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Last Updated: 13th Jan

FreeState Announces Strong Starting Point (13th Jan)

The new FreeState festival, organised jointly by Greenbelt and Spring Harvest has announced a potential lineup which includes Sixpence None The Richer, Iona, All Star United, Fono, and Steve. Watch this space for more news.
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As If... Distribution Increases (13th Jan)

New Dawn Music have announced a distribution deal to make the new As If... album available in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Slovenia, Finland and the Faroe Islands. This is on top of the existing distribution in Germany and Switzerland.
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Delirious? In The UK (13th Jan)

Delirious? are planning a short tour of smaller venues around the UK for February and March to precede the launch of the first single from their new album. The single is to be released on March 15th and is called "See The Star". The album will follow, probably on April 12th (dependent on continued talks with Virgin Records) and will be followed by a tour of major UK venues in May. See the various delirious? web pages for more details. Martin Smith reportedly describes the new delirious? album, Mezzamorphosis as "very different" while Furious? Records say that it is "bolder, stronger and more intriguing than any before." Tracks include: See The Star, Heaven, Bliss, It's OK, Pale Reflection, Beautiful Sun, Isn't He Beautiful?, Love Come Down and Mezzanine Floor.
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Mezzamorphis - d: in the USA (13th Jan)

The new album from delirious?, Mezzamorphosis is to be released in the USA on May 4th and the band will be playing at the Creation festival on June 23rd on the mainstage.
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FreeState of the Web (27th Jan)

Britlinks has been busy putting up some new pages about the excitingnew FreeState festival. FreeState is a festival primarily aimed at 15-24year olds. It is the child of SpringHarvest and Greenbelt and will run from the 27th-30th August. The music lineup is as yet very sketchy, but for more information visit: http://www.britlinks.co.uk/freestate/
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Iona Down To Five (27th Jan)

Yeah, we're late again with Iona news, but it is now official that Mike Haughton has left Iona and will not be replaced. Mike wrote a letter to the fans which can be seen at the Iona website in which he expressed his enjoyment in working with the band but said that the sabbatical year had been a time for reflection for him and he felt the time had come to leave. The space left in the sound will make room for drmmer Frank Van Essen's violin. Iona have been laying down tracks for Joanne Hogg's solo album and for their next studio album, and plans are now well under way for the Festival Hall concert in May.
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Badger Managing Well (27th Jan)

Exciting times for Badger Management, the Northern Ireland basedmanagement company for HalcyonDays and Booley House.They're promoting a delirious? gigin March and then sending Booley House (April) and Halcyon Days (June)into the studio to work on new material. In the last few months BooleyHouse have played support for Duran Duran, Brian Kennedy, Steve Earle andAll Star United and they are hoping to make it to the USA later in theyear. Contact BadgerManagement if you can help them.
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IndigoEcho With Delirious? (27th Jan)

Scottish outfit IndigoEcho are hoping to get a support slot with delirious? when they play in Edinburgh next month. If you'd like to see them support delirious? they'd like you to let Furious? Records know about it. IndigoEcho also now have t-shirts available. See the band index for a link to their website.
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Vocalists Wanted For Freezing (27th Jan)

Ambitious new rock act Freeze are looking for a male vocalist who's based in the midlands and is looking to join an evangelistic band influenced by All Star United, delirious?, Bride, Guardian, Johnny Q Public and Fono. The band are becoming involved with the Meltdown label and would like anyone interested to contact them at the address in the band index.
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Iain Archer Website Reborn (27th Jan)

The unofficial Iain Archer website has been updated and installed at a new location. This site is the most complete Iain Archer resource on the web. The webmaster is promising details of a collaboration between Archer and another singer/songwriter in the very near future. For more information, see the band index.
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Juliet Turner Website on the Move (27th Jan)

The Juliet Turner website run by Ian James has had to move due to service provider hassles. The new page is linked to from the band index.
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Julie Lord and New Dawn (27th Jan)

New Dawn Music is pleased to announce it is now working with the talented North-East based singer/songwriter Julie Lord. Julie's music is in theblues/jazz/funk vein. Her solo debut album Lifetime will now be released on the New Dawn label later this year. Brian Taylor of New Dawn Music commented 'I am delighted that Julie has agreed to join the New Dawn stable. She is a very gifted performer and songwriter and her musical style is very different to anyone else we work with but her quality music maintains the high standard that people expect from us'. See the New Dawn website for more details.
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