:

Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning
"Patrick"

Becker, Hogg & Lennox
"New Irish Hymns #2: Father, Son & Holy Spirit"

Isle of Light
"Winter's Welcome"

Shawn Cole
"Shelter"

Robert Coates
"Peace, Be Still"

Nicholas Ward
"A New Love For Music, Volume I"

Judy Cockwell
"Worship: Seeking the Heart of the Father"

In the next few weeks we'll bring you additional reviews of new 
albums from Carol Arblaster and Eden's Bridge.


NEW WEBSITE LINKS

Since our last edition of the Newsletter we've added links for a 
number of artists, including:

Moya Brennan
Eden Burning
Iona
Michelle Tumes
Simeon Wood


NEW RECIPROCAL LINK PAGE

There are hundreds of websites out there that link to 
CelticChristianTunes.com, but which aren't related to specific 
artists. As a result they don't really fit into the "Artist Links" of 
CelticChristianTunes.com. However, because we really appreciate the 
traffic they provide, we've started a reciprocal links page to 
generate a little payback. If you have a page that links to 
CelticChristianTunes.com, please reply to this message with your page 
title and address, and we'll get a reciprocal link posted.

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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.  Kerri-Ann Rostad - Lamb Of God - Deep Still
2.  Phil Keaggy - And On That Day - True Believer
3.  Martin Chalk - It Is Well With My Soul - Deep Still 2: It Is Well
4.  Sacred Sky - The Humbling - Mindy's Revenge - 20 Killer Cuts!
5.  Lianna Klassen - The Voice - Love in the Ruins
6.  The Crossing - Jiggle the Handle - Dochas (Hope)
7.  Phil Keaggy - Beneath The Blood-Stained Lintel - Phil Keaggy
8.  Michelle Tumes - Feel - listen
9.  Michelle Tumes - Lovely - Center of my Universe
10. Maire Brennan - The Light on the Hill - Perfect Time


DIAL-UP RADIO STREAM IS BACK (sort of)

The dial-up version of CelticChristianTunes.com Radio is linked up 
again on our listening page, and is available for those who don't 
have broadband internet access. The catch is that you must be a 
Live365 Preferred Member to use that channel. Unfortunately this the 
only economically viable way to offer it at this time. (As always, 
listening to the broadband channel requires no subscription.) For 
more information about becoming a Preferred Member to listen to the 
dial up stream and to avoid ads on all Live365 stations, go to 
http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com and click on the Preferred Member 
banner. Rates for Preferred Membership start at $3.65 per month.


NEW TRACKS

You can currently hear new tracks never before played on 
CelticChristianTunes.com Radio from Eden Burning, Jeff Johnson & 
Brian Dunning, and Carol Arblaster.


ATTENTION RECORDING MUSICIANS

Are you an artist with some studio time coming up (or better yet, 
with your own recording facilities)? We'd love to put a few station 
ID spots up recorded by the artists who bring us this great music. If 
you are an artist featured on CelticChristianTunes.com Radio and 
would like to help out, please e-mail Cory@CelticChristianTunes.com.


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

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*** MUSIC NEWS ***

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

NEW IRISH HYMNS: Margaret Becker is offering specially-priced gift 
packages including autographed copies of "New Irish Hymns #2" through 
her website.

CAROLYN BOWLES' website, http://www.radioangel.com/, has been 
redesigned.

CLANNAD: After a long wait, Clannad finally has an official website 
at http://www.clannad.ie/.

CLANNAD has another compilation album, "In A Lifetime - The Best Of 
Clannad" which was released by BMG on October 3rd. (The USA release 
will not be until early 2004). Although there have been several such 
albums released in recent years, most have been made without the 
band's involvement (and sometimes without their knowledge). This 
album has been compiled with significant input from the band and, 
according to Clannad themselves, provides a good representation of 
their work over the last twenty years.

CLANNAD's albums "Magical Ring", "Legend", "Macalla", and "Sirius" 
have been digitally remastered from the original tapes, a process 
which band member Pol Brennan (Moya's brother) oversaw.  the process 
and the band are very happy with the results. They have been released 
with new artwork and sleeve notes. In early 2004 "Anam", "Banba", 
"Lore", and "Landmarks" will receive similar treatment.

EDEN'S BRIDGE is currently redesigning their website. It is currently 
planned to be launched before the end of the year.

EDEN BURNING, which has not performed together since 1996, has a new 
website at http://www.edenburning.co.uk/ showcasing their new "Best 
Of" album, "The Hatchery".

FATHOM will also be revamping their website soon, and will be 
releasing a new 16-track compilation CD. According to Fathom's 
website, supplies of their album "Available Light" are almost gone 
and won't be coming back. We expect to be giving away a free copy of 
this great album after Christmas, but don't wait until then--pick up 
your copy from their website for just ten bucks.

PHIL KEAGGY's new album, "Special Occasions", is a collection of songs
written for birthdays, anniversaries, and other "special occasions".

PHIL KEAGGY once again proves his versatility by appearing on 
hardcore rock band P.O.D.'s latest album, "Payable On Death" which 
was released November 4. Phil is featured on two tracks, "Revolution" 
and "Eternal". The album can be sampled at 
http://www.payableondeath.com/releases/index.php.

JOE KING has a new album in the works, "When Heaven Comes Down". 
Produced by Richard Lacy of Eden's Bridge, it draws heavily on folk 
influences. The theme of the album is one of yearning for God to 
"touch and change our society with His healing love and power." (For 
those who have been watching, Joe's website is functional again.)

ROBIN MARK & TERL BRYANT: Mark's new live album, recorded with Terl 
Bryant in Northern Ireland in September, is to be released in the USA 
by Integrity Music. Robin's albums "Revival in Belfast" and "Come 
Heal This Land" have sold over half a million copies in the USA.

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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CelticChristianTunes.com Radio station, please visit 
http://www.CelticChristianTunes.com/donate.shtml for instructions. 
Thanks!

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