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Pure and simple this is new age Celtic-flavored pablum.
There is little compelling here except for the near-virtuoso violin playing of Fionnula Sherry.
There are some vocals placed in here, all of them near a whisper and evoking breathlessly the magic just beyond the night sky, the glen, the next kiss or some such.
It's very difficult not to be cynical when music like this is not created seemingly as an end in itself with a very, very small but dedicated market niche in mind.
Generic, bland and boring.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometimes When It Rains | Secret Garden | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Fields of Fortune | Secret Garden | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | The Reel | Secret Garden | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Always ThereBrendan Graham | Secret Garden | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | SleepsongBrendan Graham | Secret Garden | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Lotus | Secret Garden | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Searching for the Past | Secret Garden | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Daughters of Erin | Secret Garden | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Half a World AwayBrendan Graham | Secret Garden | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Grace | Secret Garden | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Raise Your VoicesBrendan Graham | Secret Garden | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | When Darkness Falls | Secret Garden | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 13 | Sarabande | Secret Garden | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 14 | Silence Speaks | Secret Garden | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 321 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Agnew | Oboe |
| 2 | Ole Edvard Antonsen | Piccolo Trumpet, Trumpet |
| 3 | Jeff "Bucko" Biggers | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Nancy Bundt | Photography |
| 5 | Steve Cooney | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 6 | Jan Werner Danielsen | Vocals |
| 7 | David D'Arcy | Choir Master |
| 8 | David Downes | Orchestration |
| 9 | Noel Eccles | Bodhran, Percussion, Timpani |
| 10 | Alf Emil Eik | Engineer, Sampling |
| 11 | Björn Engelmann | Mastering |
| 12 | John Finucane | Conductor |
| 13 | Simon Franglen | Audio Production, Engineer, Producer, Vocal Engineer |
| 14 | Gospel Choir | Choir/Chorus |
| 15 | Brendan Graham | Composer |
| 16 | Benedicte Stendah Hansen | Hair Stylist |
| 17 | Ulf Holand | Engineer |
| 18 | The Irish Film Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 19 | Jake Jackson | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Hans Fredrik Jacobsen | Horn, Kantele, Whistle (Instrument) |
| 21 | Åsa Jinder | Key Harp |
| 22 | Gerard Keenan | Choir Director |
| 23 | Laoise Kelly | Irish Harp |
| 24 | Rolf Kristensen | Guitar (Electric) |
| 25 | Rolf Løvland | Audio Production, Flute, Harp, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, Score |
| 26 | Manus Lunny | Bouzouki |
| 27 | Tim Martin | Engineer |
| 28 | Richard McCullough | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Michael McGoldrick | Flute, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Human) |
| 30 | Niall McMonagle | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Alan Meyerson | Engineer, Mixing |
| 32 | Des Moore | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 33 | Máiréad Nesbitt | Violin |
| 34 | Mick O'Brien | Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Human) |
| 35 | Máirtín O'Connor | Accordion |
| 36 | Bjørn Ole Rasch | Keyboards, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Vocoder |
| 37 | Rowen Rossiter | Assistant Engineer |
| 38 | Jun Sato | Photography |
| 39 | Secret Garden | Primary Artist |
| 40 | Fionnuala Sherry | Audio Production, Member of Attributed Artist, Producer, Violin |
| 41 | Alan Smale | Leader |
| 42 | Fiachra Trench | Orchestration |
| 43 | Wang Wei | Engineer |
| 44 | Karl Oluf Wennerberg | Drums, Percussion |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |