Conference atlana::ccm

    Why is it no-one else seems to listen to these guys??
                      
    They're on a UK tour at the moment, and have a WWW page on the Net.
    Remaining February dates are:-
    In Oxford Zodiac club 12th
    Bristol Fleece & Firkin 13th
    Hull Central Hall 20th

    because i never heard of 'em?  8-)

    Shame on you!  That isn't a good enough reason!
    
    Mike (who hasn't either)

    Gerry -
    
    Pronounce:  ih-wana or eye-own-uh?

    ref. 9
    
    the latter!! , but nearer  (eye -own - uh), as in the small island
    community off Western Scotland (Isle of Mull/OBAN)
    
    They're obviously bigger in the UK than the USA, but have releases
    available over there I'm sure, including Videos.
    Actually guys if you like Celtic influenced Christian music this is some 
    of the best I've heard. (wonderfully melodic). 
    They now also have their own WWW site!
    Their latest offering "Journey into the Morn" is excellent...78 minutes
    long and tells the story of Christianity reaching Ireland.
     
    Tim
    
    

Yep I can vouch for them too!  I saw them live before hearing any of their
stuff and was blown away by their sound - and they've managed to capture it on
their latest album Journey Into The Morn (definately one to be turned up loud
late at night!). I particularly love their rendition of "When I Survey".

Tim, I heard their Oxford concert last month was cancelled - do you know if
that's true and why?


Chris

    Hello Chris,
    
    Yes, the Oxford concert was postponed due to a band member's family
    bereavement.........I believe they are trying to re-schedule for June
    3rd.
    I will try and keep you posted!
    
    Tim

>    I will try and keep you posted!

Thanks!  I would like to see them again.

Chris

    Hi Chris
    
    IONA re-scheduled concert at the Zodiac club in Oxford will be on
    Saturday 28th June.
    
    Cheers 

Thanks Tim. Unfortunately that clashes with the Champion Of The World event
at Wembley Stadium which we were planning to go to.

Oh well, I'll just have to catch them next time round.


Chris

    Who's appearing at the 'Champion of the World' event?

According to the latest update which I received yesterday, the following
artists have been confirmed; Noel Richards, Delirious?, Matt Redman, The Wades
and Sue Rinaldi - plus special guests including Graham Kendrick.

Apparently 30,000 tickets have been sold, which is still a little way off the
70,000 capacity crowd which is hoped for. However, the atmosphere last year at
Wembley Arena was pretty incredible - so it should be even better this year in
the Stadium!


Chris

    Hi Chris,
    
    My two oldest kids went to see Delirious! in concert in Swindon last
    Saturday evening....they were really excited and thought they were
    great!
    
    Tim

Yes, I've seen Delirious? a few times too. They've become very popular now,
especially with the younger people - so much so, that when we saw them in
Reading a couple of months ago we suddenly felt very old (quite sad seeing
we're only in our early to mid-twenties!).

Their music is a bit like the early-U2 sound. They nearly made it into the
national Top 40 with their first single "White Ribbon Day" - it reached 41!
You might want to take your kids down to Littlehampton on the 13th July, as
that's when Delirious take their usual monthly indoor worship service (Cutting
Edge) outside to the beach!  We went last year and had a great time - there
was easily over 4,000 people there, and it's free!

Anyway, to go back on topic for a second(!), according to the latest copy of
Premier, Iona are playing in Oxford on the 3rd June - has the date changed
again?!


Chris

    Hi Chris,
    
    I don't know, but I will check!!
    
    Tim

    I've checked with the Zodiac club in Oxford and it is 28th june 8pm
    Cost �6 in advance or on the door. The club is located on the Cowley
    Road.
    
    Tim

Thanks for finding out Tim. Looks like I'll have to miss them this time round,
because of the Wembley concert.

Iona's new video was on last Sunday's Alpha Zone (10am, Channel 5), along with
a host of other Christian-Celtic groups. Have you got their new live album (I
think it's called "Treasures") yet?  Premiere seemed to rate it very highly.

[Going slightly off-topic again!] Delirious' new single "Deeper" was released 
in the UK on Monday, and apparently it's at number 16 in the mid-week UK 
singles chart! Looks like they might make it into the Top 40 on Sunday...


Chris

    Hi Chris
    
    In at No.20 in the charts yesterday.....so my daughter informed me!
    
    What other Christian Celtic bands do you know about... (is one of them
    called Flight of the Goose?)
    
    Tim
    

Hi Tim,

>    In at No.20 in the charts yesterday.....so my daughter informed me!

Yep - we were all amazed when we heard the news yesterday. They were introduced
on the charts on Radio 1 as "...maybe the best kept secret in pop music until
today...". So maybe they'll be on TOTP this week!

>    What other Christian Celtic bands do you know about... (is one of them
>    called Flight of the Goose?)

I can't remember the names of the groups on The Alpha Zone. Hopefully I've
still got it on video - I'll check tonight.


Chris

    I think "The Crossing" on the Grrr! label is Celtic.