This April Norway's best selling crossover group will tour the US promoting their new album "Earthsongs". The duo consists of Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry. He is the composer and original performer of the tremendous hit "You Raise Me Up", also recorded by Josh Groban.
Josh Groban was nominated for a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in the Grammy's this year with "You Raise Me Up" . Rolf Løvland has also composed "I've dreamed of You", recorded by Barbra Streisand and sung by her at her wedding. She has stated that "I hope the people in America will discover the wonderful music of Secret Garden."
Ever since Secret Garden won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 they have gained a large fan base, both in Norway and abroad. The winning piece was not a traditional winner in this contest and the press stated that "Secret Garden has redefined the European Song Contest".
Their new cd has received great reviews Norwegian media. Norway's largest news paper- VG, wrote "Absolute lyrical bliss..." 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.
An Evening with Secret Garden - Tour Dates
25 April, 8 pm, B.B. Kings, New York, N.Y.
26 April, 7.30 pm, The Birchmere, Arlington, VA
28 April, 7.30 pm, The Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
29 April, 8 pm, The Ohio Theatre, Cleveland, OH
30 April, 8 pm, Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA
For more info, please visit the web sites on the right