''Dawn of a New Century'' (released 20 April 1999 by

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, Norway – 546 120-2 /

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) is the third album by Irish-Norwegian duo Secret Garden, released by

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in 1999.

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's frontwoman

Karen Matheson Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lea ...

performed as a soloist for the song "Prayer".

Reception

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reviewer Michael Gallucci awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

Credits

*Violin –

Fionnuala Sherry Fionnuala Sherry (born 20 September 1962) is an Irish violinist and vocalist. Together with Norwegian musician Rolf Løvland, she makes up the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the predominantly ...

*Lead Vocals – Anne Karin Kaasa, Fionnuala Sherry,

& Nikki Matheson *Keyboards & Piano –

Rolf Løvland Rolf Undsæt Løvland (born 19 April 1955) is a Norwegian composer, lyricist, arranger, and pianist. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, in which he was the composer, producer, and keyboardist. He beg ...

*Keyboards –

Bjørn Ole Rasch Bjørn Ole Rasch (born 28 July 1959) is a Norwegian artist (keyboards performer), composer, arranger and producer. He is a professor of popular music at the Agder University College. With his wife, Annbjørg Lien, he runs the Kongshavn Studios in ...

*Electric guitar –

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

*Guitar – Rolf Kristensen *Additional guitar - Alf Emil Eik *Classical guitar – Lars Hanniball *

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(Hardanger Fiddle) –

Annbjørg Lien Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) is a Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa. Career She first came to national prominence in 1986. Shortly afterwards got a recording deal with the Heilo lab ...

*Narrator – John Kavanagh *Oboe, English Horn – Henrik Eurenius *Choir –

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*Orchestra – Irish National Symphony Orchestra,

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*Recorder & bagpipes –

Hans Fredrik Jacobsen Hans Fredrik Jacobsen (born 8 September 1954) is a Norwegian musician and composer, best known for his work with his wife, the traditional folk singer Tone Hulbækmo, and with the medieval music group Kalenda Maya, as well as his concert and studi ...

*Whistle –

& Mick O'Brien *Accordion –

Máirtín O'Connor Máirtín O'Connor is an Irish button accordionist from Galway, Ireland, who began playing at the age of nine, and whose career has seen him as a member of many traditional music groups that include Skylark, Midnight Well, De Dannan, and T ...

*Bass – Per Elias Drabløs *Dizi (Chinese flutes) –

Steinar Ofsdal Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist. Career Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...

*Drums, Percussion – Noel Eccles & Ottar Nesje *Backing Vocals – Alf Emil Eik, Nikki Matheson, Rolf Løvland *Bagpipes illeann– Mick O'Brien & Pat Broaders *Percussion, Bodhrán, Spoons, Bones – Tommy Hayes

Credits

*Engineer – Alf Emil Eik, Andrew Boland, Oskar Pall Sveinson, Trond Engebretsen *Co-producer – Fionnuala Sherry *Composer, producer & arranger – Rolf Løvland

References

1999 albums Secret Garden (duo) albums {{newage-album-stub