The Recording Process . . .
The second part of the recording was done in Dublin in Windmill Lane Studios, where we recorded the Irish players like Davy Spillane, Martin O'Connor, Derick Bell and a rhythm section. The orchestra was recorded in three sessions, and they are a substantial part of our arrangements. We used a medium size orchestra for some songs and a larger orchestra with 70 players for the big classical tracks. And finally -the Irish National Chamber Choir".
But the "Irish" colour in the music is not the full picture for Secret Garden. From here the recording travels around to Norway, Italy and back to Dublin. "We wanted to work with some key Norwegian players too. It's important for our blend of Irish and Norwegian. So we moved over to Rainbow Studio in Oslo. We had great help from players like Annbjørg Lien, Hans Fredrik Jackobsen, Joachim Nordin, Rolf Kristensen and Bjørn Ole Rasch to give it a Norwegian identity. From Oslo we went on to record the violin in Capri."