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            <title>Salvation Road available for sale.</title>
            <link>http://www.floodgateband.com/floodgates-musing/salvation-road-available-for-sale-</link>
            <description>CD baby have just opened us&amp;nbsp;for digital downloads and we are also able to sell signed CD's postage free within NZ with paypal..</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:29:41 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>The background to the band</title>
            <link>http://www.floodgateband.com/floodgates-musing/the-background-to-the-band</link>
            <description>&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Salvation road is a collaborative work between &lt;?&lt;st1:Street w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:address w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Steven Lane&lt;/st1:address&gt;&lt;/st1:Street&gt; and James Newman presenting a series of recordings dating from 2006 to 2009 in the Far North. The themes are inspired by our walk with Christ, our hunger for His Kingdom and to see the lost saved. &lt;?&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;FONT size=3 face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;We have been inspired by various artists including; U2, Coldplay, Sting, Pearl Jam and Kiwi artist Don McGlasson from the Muttons birds. Overall I guess the best way to describe the music is easy listening folk/rock with some hints of country influence.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;FONT size=3 face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;The theme Salvation road was selected due to the story behind the song and its connection with a local Far North road. It was said that a devoted brethren man engraved John 3:16 on the Salvation road bridge last century and so the road was named.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;This inspired the idea of the need to “turn down salvation road” which is the theme of the song. The vision behind this collection is to sing salvation songs to the lost.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;James is a music teacher at the local area school as well the worship leader at Doubtless Bay Christian Centre, Mangonui. He has been performing for many years and loves to perform and lead people into worship. Steve is a lumberjack whose family has a very long history in the Far North region dating back to ship building in the early settlement period. Steve is also a very experienced performer and song writer and also plays on the worship team as a bass player and singer. &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Steve’s daughter Abi Smith plays the drums and is a trainee butcher, Sue Breckon plays the keys and is also an experienced worship leader as well as music teacher.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ&quot; lang=EN-NZ&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;We hope you enjoy this collection and are inspired to know God more.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:28:18 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Salvation Road CD almost ready for release.</title>
            <link>http://www.floodgateband.com/floodgates-musing/salvation-road-cd-almost-ready-for-release-</link>
            <description>Two years of our favourite Floodgate songs on the new Salvation Road CD. Some of our best music so far on this album have a look at the myspace page for a preview.</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:16:39 +0100</pubDate>
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