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Seán Twomey has been running the Kate Bush News & Information website since 1998. Peter & Krys Fitzgerald-Morris and Dave Cross are the editors of Homeground Magazine, the world's longest running Kate Bush publication, since 1982.
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Send all your comments, questions or suggestions: sean@katebushnews.com (Note: This is an unofficial website and messages to Kate cannot be passed on to her). Enormous thanks to Mike Wade for being an incredibly patient and fair administrator on our forum! Huge thanks to Brian Cloughley for his enthusiasm and wonderful site artwork! Special thanks to everyone who emails the site and to Homeground magazine (for inspiration and information and for being wonderful people!) and to Wally Breese for showing how it can be done. Editorial assistance from The Duck. Thanks! Site launched: 25/1/98 -
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Author Archives: Seán
Kate receives her CBE from the Queen! Dedicates it to her family, friends, fellow musicians…and all of us!
Warm congratulations to Kate today! At a special investiture ceremony in Windsor Castle she received her CBE from the Queen. Kate chose not to speak to the press after the ceremony but issued a short statement: “I feel incredibly thrilled … Continue reading
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Kate to release 10″ picture disc for Record Store Day! Running Up That Hill (2012 Remix) b/w Walk Straight Down The Middle!
Update: Kate’s official site has now announced that the number of discs has been increased to 4 thousand this year. Two and a half thousand copies of these discs will be allocated to independent record stores in the UK and … Continue reading
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Netherlands fan gathering at Efteling – May 25th
In the run up to the June 21st HomeGround Kate Bush party in London (read more here) some fans on Facebook have organised a relaxed meet-up at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands on May 25th. The park is famous … Continue reading
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“WOW – 35 years of Kate Bush” feature in Gay Times
Gay Times in the UK have been in touch to let us know that they have a nicely put together feature on Kate in their current issue (May 2013). From their press release: “Calling all Kate Bush fans! Gay Times, … Continue reading
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Norwegian comic strip ‘Nemi’ knows….
From René: Norwegian comic strip Nemi did this strip of the main character, Nemi, obviously being flattered by the notion that “Facebook thinks you might know: Kate Bush” (thanks René) [Source]
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Syd Arthur (featuring Raven Bush) – new single, album and tour announced!
We have a real soft spot for this band, not least because one of the members (fiddle-playing Raven Bush) is Kate’s nephew. Fresh, accomplished, joyous music to listen to – and Syd Arthur are only getting better and better. Their … Continue reading
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“The First Time I Heard Kate Bush” – new e-book available now!
Scott Heim, acclaimed author of “Mysterious Skin”, “We Disappear” and other novels has been editing a terrific series of e-books that focus on musicians telling about their “first time” hearing specific iconic artists. There are five in the initial series, … Continue reading
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Wuthering Heights is 35 years young today!
The extraordinary single that first introduced the world to Kate Bush was released 35 years ago today (6th January 1978). It changed everything. Where were you when you first heard it?
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Happy Christmas from Katebushnews.com!!
Another remarkable year for us Kate Bush fans, we’re still not quite over the thrill (and chart success) of Kate revisiting Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God); a song shared with hundreds of millions around the world at … Continue reading
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Kate wishes her fans a Merry Christmas!
A dog made of snow, called Snowflake, wearing a Santa hat. Perfect! Kate sends her fans a Christmas message on her official site. Thanks for all your lovely messages of encouragement over the year. It means such a lot. Wishing you … Continue reading
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Kate’s hat auction helps out a worthy cause!
Kate has recently donated a faux fur hat that she wore in publicity photos from the ’50 Words For Snow’ album campaign to a celebrity auction held on Ebay. After 58 bids, the hat eventually raised £861 for St. Mungo’s, … Continue reading
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‘Cloudbusting’ Kate tribute band get us in the Christmas mood!
Quite lovely! Read more about ‘Cloudbusting’, the Kate Bush tribute band currently getting raves in the Kate Bush fan community at their Facebook page, here.
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Big Boi discusses (again!) those Kate Bush collaboration rumours…
Big Boi from OutKast has long made it clear that he is determined to work with Kate. While his recent solo album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, didn’t ultimately include any work between the two, he remains optimistic. Here’s this excerpt from … Continue reading
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Kate writes foreword to new book by photographer Tim Walker
A little late with this news – Kate has written the foreword to a book of photographs by Tim Walker. Tim was responsible for much of the extraordinary booklet photography in the sumptuous Director’s Cut packaging last year. The book … Continue reading
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Updated: Carol Keogh, Irish singer and songwriter needs YOU!
Update: 8th December: Carol has hit her target with just one day to go! Thanks for indulging my effort here on the site. I hope you all check out her music and her new album when it’s ready next year. … Continue reading
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