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Secret Garden - White Stones
Audio CD: April 15, 1997
Original Release Date: April 15, 1997
Label: Philips
Bitrate: 320 kbps

Two factors account for the broad-based popularity of Secret Garden (the duo of Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland and Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry). One: the twosome's attractive, smartly conceived mix of compatible elements including light classical, urbane New Age, and well-mannered contemporary Celtic. Two: the pair's ability to persuasively present this formula with poise and (crucially) fetching good looks in a concert film, which in 1999 enjoyed broad exposure on American public television. (The performance, A Night with Secret Garden, is available on DVD.) White Stones is Lovland and Sherry's second collaboration, and, despite a few side trips into weighty sentimentality (e.g., the heart-clutching earnestness of "First Day of Spring"), it nicely conveys the pair's simple yet endearing children-of-the-cosmos spirit. Highlights here include the disc's energized, Celtic-influenced tunes ("Steps," "Moving," "Escape") and an infectious, regal charmer ("Celebration") Lovland composed in honor of the Queen of Norway's 60th birthday. Accompanied on nearly every piece by a small orchestra or Celtic instrumentalists, Sherry's violin sometimes evokes moods of melancholy that seem better suited for a two-hanky, movie-of-the-week film score. Yet a piece such as "Hymn to Hope" shows she can also elegantly trigger deeper feelings of longing and anticipation that can linger for hours. Overall, a worthwhile listen. ~ Terry Wood

Secret Garden's "Whitestones", is an amazing CD. The talent of Rolf Lovland and Fionnula Sherry is unprecedented...their styles compliment each other perfectly. "Whitestones" is a beautiful compilation of instrumentals, highlighting Rolf's songwriting and piano ability as well as Fionnula's amazing and haunting violin melodies. The songs on "Whitestones" are perfect to listen to after a long and stressful day, in the bath, and they are perfect to listen to while falling asleep as the songs are very ethereal and dreamlike. I have been listening to this disc for about six years and it is still in my main CD rotation, in fact I used the song "Hymn" at my wedding as I walked down the isle. This CD is a must to own for those who appreciate New Age and Celtic music. Their other albums are also amazing, and I am proud to say that I own every one of their releases and I am looking forward to their next release which will be out soon! ~ PhotoSmith "Sarah e. Smith

Secret Garden - White Stones Track Listings:
01 Steps - Derek Bell Des Moore Fionnuala Sherry Davy Spillane 4:01
02 Poème - Geir Tore Larsen Rolf Lovland Fionnuala Sherry 4:59
03 Hymn To Hope - Geir Tore Larsen Rolf Lovland Fionnuala Sherry 4:18
04 Moving - Noel Eccles Simon Emes Fionnuala Sherry Davy Spillane 3:22
05 First Day of Spring - Derek Bell Tommy Kane Delia Lynch Máirtín O'Connor Fionnuala Sherry 4:43
06 Passacaglia - Simon Emes John Leonard Fionnuala Sherry 3:47
07 Reflection - Rolf Lovland Fionnuala Sherry 2:59
08 Windancer - Simon Emes John Feeley Rolf Kristensen Fionnuala Sherry 3:42
09 Appassionata - John Feeley Fionnuala Sherry 4:26
10 Escape - Kenneth Edge Simon Emes Fionnuala Sherry 3:34
11 Sanctuary - Simon Emes Fionnuala Sherry 4:19
12 Celebration - Simon Emes Hans Fredrik Jacobsen Annbjorg Lien Fionnuala Sherry 3:57
13 Home - Rolf Lovland 3:26
14 Illumination - Simon Emes Fionnuala Sherry 4:17

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