0	Second studio album arrives!			ETERNAL CURVE RELEASED OCT 1 2005! Since Note For a Child's much loved debut 'Impossibly Beautiful' began to find a home in CD players across the world people have been asking for the next one... And here it is! ETERNAL CURVE. A blend of baffled beats, wide open spaces, soaring vocals and poetry. If IB looked to the far horizon, EC looks to the stars. Includes 'Sky in your Eyes' and 'This River' as heard at Greenbelt!

0	Mark Edwards collaborated with NFaC			RAVE REVIEWS FOR ETERNAL CURVE The words 'difficult' and 'second album' often go hand in hand, so it's rare to find a follow up that surpasses the debut. But that's exactly what Note For a Child have achieved with Eternal Curve. Whilst it's true there are comparisons to be found with Impossibly Beautiful - both albums inhabit a landscape filled with rich beats and mesmerising harmonies, both albums seem born out of a sense of awe invoked by nature, love and life - Eternal Curve, though, is simply more adventurous, more assured, more mature than it's predecessor." Jason Gardner. LICC

0	'Vermeer's Astronomer' is an early hit			"ETERNAL CURVE "QUITE SIMPLY BRILLIANT!"" A beautiful, evocative, unique work of art Quite simply brilliant 'Vermeer's Astronomer' is a classic." Phil Baggaley Each recording by Note For a Child seems to encapsulate a haunting quality unique in my experience. This is another gem from the innovative group." Tony Cummings Since the day I received a copy to review it has not left my cd player, get it, this is both money and time well worth the spending." Kevin Prosch.

0	Festival fever!			THE 'CHILD' GO FOR THEIR SUMMER HOLS AT GREENBELT 2005 'Impossibly Beautiful', the title track from Note For a Child's debut album has been nominated for 'Song of the Year' at the 2005 CBC Convention. NFaC played twice at this years Greenbelt festival in Cheltenham. The first session was a great acoustic set in the Performance Cafe, venue of the year as ever, with storming guitar from Andy Cross. He wasn't literally on fire! Then again in Stage Two where the capacity crowd lay back, stared at the ceiling and floated away on a sea of tunes, both old and new.

0	Thousands listen to Impossibly Beautiful			THE CHILD PLAY TO OVER 9000 PEOPLE AT SPRING HARVEST 05 Over 2000 miles, 20 service stations, 7 gigs, 2 appearances in the big top and over 9000 people. Spring Harvest 05 was a great time; playing unplugged sets late into the night. Thanks to everyone who came and spoke to us, it was wonderful to speak to you all and find out how the music has affected you, we so appreciate the feedback! See some comments for yourself on the message board.

0	Life Swappers, from GP to Muso			THE MIRROR (UK DAILY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER) GIVE WHOLE PAGE TO SUSIE!!! The Mirror 'Britain's Brightest Paper' went behind the scenes to find out what made Susie give up a well paid and fulfilling job as a GP to become a singer and songwriter. The article which was part of a piece called 'Life Swappers' included a half page picture of Susie behind the mic. The interest from one of the UK's largest dailies has got the local papers scrambling for more of the story. It's a great opportunity for us to share some of what goes into the music and 'makes us tick'.

0	A still from TV ad storyboard			AUSTRALIA'S CTA TV AD TO FEATURE IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL! A 30 second TV ad based around the song 'Impossibly Beautiful' is to be aired this Easter in Australia. The ad, which is in production, features an animation echoing the words 'you are the North Star guiding me home'. Daniel and Susie are delighted to see their work reach out across such a vast distance and to be supporting creative communities internationally.

0	Award Nominated Song!			IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL NOMINATED FOR CBC 'SONG OF THE YEAR' AWARD! 'Impossibly Beautiful', the title track from Note For a Child's debut album has been nominated for 'Song of the Year' at the 2005 CBC Convention. Nomination for this prestigious award comes as a complete surprise but we were both thrilled to have the exposure and recognition. It comes as we are working hard on the next album, Eternal Curve, so it was well timed as an encouragement.

0	No. 1!			IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL GOES IN AT NO. 1! The NCM charts had the song 'Impossibly Beautiful' enter at No.1 when they published their results for the beginning of 2005. It is fantastic to know it's being played all over the world on loads of radio stations including QBN96.7 FM Australia, VFM 89.5 Australia, Country Kanalen, Denmark, Radio Incontro, Italy, Ems Vechte Welle, Germany, Radio Compagnie, Holland, Radio Aliance, Brazil, Ràdio Canet de Mar 107.6 FM Spain, Radio Christchurch 106.7 & 88.7 fm NZ, Radio Arc En Ciel, France and Radio SOS, Romania!

0	The BIGGEST radio station in the world.			"BBC RADIO 2'S WHISPERING BOB CALLS 'SEPTEMBER SONG' "...PERFECT!" " One thing leads to another and after doing a local show for the BBC, our CD ended up in the mighty hands of 'whispering' Bob Harris, the ever-popular DJ on the world's biggest radio station, BBC Radio Two! Not only that but Mr Harris (who has impeccable taste!) played 'September Song' and called it 'perfect'! The support of such a well respected music personality has been invaluable to us and continues to draw new listeners to the website and the music.

0	Unsold CDs in the loft? I don't think so.			SALES TAKE OFF! ALBUM NOW ON SECOND EDITION! Thanks to a new distribution deal with ICC sales of 'Impossibly Beautiful' are not tailing off as you might expect with a CD after 16 months on the shelves. In fact, IB is now into its second print edition with new quotes describing the music. With the launch of Eternal Curve drawing ever closer our hope is that IB will continue to make new fans, inspire and bless people all over the world. If you can think of a way to help this indie band just let us know, let's get the music out there!

0	New CDEP includes 'Sky in your eyes'			LATE AND ALONE : NEW SONGS AND OLD FAVOURITES WITH A NEW FEEL Late and Alone is a new CD EP from Note For a Child featuring new songs 'Sky in your eyes', 'Vermeer's Astronomer' and 'Loving you (without end)' as well as fresh treatments of favourites 'Impossibly Beautiful (in 4/4!) and 'Always'. The feel is simple, 'live' and acoustic and is a reflection of new arrangements that have developed at the many unplugged shows we've enjoyed doing over the last year. Only £4.99 exclusively available from this website.

0	Eternal Curve MP3, Just a taste...			EXCLUSIVE NEW MP3... FREE! JUST JOIN THE .COM MUNITY! Want to get your ears on an exclusive NEW track from the CHILD? Well now you can! Eternal Curve Premix is a full length track with a slight twist taken from the forthcoming album Eternal Curve. This song will not appear like this on any CD release so there's only one way to get just a taste of things to come. Send us your name, address and email and well send you a secret link that will take you straight to the good stuff!

0	The Second Album...Eternal Curve, Oct 05			LATEST ON THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED FORTHCOMING ALBUM ETERNAL CURVE! You've waited long enough, now the waiting can come to an end. 'Eternal Curve' the second full album from Note For a Child is coming to a music store near you from October 05. Pre-order online to be among the first to get hold of it. Recording sessions are happening at the moment and include guests such as Dilip Joseph, a wonderful singer of Malayalam, and Japenese vocals from Rutsuko Ito Lee.

0	Radio Four talks music with Susie			SUSIE ON WOMAN'S HOUR WITH JENNI MURRAY ON BBC RADIO 4 On the 11th August Susie was invited to the BBC's Broadcasting House to appear on Woman's Hour, the hugely popular Radio Four programme hosted by Jenni Murray. Susie talked about the move from medicine to music and about her own journey into songwriting. The show was live but can still be heard on the BBC website's Listen Again facility.

0	Lights! Camera! Action!			BBC 2 INTERVIEW TWO UP AND COMING ARTISTS... US! As part of the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury 2004 Music Festival (the biggest music festival in the UK) Daniel and Susie were interviewed about their success in the Unsigned Bands Competition. The show went out over the Glastonbury weekend and included clips of the bands as they played in the final. Massive respect goes out to Bodixa who were the eventual and worthy winners.

0	'The most ethical of CDs' NME			JOHN PEEL JOINS THE PRAISE FOR THE GLASTO 04 COMPILATION CD Described by NME as the 'most ethical of CDs', Note For a Child's 'The Day of Your Return' features along side other finalists of the Glastonbury Unsigned Bands Competition. The compilation, available from Concrete Records, has made its way into the hands of many DJs and journalists including the venerable John Peel who was involved in promoting the CD at its launch.

0	The smartest of annual festivals host NFaC			NEW WINE 04 WAS A STORMING SUCCESS Having been booked for the two weeks of New Wine 04 over twelve months ago NFaC were delighted to finally plug in the plasma screens, rig the lights and turn up the loops infront of a very full house at the festival's 600 seater cafe venue. The gigs were a highlight of this summer's outings so far. Attendance and CD sales reflected the excellent reception the band and music received.

0	'Always' and other songs reach the wide world.			SONGS PUBLISHED IN THE EVER POPULAR SOURCE THREE Three songs including 'Always' from Impossibly Beautiful are to be published in the forthcoming Source Three music compilation. The series which has become the first choice for many worship leaders will be the first to publish our songs as we sign them to the company Kevin Mayhew. The other two songs are the as yet unreleased 'Holy Praise' and 'You are beautiful'

0	Internationally renowned LCGC and Garth Hewitt with NFaC			NFAC AND THE LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR Note For a Child are beginning to rub shoulders with some of the bigger names in the music scene, and they don't come much bigger than the London Community Gospel Choir. Alongside Garth Hewitt the three bands will put on an evening of live music in the heart of London. You'll have to wait for the next album to discover if the LCGC sound has influenced NFaC!

0	Every Part of Me Needs You			...AND NOW BY PUBLIC DEMAND... A T-SHIRT FOR MEN! After a series of messy court appearances NFaC have finally done the right thing and adopted an equal opportunities policy towards their fans, in that spirit you can now purchase a T-Shirt designed exclusively for men (although the girls are going for it too! there is no justice!). The T-Shirt, which comes in any colour as long as it's red, is a snip at £9.99 and is available from the .com shop.

0	'Tony Goodman, bottom right...my dad!' Daniel Goodman.			TWO GENERATIONS OF CCM AS MIKE RIMMER UNEARTHS THE OUT OF DARKNESS CONNECTION One of the questions we always get asked is 'Why the name?', well I guess one answer could be that I wanted a band name longer than my dad's! However as both Out of Darkness and Note For a Child weigh in at 13 letters I seem to have failed! The 60s/70s progressive blues outfit Out of Darkness was fronted by one Anthony Goodman, and the family connection with Note For a Child is causing some interest in the CCM world, with Cross Rhythm's Mike Rimmer following the story. Mr Goodman Snr also previously fronted The Pilgrims, CD now re-released.

0	'...sublime...sumptuous... lush...distinct... rich...inspired'			THE LONDON INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY REVIEWS IB 'A stirring and sublime debut from Cambridge based duo Susie Beattie and Daniel Goodman. The album is a rich mix of lush loops and ambient instrumentation which provide a mellow setting for Beattie's sumptuous vocals. while there are echoes of Lamb and Enya in the sound, the assured musicianship and lovingly crafted songs ensures this remains a distinct and inspired first time outing.'

0	Indie Radio supports Indie Band			STUDENT RADIO PUSHES NFAC IN CAMBRIDGE, UK Note For a Child have enjoyed massive support from the local Student Radio Station at Cambridge University. The station, which has a worldwide audience thanks to the internet, has interviewed Daniel and Susie on two occasions as well as regularly featuring songs off the album and inviting NFaC to special live music events.

0	Singing on Radio 4 was a fantastic experience			DANIEL SINGS ON BBC RADIO 4 On the 5th January 04 Daniel sung 'Lord you have my heart' by Martin Smith and 'Change my heart' by Maggi Dawn on the weekly service for Radio 4. The show went out live and was written and led by Maggi. In the band that day were Andy Cross (who, of course, mastered the album and plays live with NFaC) and Martin Niel (drumming legend whose past projects included The Black Peppercorns with Kevin Prosch-see 'influential albums' section of the site- and The Cutting Edge Band). It was a fantastic experience and a great way to start the new year, one we hope will be full of opportunity and friendships.

0	Lead singer of The Black Peppercorns, Kevin Prosch.			KEVIN PROSCH OFFERS HIS SUPPORT NFaC were overjoyed to receive an email from outstanding singer/songwriter/producer (!) Kevin Prosch telling them that he thought Impossibly Beautiful was 'absolutely delightful'! Thanks to Mr Prosch the album will soon be available from his own (excellent) web site www.kevinprosch.com. The suprise came with special significance for Daniel who has always been a huge fan, (he even has a letter Kevin kindly wrote to him in response to his fan mail, aged 18!)

0	The Launch Concert was a massive success.			ALBUM LAUNCH GIG SELLS OUT! On Friday 27th February Note For a Child held a special concert to mark the release of the new album, Impossibly Beautiful. The concert was a multi media affair with an exhibition of photographs from the sleeve session, taken by Simon Earwicker, a live dance by Anna Wells (the dancer featured in the sleeve shots), a brilliant support set from singer/songwriter Jc and, of course, plenty of music and movies by NFaC. After lots of press and radio support in Cambridge the concert sold out well in advance of the night and more are planned, so keep an eye on the gig guide!

0	Back(stage) in black at the Embassy.			SOUTH AFRICA HOUSE HOSTS NFAC NFaC were proud to support the work of Gumboots Charitable Trust and headlined a benefit concert for them at South Africa House, Trafalgar Square on the 31st January. The charity supports and encourages the arts in both South Africa and England. The man they call 'The Russian' was playing percussion with us for the first time. Performing in such a wonderful building in the heart of London was sure to be a pleasure and, with the full band out together for the first gig of the year, it proved to be a night to remember. Mr and Mrs Goodman were our special guests!

0	Susie promises to laugh at all of Daniel's jokes!			GOD TV AND CROSS RHYTHMS RADIO/MAGAZINE MEET NFAC Tony Cummings, Editor of Cross Rhythms magazine, asked Daniel and Susie to come on February 12th and spend an afternoon doing 'face-to-face' interviews for God TV, followed by Cross Rhythms Radio and finally an interview for the magazine! It was fun to become more familiar with the way these things work and just relax and be ourselves. Writing and recording music is where the energy and heartache go so it is good to get out from time to time and talk about the album, hopefully make some new friends and soak up the atmosphere.

0	Again Susie finds herself in a studio with 'cans' on!			EXCURSION TO THE STUDIOS OF BBC RADIO CAMBRIDGESHIRE!! Apparently a GP leaving a well paid and worthy occupation to pursue an unpaid (but equally worthy!) one makes quite an intriguing news story…Susie talked to Graham Daniels, Radio Cambridgeshire, on Sunday 22nd February, prior to the launch gig. Daniel's turn later on this year… rats, why couldn't he be first! The local press and media have been very interested to see the story of NFaC unfold, and in a city so steeped in learning, the 'Doctor turned musician' story has really helped us to communicate with people who admire Susie's choice.

0				WWW.NOTEFORACHILD.COMMUNITY 1.2 ONLINE! The new site went live with new images, content and downloads. We love being part of this little group of views, news and reviews. Posting thoughts, hearing yours and slowly but surely widening the net for the music. Let us know what you think and whether there are any opportunities we should know about. The site is a great way of sharing this adventure so let us know if you have any suggestions, we would love to hear from you. A BIG THANKS goes out to Simon Earwicker for his time, effort and, most importantly, skill in putting the images together for us.

0	A surge in sales to the medical sector (hopefully!)			"DOCTOR TREATS WITH TUNES NOT TABLETS!" GPs across the country get a taster of Impossibly Beautiful as national 'GP' and 'Doctor' magazines run a feature on the errant Dr.Beattie…with the Cambridge Evening News team following closely on!There seems to be no end to Susie's talents! (oh, Daniel!) Having heard her sing many people are amazed to hear that she is also a highly trained GP. This side of our story really opens doors to people who have dedicated their lives to a single profession, sometimes feeling that they have missed out on other parts of who they are or could be. Susie's reputation as a brilliant singer is fast catching up with her reputation as a brilliant doctor!<

0	"Where are my headphones? Oh, yes, on my head!"			HOPE FM EXCLUSIVE! NFaC were pleased to be invited to join Nick Rutter on the 'Late Show' with exclusive first airings of 'The Western Reach' and 'Take Me In' from the new album 'Impossibly Beautiful'. On the same show were American song masters 'Jars of Clay' who were also talking about their new project. The show went out live on Hope FM which broadcasts on the south coast (of England) and brought some very positive feedback for NFaC early on in the promotion of the album. Tired from supporting Tim Hughes the night before, the guys were nonetheless able to look back on a great weekend.

0	Blood, sweat and tears. (well... no blood!)			IMPOSSIBLY BEAUTIFUL IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED! With indie label 'TrueNorth Arts', Note For a Child released their first full length album 'Impossibly Beautiful'. The album included the five songs from 'Limited Edition' with new drumming from Terl Bryant, plus six new songs. For those who like the song 'Impossibly Beautiful' there is 'September Song' and 'The Rain', for those who liked 'The Day of Your Return' and 'Always' there is 'The Western Reach'. Pre-release orders were much better than expected and the album has gone on selling well. NFaC are currently seeking a distributor.