Songs of Praise factsheet for Sunday 15 April 2007

Songs of Praise Contemporary Praise 2 (Castlegate, Newcastle)

Presented by Diane Louise Jordan

General:
 Diane Louise Jordan is on Tyneside to meet community bridge-builders - from a department store chaplain to a young family who live on a floating hospital. There's music from Y Friday and Quay Voices and Stuart Townend is at the CastleGate Centre in Newcastle to lead the singing - including 'Praise My Soul', 'My Jesus, My Saviour' and 'When I Was Lost'


Interviews:
 Eunice Attwood
City Centre Chaplain
Eunice is Deacon at Brunswick Methodist Church in the Centre of Newcastle. She is part of the City Centre Chaplaincy Team based at St Andrew's Church Newgate St, Newcastle NE1 5SS.

Chris Carroll
Chris Carroll works for the East Area Asylum Seekers Support Group and Common Ground is the drop in centre for people in need in the area. The address is Church Walk House, Church Walk Centre, Walker, NE6 3DH. For more information contact their website www.eaassg.org.uk

Father Dermott Donnelly
Father Dermott Donnelly runs the Youth Mission Team which is based at the Youth Village Pemberton Rd Consett DH8 9BA. www.ymt.org

Rob and Anne Cairncross and their three children
The Cairncross family joined the charity Mercy Ships.
Mercy Ships charity www.mercyships.org.uk e-mail info@mercyships.org.uk
Mercy Ships UK, The Lighthouse, 12 Meadway Court, Stevenage, SG1 2EF Tel: 0870 870 7447 or 01438 727800 Fax: 01438 721900
Mercy Ships Perth Office, Friarton House, Friarton Road, Perth. PH2 8BB Tel: 01738 447 444 Fax: 01738 580 928


Robert Ward delivered the blessing
Robert is the leader of Churches together in Christ Newcastle/Gateshead


Music:
 Music Adviser
Robert Prizeman

Conductor
David Lawrence

Worship leader
Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend's band was made up of the following:-
Acoustic guitar + vocals Stuart Townend
Electric guitar Martin Cooper
Drums Nathan Fellingham
Bass guitar Luke Fellingham
Keys Mike Sandeman
Sax/flute David Fitzgerald
Violin Julian Ferraretto
Vocalist Lou Fellingham
Vocalist Emma Pears
Vocalist Stuart Barbour

Quay Voices - approx 30 singers who come from all over the North of England
Accompanied on piano by Liz Hardy, and on flute by Jennifer Ferguson
Conducted by David Lawrence
Contact is Rosie Midgley Tel: 0191 440 9198
North Music Trust, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead. NE8 2JR

YFriday sang - 'Shadow of the Cross' available on CD, album is YFriday Universal SUR CD5053 Publisher Survivor Records

Musicians which make up YFriday are:-

Guitar/keys/synth + bv's Gav Richards
Guitar + vocals Ken Riley
Bass guitar + bv's Danny Smith
Drums Dez Minto

Songs of Praise signature tune
Composed by: Robert Prizeman
Performers: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty
Publisher: Organ version is available at shops selling sheet music

Music one:
Name: Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
Music: John Goss (1800-80)
Words: Henry F Lyte (1793-1847) based on Psalm 103
Tune: Praise, my Soul
From: SOP Hymn #20 pg 36/7 Oxford University Press, BBC Books 1997 ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation © Oxford University Press 1997
Performers: Congregation of Castlegate, Newcastle +
conductor David Lawrence, worship leader Stuart
Townend + 3 backing vocalists + 6 musicians
(violin/sax or flute/keys/bass
guitar/drums/electric guitar)
Music two:
Name: My Jesus my Saviour (shout to the lord)
Music+words: Darlene Zschech
Performers: Congregation of Castlegate, Newcastle + conductor David Lawrence, worship leader Stuart Townend + 3 backing vocalists + 6 musicians (violin/sax or flute/keys/bass guitar/drums/electric guitar)
Copyright: 1993 Darlene Zschech/Hillsong Publishing/kingswaysongs.com for the UK + Eire tym@kingsway.co.uk

Music three:
Title: Love can build a bridge
Composer: Judd/Jarvis/Overstreet
Publisher: Zomba Music Publishing Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd/Song Music Publishing Ltd
Performers: Quay Voices + pianist Liz Hardy + flautist + Jennifer Ferguson

Music four:
Name: Shadow of the cross
Music+words: Ken Riley
Performers: YFriday

Music five:
Name: I'm gonna trust in God
Music+words: Steve Earl
Performers: Congregation of Castlegate, Newcastle + conductor David Lawrence, worship leader Stuart Townend + 3 backing vocalists + 6 musicians (violin/sax or flute/keys/bass guitar/drums/electric guitar)
Copyright: 1998 Sovereign Grace Worship Administered by CopyCare PO Box 77, Hailsham. BN27 3EF UK

Music six:
Name: You're the word of God the father (across the lands)
Music+words: Stuart Townend + Keith Getty
Performers: Congregation of Castlegate, Newcastle + conductor David Lawrence, worship leader Stuart Townend + 3 backing vocalists + 6 musicians (violin/sax or flute/keys/bass guitar/drums/electric guitar)
Copyright: 2002 Thankyou Music/Adm. By worshiptogether.com songs exl. UK + Europe, adm. By kingswaysongs.com

Music seven:
Name: When I was lost (there is a new song)
Music+words:Kate + Miles Simmonds
Performers: Congregation of CastleGate, Newcastle + conductor David Lawrence, worship leader Stuart Townend + 3 backing vocalists + 6 musicians (violin/sax or flute/keys/bass guitar/drums/electric guitar)
Copyright: 2001 Thankyou Music/Adm. By worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK + Europe, adm. By kingswaysongs.com


Locations:
 Congregational singing + Stuart Townend + band and YFriday performed at The Castlegate centre, Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2JQ Tel: 0191 233 2288 home of City Church and a conference centre. www.city-church.co.uk
Enquiries@the CastleGate.co.uk

Newcastle Tourist Information Tel: 0191 277 8000
Tourist.info@newcastle.gov.uk
More visitor information is available from newCastleGateshead.com



Other Information:
 Stuart Townend was joined by the band Phatfish, who, like Stuart, are based in Brighton, while violinist Julian Ferraretto is based in London, and sax player David Fitzgerald (a familiar face on Songs of Praise") lives in Norwich. Stuart's solo song "My God" is from his new album, "Monument to Mercy", while "My heart is filled with thankfulness" is from the album "See what a morning". More information on Stuart and his songs can be found on his website, www.stuarttownend.co.uk.

'Monument to Mercy' ISBN KMCD2703 Published by Kingsway Music Product ID 118777

'See what a morning' ISBN KMCD2501 Published by Kingsway Music
Product ID 55842