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Somewhere within us all there is a secret garden. A garden in which we can seek refuge when times are rough, or retire to in joy or contemplation. For years I have visited my own secret garden in search of organic harmony and melody. The songs on this CD are some of what I've found.

In 1994 I met an artist who through the soulful simplicity of her instrument gave my songs a voice. She is the famed Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry. Together we have tended the secret garden - and the crop is here for your picking. It is my sincere wish that by uncovering some of our secrets, you will pay a visit to your own garden. - Rolf Lovland

 
For over one year we've been working on our third album. We started demoing new songs in November, 1997 in Kristiansand, Norway. Gradually we have developed the production through several periods of recording. Since August we have more or less been working continuously in different studios. The final part of the production took place in Denmark at the end of January 1999.
nce upon a time, two children overheard their parents plan to abandon them in a forest, as they could not afford to feed them. But the children cleverly gathered small white stones, and on their journey into the forest, they secretly dropped them onto the ground. At nightfall, left alone, the moon illuminated the white stones, and the reflection became their guiding light. So the fairytale about Hansel and Gretel goes. Maybe each song on this album can be compared to a white stone? Listen - and let them lead you into your own secret garden.
Secret Garden's musical ideas are built on organic melodies telling their own stories, simplicity and straight from the heart performances. With our new album "once in a red moon" we wanted to retain these basic elements, but also explore new areas in our musical universe, and challenge our own creative thoughts. During this process we also discovered that this development was a circle - like an orbit in our creative universe taking us around to the intimacy and emotions of where Secret Garden once originated. The album contained the Rolf Lovland’s song “You Raise Me Up”. The song has since been covered by nearly 40 artists, most notably being Josh Groban’s version that topped the Billboard list in the US and sold more than 6 million CD’s around the world.
Secret Garden’s 5th studio album has recently just been released in Norway. The CD is titled “Earthsongs” and contains 15 new Rolf Lovland songs. With 3.5 million CD’s sold worldwide, this time around they’ve teamed up with guest artists Brian Kennedy, Ole Edvard Antonsen and Jan Werner Danielsen.