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Last Updated: 30th Aug

Greenbelt Huge Success (30th Aug)

This year's Greenbelt Festival which ended on Monday night has been hailed as a great success by organisers and regulars alike. The attendance of 9000 was double the number at last year's festival and the new site in Cheltenham stood up well to some adverse weather conditions on Friday night. This year's festival was also Andy Thornton's last as festival manager. He has decided it is time for him to move on and will stand down as soon as a replacement is found. Anyone interested in the role should contact the Greenbelt office for more information.
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Dubious Records Released (30th Aug)

The new EPs from Ant Parker, Andy Thornton and Terry Gonda were released at Greenbelt by Dubious Recordings. The label held an afternoon showcase at the event and promise a number of further releases over the coming months, including a full solo album from Ant, an album from the man behind Sticky Music act Billy Penn's Brother and a Fat and Frantic best of (expected 1st quarter 2001).
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Bell Jar Fly On (30th Aug)

Flying Low is the new EP from Bell Jar, released at Greenbelt as a taster for their forthcoming second album which is expected within the next few months. Live MP3 versions of the tracks on the EP are available through the band's website.
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Julie Lee Relocates (30th Aug)

American singer-songwriter Julie Lee is relocating to Northern Ireland to work with Steve Stockman. Julie has recently released her second-album Many Waters, the follow-up to Stones and played at Greenbelt for a second consecutive year.
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Iain Archer Repeats Album Promise (30th Aug)

Iain Archer repeated his promise to release a new album within the next few months while playing on the main stage at Greenbelt. Iain played a number of sets over the weekend, including a number of low-key solo shows, and debuted a number of new tracks. He also played alongside his brother Paul Archer as part of The Ghears.
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Juliet Turner Sells Out (30th Aug)

Juliet Turner continued a successful few months by selling out of copies of her new album Burn The Black Suit before she played her main show at Greenbelt. Selling the album through Sticky Music, Juliet was one of a number of artists who played multiple sets around the festival site. She has also recently launched an official website. The album will be available through a relaunched Sticky Music website within the next couple of days.
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Dum Dums Album (30th Aug)

The Dum Dums, who played to a large crowd when they headlined the Friday night at Greenbelt have a new single, You Do Something To Me out on September 11th in 3 formats (2 CDs and a cassette). This will be followed on September 18th by the album It Goes Without Saying. The band have been busy over the past few weeks promoting the single and album through a number of high profile festival, TV and radio appearances.
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