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WBLM, Cornmeal and Shipyard to release new GFAC 207 CD April 22

102.9 WBLM-FM and Cornmeal Records, in association with Shipyard Brewing Company, Casco Bay Brewing Company and The Inn On Peaks Island, are proud to announce the April 22, 2008 release of  Greetings From Area Code 207 - Volume 7 , a compilation CD of Maine musical artists. As with volumes 1 through 6 (compilation CDs released in 2000-2005), 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit The St Lawrence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill in Portland. The six volumes (plus a best-of CD, Maine Tracks , released by Bangor Savings Bank in 2007) have raised over $100,000 to date. Headlining Volume 7 are previously unreleased songs by Ray Lamontagne, Rustic Overtones, Phantom Buffalo, Sara Cox, The Coming Grass, As Fast As, The Boneheads, Darien Brahms, Adam Gardner (from Guster), Jon Nolan, Steve Jones and Seekonk, along with 9 others. The disc was mastered at the world famous Gateway Mastering studios in Portland by Grammy Award winning engineer Adam Ayan. This new installment will be available at all Bull Moose stores (located throughout Maine and in Portsmouth and Salem NH) and at Borders Books and Music in South Portland. It will be available on-line at Bullmoose.com and at CornmealRecords.com

“I guess I say this each time we release one of these compilations, but this is the best one yet“ said Charlie Gaylord, the CD's executive producer and principal of Cornmeal Records. “It is a testament to our local musicians and music scene that, pound for pound, we continue to produce music that compares favorably with any city in the country”.

Of special note on Volume 7 are the two live tracks recorded at One City Center by Ray Lamontagne and Rustic Overtones. Lamontagne, with a solo acoustic song, is appearing on his fourth consecutive GFAC 207 CD and The Overtones recording is from their historic comeback show held on July 27, 2007 on the BLM patio, overlooking Monument Square, in front of an estimated 6,000 fans. These two tracks are not available anywhere else.