February 2006
What a wonderful time we had at the Public Broadcasting studios filming the pledge drive for WLIW! It was so special for us because so many of you got involved! From offering to answer phones, to pledging... you helped to make that evening a sucess. Thank you!

Here are some photos for you of that evening. Special thanks to Melissa, the Sweets and all our friends who participated. Thanks to Jim Manngard for the pictures! It's rare to find a station that has so much variety but also education, culture and entertainment. They always give something "different" a chance. Thank you WLIW! If you'd like to see the Blackmore's Night special in your area, click here and type in the information for your location to find the contact's you need in order to make it happen. Then email, call or write and request that Blackmore's Night be shown in your area! Everyone who contacts them makes a difference...

There is a lot going on in Japan for us this month! We are in Burrn! Magazine and I am featured in Japan's Cat Diary Magazine. Our new version of "Street Of Dreams" has been chosen as the ending theme song for "Junk Sports"which is broadcast on Sunday night from 8 to 9pm on Fuji TV, Japan's biggest TV station. The show's MC is a famous comedian from Yoshimoto & the guests include famous sports personalities such as Tiger Woods(golf), David Beckham(soccer) & Maria Sharapova (tennis). They will continue to use our music for the next 3 months! Our newest cd, The Village Lanterne is at #6 on their Oricon charts and the DVD Castles and Dreams is the only International DVD in the top 30.
We will be doing lots of interviews to promote the new album. Release dates for Europe are in March. There will be a special limited edition coming out of Germany in a beautiful linen box with extra tracks, videos and surprises! The release for the USA is in April and there will be different items included in there as well...

We will be leaving for our promotional tour at the end of March and beginning our spring tour in Russia for April. We will also be in Finland, the Czech Republic, and more! More info on that coming soon...

But for now, as we recover from the biggest blizzard here on Long Island...I reflect back on the mountains of crystal coated snows, painted by drifting winds, and think on the wonderful times we have ahead of us. This month is known for the 14th, for the love it represents. But here, we try to make everyday like Valentine's Day. Never wait for one day of the year to show your love and appreciation for someone... Tell them, show them...as often as you can. The best gift that you can bestow upon someone is your caring.

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Love and light,
Candice