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WEEKLY NEWS 2007NCM News 219 21 DEC 2007NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (Pakistan), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR (PTL India), JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (Germany), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) , BASIL NADESDEN (South Africa), CLIVE DOUBLEDAY (Smile International), MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), LIZ & SYD DOYLE (USA), MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), JEAN WATSON (USA), IMAGINARY FRIEND, MICHELL JOHN (USA), CHARLIE ALLEN (USA) , TIM CUTTING (Mission India), MATT GILES, SUSAN GERMANEY, T.JAE CHRISTIAN (USA), VINI CONTREAS (USA), ANNETTE BORRILL, MARVA NELSON, DAVE CLEMO, ELAINE CHRISTIAN, BOBBY SMITH (USA) etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION - HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org ... ALSO, BOOK UP TODAY FOR THE NEXT NCM RELEASE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! LEE WILLIAMS (CMR Nashville Radio) info@cmrnashville.net says, “The NCM RADIO SHOW with CLIFF RICHARD & PAUL DAVIS is on Boxing Day (26 Dec) at 2 pm and repeats at 8 pm, 2 am and 8 am (London Time). I am also running an all day Country Christmas from Xmas Eve at midnight through to midday Boxing Day. Featuring all Christmas Country songs and interviews with many stars. CMR Nashville Europe's #1 Country Music Station is offering artists associated with NCM a special promotion deal for a month's promotion. A target audience of 200,000 who enjoy Country Music and Positive Country. Your package will include a minimum of 100 commercials, a banner or album sleeve on the home page with a click through to your site, album of the week and regular airplays. Contact info@cmrnashville.net for more details. ELEANOR McCABE (Wesley Owen/ STL, UK (Europe’s largest Christian product distributor)) says NCM is a great selection of the best new tracks around. . KIMBERLEY MCLEAN says, “I am here on a mission. I want to make the kids of Corby a hit this Christmas. “What A Wonderful Time” performed by me and the Kids Of Corby. Come on over to her site and hear the song and there you will find links to download www.myspace.com/kimberleymclean The essence of Christmas in song.” UKCMA: .... "Christian Music is Royal Music. May it prosper and be fruitful. We are both delighted to become Patrons of the UK Christian Music Alliance and send all our best wishes to its members and friends." DUKE & DUCHESS OF HAMILTON (Lennoxlove House, Scotland).... Songwriter DAVE BILBROUGH of London, England says, “In an age that encourages the pursuit of individualism at all costs, we as Christian artists are called to reverse the trend by working together and affirming and encouraging one another with a unified voice. We have many different expressions to make Christ known in this world. UKCMA provides a valuable contribution and forum for us to do just that.” ... JESSY DIXON writes from Chicago, USA, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work.” .... GEORGE HAMILTON IV from Nashville, Tennessee, USA writes, “The UKCMA is an innovation that will be a valuable focal point to pool the wealth and benefits of Christian in the UK and worldwide. It will be a great help to all.” ... WOODY WRIGHT (Singer-songwriter/Gather Homecoming TV series, Indiana, USA), writes, “I am grateful to NCM & the UKCMA for opening doors for our music to be heard around the world. What a wonderful feeling to know that the universal message in our songs has an opportunity to go beyond manmade borders! May God continue to bless every UKCMA effort and may Angels guard your way!” From Wales, ROB ASH says, “The Neon Textures Tour 2008 is the launch of my brand new cd (Neon Textures) in churches. The concert evening can be booked. (robash405@hotmail.com ) From Los Angeles, CA. LOU LOLLIO, (with his current single "Radio Revival" and new CD Lou Lollio Praise & Worship Vol. 2 ) announced that he will be going to the Radio Mike Awards in the UK on 1-2 Mar 2008, and he looks forward to seeing everyone there. He will be arriving on Feb 21, 2008 and staying until Mar 3, 2008 and is available for booking dates open during this time. He is currently on the Worship Team at the original Vineyard Westside Church in West Los Angeles, California. LOULOLLIO@aol.com or USA 310 402-0065. Featured Homecoming artists WOODY WRIGHT and STEPHEN HILL will begin their fourth annual Spirit of Christmas Tour on December 1, 2007 in Avon, North Carolina. Woody Wright said, "Some of these venues are hosting our Spirit of Christmas Concert for the fourth consecutive year. That tells us we may just be doing something right.” Stephen Hill added, "Woody is a long-time, dear friend, and for the two of us to hook up every year for these concerts is a blessing. We are humbled and thrilled with the opportunity to share, not only our music, but also the message of Hope that is, truly the Spirit of Christmas." www.stephenhillmusic.com or www.woodywright.net GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) Sean Cresswell/ sean.cresswell@yahoo.co.uk W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, http://www.lcf.uk.net/t enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 37700 S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard http://www.lcf.uk.net/ enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 237700 M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope 01622 674005 kenhope1@tallktalk.net W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am (UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 11 am- 1pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) England’s CHRIS MERCER is home for Christmas appearances. The Uk tour starts January and will work through till May any church wishing Chris to minister for further details contact chris@chrismercer.net "I am driving to Scotland to write and work with my producer Sammy Horner, who produced Whispers of His Grace , to begin the next new album to be released next year... I have been invited to sing live in the BBC Radio Merseyside’s Carols Service to be aired 5.30pm on Christmas Eve. Also throughout the Christmas on the BBC big Video screen in Liverpool I will be singing two very beautiful songs in a live carol service for the BBC TV.” 16th December. Kings church Birkenhead Wirral... 23rd December. Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 25-27th January.Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 1- 2 March NCM Weekend, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. 19th April Wisbech Church ...Wisbech 20th April Leighton Christian Fellowship, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. Canada’s CHERYL DUNN has a lay over in London on Jan 22nd & would be interested in bookings for from 24th-Jan28th and radio stations. CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Spring Tour 21/02/2008 Derby 01332 255 800 22/02/2008 Leamington Spa 01926 334 418 23/02/2008 Telford 01952 382 382 24/02/2008 Birmingham 0870 607 7533 26/02/2008 Newark 01636 655 755 27/02/2008 Skegness 0845 674 0505 28/02/2008 Lowestoft 01502 533 200 29/02/2008 Basildon 01/03/2008 Hayes 020 8561 8371 02/03/2008 Swindon 01793 524 481 05/03/2008 Inverness 01463 234 234 06/03/2008 Falkirk 01324 506 850 07/03/2008 Motherwell 01698 403 102 08/03/2008 Ayr 01292 611 222 09/03/2008 Carlisle 01228 625 222 11/03/2008 Croydon 0208 688 9291 12/03/2008 Folkestone. 01303 253 193 13/03/2008 Tunbridge Wells 01892 530 613 14/03/2008 Bournemouth 0870 111 3000 16/03/2008 Chatham 01634 338 338 08/05/2008 Southport 0844 847 2380 DJ, JULIAN MARTIN of U105 Radio presents Sunday Breakfast. He writes, "SHAUN GROVES and GINNY OWENS are in concert on 12 January in Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Belfast & on my show on UTV's Belfast radio station on 13 Jan. UK radio host JOHN MORRIS of Trust AM1278 says, “The 5th Americana International Singer/Songwriter Showcase" will be held at Newark, England on July 11-13 2008. Any artist that would like to showcase their talent should contact - Brian Duggan on 0115 8543704 for details. The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#49) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: candy Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. The New Christian Music Radio Show just keeps on growing. DJ Andy Humphries explains, "The demand for NCM shows has become so great that we have had to quadruple our disc space on the website. We have recently gone from 1GB to 4GB's of ready to use radio shows. That means that currently we have over 125 shows to choose from. We think that for only £25 per year for unlimited access - this deal is not only good for subscribing music stations, it might also be attractive to artists who want to hear the broadcast standard mp3's of their songs getting played on air. This is because the show plays all artists who appear on the NCM discs. Filling a radio schedule 24/7 is never easy, we hope that anyone interested will go to www.ncmradioshow and at least download our two free shows, any maybe, come on board with approx. 300 radio stations around the world who are now part of the NCM radio show family". Photos of the 2007 NCM Awards Weekend are now available.( www.newchristianmusic.co.uk) A DVD of nearly 400 photos is available for sale for only £20. Photos include stage appearances, award presentations, plus informal moments of all artists.The DVD photos are available to be freely used by artists & media for press, promotion and artwork. GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, (MC) DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), STEVE HUGHES (Northern Ireland), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN & BAND, JONNY PATTON & BAND, MATT McCHLERY, MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), MARTIN DAWSON, THE ANSELM, BEYOND, DR DEBORAH EKEI ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, IAN YATES, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), JOHN ALLAM, BROOK TRICKETT, GARY CUNNINGHAM, ANAMCARAS, ALLAN McKINLAY, JAMES JUBE, CALVARY QUARTET (Northern Ireland), BIG STREET (BAND) (Sweden), BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHARLES TIMBERLAKE, ROB ASH, NIGEL DOUBLE, PAUL DAVIS etc .... . Noel Donaldson of the Huddersfield Elim Church is organising tours for JEAN WATSON and VINI CONTREAS from the USA. Both are in UK over for the NCM Weekend Awards 1st and 2nd March 2008. Dates are available for up to the 11th of March. UK phone: 0779 127 3305 A quick note to DJs & journalists about filling in the NCM Reaction Sheets… Please make sure you include your name and details (radio station, publications, countries broadcast-to, etc) on the form so we can pass your comments on to artists – it makes such a difference to the artists to hear what you think of their work. Also make sure you fill in a score for each song regardless of genre – use your professional judgement rather than personal genre preferences. Failure to return the sheets for 3 months in succession will mean deletion from the circulation list From Northampton UK, DAVE CLEMO (v68@dsl.pipex.com ) writes, “My friend and collaborator JERRY ARHELGER plans to return to the UK in March next year to play some church dates with me. The concert evening can be booked. Jerry co-wrote "Walk the Talk" and "Let me lean on you" http://www.amworks.org/ We are booked to appear at the NCM awards weekend on 1-2 March 2008.” ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION .... HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org There is a UKCMA Planning Meeting (4pm Sun 13 JAN 08) at Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard. MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED ACCORDINGLY. It will be followed by a gospel concert by LAURA & PAUL EWERS at 6pm.***** And Finally… Sent by A.G. & KATE (HOLLAND) Little Baby on the hay, soon there'll be another day When nails shall pierce Your Hands & Feet As You provide our sin's defeat. NCM News 217 2 DEC 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (Pakistan), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR (PTL India), JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (Germany), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) , BASIL NADESDEN (South Africa), CLIVE DOUBLEDAY (Smile International), MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), LIZ & SYD DOYLE (USA), MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), JEAN WATSON (USA), PAUL POULTON, IMAGINARY FRIEND, MICHELL JOHN (USA), CHARLIE ALLEN (USA) , TIM CUTTING (Mission India), MATT GILES, SUSAN GERMANEY, T.JAE CHRISTIAN (USA), VINI CONTREAS (USA), ANNETTE BORRILL, MARVA NELSON, DAVE CLEMO, ELAINE CHRISTIAN, etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION - HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org ... ALSO, BOOK UP TODAY FOR THE NEXT NCM RELEASE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! UKCMA: ....Songwriter DAVE BILBROUGH of London, England says, “In an age that encourages the pursuit of individualism at all costs, we as Christian artists are called to reverse the trend by working together and affirming and encouraging one another with a unified voice. We have many different expressions to make Christ known in this world. UKCMA provides a valuable contribution and forum for us to do just that.” ... JESSY DIXON writes from Chicago, USA, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work.” .... GEORGE HAMILTON IV from Nashville, Tennessee, USA writes, “The UKCMA is an innovation that will be a valuable focal point to pool the wealth and benefits of Christian in the UK and worldwide. It will be a great help to all.” ... WOODY WRIGHT (Singer-songwriter/Gather Homecoming TV series, Indiana, USA), writes, “I am grateful to NCM & the UKCMA for opening doors for our music to be heard around the world. What a wonderful feeling to know that the universal message in our songs has an opportunity to go beyond manmade borders! May God continue to bless every UKCMA effort and may Angels guard your way!” From Wales, ROB ASH says, “The Neon Textures Tour 2008 is the launch of my brand new cd (Neon Textures) in churches. The concert evening can be booked. (robash405@hotmail.com ) From Northern Ireland, ex-police officer, BEN FORDE says, “I wish NCM all the best. It is a special venue for so many artists. I am reminded of 1 Cor.15: 58 as you continue to work so hard in spreading the gospel. I continue to get stronger after heart surgery and was sorry to hear of Jill, Paul Wheater’s wife passing-on. Paul will miss her. We had the joy of having them both with us in Northern Ireland last year. “ Amos Trust has partner projects in Gaza, on the West bank in Bethlehem and in Israel and works with Jewish, Muslim and Christian peacemakers. Amos Director, Canon GARTH HEWITT, said: "There is a humanitarian emergency unfolding before our eyes. I was in Bethlehem a few weeks ago - It is a town locked behind the Separation wall - a prison of humiliation and lack of freedom. The church is currently silent yet we are seeing the destruction of the 2,000 year old Christian community in the place of Jesus’ birth. At the same time we should be speaking up on behalf of all Palestinians, regardless of faith. The shameful conditions forced upon Palestinians in Bethlehem should cause Christians and people of all faiths to work together to seek a just and peaceful way forward.’ Urgent prayer request from MARTHA DAUGHTREY from Alabama. She says, “Kay Scott is in need of our prayer warriors to seek a healing from God Almighty. Kay is a gospel singer and a wonderful lady. She found out she has cancer in both breasts… but we have a God who can perform miracles.” NCM’s New Zealand songwriter GINNY PETERS was recognised last month in the US when she received two awards at the National Traditional Country Music Association 32nd Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival in Iowa. With her husband Errol Peters of Pegasus Music travelled with her to the US. Ginny was awarded two of the festival’s highest honours – the Rural Roots Music International 2007 Award for Song of the Year for ‘In the Arms of the Memory’ recorded twelve times around the world including in Australia by Brian Letton and in the US by Cliffie Stone. She was inducted into the NTCMA ‘Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame’. From Los Angeles, CA. LOU LOLLIO, (with his current single "Radio Revival" and new CD Lou Lollio Praise & Worship Vol. 2 ) announced that he will be going to the Radio Mike Awards in the UK on 1-2 Mar 2008, and he looks forward to seeing everyone there. He will be arriving on Feb 21, 2008 and staying until Mar 3, 2008 and is available for booking dates open during this time. He is currently on the Worship Team at the original Vineyard Westside Church in West Los Angeles, California. He can be reached by Email at LOULOLLIO@aol.com or USA 310 402-0065. DELIRIOUS? are getting back on the road in the UK and Ireland this autumn with special guests ELECTRALYTE. DUNDEE /18th December LONDON* stephanie@fiercedistribution.com. www.fiercedistribution.com/media Featured Homecoming artists WOODY WRIGHT and STEPHEN HILL will begin their fourth annual Spirit of Christmas Tour on December 1, 2007 in Avon, North Carolina. Woody Wright said, "Some of these venues are hosting our Spirit of Christmas Concert for the fourth consecutive year. That tells us we may just be doing something right.” Stephen Hill added, "Woody is a long-time, dear friend, and for the two of us to hook up every year for these concerts is a blessing. We are humbled and thrilled with the opportunity to share, not only our music, but also the message of Hope that is, truly the Spirit of Christmas." www.stephenhillmusic.com or www.woodywright.net Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.(UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 11 am- 1pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) England’s CHRIS MERCER is in France, Bagnols sur Ceze to hold concerts and speaking engagements & then its home for Christmas appearances. The Uk tour starts January and will work through till May any church wishing Chris to minister for further details contact chris@chrismercer.net 16th December. Kings church Birkenhead Wirral... 23rd December. Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 25-27th January.Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 1- 2 March NCM Weekend, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. 19th April Wisbech Church ...Wisbech 20th April Leighton Christian Fellowship, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. UK radio host JOHN MORRIS of Trust AM1278 says, “The 5th Americana International Singer/Songwriter Showcase" will be held at Newark, England on July 11-13 2008. Any artist that would like to showcase their talent should contact - Brian Duggan on 0115 8543704 for details. The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#49) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: candy Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. The New Christian Music Radio Show just keeps on growing. DJ Andy Humphries explains, "The demand for NCM shows has become so great that we have had to quadruple our disc space on the website. We have recently gone from 1GB to 4GB's of ready to use radio shows. That means that currently we have over 125 shows to choose from. We think that for only £25 per year for unlimited access - this deal is not only good for subscribing music stations, it might also be attractive to artists who want to hear the broadcast standard mp3's of their songs getting played on air. This is because the show plays all artists who appear on the NCM discs. Filling a radio schedule 24/7 is never easy, we hope that anyone interested will go to www.ncmradioshow and at least download our two free shows, any maybe, come on board with approx. 300 radio stations around the world who are now part of the NCM radio show family". Photos of the 2007 NCM Awards Weekend are now available.( www.newchristianmusic.co.uk) A DVD of nearly 400 photos is available for sale for only £20. Photos include stage appearances, award presentations, plus informal moments of all artists.The DVD photos are available to be freely used by artists & media for press, promotion and artwork. GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, (MC) DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), STEVE HUGHES (Northern Ireland), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN & BAND, JONNY PATTON & BAND, MATT McCHLERY, MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), MARTIN DAWSON, THE ANSELM, BEYOND, DR DEBORAH EKEI ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, IAN YATES, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), JOHN ALLAM, BROOK TRICKETT, GARY CUNNINGHAM, ANAMCARAS, ALLAN McKINLAY, JAMES JUBE, CALVARY QUARTET (Northern Ireland), BIG STREET (BAND) (Sweden), BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHARLES TIMBERLAKE, ROB ASH, NIGEL DOUBLE, PAUL DAVIS etc .... . Noel Donaldson of the Huddersfield Elim Church is organising tours for JEAN WATSON and VINI CONTREAS from the USA. Both are in UK over for the NCM Weekend Awards 1st and 2nd March 2008. Dates are available for up to the 11th of March. UK phone: 0779 127 3305 A quick note to DJs & journalists about filling in the NCM Reaction Sheets… Please make sure you include your name and details (radio station, publications, countries broadcast-to, etc) on the form so we can pass your comments on to artists – it makes such a difference to the artists to hear what you think of their work. Also make sure you fill in a score for each song regardless of genre – use your professional judgement rather than personal genre preferences. Failure to return the sheets for 3 months in succession will mean deletion from the circulation list GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER DATES 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, http://www.lcf.uk.net/t enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 37700 S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard http://www.lcf.uk.net/ enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 237700 M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope 01622 674005 kenhope1@tallktalk.net W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com CHRISTMAS DATES 2008 S 29 NOV O8 Lower Wyke Moravian Church, Yorks. Kenneth Evans 01924 496967 S 30 Maghull Baptist Church/ David Stuckey 01695 423470 david@cardtimes.co.uk M 1 DEC N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 2 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com W 3 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 4 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 5 Holtwood Meth., near Wimborne, Dorset, Peter Aston, (01258) 840844 peter@peter-aston.co.uk S 6 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 7 Available for booking M 8 England, with Paul Wheater T 9 Stourbridge, Tony Stone / tstone@wfcsmail.com W 10 N. Wales Bob Searle T 11 Anglesey Bob Searle F 12 England, with Paul Wheater S 13 St Helens CofE Selston, Notts. darren.mangold@ntlworld.com 07913 673603 S 14 DEC Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng. http://www.lcf.uk.net/ 01525 237700 M 15 Ipswich Wendy Clarke charlieclarke@homecall.co.uk T 16 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope 01622 674005 kenhope1@tallktalk.net W 17 DEC 08 Uckfield, Sussex , NIigel Gibson DJ, JEAN LAFFERTY writes, “Thanks for the wonderful variety in NCM music that’s coming thro these days. As you know I am on Ness Radio (Scotland) and the wonder of playing Gospel is amazing, even more so when the people like it & really enjoy listening. We have a potential audience of 40.000 plus!!! Keep on keeping on. Blessings on the work From Northampton UK, DAVE CLEMO (v68@dsl.pipex.com ) writes, “My friend and collaborator JERRY ARHELGER plans to return to the UK in March next year to play some church dates with me. The concert evening can be booked. Jerry co-wrote "Walk the Talk" and "Let me lean on you" http://www.amworks.org/ We are booked to appear at the NCM awards weekend on 1-2 March 2008.” ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION .... HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org There is a UKCMA Planning Meeting (4pm Sun 13 JAN 08) at Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard. MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED ACCORDINGLY. It will be followed by a gospel concert by LAURA & PAUL EWERS at 6pm.***** And Finally… My Christmas Song to the world Christmas don't seem like Christmas anymore No one wants to help the aged or the poor Instead of eating what we just need We just want to satisfy our greed Christmas don't seem like Christmas anymore Chorus So let's put Christ back in Christmas And celebrate His birth, when He came to earth Put Christ back in Christmas It's not about rich living, it's all about forgiving And serving each other until He returns ****** We've forgotten what Christmas is meant to be The truth of Jesus coming to set us free Instead of being filled with His Spirit We just want to inherit Worldly goods and strange philosophies Chorus So let's put Christ back in Christmas And celebrate His birth, when He came to earth Put Christ back in Christmas It's not about rich living, it's all about forgiving And serving each other until He returns ***** So Christmas is not like Christmas anymore The name of Christ people just ignore They do not honour the Messiah But put themselves higher And Christmas has become Xmas Yes Christmas is not Christmas any more ‘Allo! was waiting for the electrician last Thursday and while I was waiting I wrote this song. It took as long as it took to write it down (c)Roger Hill (Songwriter/Journalist-London)/New Music Enterprises JOIN THE UKCMA TODAY! www.ukcma.org THE 2008 YEARBOOK DIRECTORY IS IN PREPARATION now! Don't miss the boat! UK Christian Music Alliance P O Box 6207, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 0WQ, England A Message from Sir Cliff to NCM It’s good to know that at long last a reputable focal point has emerged to promote the cause of Christian music in the UK. I wish the UKCMA well! Sir Cliff Richard, Englandwww.ukcma.org NCM News 215 23 NOV 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (PAKISTAN), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR, JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (Germany), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) , CATHY WHEELER, BASIL NADESDEN (South Africa), CLIVE DOUBLEDAY, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), LIZ & SYD DOYLE (USA), MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), JEAN WATSON (USA), PAUL POULTON PROJECT, IMAGINARY FRIEND, MICHELL JOHN (USA), CHARLIE ALLEN (USA) , etc .... etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION .... HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org BOOK UP TODAY FOR THE NEXT NCM RELEASE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! NCM’s KIMBERLEY McLEAN’s “What A Wonderful Time”- it has been Officially Chart Released for 10 December. She says, “I am looking for management in the UK & I have a band in place. Drummer- Mark McLaughlan-The fastest drummer in the UK and Third fastest in the World in 2005. Bass-Louis Speed-Played with Mark for the last seven years and are very tight together-Showcased in London many times, including work with the Revelations. Lived once in New Orleans and played there for a Gospel Choir. Guitar- Jim Thorby-Has been playing with Rushmore for seven years. All are professional musicians, with studio and live experience, and a belief in what they do.” http://dittomusic.dloadshop.com/shop.asp?artistid=215 JESSY DIXON writes from Chicago, USA, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work.” GEORGE HAMILTON IV from Nashville, Tennessee, USA writes, “The UKCMA is an innovation that will be a valuable focal point to pool the wealth and benefits of Christian in the UK and worldwide. It will be a great help to all.” Songwriter DAVE BILBROUGH of London, England says, “In an age that encourages the pursuit of individualism at all costs, we as Christian artists are called to reverse the trend by working together and affirming and encouraging one another with a unified voice. We have many different expressions to make Christ known in this world. UKCMA provides a valuable contribution and forum for us to do just that.” WOODY WRIGHT (Singer-songwriter/Gather Homecoming TV series, Indiana, USA), writes, “I am grateful to NCM & the UKCMA for opening doors for our music to be heard around the world. What a wonderful feeling to know that the universal message in our songs has an opportunity to go beyond manmade borders! May God continue to bless every UKCMA effort and may Angels guard your way!” NcM’s CASTING CROWNS reaches another milestone this week with the RIAA Gold certification of its third album smash The Altar and The Door. This certification, signifying U.S. album shipments exceeding 500,000 units, comes only 10 weeks after the Aug. 28 release, making it the fastest-selling Casting Crowns album to date and frontrunner as the No.1 selling Christian music title of the year. Lead singer and songwriter is full-time Youth Pastor Mark Hall, who is serving his 17th year as student pastor at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church in Atlanta. All seven band members remain active in student ministry in the Atlanta-area and tour part-time around their local-church duties. The CAPTAIN’S CREW ( from eastern North Carolina) are in Nashville, Tennessee over the Thanksgiving holidays for two performancesOn Saturday night November 24th, the group will join WANDA JACKSON on the Midnight Jamboree radio show and on Sunday morning November 25th, they will provide the music for the Nashville Cowboy Church with GEORGE HAMILTON IV. The program is broadcast into 100 countries, reaching millions through WSM radio, SIRIUS satellite radio, XM Satellite Radio and WWCR short-wave radio and on Music City Television. DELIRIOUS? are getting back on the road in the UK and Ireland this autumn with special guests ELECTRALYTE. /21st November DUBLIN 22nd NovemberBELFAST /23rd November ABEREEN /24th November DUNDEE /18th December LONDON* stephanie@fiercedistribution.com. www.fiercedistribution.com/media Featured Homecoming artists WOODY WRIGHT and STEPHEN HILL will begin their fourth annual Spirit of Christmas Tour on December 1, 2007 in Avon, North Carolina. Woody Wright said, "Some of these venues are hosting our Spirit of Christmas Concert for the fourth consecutive year. That tells us we may just be doing something right.” Stephen Hill added, "Woody is a long-time, dear friend, and for the two of us to hook up every year for these concerts is a blessing. We are humbled and thrilled with the opportunity to share, not only our music, but also the message of Hope that is, truly the Spirit of Christmas." www.stephenhillmusic.com or www.woodywright.net Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.(UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 12.30-2.30 pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) England’s CHRIS MERCER is in France, Bagnols sur Ceze to hold concerts and speaking engagements & then its home for Christmas appearances. The Uk tour starts January and will work through till May any church wishing Chris to minister for further details contact chris@chrismercer.net 16th December. Kings church Birkenhead Wirral... 23rd December. Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 25-27th January.Oasis Church Beaumaris N Wales 1- 2 March NCM Weekend, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. 19th April Wisbech Church ...Wisbech 20th April Leighton Christian Fellowship, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. London’s DR. DEBORAH E. ETIM says, “We launch the album 'Lift Up Jesus Higher' and the charitable arm of the Prayer Forum - The Amen Project. Our Chief Launcher is His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria. Date: Saturday, 1st December 2007. 7:30pm The Emmanuel Centre, (Upper Room), 9-23 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW. Ring: 0207 737 7166, 07950 114730; 0778 624 3541. UK radio host JOHN MORRIS of Trust AM1278 says, “The 5th Americana International Singer/Songwriter Showcase" will be held at Newark, England on July 11-13 2008. Any artist that would like to showcase their talent should contact - Brian Duggan on 0115 8543704 for details. Georgia, USA’s SCOOTER LEE just finished a big Gospel Show at the Ayr Scottish Country Western Festival. It is reported “she blew the socks off the folks with her one hour performance. It gave a whole new perspective on the voice that shook the floors for years and years. Many had heard her perform before but had no idea of her Gospel roots.” Scooter debuts on NCM in the New Year. After 26 albums and a career spanning more than 30 years, JOANNE CASH recently released a best of; Gospel. Featuring three duets with her brother Johnny, this remixed and remastered collection is infused throughout with that famous Cash sound. A feast for country music enthusiasts, Joanne will be touring and performing songs from Gospel in Northern Ireland this November. rich.burrough@iccmediagroup.com www.iccrecords.com Thursday, November 22nd – The Courtyard Theatre, Ballyearl (Belfast) /Friday, November 23rd – Waterside Studio, Derry Tuesday, November 27th – Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown /Wednesday, November 28th – Riverside Theatre, Coleraine Thursday, November 29th – Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry /Friday, November 30th – Strule Arts Centre – Newry The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#48) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: orange Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. Noel Donaldson of the Huddersfield Elim Church is organising tours for JEAN WATSON and VINI CONTREAS from the USA. Both are in UK over for the NCM Weekend Awards 1st and 2nd March 2008. Dates are available for up to the 11th of March. UK phone: 0779 127 3305 Vegas opens a new chapter in the remarkable career of MARTYN JOSEPH from Cardiff, Wales singer songwriter. Never allowing himself to be pigeon-holed, Vegas steps out and makes some bold statements of Martyn’s intent to keep pushing the boundaries. Vegas has a transatlantic yet universal feel - from the title track triggered by 48 hours in the glitzy gambling capital of the world to the anthemic Kindness -prompted by the homeless on a freezing Toronto street. Martyn’s supporting cast includie Phil Beer, Miranda Sykes (Bass and Backing Vocals), Nigel Hopkins (Keys) and Ryan Aston (Drums). 23 Nov EXETER www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk 24 Nov NARBERTH www.thequeenshall.org.uk! / 25 Nov BURGESS HILL: http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2009 / 29 Nov CARDIFF: www.thepointcardiffbay.com 1 Dec BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE www.imageacoustic.com / 2 Dec WORCE! STER www.huntingdonhall.com Appearing at Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire (www.lcf.uk.net ):- Nov 29 8pm ANDY HUMPHRIES Top Bell Pub, Leighton Buzzard, www.hopeonthestreet.co.uk Dec 2 Sun 6pm WES DAVIS (Christmas Concert) Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard, www.lcf.uk.net JERRY ARHELGER UK TOUR 2007 daveclemo@dsl.pipex.com bren_coz@yahoo.co.uk 21 Cambridge 23 Buckingham /24 tba /25 Diss GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, http://www.lcf.uk.net/t enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 37700 S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard http://www.lcf.uk.net/ enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 237700 M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope 01622 674005 kenhope1@tallktalk.net W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com CHRISTMAS DATES 2008 S 29 NOV O8 Lower Wyke Moravian Church, Yorks. Kenneth Evans 01924 496967 S 30 Maghull Baptist Church/ David Stuckey 01695 423470 david@cardtimes.co.uk M 1 DEC N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 2 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com W 3 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 4 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 5 Holtwood Meth., near Wimborne, Dorset, Peter Aston, (01258) 840844 peter@peter-aston.co.uk S 6 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 7 Available for booking M 8 England, with Paul Wheater T 9 Stourbridge, Tony Stone / tstone@wfcsmail.com W 10 N. Wales Bob Searle T 11 Anglesey Bob Searle F 12 England, with Paul Wheater S 13 St Helens CofE Selston, Notts. darren.mangold@ntlworld.com 07913 673603 S 14 DEC Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng. http://www.lcf.uk.net/ 01525 237700 M 15 Ipswich Wendy Clarke charlieclarke@homecall.co.uk T 16 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope 01622 674005 kenhope1@tallktalk.net W 17 DEC 08 Uckfield, Sussex , Nigel Gibson ******The 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY is in the final weeks of PREPARATION .... HAVE YOU JOINED UP? www.ukcma.org There is a UKCMA Planning Meeting (4pm Sun 11 Nov 07) at Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard. MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED ACCORDINGLY. It will be followed by a gospel concert by JERRY ARHELGER (Nashville, Tennessee) at 6pm.***** And Finally… THE PARADOXICAL COMMANDMENTS (By Dr Kent M Keith) People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centred. Love them anyway. If you do good people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas, can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you may get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway. Daryl Martin - Independent Examiners NCM News 210 19 OCT 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (PAKISTAN), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR, JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (Germany), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) , CATHY WHEELER, BASIL NADESDEN (South Africa), CLIVE DOUBLEDAY, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands) etc .... etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. ******There is a UKCMA Planning Meeting (4pm Sun 11 Nov 07) at Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard. MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED ACCORDINGLY. THE 2008 UKCMA DIRECTORY IS IN PREPARATION. It will be followed by a gospel concert by JERRY ARHELGER (Nashville, Tennessee) at 6pm.***** DARREN MANGOLD (BBC NOTTS) writes, “I’m really excited about a new radio DJ workshop I’ll be teaching during the ‘Freedom’ weekend at The Pioneer Centre near Kidderminster beginning 16th November. This will be just one of many other activities organised for up to 200 young people aged 11+. The radio DJ workshop is designed to encourage and enthuse young Christians in the field of radio broadcasting, in particular the broadcasting of contemporary Christian music! 07810303213 or fifth_sunday@hotmail.co.uk NCM’s JESSE MCREYNOLDS kicks off festivities at his "Pick Inn Music Park" Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27 near Gallatin, Tennessee. for the first annual Pick Inn Fall Festival & Jim & Jesse's Virginia Boys' Band Reunion. The man who created an entire new style of playing the mandolin is now creating a new experience for festival goers at his own music park a few miles from Music City where he and his late brother Jim became regulars on the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. Jesse said he and his wife Joy are creating a place that will host festivals, weddings and other events.There are two special features to the first fall festival. Both are centered around the music virtuoso who, in his career, yielded an International Bluegrass Hall of Honor induction, four Grammy ® nominations, a National Heritage Fellowship Award, and recorded more than 50 albums including crossover sessions with acts such as The Doors. A portion of the proceeds of the event will be donated to the MS Society of Nashville in remembrance of the late Virginia Boy, Keith McReynolds, Jesse’s son. (615) 452-7321 jimandjesse.com. From the USA, J.BRIAN HILL a whistle stop UK tour (www.jbrianhill.net ) with some dates available. 8 Nov Hull Uni 12.30pm 9 Nov Cottingham Methodist (Nr Beverley) 7.30pm 10 Nov Available noel.donaldson@ntlworld.com) 11 Nov AM Available noel.donaldson@ntlworld.com) 11 Nov PM Huddersfield Elim Fresh from the recording of their latest studio album – and before they get down to business with early 08 dates in India, Colombia and the US – DELIRIOUS? are getting back on the road in the UK and Ireland this autumn. Playing clubs, a handful of theatres and a cathedral for good measure, the 12 dates will once again put on display one of the country’s most intriguing live acts along with special guests ELECTRALYTE. Always pushing the new stuff, Delirious? will be playing half their new album on the tour – the first opportunity anyone has had to catch so many of these new tracks. And as if that wasn’t enough to set up the gigs nicely, try these facts on or size: In 2006 the band played in 26 different countries. As well as the usual tours of the UK and US, other less predictable destinations included Brazil, Latvia and Rwanda. Also in 2006, the band played to over a million people in Hyderabad. In January 2008 their trip to Mumbai will see them play to over 4 million people over just four nights. So far this year the band has played 51 gigs to an estimated total audience of 260,000. It’s not all that impressive though. They still live near Littlehampton. 1st November LEICESTER* 2nd November BATH* 3rd November LIVERPOOL* 15th November NORWICH 16th November HORSHAM 17th November SWANSEA 18th November SHEFIELD 21st November DUBLIN 22nd NovemberBELAFST 23rd November ABEREEN 24th November DUNDEE 18th December LONDON* stephanie@fiercedistribution.com. www.fiercedistribution.com/media NCM’s CASTING CROWNS played to more than 18,000 US fans over the weekend during the first four shows of its headlining The Altar and The Door Fall Tour. The GRAMMY-winning band's opening night of the tour was San Antonio, Texas, to a sold-out crowd of 4,800 followed by shows in El Paso, Texas with 4,000; Phoenix, Ariz., with 5,400; and Anaheim, Calif., bringing in 4,200. www.castingcrowns.com. The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#47) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: gold Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. ROBIN MARK returns to the place that inspired his latest album - the highly successful Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robin Mark - whogoes back to the venue on 17th November 2007. for The Mandate - named his new studio recording East Of The River, partly in recognition of Ireland's premier indoor venue. For it was there - on the east side of the Lagan at Worship Belfast 2006 - that he presented some of the latest material to a massive 8,500-strong audience. The impact of that moment was remarkable. Since then, Robin and his fellow worship leaders have been numbered among the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol for drawing such big crowds. The line-up at last year's event also included friends and colleagues EOGHAN HEASLIP, JOHNNY PARKS, BRIAN HOUSTON, MATT REDMAN AND CHRIS TOMLIN. CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Autumn Tour 2007 19-10-07 Gravesend Woodville Halls 01474 337 459 20-10-07 Dunstaple Grove Theatre 01582 60 20 80 21-10-07 Oxford New Theatre 0870 606 3500 23-10-07 Llandudno Venue Cymru 01492 872 000 24-10-07 Halifax Victoria Theatre 01422 351 158 25-10-07 Stockport Plaza Theatre 0161 477 7779 26-10-07 Peterborough The Cresset 01733 265 705 27-10-07 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Theatre 0870 060 6649 30-10-07 Weston-S-Mare Playhouse 01934 645 544 31-10-07 Barnstaple Queens Theatre 01271 324 242 01-11-07 Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 02-11-07 Torquay Princess Theatre 0870 241 4120 03-11-07 Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481 04-11-07 Liverpool Philharmonic Theatre 0151 709 3789 Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.(UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 12.30-2.30 pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) The New Christian Music Radio Show just keeps on growing. DJ Andy Humphries explains, "The demand for NCM shows has become so great that we have had to quadruple our disc space on the website. We have recently gone from 1GB to 4GB's of ready to use radio shows. That means that currently we have over 125 shows to choose from. We think that for only £25 per year for unlimited access - this deal is not only good for subscribing music stations, it might also be attractive to artists who want to hear the broadcast standard mp3's of their songs getting played on air. This is because the show plays all artists who appear on the NCM discs. Filling a radio schedule 24/7 is never easy, we hope that anyone interested will go to www.ncmradioshow and at least download our two free shows, any maybe, come on board with approx. 300 radio stations around the world who are now part of the NCM radio show family". NCM's LAWSON SPILLER is appearing at Haldon Court, Douglas Ave, Exmouth, Devon at 8pm Thurs 25 Oct. 2007 (Entrance is free & a free-will collection will be taken. enq@newmusicenterprises.com) Photos of the 2007 NCM Awards Weekend are now available.( www.newchristianmusic.co.uk) A DVD of nearly 400 photos is available for sale for only £20. Photos include stage appearances, award presentations, plus informal moments of all artists.The DVD photos are available to be freely used by artists & media for press, promotion and artwork. GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, (MC) DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), STEVE HUGHES (Northern Ireland), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN & BAND, JONNY PATTON & BAND, MATT McCHLERY, MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), MARTIN DAWSON, THE ANSELM, BEYOND, DR DEBORAH EKEI ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, IAN YATES, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), JOHN ALLAM, BROOK TRICKETT, GARY CUNNINGHAM, ANAMCARAS, ALLAN McKINLAY, JAMES JUBE, CALVARY QUARTET (Northern Ireland), BIG STREET (BAND) (Sweden), BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHARLES TIMBERLAKE, ROB ASH, NIGEL DOUBLE, PAUL DAVIS etc .... . A quick note to DJs & journalists about filling in the NCM Reaction Sheets… Please make sure you include your name and details (radio station, publications, countries broadcast-to, etc) on the form so we can pass your comments on to artists – it makes such a difference to the artists to hear what you think of their work. Also make sure you fill in a score for each song regardless of genre – use your professional judgement rather than personal genre preferences. Failure to return the sheets for 3 months in succession will mean deletion from the circulation list Vegas opens a new chapter in the remarkable career of MARTYN JOSEPH from Cardiff, Wales singer songwriter. Never allowing himself to be pigeon-holed, Vegas steps out and makes some bold statements of Martyn’s intent to keep pushing the boundaries. Vegas has a transatlantic yet universal feel - from the title track triggered by 48 hours in the glitzy gambling capital of the world to the anthemic Kindness -prompted by the homeless on a freezing Toronto street. Martyn’s supporting cast includie Phil Beer, Miranda Sykes (Bass and Backing Vocals), Nigel Hopkins (Keys) and Ryan Aston (Drums). 25 Oct GATESHEAD Web: www.thesagegateshead.org 27 Oct LONDON | Union Chapel, www.unionchapel.org.uk 28 Oct COLCHESTER | Arts Centre, Church www.colchesterartscentre.com 30 Oct GLASGOW | St Andrews in the Square,: www.standrewsinthesquare.com 31 Oct SALFORD | The Lowry, Web: www.thelowry.com 1 Nov SHEFFIELD www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk 2 Nov LEICESTER | Y Theatre www.leicesterymca.co.uk/content/ytheatre.html 3 Nov MILTON KEYNES | The Stables www.stables.org 8 Nov BELFAST www.errigle.com 9 Nov BIRKENHEAD www.pacificroad.co.uk 11 Nov BRISTOL www.fleecegigs.co.uk 14 Nov BIRMINGHAM www.glee.co.uk 15 Nov MARLBOROUGH 01672 512465 17 Nov BASINGSTOKE www.centralstudio.co.uk 18 Nov SOUTHAMPTON www.the-brook.com 21 Nov HIGH WYCOMBE www.wycombeswan.co.uk 23 Nov EXETER www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk 24 Nov NARBERTH www.thequeenshall.org.uk! 25 Nov BURGESS HILL: http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2009 29 Nov CARDIFF: www.thepointcardiffbay.com 1 Dec BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE www.imageacoustic.com 2 Dec WORCE! STER www.huntingdonhall.com GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER DATES 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, http://www.lcf.uk.net/t enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 37700 S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard http://www.lcf.uk.net/ enq@newmusicenterprises.com 01525 237700 M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com CHRISTMAS DATES 2008 S 29 NOV O8 Lower Wyke Moravian Church, Yorks. Kenneth Evans 01924 496967 S 30 Available for booking M 1 DEC N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 2 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com W 3 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 4 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 5 Holtwood Meth., near Wimborne, Dorset, Peter Aston, (01258) 840844 peter@peter-aston.co.uk S 6 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 7 Available for booking M 8 England, with Paul Wheater T 9 Stourbridge, Tony Stone / tstone@wfcsmail.com W 10 N. Wales Bob Searle T 11 Anglesey Bob Searle F 12 England, with Paul Wheater S 13 St Helens CofE Selston, Notts. darren.mangold@ntlworld.com 07913 673603 S 14 DEC Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng. http://www.lcf.uk.net/ 01525 237700 M 15 Available for booking T 16 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 17 DEC 08 Uckfield, Sussex , NIigel Gibson, Appearing at Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire www.lcf.uk.net:- Nov 4th Sun 6pm ANDY HUMPHRIES (England) Nov 11th Sun 6pm JERRY ARHELGER (USA) JERRY ARHELGER UK TOUR 2007 daveclemo@dsl.pipex.com bren_coz@yahoo.co.uk 9 Nov Kettering 10 Rushenden 11 Leighton Buzzard 13 Liverpool 16 Great Yarmouth 17 Little Harrowden 19 Liverpool 21 Cambridge 23 Buckingham 24 tba 25 Diss And Finally… CHILDREN AND THE CHURCH After a church service on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, "Mom, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up." "That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?" "Well," said the little boy, "I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, than to sit and listen." A 6-year-old was overheard reciting the Lord's Prayer at a church service, "And forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed trash against us." A boy was watching his father, a pastor, write a sermon. "How do you know what to say?" he asked. "Why, God tells me." "Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?" NCM News 209 12 OCT 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (PAKISTAN), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR, JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (GERMANY), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. EMI CMG are releasing the first ever 'Wow Gospel Christmas' album in October. The two CD project includes tracks from such big names as Smokie Norful, Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Kurt Carr, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, Israel & New Breed, Marvin Sapp and many more. Last Sunday, PAUL WHEATER (Whitby Gospel Music Convention) sent NCM this update about his wife Jill. “After initial delight that Jill's surgery had been successful with an obvious increase in output she has become very poorly over the last day and a half. For the first time in years her feet and hands were warm and it was possible to feel a pulse in her wrists and temples. It seems so cruel that she has rapidly deteriorated and weakened to the point of being unable to walk a few paces from, the lounge to the hallway to meet the paramedics who came to take her with a 999 ambulance to hospital. They are running tests in Scarborough hospital … She is very, very poorly … and we can only pray to our heavenly Father that He will touch her with His healing hand and also guide medical staff … The whole family thank the many NCM folks who have sent messages of support and who have being praying for Jill. We love you all.” Please continue to pray. ANDY HUMPHRIES’ better half, his wife Kathy writes, “Almost a year to the day (I know it goes so quick), Andy played his first concert in years. Well this year, he's back again. At Leighton Christian Fellowship Church, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England on the 4th November at 6pm (www.lcf.uk.net). The main difference this time is that Andy has recorded his first Album in 10 years, "That'll be Jesus". This show will feature songs from his new CD as well as some older songs and that multimedia stuff that you know Andy for. www.andyhumphries.com” From the USA, TERRY CLARK writes, “We've launched the @homeLIVE radio arm of Catalyst Ministries with a Christmas special. Christmas @homeLIVE with Terry Clark and Friends. A one-hour show, live in my living room with live musicians, live guest and live audience. You can hear a 3-minute demo and see some behind the scenes video at http://www.equitablemusic.com/radio.html Keep up the good NCM work!” MARK AND JENNIFER BLACKWOOD are happy to announce that they are expecting not one, but two babies. The Blackwood sisters have a due date of December 16, but are expected to arrive in mid to late November. Please pray for Mark, Jennifer, and Jamison during this time and especially pray the girls will stay put for a few more weeks. BLACKWOOD GOSPEL QUARTET tour schedule aka "We need diaper money tour". Sun, Oct 7 8:30 AM Springfield, IL Calvary Temple Christian Center Sun, Oct 7 10:30 AM Decatur, IL Antioch Christian Church Sun, Oct 7 6:00 PM Decatur, IL Temple Baptist Church Sun, Oct 14 2:00 PM Louisville, KY Cooper Memorial Methodist Church Sat, Oct 20 6:00 PM Atlanta, TX First United Methodist Church Sun, Oct 21 6:00 PM Humble, TX First United Methodist Church Sun, Oct 28 10:00 AM Woodville, TX Shady Grove Assembly of God Sun, Oct 28 6:00 PM Huffman, TX First Baptist Church Sun, Nov 11 6:00 PM Pittsfield, IL Calvary Baptist Church Sat, Nov 17 6:00 PM Neodesha, KS Neodesha United Methodist Church Sun, Nov 18 6:00 PM Hot Springs, AR TBA NCM’s CASTING CROWNS played to more than 18,000 US fans over the weekend during the first four shows of its headlining The Altar and The Door Fall Tour. The GRAMMY-winning band's opening night of the tour was San Antonio, Texas, to a sold-out crowd of 4,800 followed by shows in El Paso, Texas with 4,000; Phoenix, Ariz., with 5,400; and Anaheim, Calif., bringing in 4,200. www.castingcrowns.com. Beach Street Records, an imprint of Reunion Records, a unit of Provident Label Group, was launched by MARK MILLER, founder and frontman of the multi-platinum country music act, SAWYER BROWN. Sony BMG Music Entertainment's Provident Music Group is one of the world's leading Christian music companies. Provident Music Group operates under the umbrella of Sony BMG Nashville. PATTI BOULAYE (President/Support For Africa) writes, “Thank to NCM for your support with the charity event at the Royal Albert Hall. It was a very successful event for the charity and we will be building two more healthcare centres in Africa as a result, Thank you again- God bless you.” http://www.justgiving.com/charity/contact.asp?FRSId=692908 From Nashville, JERRY ARHELGER writes, “I'm looking forward to seeing all of you in the UK when I am over for the November (November 9th - 25th) with DAVE CLEMO and COZY DIXON." NCM’s JESSY DIXON (Singer-songwriter, Chicago, USA) writes, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work..” Join the UKCMA today. Back to the Bible International’s JOSEPH H. KEBBIE writes from Africa, “Greetings from Ghana…..There is a great need for NCM in the radio stations of West Africa.” Any bonafide DJ who does not receive NCMdisc can now download all the tracks directly from our website. Simply apply with your details to enq@newmusicenterprises.com and we will issue you with your password to access our secure site. Note that the password changes with every issue and to stay on the list you must return the reaction sheet each month. The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#47) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: gold Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. ROBIN MARK returns to the place that inspired his latest album - the highly successful Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robin Mark - whogoes back to the venue on 17th November 2007. for The Mandate - named his new studio recording East Of The River, partly in recognition of Ireland's premier indoor venue. For it was there - on the east side of the Lagan at Worship Belfast 2006 - that he presented some of the latest material to a massive 8,500-strong audience. The impact of that moment was remarkable. Since then, Robin and his fellow worship leaders have been numbered among the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol for drawing such big crowds. The line-up at last year's event also included friends and colleagues EOGHAN HEASLIP, JOHNNY PARKS, BRIAN HOUSTON, MATT REDMAN AND CHRIS TOMLIN. CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Autumn Tour 2007 12-10-07 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 01413 538 000 13-10-07 Glenrothes Rothes Hall 01592 611 101 14-10-07 Preston Guildhall 01772 258 858 16-10-07 Bedworth Civic Hall 02476 375 707 17-10-07 Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 01553 764 864 18-10-07 Felixstowe Spa Pavilion 01394 282 126 19-10-07 Gravesend Woodville Halls 01474 337 459 20-10-07 Dunstaple Grove Theatre 01582 60 20 80 21-10-07 Oxford New Theatre 0870 606 3500 23-10-07 Llandudno Venue Cymru 01492 872 000 24-10-07 Halifax Victoria Theatre 01422 351 158 25-10-07 Stockport Plaza Theatre 0161 477 7779 26-10-07 Peterborough The Cresset 01733 265 705 27-10-07 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Theatre 0870 060 6649 30-10-07 Weston-S-Mare Playhouse 01934 645 544 31-10-07 Barnstaple Queens Theatre 01271 324 242 01-11-07 Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 02-11-07 Torquay Princess Theatre 0870 241 4120 03-11-07 Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481 04-11-07 Liverpool Philharmonic Theatre 0151 709 3789 Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.(UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 12.30-2.30 pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) The New Christian Music Radio Show just keeps on growing. DJ Andy Humphries explains, "The demand for NCM shows has become so great that we have had to quadruple our disc space on the website. We have recently gone from 1GB to 4GB's of ready to use radio shows. That means that currently we have over 125 shows to choose from. We think that for only £25 per year for unlimited access - this deal is not only good for subscribing music stations, it might also be attractive to artists who want to hear the broadcast standard mp3's of their songs getting played on air. This is because the show plays all artists who appear on the NCM discs. Filling a radio schedule 24/7 is never easy, we hope that anyone interested will go to www.ncmradioshow and at least download our two free shows, any maybe, come on board with approx. 300 radio stations around the world who are now part of the NCM radio show family". NCM's LAWSON SPILLER is appearing at Haldon Court, Douglas Ave, Exmouth, Devon at 8pm Thurs 25 Oct. 2007 (Entrance is free & a free-will collection will be taken. enq@newmusicenterprises.com) Photos of the 2007 NCM Awards Weekend are now available.( www.newchristianmusic.co.uk) A DVD of nearly 400 photos is available for sale for only £20. Photos include stage appearances, award presentations, plus informal moments of all artists.The DVD photos are available to be freely used by artists & media for press, promotion and artwork. GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, (MC) DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), STEVE HUGHES (Northern Ireland), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN & BAND, JONNY PATTON & BAND, MATT McCHLERY, MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), MARTIN DAWSON, THE ANSELM, BEYOND, DR DEBORAH EKEI ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, IAN YATES, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), JOHN ALLAM, BROOK TRICKETT, GARY CUNNINGHAM, ANAMCARAS, ALLAN McKINLAY, JAMES JUBE, CALVARY QUARTET (Northern Ireland), BIG STREET (BAND) (Sweden), BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHARLES TIMBERLAKE, ROB ASH, NIGEL DOUBLE, PAUL DAVIS etc .... . A quick note to DJs & journalists about filling in the NCM Reaction Sheets… Please make sure you include your name and details (radio station, publications, countries broadcast-to, etc) on the form so we can pass your comments on to artists – it makes such a difference to the artists to hear what you think of their work. Also make sure you fill in a score for each song regardless of genre – use your professional judgement rather than personal genre preferences. Failure to return the sheets for 3 months in succession will mean deletion from the circulation list Vegas opens a new chapter in the remarkable career of MARTYN JOSEPH from Cardiff, Wales singer songwriter. Never allowing himself to be pigeon-holed, Vegas steps out and makes some bold statements of Martyn’s intent to keep pushing the boundaries. Vegas has a transatlantic yet universal feel - from the title track triggered by 48 hours in the glitzy gambling capital of the world to the anthemic Kindness -prompted by the homeless on a freezing Toronto street. Martyn’s supporting cast includie Phil Beer, Miranda Sykes (Bass and Backing Vocals), Nigel Hopkins (Keys) and Ryan Aston (Drums). 25 Oct GATESHEAD Web: www.thesagegateshead.org 27 Oct LONDON | Union Chapel, www.unionchapel.org.uk 28 Oct COLCHESTER | Arts Centre, Church www.colchesterartscentre.com 30 Oct GLASGOW | St Andrews in the Square,: www.standrewsinthesquare.com 31 Oct SALFORD | The Lowry, Web: www.thelowry.com 1 Nov SHEFFIELD www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk 2 Nov LEICESTER | Y Theatre www.leicesterymca.co.uk/content/ytheatre.html 3 Nov MILTON KEYNES | The Stables www.stables.org 8 Nov BELFAST www.errigle.com 9 Nov BIRKENHEAD www.pacificroad.co.uk 11 Nov BRISTOL www.fleecegigs.co.uk 14 Nov BIRMINGHAM www.glee.co.uk 15 Nov MARLBOROUGH 01672 512465 17 Nov BASINGSTOKE www.centralstudio.co.uk 18 Nov SOUTHAMPTON www.the-brook.com 21 Nov HIGH WYCOMBE www.wycombeswan.co.uk 23 Nov EXETER www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk 24 Nov NARBERTH www.thequeenshall.org.uk! 25 Nov BURGESS HILL: http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2009 29 Nov CARDIFF: www.thepointcardiffbay.com 1 Dec BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE www.imageacoustic.com 2 Dec WORCE! STER www.huntingdonhall.com GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER DATES 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng enq@newmusicenterprises.com S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng enq@newmusicenterprises.com M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com CHRISTMAS DATES 2008 S 29 NOV O8 Lower Wyke Moravian Church, Yorks. Kenneth Evans 01924 496967 S 30 Available for booking M 1 DEC N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 2 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com W 3 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com T 4 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 5 Haltwood, Dorset Peter Aston, peter@peter-aston.co.uk S 6 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 7 Available for booking M 8 England, with Paul Wheater T 9 Stourbridge, Tony Stone / tstone@wfcsmail.com W 10 N. Wales Bob Searle T 11 Anglesey Bob Searle F 12 England, with Paul Wheater S 13 St Helens CofE Selston, Notts. darren.mangold@ntlworld.com 07913 673603 S 14 DEC Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng. M 15 Available for booking T 16 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 17 DEC 08 Uckfield, Sussex , NIigel Gibson, Appearing at Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire:- Oct 14th Sun 10.30am & 6pm ALLAN MCKINLAY (Scotland) Nov 4th Sun 6pm ANDY HUMPHRIES (England) Nov 11th Sun 6pm JERRY ARHELGER (USA) And Finally… QUIZ ANSWERS GIVEN ON AIR (from Paul Ewers) BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON) DJ Mark: For ten pounds, what is the nationality of the Pope? Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish? THE WEAKEST LINK Anne Robinson: In traffic, what 'J' is where two roads meet? Contestant: Jool carriageway? UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant: Goosey, goosey? GWR FM (Bristol) Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963? Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then. RTE RADIO 2FM (IRELAND) Presenter: What is the name of the long- running TV comedy show about pensioners: Last Of The ...? Caller: Mohicans. NCM News 208 5 OCT 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (PAKISTAN), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR, JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (GERMANY), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. UCB is to extend its DAB Digital radio broadcasting reach across the country with the addition of five regions which, with its existing London and Stoke licences, will mean that virtually all major cities in England and Wales will be able to hear Christian radio, most of them for the first time. UCB will commence broadcasting in the new regions on October 1st 2007 taking UCB’s potential audience for its Christian radio output on the DAB Digital radio network to just under 30 million adults, according to Ofcom. MXR Limited, which operates the five DAB Digital radio networks, covering almost 18 million adults, invited UCB to apply for access to their North East, North West, Yorkshire, West Midlands and Severn Estuary regions in March. Towns and cities able to receive UCB’s DAB Digital radio broadcasts for the first time will include Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Lincoln, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol and Bath. DELIRIOUS? are aiming for April 2008 as the release date of their 9th studio album. EMI CMG are releasing the first ever 'Wow Gospel Christmas' album in October. The two CD project includes tracks from such big names as Smokie Norful, Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Kurt Carr, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, Israel & New Breed, Marvin Sapp and many more. EMI CMG are to release a compilation of all the most successful songs in the career of CCM star AMY GRANT in October. 'Greatest Hits' features 19 tracks from her first number one CCM hit "Old Man Rubble" (1978) through to her 2003 success "Simple Things". As well as the standard release, 'Greatest Hits' is also released in special edition with a bonus DVD of music videos, photo galleries, newly recorded live acoustic performances, new interview footage and an excerpt from the Mosaic book ready by Amy. PAUL WHEATER (Whitby Gospel Music Convention) writes about his wife JILL WHEATER, “Thank you for setting such a big prayer chain in motion and thanks to your many contacts around the world who have contacted us with encouraging words. Today (27th) after a check-up from her GP, Jill opted to travel by car to Hull rather than by ambulance. It was a tiring journey but good for Jill to have a change of scenery for the first time in several weeks and despite heavy rain showers there were some lovely early autumn colours over the Yorkshire Wolds - God has placed us in a beautiful part of the world! After some tests it was confirmed that God willing she will have surgery on the afternoon of October 3rd. "Thank you Lord that another critical point has been passed and that we are now less than a week from surgery" We pray for things to go well next week at Castle Hill, Dr Andrew Clark and Dr Neil Hobson are well respected around the world for their research into heart failure and their contribution to new techniques of treatment. Radio station boss, LEE WILLIAMS says, “Click onto our schedule page at www.cmrnashville.net and see the times of our 24/7 service with the various styles of Country Music presented by leading personalities from England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, France, Brazil, Australia, Canada and Germany including NCM’s PAUL DAVIS & ANDY HUMPHRIES. lee@cmrnashville.net Ramon A Williams (NSW, Australia) tells us, “Stumpers from all over Australia are headed to the country’s longest running Christian music, arts, and teaching festival this past weekend south of Sydney. Blackstump, which has been a significant event on the Australian Christian calendar since 1985, in Appin, in between Wollongong and Campbelltown. Performing this year were REUBEN MORGAN, COMPLIMENTS OF GUS, and SIMEON, as well as rising stars MAVERICK, MATT LUCAS, and STU LARSEN. Speakers include Tony Campolo, Tim Costello, John Smith, and Hugh Evans. Compliments Of Gus keyboardist JARED HASCHEK recently won two of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting awards in Sydney.Haschek won Australian Songwriting Awards for Rain Down in the Spiritual category and Night Divine in the country music division. Compliments Of Gus recorded both songs as part of its latest CD If This Is The End. On NCM this month, Christian band CASTING CROWNS has debuted in Billboard magazine’s Top 200 sales chart this week at number two. The album, The Altar And The Door, sold more than 125 000 copies in its first week of release making it the week's highest album debut, and the top artist release in the US, second only to the High School Musical 2 soundtrack. The album also registered at number three on the iTunes Top 100. SCOTT YOUNG (Director of Spy Promotions etc) www.spy-ents.com says, “I have a definite number one Christmas song and need a NAME to record it. Anyone interested can e-mail me in confidence to castingdirect@spy-ents.com Canada’s KELITA is most excited about her Christmas CD project debuting on NCM as the proceeds are going to young girls who have been rescued from brothels in Cambodia. Kelita was there one year ago for 3 weeks. She says, “What a trip that was!!! God now has me on this exciting mission to advocate and raise support on behalf of a group that I ministered to while there. The center houses 40 girls between 9-17 that have been rescued.” www.heavenlynight.org Due to logistical reasons in the UK, Gospel Gathering has now changed venues, moving from Butlins in Minehead to Indig02 at the 02 arena in London. On November 16th 2007 is two-day international Gospel music event with KIRK FRANKLIN, MARY MARY, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, RAYMOND & CO., ROGER SAMUELS AND MUYIWA & RIVERSONGZ, MARK BESWICK, FOUR KORNERZ. www.theindigo2.com www.gospelgathering.co.uk From Nashville, JERRY ARHELGER writes, “I'm looking forward to seeing all of you in the UK when I am over for the November (November 9th - 25th) with DAVE CLEMO and COZY DIXON." NCM’s JESSY DIXON (Singer-songwriter, Chicago, USA) writes, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work..” Join the UKCMA today. DR. DEBORAH E. ETIM (Senior Pastor, The Prayer Forum, South London) hosts a Festival of Praise to mark the 7th Anniversary of the Prayer Forum on Saturday, 6th October 2007 at 7pm. Venue: The Stockwell Youth & Community Centre, 21 Aytoun Road, London SW9 OTE. The PRAYER FORUM MASS CHOIR, it’s Praise & Dance Troupe and the Prayer Forum Youth & Children's Choir will be participating plus WOW Ministries International. (Tel: 0207 737 7166; Fax. No: 0207 095 1421; Email: prafor03@aol.com). Any bonafide DJ who does not receive NCMdisc can now download all the tracks directly from our website. Simply apply with your details to enq@newmusicenterprises.com and we will issue you with your password to access our secure site. Note that the password changes with every issue and to stay on the list you must return the reaction sheet each month. Multi-award winning group, The GAITHER VOCAL BAND resumed their highly successful Give It Away Fall Tour this past weekend and enjoyed sold out events in Salisbury, MD, and Lynchburg, VA. Both events featured GVB and ERNIE HASSE & SIGNATURE SOUND with GORDON MOTE and LYNDA RANDLE. More than 10,000 people enjoyed the first weekend of the fall, 21-city tour and were treated to a brand new production look, with state-of-the-art lighting and an innovative set design. The fall tour will also feature the two-day Gaither Fest event in Myrtle Beach, SC, Oct 12-13. The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#47) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: gold Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. ROBIN MARK returns to the place that inspired his latest album - the highly successful Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robin Mark - whogoes back to the venue on 17th November 2007. for The Mandate - named his new studio recording East Of The River, partly in recognition of Ireland's premier indoor venue. For it was there - on the east side of the Lagan at Worship Belfast 2006 - that he presented some of the latest material to a massive 8,500-strong audience. The impact of that moment was remarkable. Since then, Robin and his fellow worship leaders have been numbered among the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol for drawing such big crowds. The line-up at last year's event also included friends and colleagues EOGHAN HEASLIP, JOHNNY PARKS, BRIAN HOUSTON, MATT REDMAN AND CHRIS TOMLIN. CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Autumn Tour 2007 09-10-07 Aberdeen Music Halls 01224 641 122 11-10-07 Perth Concert hall 0845 612 6321 12-10-07 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 01413 538 000 13-10-07 Glenrothes Rothes Hall 01592 611 101 14-10-07 Preston Guildhall 01772 258 858 16-10-07 Bedworth Civic Hall 02476 375 707 17-10-07 Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 01553 764 864 18-10-07 Felixstowe Spa Pavilion 01394 282 126 19-10-07 Gravesend Woodville Halls 01474 337 459 20-10-07 Dunstaple Grove Theatre 01582 60 20 80 21-10-07 Oxford New Theatre 0870 606 3500 23-10-07 Llandudno Venue Cymru 01492 872 000 24-10-07 Halifax Victoria Theatre 01422 351 158 25-10-07 Stockport Plaza Theatre 0161 477 7779 26-10-07 Peterborough The Cresset 01733 265 705 27-10-07 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Theatre 0870 060 6649 30-10-07 Weston-S-Mare Playhouse 01934 645 544 31-10-07 Barnstaple Queens Theatre 01271 324 242 01-11-07 Truro Hall for Cornwall 01872 262 466 02-11-07 Torquay Princess Theatre 0870 241 4120 03-11-07 Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481 04-11-07 Liverpool Philharmonic Theatre 0151 709 3789 Fierce! Distribution is pleased to announce the latest tour from GRAHAM KENDRICK. Graham's latest album - Out of the Ordinary - sets up the tour well, with eleven songs expressing awed worship of God, fresh revelation of grace, mercy and majesty, and the hope of the new creation. Exploding our misconceptions that limit our understanding of God, ‘Out of the Ordinary’ is one of those musical manifestos that marks a bright new dawn for contemporary worship. Sept 8 Tunbridge Wells / 9 Romford / 21 Dundee / 22 Dunfermline / 23 Strathaven / 24 Morpeth / 29 Wrexham / October 5 / 5 Dublin / 6 Belfast / 7 Armagh / 10 Yeovil / 14 Cambridge /stephanie@fiercedistribution.com |w: www.fiercedistribution.com Now available to radio stations worldwide for only £25 per year (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) is the unlimited use of the NCM Radio Show produced by GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION. Also featured are special interview & music shows with celebrities such as PAT BOONE, SIR CLIFF RICHARD, DON FRANCISCO, LUIS PALAU, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, HELEN SHAPIRO, MORRIS CHAPMAN, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE, PAUL OVERSTREET, JIMMY SNOW, PETER HONOUR, VERNON OXFORD, BILL DRAKE, JOHN PANTRY, GLEN CAMPBELL , GEORGE HAMILTON IV, DANA, DANIEL ODONNELL , LAURENCE SINGLEHURST (YWAM), BARBARA FAIRCHILD, ROY MORRIS etc. For Easter is a 3 hour radio show with SIR CLIFF RICHARD and Paul Davis (DJ). NCM Radio Show is now broadcasting on over 279+ radio stations worldwide incl.:- CMR Nashville Radio on www.cmrnashville.net on Sun 8-10 am & 4-6 pm.(UK time) SonRise Radio on www.sonriseradio.com on Sun 9- 11 pm & Wed 12.30-2.30 pm (UK time) Revival FM 100.8 in west-central Scotland and online at http://revival.fm Live365 Radio http://www.live365.com/stations/kenmann123 (see www.ncmradioshow.com ) The New Christian Music Radio Show just keeps on growing. DJ Andy Humphries explains, "The demand for NCM shows has become so great that we have had to quadruple our disc space on the website. We have recently gone from 1GB to 4GB's of ready to use radio shows. That means that currently we have over 125 shows to choose from. We think that for only £25 per year for unlimited access - this deal is not only good for subscribing music stations, it might also be attractive to artists who want to hear the broadcast standard mp3's of their songs getting played on air. This is because the show plays all artists who appear on the NCM discs. Filling a radio schedule 24/7 is never easy, we hope that anyone interested will go to www.ncmradioshow and at least download our two free shows, any maybe, come on board with approx. 300 radio stations around the world who are now part of the NCM radio show family". NCM's LAWSON SPILLER is appearing at Haldon Court, Douglas Ave, Exmouth, Devon at 8pm Thurs 25 Oct. 2007 (Entrance is free & a free-will collection will be taken. enq@newmusicenterprises.com) Photos of the 2007 NCM Awards Weekend are now available.( www.newchristianmusic.co.uk) A DVD of nearly 400 photos is available for sale for only £20. Photos include stage appearances, award presentations, plus informal moments of all artists.The DVD photos are available to be freely used by artists & media for press, promotion and artwork. GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, (MC) DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), STEVE HUGHES (Northern Ireland), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN & BAND, JONNY PATTON & BAND, MATT McCHLERY, MARTHA DAUGHTREY (USA), MARTIN DAWSON, THE ANSELM, BEYOND, DR DEBORAH EKEI ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, IAN YATES, MICHAEL HARCUS (Orkney Islands), JOHN ALLAM, BROOK TRICKETT, GARY CUNNINGHAM, ANAMCARAS, ALLAN McKINLAY, JAMES JUBE, CALVARY QUARTET (Northern Ireland), BIG STREET (BAND) (Sweden), BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHARLES TIMBERLAKE, ROB ASH, NIGEL DOUBLE, PAUL DAVIS etc .... . A quick note to DJs & journalists about filling in the NCM Reaction Sheets… Please make sure you include your name and details (radio station, publications, countries broadcast-to, etc) on the form so we can pass your comments on to artists – it makes such a difference to the artists to hear what you think of their work. Also make sure you fill in a score for each song regardless of genre – use your professional judgement rather than personal genre preferences. Failure to return the sheets for 3 months in succession will mean deletion from the circulation list A special two-day event, A Celebration of Gospel Music (CGM), will bring together Gospel artists from the UK on Sat 6th and Sun 7th October at London’s Hackney's premier live music venue - Ocean. Artists already confirmed to appear at the event are Rev. Basil Meade with the London Community Gospel Choir (who many see as one of the key founding fathers of UK Gospel music scene today), The Visual Ministry Celebration Choir, David Daniels and PCF Choir, Jennifer Philips, Priscilla Jones, Raymond & Co, Nicky Brown, Ruach Mass Choir, Roger Samuels, Dwayne Tryumf, New Direction Crew and Hildia Campbell whose trio group "Voices With Soul" reached the final stages of Britain's X-Factor in 2004. www.myspace.com/celebrationofgospel Vegas opens a new chapter in the remarkable career of MARTYN JOSEPH from Cardiff, Wales singer songwriter. Never allowing himself to be pigeon-holed, Vegas steps out and makes some bold statements of Martyn’s intent to keep pushing the boundaries. Vegas has a transatlantic yet universal feel - from the title track triggered by 48 hours in the glitzy gambling capital of the world to the anthemic Kindness -prompted by the homeless on a freezing Toronto street. Martyn’s supporting cast includie Phil Beer, Miranda Sykes (Bass and Backing Vocals), Nigel Hopkins (Keys) and Ryan Aston (Drums). 25 Oct GATESHEAD Web: www.thesagegateshead.org 27 Oct LONDON | Union Chapel, www.unionchapel.org.uk 28 Oct COLCHESTER | Arts Centre, Church www.colchesterartscentre.com 30 Oct GLASGOW | St Andrews in the Square,: www.standrewsinthesquare.com 31 Oct SALFORD | The Lowry, Web: www.thelowry.com 1 Nov SHEFFIELD www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk 2 Nov LEICESTER | Y Theatre www.leicesterymca.co.uk/content/ytheatre.html 3 Nov MILTON KEYNES | The Stables www.stables.org 8 Nov BELFAST www.errigle.com 9 Nov BIRKENHEAD www.pacificroad.co.uk 11 Nov BRISTOL www.fleecegigs.co.uk 14 Nov BIRMINGHAM www.glee.co.uk 15 Nov MARLBOROUGH 01672 512465 17 Nov BASINGSTOKE www.centralstudio.co.uk 18 Nov SOUTHAMPTON www.the-brook.com 21 Nov HIGH WYCOMBE www.wycombeswan.co.uk 23 Nov EXETER www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk 24 Nov NARBERTH www.thequeenshall.org.uk! 25 Nov BURGESS HILL: http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/page.cfm?pageID=2009 29 Nov CARDIFF: www.thepointcardiffbay.com 1 Dec BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE www.imageacoustic.com 2 Dec WORCE! STER www.huntingdonhall.com GEORGE HAMILTON IV uk tour EASTER DATES 2008 T 26 Feb 08 Sedbergh, Cumbria, (Tim Widdess timwiddess@aol.com 015396 20329) W 27 Grimsby (Gordon Smith) T 28 Christ Church CofE, Worksop (phil nunwick) F 29 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 1 Mar NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng enq@ S 2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng enq@newmusicenterprises.com M 3 Keith Brown /Southend-on-Sea,, Essex, Eng pastorkeith@hiscomingministries.com T 4 Elim, Leigh on Sea Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk W 5 Meadgate Church Great Baddow, Essex, Eng Liz Purkiss liz@purkiss-family.co.uk T 6 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com F 7 N.Ireland Woodvale Pres. Church, Belfast, NI, Ken Doherty 07872 613 651 S 8 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com S 9 N.Ireland with LIVE ISSUE samuel.purdy@btopenworld.com M 10 England, with Paul Wheater T 11 England, with Paul Wheater W 12 Freshbrook Evan. Church Swindon, Maurice Rowlandson, 01793 871006 mauricerow@btinternet.com T 13 England, with Paul Wheater F 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Bristol John Veale S 15 ? Elim Church Hayling Island, Eng. Karen Oliver S 16 Available for booking M 17 England, with Paul Wheater T 18 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth, Eng. Clifford Grier cliffchris@btinternet.com CHRISTMAS DATES 2008 S 29 NOV O8 Lower Wyke Moravian Church, Yorks. Kenneth Evans 01924 496967 S 30 Available for booking M 1 DEC Available for booking T 2 Available for booking W 3 Available for booking T 4 Available for booking F 5 Available for booking S 6 FreeChurch, Frinton, Essex paulnwatkins@gmail.com 01255 851581 S 7 Available for booking M 8 England, with Paul Wheater T 9 Stourbridge, Tony Stone / tstone@wfcsmail.com W 10 N. Wales Bob Searle T 11 Anglesey Bob Searle F 12 England, with Paul Wheater S 13 ? St Helens CofE Selston, Notts. darren.mangold@ntlworld.com 07913 673603 S 14 DEC Leighton Christian Fellowship, Vandyke School Theatre, Leighton Buzzard, Eng. M 15 Available for booking T 16 Maidstone, Kent - Ken Hope W 17 DEC 08 NIigel Gibson, Uckfield, Sussex And Finally… Ten years ago, the world lost three leading humanitarians in just three weeks. RICH MULLINS would have been embarrassed to hear his name alongside Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa, because he never thought of himself as famous or talented. And he never cared about being rich. His role model was St Francis of Assisi. He is best remembered for the song Awesome God. Mullins died in a car accident on 19 September 1997. Ramon A Williams (NSW, Australia) NCM News 207 28 SEP 2007 NCM Radio Mike Awards Weekend in Leighton Buzzard, England will be held on 1-2 March 08. It will be a special time to worship God via NCM Artists; facilitate contacts between NCM Artists, NCM Media & Industry; and present the ‘NCM RADIO MIKE’ award-certificates. Opportunities for media interviews, exhibition, promotion etc will be plentiful amid over 10 hours of music ..... Already planning to attend and perform are:- GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA), JESSY DIXON (USA), CLINT MILLER (USA), LAWSON SPILLER, WES DAVIS, A.G & KATE (Holland), ANDY HUMPHRIES, DEBBIE LASSITER (USA), CHRIS MERCER, MICHAEL J. RAMPLIN, MARTIN DAWSON, DR.DEBORAH ETIM & PRAYER FORUM GOSPEL CHOIR, JOHN LONESTAR, BROOK TRICKETT, DONNY RICHMOND (USA), ALLAN McKINLAY, ROB ASH, CHRIS SEXTON, JOHN WILSON , BILLY CHERNOFF (Canada), CHRIS GALLOWAY (USA), LOU LOLLIO (USA), MANS YOUSUF (PAKISTAN), BIG STREET (Sweden), PETER HONOUR, JERRY ARHELGER (USA), KIMBERLY McLEAN (GERMANY), CATHY WHEELER, CLAUDE WALTON (USA) etc .... ALL NCM ARTISTS & MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. enq@newmusicenterprises.com NCM Radio Mike Awards will be presented by GEORGE HAMILTON IV (USA) & JESSY DIXON (USA), . Space will be available for artists, media & companies to provide EXHIBITIONS. If artists, media & companies would like to attend the event, remember space is limited to only 200 seats (sold on a 'first come, first served basis'). GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Please see www.newchristianmusic.co.uk (NCM WEEKEND page) for more details. Multi-talented pianist GORDON MOTE and wife, Kimberly welcomed the arrival of a beautiful baby boy (Monday, September 24). Ashton Graham Mote weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches long. According to Gordon, Ashton has beautiful red hair and looks just like his mom. Both Kimberly and Ashton, are well as the entire Mote family are doing great. Gordon reports that Ashton’s big sister, Samantha and big brother, Parker, are taking very good care of the newest member of the Mote family. Arrival time was impeccable, as Mote had just returned from tour with the Gaither Homecoming Tour. In July ICC Records became the UK distributor for Vineyard Records UK. The first new release for this partnership is Love Divine: Set The Captives Free. Recorded at Hull UK Vineyard and featuring worship leaders from Vineyard churches all over the UK, this is the first brand new live album from Vineyard Records since 2002's Holy. Featuring 12 of the very best recent Vineyard UK songs with NIGEL BRIGGS, WENDY O'CONNELL, MATT CHALK, MATT TURRIGIANO, KATE COOKE & SOOSE COURTNEY. Recorded in the town where William Wilberforce was born, raised, and successfully passed his historic bill, Love Divine commemorates the abolition of the slave trade. VRUK have teamed up with Stop The Traffik to bring attention to modern day slavery, with the songs featured on Love Divine a powerful mouthpiece for declaring love and freedom of Christ in today's turbulent world. This year’s NEW WINE double live album is in the final stages of production and features the worship anthems of the summer with worship leaders EOGHAN HEASLIP, BRIAN DOERKSEN, TRENT, MARTYN LAYZELL, ED PASK, PETE JAMES, GERALDINE LATTY, NEIL BENNETTS, DAVID GATE & JULES WOODBRIDGE. ICC have just released to the UK Christian trade You Have Loved by TRAVIS TAYLOR and Downpour by KRISSY NORDHOFF. You Have Loved is an organic acoustic-rock album, equal parts songs of present day worship and others from the heart about life’s journeys. Imagine Snow Patrol meets Tom Petty and you have a flavour of Taylor’s sweet melodies and vocals. Downpour firmly plants Krissy Nordhoff as a leading independent songwriter, worship leader and Contemporary Christian artist. Krissy's inspirational testimony of God's faithfulness and passionate portrayal of Christ's love are reflected in every song. The album features guest vocal appearances by Phil `Joel (Newsboys/Deliberate People) and Cherie Adams (Avalon). Song highlights include Rapture (Carried Away), Raise the Roof, Lay It All Down, Our King, Downpour, Outrageous Love and Prince of Peace. rich.burrough@iccmediagroup.com Broadcasting pioneer REX HUMBARD died this week of natural causes, aged 88. Humbard, heralded by U.S. News & World Report as “One of the Top 25 Principle Architects of the American Century,” is noted as America’s first television evangelist. In 1949, Rex Humbard hit the airwaves broadcasting from the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1952, Rex Humbard was broadcasting weekly to millions of faithful viewers from his 5,400 seat church the Cathedral of Tomorrow in Akron, Ohio. His weekly program was carried for nearly three decades by 360 stations across the US and Canada and over 2,000 stations worldwide in 91 languages. His simple story telling style combined with the best in Gospel music transcended cultures and doctrines. One of Humbard’s loyal viewers was Elvis Presley, who regularly gathered his backup singers, the Imperials, in his hotel room on Sunday mornings to watch “his preacher.” Upon Elvis’s death Vernon Presley, Elvis’s father requested Rex to officiate the service. KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, SHELBY LYNNE & REV. JIMMY SWAGGART are scheduled to perform during a Nov. 10 concert honoring JERRY LEE LEWIS, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced. The concert at Playhouse Square's State Theater in Cleveland is part of a six-day celebration sponsored by the Hall of Fame and Case Western Reserve University. It is part of their 12th annual American Music Masters series which includes panel discussions, film screenings and other educational programs. Lewis is the first living artist to be honored during the series. Swaggart, the evangelist who is Lewis' cousin, will play piano at the concert that will also feature WANDA JACKSON and others. Due to logistical reasons in the UK, Gospel Gathering has now changed venues, moving from Butlins in Minehead to Indig02 at the 02 arena in London. On November 16th 2007 is two-day international Gospel music event with KIRK FRANKLIN, MARY MARY, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, RAYMOND & CO., ROGER SAMUELS AND MUYIWA & RIVERSONGZ, MARK BESWICK, FOUR KORNERZ. www.theindigo2.com www.gospelgathering.co.uk From Nashville, JERRY ARHELGER writes, “I'm looking forward to seeing all of you in the UK when I am over for the November (November 9th - 25th) with DAVE CLEMO and COZY DIXON." NCM’s JESSY DIXON (Singer-songwriter, Chicago, USA) writes, “These are exciting times for the beloved Christian Music scene of the British Isles. There is now a gospel music unity and it is called the UK Christian Music Alliance. I am excited about the UKCMA, knowing it to be is a worthwhile endeavour. God Bless you guys!!! Keep up the good work..” Join the UKCMA today. DR. DEBORAH E. ETIM (Senior Pastor, The Prayer Forum, South London) hosts a Festival of Praise to mark the 7th Anniversary of the Prayer Forum on Saturday, 6th October 2007 at 7pm. Venue: The Stockwell Youth & Community Centre, 21 Aytoun Road, London SW9 OTE. The PRAYER FORUM MASS CHOIR, it’s Praise & Dance Troupe and the Prayer Forum Youth & Children's Choir will be participating plus WOW Ministries International. (Tel: 0207 737 7166; Fax. No: 0207 095 1421; Email: prafor03@aol.com). Any bonafide DJ who does not receive NCMdisc can now download all the tracks directly from our website. Simply apply with your details to enq@newmusicenterprises.com and we will issue you with your password to access our secure site. Note that the password changes with every issue and to stay on the list you must return the reaction sheet each month. Multi-award winning group, The GAITHER VOCAL BAND resumed their highly successful Give It Away Fall Tour this past weekend and enjoyed sold out events in Salisbury, MD, and Lynchburg, VA. Both events featured GVB and ERNIE HASSE & SIGNATURE SOUND with GORDON MOTE and LYNDA RANDLE. More than 10,000 people enjoyed the first weekend of the fall, 21-city tour and were treated to a brand new production look, with state-of-the-art lighting and an innovative set design. The fall tour will also feature the two-day Gaither Fest event in Myrtle Beach, SC, Oct 12-13. From Lawton, MI, USA , JEAN WATSON ( jeanl12@msn.com) tells us that her UK dates are: Fri, Sep 28th, 07 William Lovell CofE School TBA Stickney, Lincolnshire Sat, Sep 29th, 07 Church of the Martyrs Tomatoes Breakfast Club - 10- 11:30 Leicester Sun, Sep 30th, 07 Church of the Martyrs, Leicester Worship workshop 4:00, worship service 7:00 The NCMdisc is now available to all bone-fide DJs, journalists, music industry persons, & NCM artistes on download on www.newchristianmusic.co.uk The codes this month (NCM#46) are:- USER: gospel & PASSWORD: music Click NCM Media Downloads Then click on the button once you are in the website. You'll get next month's codes when you return this month's Reaction Sheet. ROBIN MARK returns to the place that inspired his latest album - the highly successful Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robin Mark - whogoes back to the venue on 17th November 2007. for The Mandate - named his new studio recording East Of The River, partly in recognition of Ireland's premier indoor venue. For it was there - on the east side of the Lagan at Worship Belfast 2006 - that he presented some of the latest material to a massive 8,500-strong audience. The impact of that moment was remarkable. Since then, Robin and his fellow worship leaders have been numbered among the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol for drawing such big crowds. The line-up at last year's event also included friends and colleagues EOGHAN HEASLIP, JOHNNY PARKS, BRIAN HOUSTON, MATT R |