England, USA & Ireland join together and create The Hudson Taylors

ENGLAND'S Noel Richards, USA's Wayne Drain and Ireland's Brian Houston are currently working on a new worship album together. The trio are calling themselves The Hudson Taylors, named after the famous missionary to China. The album is being produced by The Choir's frontman Derry Daugherty and will be recorded in Nashville and the UK. The Hudson Taylors' album will be released on Kingsway in March 2002 when the band will be doing a short UK tour with further tours planned for the UK and North America later in the year. Venues already confirmed for March are Halifax, Chester, Northampton and Medway.