Artwork
Overview
Released May 22, 2001
Recorded in Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland), Capri Digital Studio (Capri, Italy), Air Studio (London, England), Puk Studio (Kierby, Denmark), Cross Studio (Kristiansand, Norway), Syrland Studio (Reykjavik, Iceland), Ambience Studio (Oslo, Norway), Rainbow Studio (Oslo, Norway), Major Studio (Oslo, Norway), Omega Studio (Washington DC, USA)Length72:36
Label:Philips Records
Producer Rolf Løvland
All music composed by Rolf Lovland ( except Last present)
Recorded in Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland), Capri Digital Studio (Capri, Italy), Air Studio (London, England), Puk Studio (Kierby, Denmark), Cross Studio (Kristiansand, Norway), Syrland Studio (Reykjavik, Iceland), Ambience Studio (Oslo, Norway), Rainbow Studio (Oslo, Norway), Major Studio (Oslo, Norway), Omega Studio (Washington DC, USA)Length72:36
Label:Philips Records
Producer Rolf Løvland
All music composed by Rolf Lovland ( except Last present)
Tracklisting
US Version:
1 Nocturne 3:11
2 Prayer 4:30
3 Moving 3:22
4 Dreamcatcher 4:35
5 Sigma3:05
6 Song From A Secret Garden 3:32
7 Sona 4:16
8 Passacaglia 3:47
9 Elan 3:08
10 In Our Tears4:36
11 Celebration 3:57
12 Heartstrings 3:22
13 Steps 4:01
14 Adagio 2:51
15 The Rap 2:31
16 Hymn To Hope 4:18
17 Lore Of The Loom 3:17
18 Dawn Of A New Century
19 Last Present (Sun-Mool) [Bonus Track]
UK version doesn't have the bonus track.
Australian version
1 Nocturne 3:11
2 Prayer 4:30
3 Moving 3:22
4 Dreamcatcher 4:35
5 Sigma3:05
6 Song From A Secret Garden 3:32
7 Sona 4:16
8 Passacaglia 3:47
9 Elan 3:08
10 In Our Tears4:36
11 Celebration 3:57
12 Heartstrings 3:22
13 Steps 4:01
14 Adagio 2:51
15 The Rap 2:31
16 Hymn To Hope 4:18
17 Lore Of The Loom 3:17
18 Dawn Of A New Century
19 Last Present (Sun-Mool) [Bonus Track]
UK version doesn't have the bonus track.
Australian version
- «Nocturne»
- «Prayer»
- «Moving»
- «Dreamcatcher»
- «Sigma»
- «Song from a Secret Garden»
- «Sona»
- «Passacaglia»
- «Elan»
- «In Our Tears»
- «Windancer»
- «The Rap»
- «You Raise Me Up»
- «Heartstrings»
- «Greenwaves»
- «Papillon»
- «Escape»
- «Divertimento»
- «Illumination»
- «I Know a Rose Tree»
Credits
- Accordion – Martin O'Connor
- Backing Vocals – Alf Emil Eik (tracks: 2, 7), Nikki Matheson (tracks: 2, 7)
- Backing Vocals, Score, Conductor – Rolf Løvland* (tracks: 2, 7)
- Bagpipes [Uilleann] – Pat Broaders
- Bass – Eoghan O'Neill, Per Elias Drablos*
- Bodhrán, Spoons, Percussion [Bones] – Tommy Hayes
- Cello, Soloist – Aisling Drury-Byrne (tracks: 4)
- Choir – Irish National Chamber Choir
- Co-producer – Andrew Boland (tracks: 3, 8, 11, 13, 16), Fionnuala Sherry (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 17, 18)
- Composed By – Sung Woo Cho* (tracks: 19)
- Composed By, Producer, Arranged By – Rolf Løvland* (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- Conductor [Anúna] – Michael McGlynn
- Design – Big !dea
- Dizi – Steinar Ofsdal
- Drums – Robbie Casserly
- Dulcimer [Tiompán] – Derek Bell
- Engineer [Assistant] – Alessandro Benedetti, Archie Moore, Conal Markey, Conan Doyle, Dag Stephen Soldberg, Erik Avnskog, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Jonathan Ford, Nick Friend, Richard McCullough, Rick Graham, Ronny Talsaete
- Engineer [Recording] – Alf Emil Eik, Andrew Boland, Oskar P. Sveinson*, Trond Engebretsen
- Fiddle [Key] – Åsa Jinder
- Guitar, Mandolin – Des Moore
- Guitar, Zither – Rolf Kristensen
- Hardingfele – Annbjørg Lien
- Harp – Andrea Marlish
- Keyboards [Additional] – Bjørn Ole Rasch, Jon Kjell Seljeseth
- Leader – Alan Smale, Michael D'Arcy
- Lyrics By – David Agnew (tracks: 5), Eyvind Skeie (tracks: 10), Sherry* (tracks: 2), Mick O'Brien (tracks: 7),Nikki Matheson (tracks: 4), Petter Skavlan (tracks: 1), Løvland* (tracks: 2, 18)
- Mixed By – Alf Emil Eik, Andrew Boland, Oskar P. Sveinson*, Rolf Løvland*
- Oboe D'amore – Simon Emes
- Oboe, Cor Anglais – David Agnew, Henrik Eurenius, Simon Emes
- Orchestra – Irish National Symphony Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra*
- Orchestrated By [Additional] – Fiachra Trench, John Tate
- Percussion – Noel Eccles, Ottar Nesje
- Percussion [Orchestral] – Joakim Nordin*
- Photography By – Colm Henry, Louis Girardi
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Dorothy Low
- Piano, Keyboards – Rolf Løvland*
- Recorder, Whistle – Hans Fredrik Jackobsen* (tracks: 11)
- Sampler [Sound], Guitar [Additional] – Alf Emil Eik
- Saxello – Kenneth Edge
- Score [Orchestral] – Fiachra Trench (tracks: 3), John Tate (tracks: 13)
- Score, Conductor – John Tate (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18), Rolf Løvland* (tracks: 16)
- Violin – Fionnuala Sherry
- Vocals – Fionnuala Sherry (tracks: 4, 7), Karen Matheson (tracks: 2)
- Whistle [Low], Bagpipes [Uilleann] – Davy Spillane, Mick O'Brien
- Whistle, Recorder, Bagpipes – Hans Fredrik Jackobsen*
- Written-by [Narration] – Petter Skavlan (tracks: 18)
Milestones
The «Artists.LetsSingIt.com» review awarded the album 5 stars,[1] and in 2001, the album reached number 4 on the Billboard New Age chart. The Australian tour edition released in 2004 topped the classical music chart in that country and made the top 50 of the album charts in March 2004.( wikipedia.org)