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Last Updated: 16th Jun

Britlinks News Disruptions (16th Jun)

Unfortunately, Britlinks News will not run in two weeks' time as I will be on my way to the Cornerstone Festival in the US. Keep sending your news in ... I hope to get the news out by the 7th July.
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Loose Goose's Celtic Spirit (16th Jun)

New Dawn Music announced recently that Loose Goose are to appear on a compilation album released in Germany by Sony, called Celtic Spirits. The album will feature the Loose Goose track "Back To Avalon" alongside contributions from Clannad, Mary Black, The Dubliners and others. The band's recent album, Face Yourself will be released in Germany through Pila Music later this year. The label have launched an e-mail announcement list, which you can join through their website at: http://www.britlinks.co.uk/newdawn/
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Greenbelt Attract NME (16th Jun)

Greenbelt's recent booking of Asian Dub Foundation to play in support of the festival's planned Stephen Lawrence enquiry inspired debate has attracted mainstream press attention in the form of an article in NME. You can read the article online at the NME website.
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Flow Showcase (16th Jun)

Flow's showcase last night in Fulham went well. The band are currently looking for a mainstream label to release the album they've been working on with Peter Van Hooke. Several parties have expressed an interest so far.
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The Full Shilling (16th Jun)

Sixpence None The Richer continue to enjoy success with "Kiss Me", which recently entered its fourth week in the top 10. The band's self-titled album released on Monday to mainstream stores and Christian bookshops across the country.
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New Albums From Pope (16th Jun)

Mal Pope has released two new albums on Monday. The first, Land of my Children is released in conjunction with an HTV series called "Raised Voices" which started on Sunday. The second, Golden Days is a compilation of 18 tracks from EPs released over the past few years. Both albums have mainstream distribution through Telstar.
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The Race Continues (16th Jun)

Race continue to be active, with two shows planned so far for this summer. The band recently released a songbook to accompany their Thoughts I'm Feeling EP. They're hoping to record a follow-up soon.
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Dusty Spirit (16th Jun)

Dust have released the follow-up to their See Red EP. Titled Spirit, the EP was recorded with delirious? side-kick Paul Burton at Ground Zero in Littlehampton. The band will be appearing on Channel 5's The Alpha Zone on the 27th June. The show kicks off at 8.30am and also features Sam Fox.
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Sticky Developments (16th Jun)

The Sticky Music website has moved to a new home at: http://www.stickymusic.co.uk. Look out for various developments at the site over the coming months.
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Exciting Times for Indigo and Passengers (16th Jun)

Scotland's IndigoEcho and Nervous Passenger have had a busy couple of weeks. Over the weekend of June 4th-6th they played the Crossover Festival along with Halcyon Days, Fabulous, The Electrics, Booley, The Honey Thieves and more. The event was a great success and plans are already afoot to develop it for next year. The bands also played at a Jubilee 2000 event last weekend in Edinburgh where they drew mainstream press attention. Nervous Passenger have announced they will be playing at this year's Greenbelt festival.
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Greenbelt Breaks Even (05th Aug)

Despite worrying initial reports, Greenbelt 99 received more visitors than expected. The estimated attendance of 6000 is considerably lower than in previous years, but has allowed the festival to break even.
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Greenbelt Returns to August (05th Aug)

Next year's Greenbelt Festival will return to the festival's historic August bank holiday slot. Cheltenham Racecourse seemed to be a popular move with the Greenbelt faithful, although a few complained about the atmosphere, which took a while to warm up as people got to know the new site.
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Freestate Gets The Millenium Bug (05th Aug)

Greenbelt and Spring Harvest have decided to postpone the Freestate festival for at least another year. The event, which was intended to encourage young people to encounter God through the arts was postponed this year as a result of internal problems at Spring Harvest. A decision as to whether to run the festival in 2001 will be taken within the next few months.
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Andy Thornton Album (05th Aug)

Greenbelt Festival Manager Andy Thornton has managed to find some time in his busy schedule to record a new album which was released at the festival. The Things You Never Say is available now through his new website.
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A Startled Chameleon (05th Aug)

A Startled Chameleon is a new record label set up by a character known to many as JJ. The label's first release is a Vigilantes of Love EP by the name of Free For Good. VoL are currently touring the UK.
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Celtic and Techno? (05th Aug)

Electrics frontman Sammy Horner has a new album coming out through Word any time now. Horner has taken ideas from his series of Celtic Praise albums, and combining them with techno programming to produce what promises to be an intriguing fusion.
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Edens In A Bell Jar (05th Aug)

The debut album from Bell Jar is called Secret Volcanoes and is available now. Bell Jar is a band featuring, among others, Paul Northup and Charlotte Ayrton, both former members of Eden Burning. The band's live set at Greenbelt revealed a laid back, sophisticated pop sound coupled with Northup's distinctive vocals.
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Honey Thief Retires (05th Aug)

Kenny Lyon (flute/whistles/harmonica/etc) is to leave the Honey Thieves to work as a computer technician at a school in Pakistan. The band have no plans to replace him as yet, but are courting interest from Asaph Records in Germany.
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Split Level Recording Plans (05th Aug)

Split Level have studio time booked and are hoping to record an EP to follow up their last album glo.bal. Initial reports suggest that the EP will see the band returning to a much rawer, almost punky sound rather than continuing in the more produced vein of glo.bal. The band have a website under construction at http://www.splitlevel.co.uk
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Furious? Change (05th Aug)

Delirious? press man Craig Borlase has stepped aside from his role at Furious? Records to explore pastures new. Among Borlase's recent projects is another co-writing role with Soul Survivor's Mike Pilavachi.
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Big Vision on Hold (05th Aug)

John Heavens has taken a year off from Big Vision while he records his first solo album. The album is to be recorded in October. The band is on hold until the end of the year.
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New Album From Maire Brennan (05th Aug)

Having received much mainstream attention recently through her collaboration with Chicane which resulted in a hit single, Maire Brennan should release her next solo album through Word this autumn.
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