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Last Updated: 10th May

dba Smile (10th May)

The Original Songwriters, a weekly showcase at London's W14 club which recently played host to Andy Thornton last night saw a set from dba. dba are busily promoting their new single "Smiling Girl" which will be released on 12" vinyl very soon. They are still looking for distribution for the new album.
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Room 3 in Edinburgh (10th May)

Room 3 Records are planning to run a venue at this year's Edinburgh festival to showcase a range of Christian artists. The label's three bands, Nervous Passenger, IndigoEcho and Superhero will appear and there are plans to bring in a number of acts, some with an international profile.
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New Greenbelt Website (10th May)

The new Greenbelt website has begun to appear. Lots more content is promised very soon, including a number of discussion forums, news columns and features under the heading "art and christian living". Of particular interest to Britlinks visitors will be the music section which will include advice columns from Iain Archer and Steve Lawson.
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Martyn Joseph's New Albums (10th May)

Currently on tour with Shirley Bassey, an experience which he describes as a "strange one", Martyn Joseph has announced plans for two new albums. The first will be the long talked about best of and the second will be a part improvised instrumental album which will be available exclusively through Martyn's website. An interview with Martyn can be found at the compulsive webzine.
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Bass Troubadour? (13th May)

Bassist Steve Lawson begins mixing his new solo album next week. Entitled ...And Nothing But The Bass. Live @ The Troubadour, the album is due for a June release. One couple in attendance at Steve's last Troubadour show had travelled all the way from Italy and had heard about the concert on his website.
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Sabio See The Crescent (13th May)

Chichester's Sabio (formerly known as Fruit) play their first London gig in quite a while at the Half Moon in Putney next weekend. The break from touring has allowed the band to prepare tracks for a new album. A release date has yet to be announced. The band still have a few copies of their "Happy Go Lucky Joe" single available for sale.
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Delirious? To Release in July (14th May)

David and Carrie Grant, along with their band United Colours of Sound, have been assisting Delirious? with the recording of their new album Glo. The album is set for release around the end of July and is said to also include some bagpipe contributions. Track names include "Awaken The Dawn", "My Glorious", "God You Are My God" (taken from Psalm 63) and "The Years Go By".
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Coastal Dune Easter People (14th May)

Durham's Coastal Dune have recently returned from Easter People where they spent a week playing as a worship band as well as finding time to play one gig in their own right. The band are going to be spending the next couple of months concentrating on their finals before going full-time.
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Selected Extracts (14th May)

Punk band Cephas are returning to the studio to demo some new material. Their Happy Go Loser EP is about to enter its second print-run. Iona have had to cancel their Glasgow concert this week as the venue's roof isn't suitable... Love Crusade have won through to the quarter final of the Lowenbrau sponsored Battle of the Bands. Eskimo Sunbed's CD is now available by mail order. Murph got their first bit of national publicity in a recent issue of Melody Maker.
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Busy Phat Fish (15th May)

Having spent February touring the USA and Singapore, where their new album Purple Through The Fishtank seems to have been well received, Phatfish have a busy summer lined up. The band will be playing a wide range of events on both sides of the Atlantic over the coming months, combining worship sets and a number of performance-based appearances.
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Aieris Recruit Drummer (15th May)

Graeme Sutherland is now a permanent member of Scotland's Aieris, joining the band on drums. He has previously worked with the Paul Oakley band and with a permanent drummer now on board the band hope to play some gigs this summer. Aieris are already working on new material for a second EP. Their first, Meet Your Maker, has been receiving play on BBC Radio Scotland.
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Furious? Sale (15th May)

Furious? Records appear eager to sell off Delirious? merchandise and have just announced a sale with big discounts on t-shirts. Check out their official website for details. Presumably this means a new range will appear soon. Remember to check out the news about the new album which we reported on the 14th May.
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Johnny Markin Moves Away (16th May)

Worship leader Johnny Markin who recently released his latest album restore my soul on ICC Records has announced his decision to move back to his native Canada. Johnny's been offered a position as Pastor of Worship and the Arts in a church near Vancouver. Johnny will leave the UK any day now.
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Real New Guitarist (16th May)

Northern Ireland's Reality have added guitarist Aaron Ferris to their lineup. The addition has already begun to affect the band's music and his experience as a worship musician is proving particularly helpful to the band when leading worship.
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Stockman on Satellite (17th May)

Steve Stockman's popular show on Radio Ulster, Rhythm and Soul, is now accessible to anyone in the UK and Ireland with a Sky Digital system on channel 929. This weekend the show will feature a special pre-recorded session with Martyn Joseph and on May 26th a special live recording of the show (to be broadcast on the 28th) will take place in the Group Theatre, Belfast. The show will feature Booley, Susan Enan and Brian Houston. To find out how to get tickets visit Stocki's website.
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IndigoEcho Prepare for the Road (17th May)

Scotland's IndigoEcho are planning a mini-tour of southern England for November, visiting Eastbourne, Brighton and London. If anyone would like to book them for any dates to coincide with the tour, they'd love to hear from you. The band are planning to tour the Midlands and northern England early in 2001. IndigoEcho also hope to be playing at this year's Greenbelt Festival.
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Martyn and Shirley Part Ways (17th May)

Surprise news has just broken that Martyn Joseph has been removed from the Shirley Bassey tour on which he was the support act. Martyn's last show on the tour was in Cardiff, a concert which he describes as the tour's "best yet". The reason given for the sudden change is "incompatibility", presumably a result of the troubadour's tell-it-how-it-is approach to songwriting which didn't quite fit with Bassey's older, more conservative fanbase. Philosophical as ever, Martyn Joseph announced on his website that he feels that he has been done a favour by being asked to leave the tour as he felt he was simply playing at the shows in order to complete a job he'd started. With the free time now available to him, Martyn plans to record some new material he's been writing while on tour, which may appear as a limited edition CD.
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