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4 March 2006

Greetings:

It's been a while since we've passed along information, but these two
'bits' seemed 'newsletter worthy', so here they are!

Andrew MacNaughtan, Canada's award-winning rock photographer has
organized a photographic celebration as a means of raising funds for
and awareness of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY with the ultimate goal to
alleviate Third World debt. The participating artists have all spoken
out for this cause and Bruce Cockburn is among the over 50 Canadian
recording artists participating in "A Decade of Music Portraits" for
Art Gives Hope. One autographed edition will be up for auction
between March 7 -17 and 24 more unsigned editions are currently
available for purchase. These are in rare quantities. Among all
Bruce Cockburn fans only 25 will own these. Proceeds from this event
will benefit humanitarian efforts in Africa. For more information
visit http://www.artgiveshope.ca . Not only is this a chance to own a
piece of music history, it's a chance to save lives and end suffering.

And in other news:

Signpost Music is pleased to announce the immanent release of Steve
Bell's twelfth career album!

Steve Bell / My Dinner With Bruce songs of Bruce Cockburn

Steve has been a staple of the Winnipeg music community for over 25
years. His career has produced a dozen solo albums selling well over a
quarter of a million copies independently and garnering numerous
awards including JUNOS in 1997 and 2000.

Steve Bell has now chosen to celebrate Bruce Cockburn's ongoing
contribution to music and culture with the release of My Dinner with
Bruce, a collection of 13 of Steve's favorite Cockburn compositions.
Steve's interpretations, driven by his virtuoso acoustic guitar play
and distinctive tenor voice, make this album a treasure for both the
Bell and Cockburn faithful, as well as those discovering these artists
for the first time. The album, recorded in the fall of 2005, will be
released nationally on the Signpost label.
Of this new project, Bernie Finkelstein (President / True North
Records) says, "Steve Bell finds the beauty, strength, and intrigue in
Bruce Cockburn's songs and gives each track his own fine
interpretation. Simply said, this is a wonderful record".

Enjoy!
Peace,
Suzanne Myers
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