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From Amazon.com Two factors account for the broad-based popularity of Secret Garden (the duo of Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland and Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry). One: the twosome’s attractive， smartly conceived mix of compatible elements including light classical， urbane New Age， and well-mannered contemporary Celtic. Two: the pair’s ability to persuasively present this formula with poise and (crucially) fetching good looks in a concert film， which in 1999 enjoyed broad exposure on American public television. (The performance， A Night with Secret Garden， is available on DVD.) White Stones is Lovland and Sherry’s second collaboration， and， despite a few side trips into weighty sentimentality (e.g.， the heart-clutching earnestness of ?First Day of Spring?)， it nicely conveys the pair’s simple yet endearing children-of-the-cosmos spirit. Highlights here include the disc’s energized， Celtic-influenced tunes (?Steps，? ?Moving，? ?Escape?) and an infectious， regal charmer (?Celebration?) Lovland composed in honor of the Queen of Norway’s 60th birthday. Accompanied on nearly every piece by a small orchestra or Celtic instrumentalists， Sherry’s violin sometimes evokes moods of melancholy that seem better suited for a two-hanky， movie-of-the-week film score. Yet a piece such as ?Hymn to Hope? shows she can also elegantly trigger deeper feelings of longing and anticipation that can linger for hours. Overall， a worthwhile listen. --Terry Wood