Welsh Band Catatonia: Internationalists Abroad From: The Washington Post | Date: August 9, 1998| Author: Mark Jenkins | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Sometime today, a few H.O.R.D.E. festival-goers will wander away from the main stage at Nissan Pavilion, where popular acts like Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies and Paula Cole are playing. They may investigate the arts and crafts vendors, the musical workshop tent or perhaps the second stage, reserved for lesser-known performers. There they just might encounter one of the biggest-selling rock bands in Britain today.

That band is Catatonia, whose "International Velvet" has sold 500...

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