this latest CD from Secret Garden continues to blend the Irish and the Norwegian musical traditions. If you enjoyed "You raise me up" sung by Russel Watson, Barbra Streisand or Westlife, you may not have realised the song was written by Rolf Loffland of Secret Garden. This CD includes some ... Read review
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Earthsongs
Earthsongs is a curious title for an album that is unrooted in the firmament and seems far
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removed from any traditions therein. Instead, the duo of Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland make music lost in a gauzy haze ...
Earthsongs - Secret Garden
Earthsongs is a curious title for an album that is unrooted in the firmament and seems far
... more
removed from any traditions therein. Instead, the duo of Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland make music lost in a gauzy haze ...
Earthsongs - Secret Garden
Earthsongs is a curious title for an album that is unrooted in the firmament and seems far
... more
removed from any traditions therein. Instead, the duo of Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland make music lost in a gauzy haze of nostalgia and sentimentality. On Earthsongs, they move further from the safely exotic, Celtic-meets-New-Age sound in which they forged their early successes and float down an easy-listening path. Celtic flavours do turn up on a pair of sanitized jigs: "Reel" and "Daughters of Erin," but they have the authenticity of a theme restaurant. Bringing in pop-classical tenor Russell Watson for the maudlin ballad "Always There" doesn't help. With this album, Secret Garden takes a seat in the faux-classical lounge, a room occupied by artists like Percy Faith, Bert Kaempfert, 101 Strings, and other forgotten meisters of orchestral pop who were washed aside by the breaking waves of rock in the early '60s. --John Diliberto
Advantages: Beautiful classic sounds from the Eurovision winners Disadvantages: Different versions released in different countries
this latest CD from Secret Garden continues to blend the Irish and the Norwegian musical traditions. If you enjoyed "You raise me up" sung by Russel Watson, Barbra Streisand or Westlife, you may not have realised the song was written by Rolf Loffland of Secret Garden. This CD includes some more wonderful tracks with the same lyricist, Brendan Graham. Depending on the country of origin of the CD, the songs may be sung by Russel Watson or Brian Kennedy, ...
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