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New instrumental single
Just added a new instrumental track on ReverbNation
(now on Deezer and Amazon Music and will soon be on Apple Music/Spotify/YouTube!) –
called, ‘Lift Your Heads (instrumental)’. I extracted the music from a longer song and added a drum beat at one point and a few other tweaks. It's quite rocky, with a Celtic twist. Enjoy!
New music video
We have just released another music video on YouTube of the song,
I Will Lift My Eyes Up (music video with lyrics)
– a worship song comprising a lively Irish reel and based on Psalm 121. We managed to salvage the video from an old backup and added back the audio from the original album.
(Originally recorded in 2005)
View it from our Videos page
Click on the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button
to view the lyrics. 
now on FM! 
Celtic Roots Radio is now broadcasting on FM – on FM105 Down Community Radio in Downpatrick, Co. Down. The show was launched on St. Patrick's Day @ 4 pm, with a double bill of shows for Paddy's Day. It will continue to air every week on Mondays @ 4 pm.
Raymond was interviewed by DJ Graham McClements – host of 'Big G in the Afternoon' – just before the new show aired. Raymond also played a couple of his own songs live on air.
channel update
Our YouTube channel has been updated to now include all of our podcasts:
- Celtic Roots Radio (75 episodes)
- Celtic Roots Craic (73 episodes)
- Belfast Girls – by Gerry McCullough (2 episodes)
- The Seanachie and other stories – by Gerry McCullough (8 episodes)
- In Tha Name a' Gawd! (20 episodes)
- Fresh Bread: Your Kingdom come (32 episodes)
New music video
We have just released another new music video on YouTube of the song,
I Heard it (video edit)
– a tongue in cheek view of the media/advertising business!
View it from our new Videos page
Click on the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button
to view the lyrics. New music video
We have just released a new music video of my most popular song on YouTube,
Want to be different (video edit)
View it from our new Videos page
Click on the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button
to view the lyrics. We have a new videos page, where you can now view all my YouTube videos.
Lyrics (CC – subtitles) have also been added to the videos, ‘Pray’ and ‘Place You Were Born’
– just click on the ‘Subtitles/Closed Captions’ button
to view.
The Celtic rock instrumental track, ‘Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land)’,
mysteriously disappeared off my first album on various digital sites,
so I have decided to relaunch it as a single.
Click to download it ($1.29) from
received an Honorable Mention in the ISSA Song Contest.
"Though [it] did not receive an official nomination,
your material was still quite impressive. As such,
your song has been placed on the Honorable Mentions list."
Sincerely, Shyla Marie
President, Independent Singer Songwriters Association
Week Ending 13/10/2008
‘China Bike Ride’ track in the ZFM Countrywide,
(ILR Network, Australia) Country Chart:
‘Ballad of Beijing (radio mix)’ at No. 6
New album, 'Different',
now available from
and
CDBaby.com
AudioStreet.net
‘China Bike Ride’ tracks in the charts:
‘Ballad of Beijing (radio mix)’ at No. 10
‘Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land)’ at No. 26
Now three tracks playlisted:
‘Hey, hey!’
‘I heard it’
‘Want to be different’
on
Indie Radio, Los Angeles 104.7 FM
[ Search for ‘mccullough‘ and request a song ]
(1 request every 60 mins allowed!)
The Australian Indie Radio Charts
(Week Ending 23/6/2008)
Lift your heads - No.10
in Christian chart
The Australian Indie Radio Charts
(Week Ending 09/6/2008)
Lord, (You are my inspiration) - No.8
in Christian chart
The Australian Indie Radio Charts
(Week Ending 21/4/2008)
Thank You for Your mercy - No.4,
All my needs - No.9
in Christian chart
The Australian Indie Radio Charts
(Week Ending 31/3/2008)
Lord, You are my inspiration - No.9
in Christian chart
The Australian Indie Radio Charts
(Week Ending 4/2/2008)
You fill my life - No.7 in Christian chart
NOW - you can listen to all Raymond's songs on new lo-fi Podcast:
‘Hey, hey!’
in at No. 6 in
ILR World Independent chart*
(Week 42 - first week in chart - w/e 2006-10-29)
plus featured for 8 weeks on
World Indie Top 40 Countdown
Week 46 (w/e 2006-11-24);
Week 44 (w/e 2006-11-10);
Week 41 (w/e 2006-10-20);
Week 40 (w/e 2006-10-14);
Week 39 (w/e 2006-10-06);
Week 38 (w/e 2006-09-29);
Week 35 (w/e 2006-09-08);
Week 33 (w/e 2006-08-26)
on 143 stations (16 countries) worldwide!
Album tracks from ‘Into Jerusalem’,
‘Worship the Lord’, etc. - listed in
Top 100 songs (October)
[ Vote for these songs! ]
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‘Blog’ added, (replacing Forum)
courtesy of
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(Visit Raymond’s Xianz site)
The Christian alternative to
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‘Into Jerusalem’
chosen as
Album of the Month
on
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Cell Ringtones 20 NOW available
via ‘MyxerTones.com’
($1.50 each)
Listen to them all and pick your favourite tone:
[ ‘The great China Bike Ride’ (4) ] [ ‘Into Jerusalem’ (15) ]
[ Hey, hey! (single) (1) ]
Review of ‘Into Jerusalem’ by Paul Davis in
April edition of Country Music Round Up magazine (UK)
on sale in UK/Ireland newsagents
New single track, ‘Hey, hey!’ playlisted on
Martha's Vineyard Radio - Local Music Cafe
(under Singletracks)
[ Play Track ] [ Send Feedback on ‘Hey, hey!’ to MVY Radio ]
Raymond McCullough, ‘Into Jerusalem’ chosen as
‘CD DE LA SEMANA!
CD OF THE WEEK’
on
EufOnia Radio Show (15th January - 25th February, 2006)
The song, ‘Battle Cry’, is being played on
‘Mainstage USA’,
on Penn's Peak Radio tonight. (Tue, 28th 7:45 pm, ET approx.-
repeated on Sat morning, 7:45 am, ET approx.).
The song, ‘Pray’, has been played 3 times recently on ‘Mainstage USA’.
[ Playlist (Pray) 2005-11-22 ] [ Listen to Jim’s comment ]
[ Playlist (Pray) 2005-11-29 ]
[ Playlist (Pray) 2006-01-24 ]
[ Playlist (Battle Cry) 2006-02-21 ]
[ Playlist (Battle Cry) 2006-02-28 ] [ Jim O’Meara’s intro ]
(More info at Mainstage USA)
‘I will lift my eyes up’ at: No.10 in NCM Euro Chart (/60 - l/w No.11, p/w No.16)
No.6 in NCM Country Chart (/30 - l/w No.6, p/w No.7)
(The track, ‘I will lift my eyes up’, was included on the NCM#28 Compilation CD,
sent out on Jan. 1st, to 500 radio stations in Europe and around the world)
All 12 Into Jerusalem tracks playlisted on ‘Celtic Radio’,
(internet radio from Boston, USA) [ View broadcast schedule ]
[ Request track, NOW! ]
TV interview with Raymond on ‘Robin's Christmas Cracker’ show
- Northern Visions (NVTV), Belfast
Article about ‘Into Jerusalem’ in
Bangor Spectator newspaper (NI)
Full page (A3) interview with Raymond in
Country Music Round Up magazine (UK)
on sale NOW in newsagents
Prayer for Ireland/Pipe Major's jig
included on Marc Gunn’s
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #7
[ Play Marc's comments ]
New streaming/download chart on album page
Raymond’s new Podcast of his 1993 radio show -
In tha Name a' Gawd! -
is now available on
‘Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land)’spent 42 weeks in the ‘Celtic’ chart
at CMRadio.Net - No. 1 for 14 weeks!
‘Smoke goes up’ reached No.2 in the ‘Celtic’ chart.
‘Ballad of Beijing’ has now been playlisted on CMRadio.Net - ‘Celtic’.
[ Request Track ]
2005-11-03
Into Jerusalem news release included in ‘Cross Rhythms’.
[ See Forum post also ]
Into Jerusalem news release included in ‘MPEG 3 NEWS’.
Into Jerusalem news release included in ‘Cybergrass magazine’.
I will lift my eyes up included on Marc Gunn’s
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #3
(The Into Jerusalem album will also be featured on Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #7)
Into Jerusalem and The great China Bike Ride albums playlisted on Celebrate Radio - broadcasting to 350 million listeners via Hotbird 6 satellite (to UK, Europe, Russia, North Africa & the Middle-East - 9pm-9am, CET) and to Central & South America on short-wave radio
2005-08-23
Release of Into Jerusalem album featured news item on Irish Christians Online
New album,
Into Jerusalem,
featured on USA West Coast radio station!
Winds of Praise Broadcasting,
(98.7 FM in Newport, Oregon),
played the full album 3 times through
on Wed 17th & Thur 18th August, 2005
New ‘China Bike Ride’ merchandise
NOW available at our CafePress stores!!
(T-shirts, sweatshirts, babywear, mugs, clocks, posters, stickers, etc.)
‘Into Jerusalem’ merchandise now available also!
album release (now available!):
Into Jerusalem
by Raymond McCullough
Two tracks, ‘I will lift my eyes up’, and ‘Worship the Lord’, from the new album, ‘Into Jerusalem’, are currently at No.6 & No.7 in the
‘Monthly’ chart at Christianbands.co.uk 
2 ‘Reviewers' Picks awards’ for
‘Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land)’
from GarageBand.com
- Potential Soundtrack overall, week of 4Oct2004
- Potential Soundtrack in Folk/Country, week of 4Oct2004
- No. 45 in Irish Chart (All-time)
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